Amtrak's California Zephyr returns to Denver Union Station

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8. Double deckers are used on the Washington DC to Chicago run

The problem on the East Coast is the tunnels going into New York City and The City of Baltimore station. The big restriction is the New York City Tunnel, that were to be "Replaced" by the tunnels Governor Christi of New Jersey Cancelled.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_to_the_Region%27s_Core

The plan was to build two new tunnels under the Hudson river. These would be longer AND straighter then the present Tunnels, permitting higher speeds under the Hudson river (between the higher speed and straighter rail line, it would have speed up train service). These planned tunnels would have been able to handle double decker trains.

In 2018, when the new tunnels would have been finished, the plan was to close down the existing tunnels, one at a time, and enlarge then so they could also take double decker trains.

The four tunnels would have not only take double decker trains, but also Freight traffic using double container hauling freight cars.

Thus if you can avoid New York City and Baltimore, you can use double deckers on East Coast. If greed and Christi had not interfered with the plans to build new tunnels, double deckers would be usable on the East Coast.