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Mike Woodruff's Collection
 
4/24/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Amtrak
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
AMTK Class:   Heritage
User Notes:   CB&Q's original dome car

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AMTK 9401
Title:  AMTK 9401
Description:  In the consist of the eastbound SFZ was Amtrak 9401 "Silver Dome," ex-BN/CB&Q 4714 "Silver Alchemy," the very first dome car. It was built by Budd in 1940 as a flat top coach and rebuilt as a dome car in 1945. Believe the car ahead of it is the "Limona" which was ex-D&RGW 1250, nee-C&O 1877, built by Budd in 1948 for thg "Chessie" streamliner that never was, with a rear diaphragm applied by D&RGW for mid train use as a lounge car. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/19/2009 6:09:45 PM
Location:  LaGrange, IL
Author:  Mike!Woodruff
Categories:  RollingStock
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