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Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Dec 16 16:02:29 2017 New interiors |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Sat Dec 16 17:00:05 2017, in response to Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Dec 16 16:02:29 2017. Those do NOT look comfortable.ROAR |
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Posted by zac on Sat Dec 16 17:13:00 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by Broadway Lion on Sat Dec 16 17:00:05 2017. They look a lot more comfortable than a "economy" seat on an airplane, but that isn't saying much. |
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Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sat Dec 16 17:59:22 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by Broadway Lion on Sat Dec 16 17:00:05 2017. some pax who have ridden in them gave good marks. That said, the "Sleepy Hollow" seats common on post war lightweights still stand as an excellent(COMFORTABLE) design. But, reinventing the wheel is popular. |
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Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars |
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Posted by pragmatist on Sat Dec 16 18:06:17 2017, in response to Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Dec 16 16:02:29 2017. They started a while ago, I rode one on a NER train NYP to WAS Oct 31. Same seat frames, new cushions and covers. The new cushions make a big difference. Carpet was also done on the car I was in, wainscot and bulkheads and bathroom not yet. Pretty good amount of improvement for a relatively modest sum. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Dec 16 18:25:02 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sat Dec 16 17:59:22 2017. I ride #79 & #80 twice year, PHL-DNC-PHL. My next trip is June, 2018, I'll tell you my opinion at that time of the new seats. If you get a worn out, bad seat, it's like a knife in your back for 9 hours. I take frequent walks to the restroom or cafe" car, that helps my back. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Dec 16 19:15:01 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by pragmatist on Sat Dec 16 18:06:17 2017. Thank you, pragmatist |
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Posted by pragmatist on Sat Dec 16 19:56:44 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Dec 16 18:25:02 2017. By June of 2018 they should be done with the work including the B/C car curtains, bulkheads, wainscots, bathrooms, reading lights, and cafe cars. We shall see if that actually happens. |
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Posted by Alan Follett on Sat Dec 16 20:06:52 2017, in response to Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Dec 16 16:02:29 2017. Still the same seat frames, with too-low armrests. |
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Posted by Joe V on Sat Dec 16 20:30:26 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by Alan Follett on Sat Dec 16 20:06:52 2017. The shitty lumbar support and seat bottoms that encourage your ass to slide off is what I don't like about them,. |
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Posted by Dave on Sun Dec 17 07:24:38 2017, in response to Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Dec 16 16:02:29 2017. Hopefully the Superliners are also being updated. I'll be riding in a roomette at the end of February on the Texas Eagle. |
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Posted by pragmatist on Sun Dec 17 07:50:56 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by Dave on Sun Dec 17 07:24:38 2017. This is an Am-1 project |
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Posted by Joe V on Sun Dec 17 07:52:07 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by Dave on Sun Dec 17 07:24:38 2017. Anderson said Amfleet-2 will follow.Said nothing about Superliners, which are very threadbare and need more than just a refurbishing: rattly sleeper room doors, jammed shades, inoperative vent covers, shear curtains. |
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Posted by pragmatist on Sun Dec 17 10:52:56 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by Joe V on Sun Dec 17 07:52:07 2017. Even the SL sleepers I've been on recently where everything works still look "shopworn". The VL sleepers have been about 50/50, some look like they've been refreshed, some faded.... |
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Posted by Dave on Sun Dec 17 21:10:50 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak to refurbish interiors of passenger cars, posted by Joe V on Sun Dec 17 07:52:07 2017. Oh, lovely.... |
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