“The ONLY Way to Travel”
Our train, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, travels between Chicago
to Los Angeles and back on a daily basis.
At times, the railroad works with AAPRCO Inc., the American
Association of Private Car Owners. And they worked with our travel company,
Special Interest Tours, who worked with Trains Magazine and Altiplano Tours, to
put this whole trip together. So in the interest of the shameless plug, some
info:
The CIMARRON RIVER is a 1948 Pullman sleeping car which has
been upgraded to operate on today's Amtrak and private trains. It sleeps 20 people, and has a shower and
small galley. CIMARRON RIVER is
available for charter for group travel on Amtrak trains throughout
America. Meteor Rail, Inc. owns and
operates the car. In addition to
charter service, Meteor Rail operates several public trips each year. More infomation @ http://www.cimriver.com/
The BERLIN Sleeping Car travels by being added to Amtrak
trains. The Map of Amtrak routes gives you an idea of the possible train
vacation destinations that you may wish to consider when planning your
itinerary. The BERLIN Sleeping Car may be chartered by a family, group of
friends, corporate travel or any combination you desire. When you charter your
private railcar, you create your own luxury railcar trip. You determine where
you want your private railcar excursion to go - which route you want to take -
and how long you wish to stay at your "train vacation destination." More information @ https://www.berlinsleepingcar.com/
The Super Dome was a Dome car built by Pullman-Standard for
the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee
Road") in 1952. The ten Super Domes were the first full-length dome cars
in revenue service, first operating on the Olympian Hiawatha and Twin Cities
Hiawatha in late 1952. Although a mixed blessing in passenger use, the cars
garnered much publicity for the Milwaukee Road and several remain in operation. More information @
The Pacific series was a fleet of fifty lightweight
streamlined sleeping cars built by the Budd Company for the Union Pacific
Railroad in 1949–1950. Each car contained ten roomettes and six double
bedrooms. Union Pacific sold several to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific Railroad (the "Milwaukee Road") in the late 1960s; Amtrak
purchased most of the fleet in the early 1970s. Several remain in use as
business cars. More information @
General Electric Genesis (officially trademarked GENESIS) is
a series of passenger diesel locomotives produced by GE Transportation, a
subsidiary of General Electric. Between 1992 and 2001, a total of 321 units
were built for Amtrak, Metro-North, and Via Rail. The Genesis series of
locomotives was designed by General Electric in response to a specification
published by Amtrak and ultimately selected over a competing design presented
by Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD).
The Genesis series are the lowest North American diesel-electric locomotives. This height restriction allows the locomotive to travel easily through low-profile tunnels in the Northeast Corridor. The Genesis series is lower than even the previous-generation F40PH by 14 inches (356 mm).
The Genesis series are the lowest North American diesel-electric locomotives. This height restriction allows the locomotive to travel easily through low-profile tunnels in the Northeast Corridor. The Genesis series is lower than even the previous-generation F40PH by 14 inches (356 mm).
More information @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_Genesis
The Superliner is a type of bi-level intercity railroad
passenger car used by Amtrak, the national rail passenger carrier in the United
States. Amtrak ordered the cars to replace older single-level cars on its
long-distance trains in the Western United States. The design was based on the
Budd Hi-Level vehicles, employed by the Santa Fe Railway on its El Capitan
trains. Pullman-Standard built 284 cars, known as Superliner I, in 1975–1981;
Bombardier Transportation built 195, known as Superliner II, in 1991–1996. The
Superliner I cars were the last passenger cars built by Pullman.
Car types include coaches, dining cars, lounges, and
sleeping cars. Most passenger spaces are on the upper level, which feature a
row of windows on both sides. The Sightseer Lounge observation cars have
distinctive floor-to-ceiling windows on the upper level. Boarding is on the
lower level; passengers climb up a center stairwell to access the upper level.
The first Superliner I cars entered service in February
1979, with deliveries continuing through 1981. Amtrak assigned the cars to both
long-distance and short-distance trains in the Western United States. The first
permanent assignment, in October 1979, was to the Chicago–Seattle Empire
Builder. Superliner II deliveries began in 1993; the additional cars enabled
the retirement of the aging Hi-Level cars and the assignment of Superliners to
trains in the Eastern United States. Tunnel clearances prevent their use on the
Northeast Corridor.
More information @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superliner_(railcar)
More information @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superliner_(railcar)
Our travel tour agency: https://specialinteresttours.com/
Our railcar company: http://www.altiplanorail.com
Anyway, that’s the information for our choo-choo train.
Saturday we meet up with some old friends: one from my TV past and one from my
ham radio present.
The journey continues. Please stay tuned.
I am Philip J Zocco. On The Road. In Los Angeles,
California.
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