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.

Viewliner
Viewliner cars on the Silver Star in March 2021
A Viewliner II roomette
ManufacturerBudd Company (prototypes)
Morrison-Knudsen (Viewliner I)
CAF (Viewliner II)
Constructed
  • 1987–1988 (prototypes)
  • 1995–1996 (Viewliner I)
  • 2012–2021 (Viewliner II)
Entered service1988–present
Number built
  • 3 Prototypes
  • 50 Viewliner I
  • 130 Viewliner II
Number in service180
Fleet numbers
  • Prototypes:
    • 2300, 2301 (Sleeping Cars)
    • 8400 (Dining Car)
    • 10004 (Theater Car, formerly 2301)
  • Viewliner I:
    • 62000-62049 (Sleeping Cars)
  • Viewliner II:
    • 61000-61069 (Baggage Cars)
    • 62500-62524 (Sleeping Cars)
    • 68000-68024 (Dining Cars)
    • 69000-69009 (Baggage-Dormitory Cars)
Capacity
  • Viewliner I sleeper: 30
  • Viewliner II sleeper: 28
OperatorsAmtrak
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length85.33 feet (26.01 m)
Width10 feet 6 inches (3.20 m)
Height14 feet (4.27 m)
Floor height51 in (1,300 mm)
Platform height51 in (1,300 mm) (high)
17 in (430 mm) (low)
Maximum speed110 mph (177 km/h) (Prototypes/Viewliner I)
125 mph (201 km/h) (Viewliner II)
Power supply480 V AC 60 Hz
BogiesGSI 70
Braking system(s)Air
Coupling systemAAR
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
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