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Amtrak 2657 "Silver Chasm" |
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Amtrak 2657, Silver Chasm, was buit by Budd in 1952 as a 10 roomette, 6 bedroom sleeper for the CB&Q. Car was rebuilt to HEP in Oct. 1981 and renumbered to 2462. Seen herre on the Empire Builder at Milwaukee in Nov., 1978. |
| Photo Date: |
11/12/1978 Upload Date: 11/20/2018 7:26:38 PM |
| Location: |
Milwaukee, WI |
| Author: |
James Sponholz |
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Amtrak #2657 SILVER CHASM |
| Description: |
Amtrak 10 roomette-6 double bedroom (10RM-6DB) sleeper, ex-CB&Q #430 (Budd, Lot #9660-112, Pullman Plan #9531, July 1952, ordered as a "protection car" for the CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR, along with SILVER CRAG), converted to head end power (HEP) in 1981 as #2462, retired in 2000 and leased to VIA Rail, sold to VIA in 2003, assigned to the NORTHERN SPIRIT, with WHALE graphics added to the car's exterior, later resold to Ferromex as FXE #15007. Scanned with an Epson V550 from an original Kodachrome 35mm slide. |
| Photo Date: |
7/27/1980 Upload Date: 8/4/2017 8:33:47 PM |
| Location: |
Oakland, CA |
| Author: |
John C. Benson |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger |
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