On my recent Coast Starlight trip we had a Private Car, the Cyrus Holliday on the rear.
Today, on a sidetrip to San Diego, I noticed that this PV had been forwarded on to San Diego either late last night or early this morning.
My question, since the Surfliners seem to all run in push/pull mode pushing back to Los Angeles, HOW are private cars handled FROM San Diego back to LAX?
-------------------- David Pressley
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Yup...I've done it a few times with the Silver Lariat and we had the nose of the engine right up against the vestibule.
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That's bizarre but I suppose it's the least costly solution.
Thanks for the replies.
-------------------- David Pressley
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It is bizarre..I thought the same thing, but that's how they do it. I guess it's easier than uncoupling the locomotive, moving it to another track, bringing in the PV, and moving the locomotive back again. I guess it just comes down to time, labor, and track space.
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