Does anybody know what cars usually make up this train( lounge,sleepers) other than the baggage car and 2 p42's? And the order they are usually in.:twisted:
When I regularly rode this train in the late 80,s it frequently left San Bernardino with only two coaches and picked up the rest on the way to Chicago. I always had a sleeper but we did not pick this up until we were in Barstow. The train was always fully formed in Chicago for the return trip. The car arrangement was as described but the number of boxcars (Amtrak painted) is always in front and varied in number sometimes with none at all. The freight was Amtraks attempt to earn its way through the system and show Congress its viable. On some Western trains the sleepers are sometimes at the rear of the train however are always delineated by the dinner and sightseeing car between the first class and coaches. Buy the way Hi. I am new and just logged in tor the first time when I saw something I actually know about!! ..George
"High level cars" are ex-Santa Fe double-deck cars, not the same thing as Superliners built new for Amtrak.Also, the "high level cars" are known as Superliners, which would help in finding more information about them.