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Crash (105 posts)
Nov-15-01, 02:12 PM (EST) "Orient Express in America?" I just saw a train go by that was pulled by two Genisis Locomotives painted in the Acela paint scheme. They were pulling a long passenger consist that resembled the Orient Express and even had __________ Orient Express painted on the cars. I didn't see what was before the word Orient though. What was this train?BNSF Western Washington Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Orient Express in America? Euston Nov-15-01 1 RE: Orient Express in America? Verne Nov-15-01 2 RE: Orient Express in America? easagrippa Nov-15-01 3 RE: Orient Express in America? Kuchinator Nov-16-01 4 RE: Orient Express in America? Walt Nov-19-01 5 RE: Orient Express in America? KngtRider Nov-20-01 6

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Euston (549 posts)
Nov-15-01, 02:35 PM (EST) 1. "RE: Orient Express in America?" Might be the American Orient Express - no idea what it is, I just remember hearing about it.Or it might be a ghost train.
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Verne (42 posts)
Nov-15-01, 04:33 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Orient Express in America?" He's right, its the American Orient Express, a privately owned excursion train. All luxury accomodations and gourmet food . . .expensive tp://www.americanorientexpress.com-Verne Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
easagrippa (125 posts)
Nov-15-01, 05:21 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Orient Express in America?" That would definately be the American Orient Express, I have some pictures of it in Tacoma Washington, I'll post them in a weel or so as they are at home in Pennsylvania, and I am presently at school in Indiana. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
Kuchinator (283 posts)
Nov-16-01, 12:36 PM (EST) 4. "RE: Orient Express in America?" probably the most expensive train ride out there, if i read it right ticket prices are over 2,000 bucks??? man.. i can fly from charlotte to london first class for that price!
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Walt (144 posts)
Nov-19-01, 03:17 PM (EST) 5. "RE: Orient Express in America?" I recieved their advertising brochure a while back. Basically it is a cruise on rails instead of on the ocean. Most days are spent in a city with tours, evenings and overnight on the train. Very luxurious, but no better than any cruise ship. Prices work out to between $300 and $400 per day per person, considerably higher than all but the most expensive cruises. Nice variety of routes, though, much of it over track that hasn't seen a passenger train in decades. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
KngtRider (118 posts)
Nov-20-01, 06:12 PM (EST) 6. "RE: Orient Express in America?" LAST EDITED ON Nov-20-01 AT 06:15 PM (EST)Great South Pacific Express (GSPE - aussie orient express)GSPE en route to canberrainterior of obersvation car(which they have to turn everytime the train chanegs direction)Joint venture between queensland rail and orient express company. Its only been running for the last few yrs and the passenger cars were built new, It runs along the east coast of aus and because queensland and new south wales are diff guages (1067mm/3ft6in and 1435mm/4ft8,1/2in repsectiy) the cars get their bogies/trucks swaped in brisbaneThe locos are freight dash 8's and haul the train on a hook and pull basisabove photos credited to David Johnson********************************
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