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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] Here is a Capitol Limited consist from my records and recorded during what was the "last hurrah' (a 1966 airline strike) for the overnight passenger train to provide needed transportation: http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=155&t=12524&p=360350#p360350 While I see little correlation between the Capitol Limited and possible Amtrak Auto Train Service routes, the B&O Capitol Limited definitely had "class lines' drawn. Although a Coach passenger was free to have Dinner in the twin-unit Diner, even fewer Coach passengers ventured into such than do Amtrak Coach passengers today. Coach passengers, if they didn't bring their own food, would take meals in the Bagg-Cafe-Lounge car that was delivered as part of The Columbian's equipment and was placed at the head of a consist. At one time, the Capitol Limited was an all-Pullman train. Coach passengers were handled in The Columbian (really, shouldn't we be Columbians rather than Americans and shouldn't we really be citizens of the United States of Columbia?) which for a while during the '50's was a separate Wash-Chicago all-Coach train. Here is a photo of the Obs-Lounges assigned to the Capitol Limited. These cars found their way on to the Amtrak roster and were assigned to the Amtrak Broadway Limited: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trainplanepro/750391295/ [/QB][/QUOTE]
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