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A sleek Talgo trainset en route to Seattle waits in the Portland, Oregon, station for
passengers to load.
Photo courtesy of the author
and go. The roadbed won't yet allow the Talgo equipment to run
at the speeds for which they were designed, but they are very com-
fortable and have proven to be popular with the traveling public.
Talgo trainsets includes coaches—both standard and busi-
ness-class services—and a Bistro car, which provides a variety of
drinks, snacks, and simple meals heated in an onboard micro-
wave oven.
Information on how locomotives operate can be found in
chapter 10, “How It All Works.” For a description of the engi-
neer's job, see chapter 7, “Who's in Charge Here?”
Baggage Cars
There is at least one baggage car on every long-distance train, and
it's located immediately behind the locomotive and in front of the
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