Viewliner
The Viewliner is a single-level railroad car type operated by Amtrak on most long-distance routes operating east of Chicago. The first production cars, consisting of an order of 50 sleeping cars, entered service in 1994. From 2015-2016, 70 Viewliner II baggage cars entered service. The new baggage cars are used on all Amtrak trains with full baggage cars, both single-level and bi-level, and replaced all of the Heritage Fleet baggage cars that Amtrak inherited from the freight railroads when it was established in 1971. From 2016-2019, 25 Viewliner II dining cars entered service, which replaced all of the Heritage Fleet dining cars. In 2019, 10 Viewliner II baggage-dormitory cars entered service. The last cars to enter service were 25 Viewliner II sleeping cars in 2021.
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Viewliner cars on the Silver Star in March 2021 | |
A Viewliner II roomette | |
Manufacturer | Budd Company (prototypes) Morrison-Knudsen (Viewliner I) CAF (Viewliner II) |
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Entered service | 1988–present |
Number built |
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Number in service | 180 |
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Operators | Amtrak |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Car length | 85.33 feet (26.01 m) |
Width | 10 feet 6 inches (3.20 m) |
Height | 14 feet (4.27 m) |
Floor height | 51 in (1,300 mm) |
Platform height | 51 in (1,300 mm) (high) 17 in (430 mm) (low) |
Maximum speed | 110 mph (177 km/h) (Prototypes/Viewliner I) 125 mph (201 km/h) (Viewliner II) |
Power supply | 480 V AC 60 Hz |
Bogies | GSI 70 |
Braking system(s) | Air |
Coupling system | AAR |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |