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AMTK diner 8500 |
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Amtrak 36-seat dining car 8500 was on the westbound SUNSET leaving New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The car had been built by Pullman-Standers in 1949 as Southern Pacific 10204 for operation on the OVERLAND. It was purchased by Amtrak for “limited service” in 1974 and was retired in November 1977. |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/1974 Upload Date: 8/6/2019 1:20:09 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Passenger |
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CB&Q #194 SILVER DINER |
| Description: |
CB&Q 48 seat diner #194 SILVER DINER (Budd, Lot #9624-019, November 1948), built for the CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR, to BN via merger in March 1970, planned as BN #1158, which was not applied, sold in 1971 to Amtrak as #8051, converted from steam heat to head end power (HEP) in September 1979 as #8500 (40 seats), reconfigured in January 1987 to griddle diner #8551 (48 seats), retired in June 2016 and resold at auction in January 2019 to the Fort Wayne RR Historical Society. Scanned with an Epson V550 from a duplicate 35mm slide, brand is unknown. Date and photographer are unknown. |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2025 5:05:08 AM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Unknown/John C. Benson Collection |
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Passenger |
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