Viewliner

Viewliner
Viewliner cars on the Silver Star in March 2021
A Viewliner II roomette
Manufacturer	Budd Company (prototypes) Morrison-Knudsen (Viewliner I) CAF (Viewliner II)
Constructed	1987–1988 (prototypes) 1995–1996 (Viewliner I) 2012–2021 (Viewliner II)
Entered service	1988–present
Number built	3 Prototypes 50 Viewliner I 130 Viewliner II
Number in service	35 Viewliner I (October 2023)[1] 108 Viewliner II (October 2023)
Fleet numbers	Prototypes: 2300, 2301 (Sleeping Cars) 8400 (Dining Car) 10004 (Theater Car, formerly 2301) Viewliner I: 62000-62049 (Sleeping Cars) Viewliner II: 61000-61069 (Baggage Cars) 62500-62524 (Sleeping Cars) 68000-68024 (Dining Cars) 69000-69009 (Baggage-Dormitory Cars)
Capacity	Viewliner I sleeper: 30 Viewliner II sleeper: 28
Operators	Amtrak
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	85.33 feet (26.01 m)
Width	10 feet 6 inches (3.20 m)
Height	14 feet (4.27 m)
Floor height	51 in (1,300 mm)
Platform height	51 in (1,300 mm) (high) 17 in (430 mm) (low)
Maximum speed	110 mph (177 km/h) (Prototypes/Viewliner I) 125 mph (201 km/h) (Viewliner II)
Power supply	480 V AC 60 Hz
Bogies	GSI 70
Braking system(s)	Air
Coupling system	AAR
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Viewliner is a single-level railroad car type operated by Amtrak on most long-distance routes operating east of Chicago. The first production cars, consisting of an order of 50 sleeping cars, entered service in 1994. From 2015–2016, 70 Viewliner II baggage cars entered service. The new baggage cars are used on all Amtrak trains with full baggage cars, both single-level and bi-level, and replaced all of the Heritage Fleet baggage cars that Amtrak inherited from the freight railroads when it was established in 1971. From 2016–2019, 25 Viewliner II dining cars entered service, which replaced all of the Heritage Fleet dining cars. In 2019, 10 Viewliner II baggage-dormitory cars entered service. The last cars to enter service were 25 Viewliner II sleeping cars in 2021.