Texas Eagle Consist

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As of today, December 16, 2024, the Texas Eagle’s consist observed at Temple was a transition sleeper, sleeper, diner/lounge, and three coaches for San Antonio. It also had a through coach and sleeper for LAX. This has been the consist for most of December, with the two LAX through cars running three days a week.

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Thanks for the update. I have missed all this news during the forum’s absence.

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That’s 9 cars total. Is the train being pulled by one GE P42?

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Yes, at least yesterday, it was being pulled by one GE P42. If my math is correct, it was eight cars, i.e. two sleepers, a diner/lounge car, and three coaches to San Antonio, plus a through coach and sleeper to LAX.

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Now that the holiday crowds have disappeared, Amtrak has cut back the Eagle’s consist by one coach, at least as it passes through Texas.

Based on several recent observations at Temple, TX, the Eagle has a transition sleeper, regular sleeper, diner/lounge, and two coaches to or from San Antonio. Three days a week it has a through coach and sleeper to or from LAX.

The front portion of the transition sleeper is covered by what appears to be an oily, black film. Presumably it is coming from the locomotive.

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In the last part of the last Century, on CSX in measuring Amtrak had 8 cars being the standard load for a single Amtrak locomotive. If a single engine was attached to a train an additional 15 minutes was allotted to the run time for each car over 8 that the train was handling. This applied to trains operating on the I-95 corridor. Amtrak trains on other corridors were standard in operating with two units.

Other carriers may have had different rules that applied to the operation of Amtrak on their properties.

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Likewise. I really like how the forums are now essentially shared by different groups.

Rich

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Thanks for the information. It has been missed on the old Forum.

David

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Today, March 5th, the Texas Eagle had a transition sleeper, regular sleeper, diner/lounge, Sightseer lounge, two coaches for San Antonio, plus a through coach and sleeper for LAX. The train is back to its pre-pandemic configuration.

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Good new indeed. Life getting back to something normal.

David