Can anyone tell me what the “standard” consist of the Amtrak Cascade train set is?
My Guesstimate is:
F59+Se+C+C+C+C+C+Cf+Re+F+F+F+Sb+Cab
F59 = F59PHI
Se = Service Car - Train Power
C = Coach Class
Cf = Cafe car
Re = Restraunt
F = First Class
Sb = Service Car - Bagage
Cab = F40 Non Powered Service Car
Anyone got a better (or rather more accurate) idea ?
Thanks
Ian Clasper
Amtrack’s web site should be able to tell you. These trains operate with TALGO cars and the entire train (except for the F59 and the CaBage) are articulated, and so fixed in consist.
Amtraks web sites provide little value here apart from saying that the train has 10 cars and that the wings at each end are 7ft tall. Now how do they count the 10 cars ? Is that every vehicle in the train, or is that just the Passenger Cars ?
True enough, the train sets are articulated, however they can be re-arranged. When flying into Seatac, I have seen two end cars with one passenger car formed into a mini train in the Amtak facility to the south of King Street.
Looks like I will have to go track side and take some notes
Ian Clasper