Whats your favorite consist? If you could make a new one what would it be?--------I would have an F59PHI in the Surflinner paint sheam as the lead loco and an F40PH as the helper and 17 Supperlinners and one one Surflinner cab control car at the end.-----you?
------------------ JONATHON D. ORTIZ
Posted by jst3751 (Member # 1454) on :
2 Dash 8s in Pepsi Can back to back pulling a superliner train with AutoRacks on the back.
Posted by JONATHON (Member # 2899) on :
Any one else have a favorite?
------------------ JONATHON D. ORTIZ
Posted by espeefoamer (Member # 2815) on :
My favorite would be 2 or 3 FL9's and a solid consist of heritage cars,including Amtrak's only full length dome lounge,diner and 10-6 Pullmans.
------------------ Trust Jesus,Ride Amtrak.
Posted by Southwest Chief (Member # 1227) on :
I liked the Yellow Bonnets Amtrak leased from the Santa Fe in the very early years.
So my consist would be ABBA (Yellow Bonnets) and the standard post 1951 Santa Fe Super Chief consist but pre 1958 Super Chief+El Cap combined train.
[This message has been edited by dmwnc1959 (edited 12-18-2003).]
Posted by Mr. Toy (Member # 311) on :
Start with Streamliner (a.k.a. Heritage) equipment, pulled by Phase IV Genesis locomotives. Front to rear, a matching set of cars starting with baggage, dorm, three coaches, counter service diner, three more coaches, dome lounge, diner, two or three sleepers, and on the rear a sleeper/lounge observation car, maybe with a dome. Maybe some of the coaches could be dome coaches, too.
Except for the observation car on the rear, and the Genesis locomotives, this was the configuration of the Coast Starlight in the mid 1970s.
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