Us Passenger Route Rocky Highlands!

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  1. solicitr

    solicitr Well-Known Member

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    The portion of Amtrak's Empire Builder route (Chicago-Seattle/Portland) which skirts Glacier National Park. Whitefish - West Glacier - Essex - East Glacier are each ~25 miles apart; any two for a shortish run or any three for a longish one.

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  2. Blacknred81

    Blacknred81 Well-Known Member

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    That won't happen, that route is part of BNSFs Northern Transcon near Marias Pass and the Montana Hi Line.
     
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  3. solicitr

    solicitr Well-Known Member

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    BNSF can't trademark the land their tracks run through! The only license needed is Amtrak's
     
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  4. migmadmarine

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    Man I wish BNSF could play nice. :/
     
  5. Blacknred81

    Blacknred81 Well-Known Member

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    2 trains on a timetable isnt worth a route....
     
  6. solicitr

    solicitr Well-Known Member

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    Fair point.


    ...although it could be done using all leaser rolling stock in Wells Fargo or GATX paint ( a subtle finger to BNSF)
     
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  7. GildenSpikeRailVideos

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    GATX is more of a rail car company, even though they own engines, but the bigger leasing company’s would be FURX, PRLX (progress rail), and maybe LTEX, which is a scrapping company, but would still be cool. But I agree with previous comments, a full route wouldn’t make sense for 2 services, as those leasing company’s can also say no to the license.
     

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