baseball special on CSX

[Ken Weller]

(note: I have nothing to do w this excursion / not selling tix; just providing info as the Monon once did baseball specials as well):
--Ken Weller

Amtrak Baseball Special - April 20 & 21, 2012 Indianapolis to Chicago

Reds vs. Cubs at Historic Wrigley Field

We're Going To Chicago!!! The Whitewater Valley Railroad is sponsoring a
Baseball Special to witness the Reds vs. The Cubs at the Historic Wrigley Field
on April 20, 2012. This trip will consist of the NYC #38, Braddock Inn, and The
Observatory. We will depart on the rear of Amtrak's Hoosier State from
Indianapolis Union Station at 6:00AM on the morning of April 20th. After
arriving in Chicago Union Station we will proceed to Historic Wrigley Field for
the ball game which will include $20 in Cubby Dollars to provide lunch.
Overnight accommodations will be included with breakfast on Saturday morning.
After breakfast we will proceed downtown for a day at the Museum of Science and
Industry with a box lunch to be provided as well as admission to see the German
U505 Submarine that is also on display. We will then proceed to Chicago Union
Station for our 5:45PM departure back to Indianapolis with a scheduled arrival
at 11:50PM.

There will be two classes of service available for this special Amtrak
excursion. First Class is available for $475 per person based on double
occupancy. Premium Dome Class will also be available for $500 per person based
on double occupancy. Both class of service will include on board breakfast
service en route to Chicago on April 20th and on board dinner service en route
to Indianapolis on April 21st.

Seating is limited and reservations are required. Tickets on sale online at
www.whitewatervalleyrr.org or by calling the Whitewater Valley Railroad's Grand
Central Station at 765-825-2054.

[Stew Winstandley]

Indiana Rail Road is scheduled to have their business car ATSF 56 and one other car on the rear of The Hoosier State as well as the three private cars for this excursion.  That puts a dome and four other private cars on Amtrak the morning of April 20th through Linden, Lafayette, Monon, Lowell to Chicago.  The Observatory is from Cincinnati and the other two cars for WVRR are from Huntington, W.Va.
http://www.cincinnatirailway.com/vistadome.htm .  These three cars should be behind the Amtrak Cardinal on the 19th on their way to Indianapolis.

The Observatory is supposed to remain in Indianapolis for the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association annual convention that begins April 21st.
http://www.inrd.com/documents/news_releases/2012-03-06_Regional_Railroad_of_the_Year.pdf

note: I have nothing to do with this excursion,  just providing info.
Stew

[Sharon Eberhard]

If anyone gets photos of these cars passing through our territory, I would greatly appreciate seeing them.   Thank you. 

[Stew Winstandley]

Friday, April 20th, the Amtrak Hoosier State from Indianapolis to Chicago will have six private cars in the consist. In addition to the three cars for the Whitewater Valley RR and the two cars from the INRD, as shown previously in this thread, Amtrak 10001 is supposed to also be in the train.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=282888

The Hoosier State is scheduled to be in Lafayette at 7:33 EDT, and Dyer at 8:27 CDT. Weather forecast for Friday is not favorable for photography.

Stew

[Robert Gibson]

The Amtrak car 10001 "Beech Grove" was on the rear of the Empire Builder that we took from Chicago to Portland in 2006.  I took the attached photo in Minot, ND during a stop.  The car went on to Seattle on that section of the Empire Builder.  The car appeared to be empty.

[Ken Weller]

I know for certain that Amtrak's "Beech Grove" car was on
Amtrak train 97, the Silver Meteor, overnight from Wash DC
to at least Orlando FL on April 18-19.  Apparently
Amtrak's pres, Mr Boardman, was on board.

[Tim T Swan]

I'm glad to see Amtrak has an observation and everything, but Beech Grove just has to be the ugliest one ever seen!