CBQ 490         
Date: 5/17/2014 Location: Miami, FL   Map Show Miami on a rail map Views: 418 Collection Of:   G Gerard
Rolling Stock: CBQ 490 (Passenger Car) AMTK 2675 (Passenger Car) BN 490 (Passenger Car) Author:  G Gerard
CBQ 490
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Ted Brumberg General Built in 1956 by Budd in Lot #9660-169 to Plan #9538 as CB&Q 10 roomette-6 double bedroom sleeper #490 SILVER VALE, 1 of 9 total 10-6 sleepers built in that Lot, 6 of which were for the reequipping of the DENVER ZEPHYR, the other 3, including the SILVER VALE, were built for the general pool. To BN, sold in 1971 to Amtrak #2675, planned for conversion to HEP #2876, but this was cancelled and the car was subsequently stored until sold in 1991 to GCRM. For more info on the SILVER VALE, see the Burlington Route Historical Society's website: http://www.burlingtonroute.com/ 7/13/2014 9:28:01 PM

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