Former SPV 2000's CDOT Constitution Liners Status
Moderators: GirlOnTheTrain, nomis, Jeff Smith, FL9AC
-
- Posts: 160
- Joined: Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:00 am
Re: ex-SPV status?
I noticed them on Track 6 last week, I was wondering why they were there.
TRAIN APPROACHING, PLEASE REMAIN BEHIND THE YELLOW LINE
-
- Posts: 22
- Joined: Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:16 am
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Re: ex-SPV status?
Several, perhaps 6, were in a westbound CSX freight train passing through Laurel, Maryland at almost 4:00 this afternoon.
Bill Welch
-
- Posts: 22269
- Joined: Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:02 pm
- Location: released from Stalag 13
Re: ex-SPV status?
actually 7 and so all ex SPV's have left the property, mn has removed them from timetable, never to be seen again.
If Conductors are in charge, why are they promoted to be Engineer???
Retired Triebfahrzeugführer. I am not a moderator.
Retired Triebfahrzeugführer. I am not a moderator.
-
- Posts: 3059
- Joined: Sun Mar 14, 2004 7:44 pm
- Location: Southeastern PA & Cape May County, NJ
Re: ex-SPV status?
Seven of the SPV's headed south through Ashland, VA on Friday evening 6/8:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfXk5IIu2TE
Having seen these cars being built at Red Lion and testing on the ex-Reading, glad to see that they are still even around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfXk5IIu2TE
Having seen these cars being built at Red Lion and testing on the ex-Reading, glad to see that they are still even around.
Glenn
-
- Posts: 6323
- Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:58 pm
Re: ex-SPV status?
Is the SPV at DRM the remains of ConnDOT 50,aka Lizzie?
The Land of Enchantment is not Flyover country!
-
- Posts: 570
- Joined: Mon May 25, 2015 7:19 pm
Re: ex-SPV status?
The one at DRM that the kid who buys railcars bought is the office car. I don't know if that was #50 or not
"I am no longer just a girl on the train, going back and forth without point or purpose."
Moderator: Amtrak, MTA Metro-North, MTA New York City Subway/PATH/NYC Area Light Rail
Moderator: Amtrak, MTA Metro-North, MTA New York City Subway/PATH/NYC Area Light Rail
-
- Posts: 22269
- Joined: Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:02 pm
- Location: released from Stalag 13
Re: ex-SPV status?
no, SPV #50 was scrapped after lingering in Cedar hill for years, the car got wrecked on Danbury when it hit a 5 foot boulder between Branchville and Georgetown.
If Conductors are in charge, why are they promoted to be Engineer???
Retired Triebfahrzeugführer. I am not a moderator.
Retired Triebfahrzeugführer. I am not a moderator.
-
- Posts: 699
- Joined: Thu Mar 18, 2004 10:30 pm
- Location: Along the Canal Line
Re: ex-SPV status?
Former Metro-North SPV car 293 is at the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, Willimantic, CT. It is in roughly as-built configuration, likely the last one in that condition.
-
- Site Admin
- Posts: 8535
- Joined: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:28 am
- Location: If it's Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium
Re: Former SPV 2000's CDOT Constitution Liners Status
Bump... doing the merge...
Next stop, Willoughby
~el Jefe ("Jeff Smith Rules") :: RAILROAD.NET Site Administrator/Co-Owner
~el Jefe ("Jeff Smith Rules") :: RAILROAD.NET Site Administrator/Co-Owner
-
- Posts: 29
- Joined: Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:44 pm
-
- Posts: 2089
- Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:16 pm
- Location: Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA
Re: ex-SPV status?
The consist of the 2019 Autumn Colors Express (successorH.F.Malone wrote: ↑Wed May 30, 2018 8:45 pmThe ones not going to Grapevine in Texas are going to Foxville & Northern in NC.
to the defunct New River Trains) between Huntington and Hinton WV on October 25-26-27 (2019) is planned to include 6 of these former SPV-2000 coaches. This is contingent on the cars passing their Amtrak private car inspections in time for the three Amtrak special trains. These cars are the cheapest seats in the excursion, as most of the other cars are higher end private varnish including multiple dome cars.
-
- Posts: 2089
- Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:16 pm
- Location: Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA
Re: ex-SPV status?
The first of the three 2019 ACE excursions departed Huntington WV this morning, and none of the former SPV-2000 coaches were in the train’s consist. The excursion operators leased two Amtrak Horizon cars to take the place of the six Constitution Liners planned for the trips.jhdeasy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:32 amThe consist of the 2019 Autumn Colors Express (successorH.F.Malone wrote: ↑Wed May 30, 2018 8:45 pmThe ones not going to Grapevine in Texas are going to Foxville & Northern in NC.
to the defunct New River Trains) between Huntington and Hinton WV on October 25-26-27 (2019) is planned to include 6 of these former SPV-2000 coaches. This is contingent on the cars passing their Amtrak private car inspections in time for the three Amtrak special trains. These cars are the cheapest seats in the excursion, as most of the other cars are higher end private varnish including multiple dome cars.
I’ve heard (secondhand) that none of those cars, owned by Foxville and Northern Railway in North Carolina, attained the necessary Amtrak certification as private cars.
-
- Posts: 2089
- Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:16 pm
- Location: Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA
Re: Former SPV 2000's CDOT Constitution Liners Status
Six former Constitution Liners, now with a fresh COTS and Amtrak private car inspections, are parked on one of the house tracks at Amtrak’s Savannah station.
They are planned to move:
SAV to WAS, Amtrak train 90(15)
WAS to CHI, Amtrak train 29(16)
They are scheduled for use in some Polar Express special trains in Chicago-land.
They are planned to move:
SAV to WAS, Amtrak train 90(15)
WAS to CHI, Amtrak train 29(16)
They are scheduled for use in some Polar Express special trains in Chicago-land.