VirtualBeechGrove
Virtual Amtrak
Hi all, heres my newest heritage fleet car, its a famous El capitan car. This version is a Diner Lounge, used on the Desert Wind (ran on cajun pass)
Corey
Corey
Western addition to the heritage fleet.
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VirtualBeechGrove
Virtual Amtrak
The heritage fleet did not have Bi level Sleepers. The Highlevel cars were "Coach, Coach Dorm, Diner Lounge, Lounge"
Corey
Corey
I think the stripes are supposed to be under the windows but other than that it looks great
These cars had stripes like that so that they would match up with the existing Superliner fleet. They were taller in height compared to the Hi-Levels.
VirtualBeechGrove
Virtual Amtrak
The model is completly accurate exterior wise, thanks for the interest though.
Corey
Corey
Floridarailmaster
New member
Great job corey!
PVincent342
New member
Ah. a very nice indeed. An amtrak supporter here will and has supported every peice of amtrak content that has been made by you and the AGZ Crew.
MuttsMooch
New member
Wonderful, Corey! You do so much high quality work!
VirtualBeechGrove
Virtual Amtrak
Thanks for the great comments everyone, look out for the Lounge/Pacific Parlor car, the trans dorm and the coach. I might even do the phase IV cars that are on the heartland flyer.
Corey
Corey
VirtualBeechGrove
Virtual Amtrak
For anyone who's clueless to what these cars look like, heres a bunch of prototype pictures!
Pacific Parlour Phase IV
Lounge Phase 3 (these were used on long distance trains until the Coast Starlight got its Pacific Parlour Service)
and heres a picture of the Diner Lounge back when she was in service with the Desert Wind.
Heres a shot of a former Amtrak Coach Dorm (these were used as transition cars between baggage cars and bilevel cars, much like a superliner transition car, these cars were used before the deliverly of the transition sleepers.)
And heres a few of my own train gifs which accuratly represent the various highlevel cars.
Coach Dorm
Coach
Diner Lounge
Lounge
Corey
Pacific Parlour Phase IV
Lounge Phase 3 (these were used on long distance trains until the Coast Starlight got its Pacific Parlour Service)
and heres a picture of the Diner Lounge back when she was in service with the Desert Wind.
Heres a shot of a former Amtrak Coach Dorm (these were used as transition cars between baggage cars and bilevel cars, much like a superliner transition car, these cars were used before the deliverly of the transition sleepers.)
And heres a few of my own train gifs which accuratly represent the various highlevel cars.
Coach Dorm
Coach
Diner Lounge
Lounge
Corey
The stripes are below the windows like i siadFor anyone who's clueless to what these cars look like, heres a bunch of prototype pictures!
Pacific Parlour Phase IV
Lounge Phase 3 (these were used on long distance trains until the Coast Starlight got its Pacific Parlour Service)
and heres a picture of the Diner Lounge back when she was in service with the Desert Wind.
Heres a shot of a former Amtrak Coach Dorm (these were used as transition cars between baggage cars and bilevel cars, much like a superliner transition car, these cars were used before the deliverly of the transition sleepers.)
And heres a few of my own train gifs which accuratly represent the various highlevel cars.
Coach Dorm
Coach
Diner Lounge
Lounge
Corey
Pay attention to whats in the Red Circle. Some cars had stripes below the windows. Others had them moved up to line up with the modern Superliner Passenger cars, hence the higher lines shown in the picture. The Diner would have had the lines moved up because it would be in the middle of a Superliner consist.
Floridarailmaster
New member
not all of the models have stripes below the windows, the diner lounge(the model he presented in the beggining of this thread) has a bit of stipe on its lower side...
VirtualBeechGrove
Virtual Amtrak
No, Diner Lounge cars all had the high stripes, coach cars had High, low and middle stripes depending on the car, and lounge cars.. (some dropped in the middle, others were low). The coach dorms had transition stripes.
Corey
Corey