Consists of the Twilight Shoreliner
The Twilight Shoreliner was an Amtrak overnight train operating over the Northeast Corridor between Newport News, Virginia and Boston, Massachusetts. It was the only train on the Northeast Corridor to operate with a Viewliner sleeping car. It continues today without the sleeper as Northeast Regional Trains 66/67.
Wikipedia has a two unattributed consists for the train:
- The Twilight Shoreliner's consist initially was:
- AEM-7 Engine BOS-WAS
- P42 Engine WAS-NPN
- Material Handling Car
- Heritage Fleet Baggage
- Amfleet I Coach
- Amfleet I Coach
- Amfleet I Coach
- Amfleet I Café
- Amfleet I Custom Class Coach
- Amfleet I Café (Twilight Café)
- Viewliner Sleeper
- However, due to budget cutbacks in 2001, the train ended up losing certain services and was scaled down to look like:
- AEM-7 Engine
- Amfleet I Coach
- Amfleet I Coach
- Amfleet I Coach
- Amfleet I Café
- Viewliner Sleeper
Searching on the internet has uncovered several other consists that riders have reported. Editorial notes in italics.
June 19, 1998, Train 76
From Anthony's Trip Report on TrainWeb
- AEM-7 Engine
- AEM-7 Engine
- US Mail car
A dedicated Baggage Car?
- Amtrak Express Car
- Am Fleet I coach
- Amfleet I Coach
- Amfleet I Coach
- Amfleet I Café
- Amfleet I Custom Class Coach
- Amfleet I Café (Twilight Café)
- Viewliner Sleeper 6700 “Wayward View”
Possibly 62048 "Wayside View"
July 9, 1998, Train 67
NortheastDirect Twilight Shoreliner, New Haven Union Station to Washington Union Station, The Anderson and Eddy Home Page.
- E60 Engine
- E60 Engine
- Material Handling Car
- Amfleet I Coach (Amtrak colors)
Phase III?
- Amfleet I Coach (Amtrak colors)
Phase III?
- Amfleet I Coach (NortheastDirect colors)
Phase IV?
- Amfleet I Café
- Amfleet I Custom Class Coach (NortheastDirect colors)
Phase IV?
- Amfleet I Café
Twilight Café?
- Viewliner Sleeper 62048 "Wayside View"