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Re: Question About Sleeping Cars
Author: Craig Tambo
Date: 10-19-2015 - 20:23

Bag of Wind Wrote:
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> The CZ has the sleepers on the rear westbound and
> up front eastbound due to no turning facilities in
> Oakland.

There is indeed a wye at the Amtrak Oakland yard, and the inbound Zephyr is turned every night. Due to the length of the wye's tail (six cars max), the train must be broken into at least two sections to be turned.

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  Question About Sleeping Cars Sgt. Joe Friday 10-18-2015 - 14:33
  Re: Question About Sleeping Cars George Andrews 10-18-2015 - 17:12
  Re: Question About Sleeping Cars Craig Tambo 10-18-2015 - 19:32
  Re: Question About Sleeping Cars Well, I heard that.... 10-19-2015 - 14:51
  Re: Question About Sleeping Cars BobB 10-19-2015 - 16:58
  Re: Question About Sleeping Cars BOB R 10-19-2015 - 17:03
  Re: Question About Sleeping Cars Tom McCann 10-19-2015 - 17:36
  Re: Question About Sleeping Cars Bag of Wind 10-19-2015 - 19:38
  Re: Question About Sleeping Cars Craig Tambo 10-19-2015 - 20:23
  Re: Question About Sleeping Cars ff 10-19-2015 - 23:10
  Re: Question About Sleeping Cars Commenter 10-19-2015 - 23:50
  Re: Question About Sleeping Cars Bill K. 10-20-2015 - 06:39
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