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PPCX 800040 - Cedar Rapids Observation Car |
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Still one of the most iconic observation cars ever built is the "Cedar Rapids". This ex-Milwaukee observation car #186 "Skytop" features the "beeaver-tail end" As the last car in the massive 2019 New River Gorge Fall Colors trip, it must have afforded those inside with a specatular view. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 5:01:15 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800040 - Cedar Rapids Observation Car |
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As several of the New River Gorge patrons watched, the three Amtrak diesels were doing a run-around to prepare for the return trip back to Huntington, WV. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 5:01:30 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800040 - Cedar Rapids Observation Car |
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Directly behind the lead train crew member is the "beaver-tail" observation car with its massive Mars taillight. The Amtrak conductor is waiting for the three Amtrak diesels to finish their run-around to hook up for the return trip back to Huntingon, WV. Another album of mine contains the action sequence for this hookup. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 5:01:47 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800136 - "Summit" Dome Car |
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Built by the Budd Company in 1954 as ATSF 554 labeled "Big Dome" (fitting name), this dome car is still an eye-catching beauty. After ATSF it landed on the Auto-Train roster and then moved over to the SLRG roster. Not sure what its current status is. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 5:02:15 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800136 - "Summit" Dome Car |
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Closeup of its newer name "Summit View" instead of its original ATSF name "Big Dome". |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 5:02:29 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800136 - "Summit" Dome Car |
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As of 2019 for the New Gorge River Fall Colors tours, the new owners of this massive dome car was San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad. Does anyone know the current status? |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 5:02:45 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800898 - "Nokomis" |
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Built by the American Car & Foundry in 1947 for the Central of Georgia Railway as a segregated coach (white and black passengers had separate seating sections) No. 541. The car and its sister #542 were used on the Nancy Hanks Later the cars were renumbered 671 & 672. Both were sold to Algoma Central as #442 & 443 where they carried passengeres into the Canadian wilderness. Later, the Friends of 261 acquired them in 1998 and upgraded to 52 coach seats. The car "Nokomis" was named after Hiawatha’s grandmother, a fitting name for the Friends of 261 Milwaukee Road connection. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 5:03:00 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800261 - "Wnonah" |
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Here is the sister car to "Nokomis". Both were built by the American Car & Foundry in 1941 as Central of Georgia segregated coach cars.Wenonah was #542 and moved over to the Algoma Central Rwy for awhile before being acquired by the Friends of the 261 and converted to a pseudo-Milwaukee Road 52 seat coach car. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 5:03:16 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800273 - "Silver Palace" Dome/Coach |
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As part of the CBQ/WP roster for the California Zephyr, this partial dome carried passengers through the Rockies for many years. The car landed in the Auto-Train roster for awhile and then onto private ownership. It served the Algoma Central Rwy before the Friends of 261 acquired it in 12/2017. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 5:03:30 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
PPCX 800273 - "Silver Palace" Dome/Coach |
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Closeup of its name plate. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 4:55:21 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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| Title: |
PPCX 800273 - "Silver Palace" Dome/Coach |
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Close up of the small dome and California Zephyr nameplate. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 4:55:32 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800359 - "Pacific Trail" |
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Built as a Pullman style sleeper UP #1445 by Budd Co, it had 10 signle rooms and 6 double bedrooms. The car bounced on to AMTk#2638, HEP #2882 and RBBX #41407. With the more colorful cars in the New River Gorge Fall Colors trip, this one looks drab by comparison in the NYC gray stripe styling. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 4:55:45 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800644 - "Fox River Valley" |
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Originally built for the Pennsylvania RR as the "Henry Hudson" parlor car, it was renamed "Fox River Valley" when it fell onto the Penn Central roster. Again, like several other cars in this massive train filled with specatular and colorful cars, it looks like a rather bleak "plain-Jane". |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 4:55:58 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800799 - "Lake Pepin" |
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Built by the Budd Company in 1952 for the Pennsylvania RR, it was a 60 seat coach and 14 seat lounge car. It was converted to a full 60 seat coach car later by the PRR. It landed on the Amtrak roster before finally being picked up by North Star Rail in 2002. It now contains 76 coach seats. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 4:56:27 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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PPCX 800799 - "Lake Pepin" |
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Close up of its AAPRCO number. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 4:56:38 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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PPCX 800799 = "Lake Pepin" |
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Close up of its nameplate. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 4:56:50 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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PPCX 800862 - "Super Dome" |
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Named "Super Dome" by Milwaukee (MILW #53), it still brings awe to all that see it. The car is a true "boomer" car having landed on many rosters- ex-NCDOT 400301 Mount Mitchell, exx-C&NW 421 Powder River, exxx-Golden Arrow, exxxx-Rail Travel Associates, exxxxx-Great Western Tours, exxxxxx-VIA 2701, exxxxxxx-CN 2701, exxxxxxxx-CN 2401 Athabasca, nee-MILW PS Super Dome. |
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10/25/2019 Upload Date: 12/21/2022 4:57:02 AM |
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Hinton, WV |
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Gary Everhart |
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