My example of an Amtrak train including RoadRailers is the Three Rivers between New York and Chicago via the former Pennsylvania Railroad. Here is an example of the train (both prototype and model). The prototype example was recorded at Altoona,PA on May 25th, 2002.
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Prototype Photo | Description | Model Photo |
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Motive power of the era typically consisted of 2 P42s, though other power was also used. | |
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Head end cars consisted of several Material Handling Cars and one or more Heritage baggage cars. These cars are equipped for HEP | |
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A Viewliner Sleeping car | |
![]() | The next car in the train was a Dinette or Cafe car | |
![]() | Several coaches (typically 3) completed the passenger carrying portion of the train | |
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The coaches were followed by more Material Handling Cars and Boxcars. These cars were not required to be equipped for HEP. | |
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RoadRailers brought up the rear of the train. | |
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More RoadRailers. | |
![]() | The RoadRailers were in groups to facilitate removal at intermediate points. Each group had a couplermate on each end. This differed from the practice of other RoadRailers users. |