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[QUOTE]Originally posted by jp1822: [QB] Some have predicted that Boston may not have "parts" to service the Viewliners and that's leading to the "delay." However, Boston South Station is also unique in that it doesn't really service P42 Genesis locomotives every day either. I am not sure if totally give into this "service" argument, nor should Boston's maintenace department necessarily be dictating what equipment it can and can't handle. Sunnyside Yard, NY is sort of the hub of the Viewliners. It certainly must have some Viewliner sleeper parts. And it's not like the Viewliner parts are across the country. I am not saying that Amtrak should be shuttling parts from Sunnyside Yard to Boston to fix any Viewliners, but this could happen under extreme circumstances. However, I am still not convinced that the Boston sleeper of the Lake Shore Limited should operate without putting overnight sleeper service back on the NEC - which would require an additional two Viewliners into operation. For example Amtrak would have to run 41 Viewliners out of its 50 Viewliners, than its current 39 out of 50 Viewliners. To me, the operation of these two services may best be operated in tandem. There wouldn't be any "same day" turns of the equipment. The Viewliners would have to swapped out in the morning for servicing at Boston - in order to get back to Sunnyside Yard via the Lake Shore Limited , but it would allow Boston to service Viewliners from two routes rather than one. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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