Altamont Press Discussion Board :: Discussion

More TALGO Trains for U.S.

Author: Tom McCann

Date: 07-22-2009 - 09:10

The latest reports in the railroad press indicate that the state of Wisconsin has ordered two 14-car TALGO sets from Patentes Talgo, S.A., the Spanish manufacturer of the low-slung trains, for Chicago-Milwaukee Hiawatha Service trains.

The two sets would be assembled in Wisconsin in an arrangement similar to the 1998 Washington DOT/Amtrak TALGO order of five sets which was assembled by Pacifica Marine in Seattle for Pacific Northwest Cascades services.

The reports have not outlined the makeup of the sets. If similar to the Cascades sets, they would likely include regular coach, business class, cafe and dining/lounge intermediate cars, and power and baggage end cars.

The Hiawatha Service corridor is just 85 miles, which may preclude full dining/lounge cars, but the state is reportedly looking into the possibility of extending service to Madison, the state capital.

Current services are protected by two Horizon/Amfleet consists.

Navigate: Previous Message•Next Message

Options: Reply To This Message•Quote This Message

Subject	Written By	Date/Time (PST)
More TALGO Trains for U.S.	Tom McCann	07-22-2009 - 09:10
Re: More TALGO Trains for U.S.	Nate Beal	07-22-2009 - 12:11
Re: More TALGO Trains for U.S.	newrad	07-22-2009 - 15:29

Go to: Message List•Search

Subject:
Your Name:

Help information:

BBcode help

Spam prevention:

Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically.

 ********    *******   **      **  **     **  ********  
 **     **  **     **  **  **  **   **   **   **     ** 
 **     **         **  **  **  **    ** **    **     ** 
 **     **   *******   **  **  **     ***     ********  
 **     **         **  **  **  **    ** **    **     ** 
 **     **  **     **  **  **  **   **   **   **     ** 
 ********    *******    ***  ***   **     **  ********

Enter code:

Tom McCann Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> The latest reports in the railroad press indicate
> that the state of Wisconsin has ordered two 14-car
> TALGO sets from Patentes Talgo, S.A., the Spanish
> manufacturer of the low-slung trains, for
> Chicago-Milwaukee Hiawatha Service trains.
> 
> The two sets would be assembled in Wisconsin in an
> arrangement similar to the 1998 Washington
> DOT/Amtrak TALGO order of five sets which was
> assembled by Pacifica Marine in Seattle for
> Pacific Northwest Cascades services.
> 
> The reports have not outlined the makeup of the
> sets. If similar to the Cascades sets, they would
> likely include regular coach, business class, cafe
> and dining/lounge intermediate cars, and power and
> baggage end cars.
> 
> The Hiawatha Service corridor is just 85 miles,
> which may preclude full dining/lounge cars, but
> the state is reportedly looking into the
> possibility of extending service to Madison, the
> state capital.
> 
> Current services are protected by two
> Horizon/Amfleet consists.

This message board is maintained by:Altamont Press
You can send us an email at altamontpress1@gmail.com