cross country train crews?

union_pacific_steve · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 3:39 pm

im not sure if this is the right place to ask this... but a friend of mine from the states asked me something, he had heard that there was a train running from coast to coast with 2 crews on a rotating shift or something like that, while one crew sleeps the other is driving the train etc, and not having the train stop to change crews... im guessing it would be the indian pacific train or something. i dont know the answer to his question, so i thought i would ask here, any help or information would be great Smile

thanks

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pennoes · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 4:48 pm

sounds very much like the Indian Pacific, but I will let someone more knowlegeable than I answer! Smile

mjja · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 6:39 pm

Would it be the SCT train, powered and crewed by FA? They have a crew car.

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ninthnotch · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:09 pm

I know ARG have some ex Overland sleepers as relay cars.

Is Cook used as a driver changeover point thses days?

That's an attention-getter!