BEECH GROVE, Ind. — Amtrak is auctioning off its Talgo Series VI trainsets, retired in the wake of the fatal derailment of an Amtrak Cascades train in December 2017.
A “Material and Pricing Schedule” for the auction lists 28 cars for sale: two baggage cars, two bistro cars, two dining cars, 11 coaches, two cars listed as “first class” coaches, two “first class” ADA coaches, two ADA coaches, three ADA coaches with lavatory, and two HEP power cars. All but two are at Amtrak’s Beech Grove’s shops; the other two — one coach and one ADA coach with lavatory, listed as with no trucks, are in Seattle.
The bidding deadline for the cars is this Friday, Sept. 30.
The Amtrak-owned equipment was moved to Beech Grove in August 2020 [see “Digest: Amtrak Talgo trainsets moved …,” Trains News Wire, Aug. 24, 2020]. Two other Series VI trainsets owned by the state of Washington were sold to a scrapper in Southern California [see “News photos: Talgos’ final resting place,” News Wire, March 12, 2021]. Series 8 trainsets owned by Oregon remain in service on the Cascades route.
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