Carl A. Wrote:
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> I lived for a year in 1971-72 in Palo Alto, and I
> watched a lot of commuter trains. Thanks for the
> post.
> 2 specific points.
> 1. Most cars were as I remember: the single-level
> Harrimans, and the 2-level streamliners. But about
> 8 minutes in, there's a train of all single-level
> streamline cars, including a round-end
> observation. I have a vague recollection of an
> occasional train of single-level streamline cars
> (or maybe just an occasional car in a commute
> consist.) My guess is, the streamliner that's
> about 8 minutes in, and one other, are either Del
> Monte trains to/from Monterey, or Coast Daylights,
> which only operated until Amtrak Day, May 1, 1971.
> I didn't move to Palo Alto until August or
> September. (Or maybe one of those named trains ran
> a little while after Amtrak Day, for some reason.)

Here's some news you can use.

• The "single level Harrimans" are actually Suburban Chair cars commonly known as "Subs." They are different than Harrimans.

• The "2-level streamliners" are Gallery Chair cars and were known as "Galleries" or "Gallies." They are different than bi-level cars.

• No clips of the Del Monte in this video.

• Information about the post-Amtrak "streamliner" can be found here:

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