Silver Solarium Saturday, 2012
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThe Silver Solarium plus a roomette for two would be a great way to go from SF to Chicago.? More time, but much more pleasant than American Airlines. ? ? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Tisdale via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2022 12:51 PM To: [email protected]; Richard Greenwood <steam.richard@...>; Dieter Hochhaus <lehgudi.zwei@...>; Alwyn Smith <alwyn.smith@...>; Grahame McDonald <grahame_robert_mcdon@...>; Barry <fossilbarry@...>; Graham Bentley <graham.bentley@...>; Assen Stoyanov <assenstoyanov@...>; KennethRoberts <kenbobby1234@...>; Jock Adams <aajadams@...>; johnsagar@...; Dave Hodson <dave.hodson21@...>; Michael Nestler <munda-nestler@...>; Tony Green <lizandtony1986@...>; Roderick Moore <engineman70c@...>; Chris Bates <chrisbates31@...>; Simon Talbot <s.j.n.talbot@...>; Vic Drake <drake.victor.g@...>; Calrailfans <[email protected]> Subject: [ObservationCar] Silver Solarium Saturday, 2012 ? ? Silver Solarium brings up the rear of #6, the eastbound California Zephyr at Long Ravine, just east of Colfax, California.?? ? 5 private cars were attached to the rear of Amtrak's Zephyr that day, including 3 that had been built for the original California Zephyr.? ?? ? 29 Jan 2012 ? ? ? Mike Tisdale |
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Mike, do you know this came to be, that there were five private cars that day? Can't quite believe that this was only coincidence.? Seems probable that it? was a small group of AAPRCO owners who got together, yes?
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The Silver Solarium plus a roomette for two would be a great way to go from SF to Chicago.? More time, but much more pleasant than American Airlines. ? ? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Mike Tisdale via groups.io ? ? Silver Solarium brings up the rear of #6, the eastbound California Zephyr at Long Ravine, just east of Colfax, California.?? ? 5 private cars were attached to the rear of Amtrak's Zephyr that day, including 3 that had been built for the original California Zephyr.? ?? ? 29 Jan 2012 ? ? ?
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They have not completely stopped carrying them, but there are more restrictions on where they will switch them on and off a train.? You can put a car on from Oakland to Chicago, but you might not be able to get it on or off the train at places in between.? Of course a lot of trips were just part of the way, like Oakland-Reno and those are no longer running.?? Nobody is quite sure why Amtrak decided this. They could charge enough on any private car move to make a profit on the move, so it is not as though the taxpayers were subsidizing rich people riding around on the back of trains.?? Mike
On Saturday, January 29, 2022, 12:58:37 PM PST, RICHARD GREENWOOD <steam.richard@...> wrote:
Mike Has AMTRAK carried out its threat not to convey private cars any more? RSG
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