Viewliner sleeping cars
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Viewliner sleeping cars are Amtrak’s single-level long-distance sleeper railcars designed with individual roomettes and bedrooms for overnight passenger comfort on routes using standard-height equipment.
Aliases (3)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger railcar
→
single-level passenger car → sleeping car → sleeping car → sleeping car → |
| compatibleWith |
Amfleet coaches
→
Heritage baggage cars → single-level dining cars → |
| country |
United States
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| designedFor |
long-distance service
→
overnight travel → standard-height routes → |
| designedToReplace |
Heritage Fleet sleeping cars
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| enteredService |
1990s
→
2010s → |
| feature |
air conditioning
→
attendant’s room → bedrooms → fold-down beds → individual climate controls in rooms → individual roomettes → large windows → private toilets in most rooms → public shower → reading lights → single-level design → |
| gauge |
standard gauge
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| hasAccommodationType |
accessible bedroom
→
bedroom → roomette → |
| hasSubclass |
Viewliner I sleeping cars
→
Viewliner II sleeping cars → |
| manufacturer |
CAF USA
→
Morrison-Knudsen → |
| operator |
Amtrak
→
Amtrak Long Distance Service → |
| owner |
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
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| powerSupply |
head-end power
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| serviceLevel |
premium overnight accommodation
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| serviceType |
sleeper class
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| usedOn |
Capitol Limited (historical)
→
Cardinal → Crescent → Eastern long-distance Amtrak routes → Lake Shore Limited → Silver Meteor → Silver Star → other Eastern overnight trains → routes requiring clearance restrictions incompatible with Superliners → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Silver Meteor
("Viewliner I sleeping cars")
→
Silver Meteor ("Viewliner II sleeping cars") → Silver Star → Silver Star ("Viewliner baggage-dormitory cars") → |
usesRollingStockType |
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Viewliner sleeping cars
("Viewliner I sleeping cars")
→
Viewliner sleeping cars ("Viewliner II sleeping cars") → |
hasSubclass |
|
Viewliner baggage-dormitory car
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designedToOperateWith |
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Silver Meteor
→
|
onboardService |
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Crescent
→
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usesRollingStock |