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Passenger Service

  There are now two passenger trains which run on the Lone Wolf and Santa Fe Railroad, Amtrak's Southwest Chief and Southern California Regional Rail Authority's Metrolink.
    Metrolink commuter trains share the rails with freight trains from San Bernardino west to Los Angeles.  In the future they plan on expanding service one town at a time heading east from Berdoo, up to the north end, and finally out to the foothills and even up to the high desert to serve the ever growing number of long distance commuters. And when the new addition is completed Metrolink will run the Beach Train down to San Calmente State Beach.
   Amtrak's Southwest Chief passes through in the evening on it's two day two night journey west from Los Angeles to Chicago.  It makes two stops on the scenic route, one in San Bernardino, and one in the High Desert, before heading on east toward Chicago.  A return run passes in the other direction in the evening.  Once again it stops in San Bernardino and the High Desert, then heads west towards Los Angeles.
    Once upon a time before Amtrak, Santa Fe ran this legendary train, known for it's double decker Superliner cars.  It was the way to travel between Chicago and the coast.
    The train is pulled by two AMD-103 P-42 locomotives.  The locos are Athearn and the cars are Walthers.  More cars will be added when the budget provides for them.
    The consist is in the following order:  Locomotives, baggage or material handling cars, transitional sleeper, sleepers, dinner, lounge, coach with smoking section, other coaches, and express box cars at the end.
    Seems passenger service is making a comeback!
 

Amtrak South West Chief

AMD-103	P42	2
AMD-103	P42	32
Coach	Superliner I Phase IV	34,087
Coach Baggage	Superliner I Phase IV	31,046
Diner	Superliner I Phase IV	38,027
Lounge	Superliner I Phase IV	33,020
Sleeper	Superliner II Phase IV	32,054
Sleeper	Superliner II Phase IV	32,069
Express Box Car 60'  (with F.R.E.D.)	Superliner II Phase IV	71,148

 

Metrolink

Control Cab	Blue Line	608
Coach	Blue Line	161
Coach	Blue Line	164

 

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