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Owner: Seaboard Air Line
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
User Notes:   HOLLYWOOD BEACH, 5DB sleeper-Sun Room buffet lounge, SILVER METEOR, P-S, 1956

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PPCX 800129, "Hollywood Beach"
Title:  PPCX 800129, "Hollywood Beach"
Description:  Interesting solar "sunroom" car built by Pullman-Standard in 1956 as Seaboard Airline #20. It was a 5 bedroom, buffet lounge and "solarium". Later merged into the Seaboard Coast Line as #6501 and then Amtrak as #3231. One note that was mentioned is due to the glass roof panels, the heat buildup in the "solarium" part could be excessive and difficult to cool down.
Photo Date:  10/24/2019  Upload Date: 2/7/2022 6:09:37 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  131   Comments: 0
PPCX 800129, "Hollywood Beach"
Title:  PPCX 800129, "Hollywood Beach"
Description:  Closeup of its name.
Photo Date:  10/24/2019  Upload Date: 2/7/2022 6:09:51 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
IDTX 4609 & PPCX 800129
Title:  IDTX 4609 & PPCX 800129
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Photo Date:  4/23/2021  Upload Date: 4/23/2021 2:19:39 PM
Location:  Battle Creek, MI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  IDTX 4609(SC-44)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
PPCX 800129
Title:  PPCX 800129
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2021  Upload Date: 4/23/2021 2:20:50 PM
Location:  Battle Creek, MI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track,Action
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Views:  94   Comments: 0
PPCX 800129
Title:  PPCX 800129
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2021  Upload Date: 4/23/2021 2:21:51 PM
Location:  Battle Creek, MI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track,Action
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Views:  113   Comments: 0
PPCX 800129
Title:  PPCX 800129
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2021  Upload Date: 4/23/2021 2:25:43 PM
Location:  Battle Creek, MI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track,Action
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Views:  218   Comments: 0
PPCX 800129
Title:  PPCX 800129
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2021  Upload Date: 4/23/2021 2:29:55 PM
Location:  Battle Creek, MI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track,Action
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Views:  114   Comments: 0
IDTX 4609 & PPCX 800129
Title:  IDTX 4609 & PPCX 800129
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2021  Upload Date: 4/23/2021 2:33:04 PM
Location:  Battle Creek, MI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  IDTX 4609(SC-44)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
IDTX 4609 & PPCX 800129
Title:  IDTX 4609 & PPCX 800129
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2021  Upload Date: 4/23/2021 2:37:46 PM
Location:  Battle Creek, MI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  IDTX 4609(SC-44)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
IDTX 4609 & PPCX 800129
Title:  IDTX 4609 & PPCX 800129
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2021  Upload Date: 4/23/2021 2:35:36 PM
Location:  Battle Creek, MI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  IDTX 4609(SC-44)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
PPCX 800129
Title:  PPCX 800129
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2021  Upload Date: 4/23/2021 2:36:34 PM
Location:  Battle Creek, MI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Track,Action
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Views:  150   Comments: 0
SAL Sleeper/lounge #20, Hollywood Beach
Title:  SAL Sleeper/lounge #20, Hollywood Beach
Description:  Side view of the former Seaboard Air Line sleeper/lounge car, Hollywood Beach, with its massive solarium windows at one end. The car was built by Pullman-Standard in 1956 with 5 bedrooms and a sun room and numbered 20. It features oversized windows that extend to the ceiling giving a feeling like you're riding in a Dome Car. This car ran on the original "Silver Meteor" from New York to Miami and was one of only three cars of its type to be built. The car was renumbered 6501 in 1967 and renamed "Sun Ray" by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Conveyed to Amtrak in 1971, the car was renumbered 3231 and was retired by Amtrak in October 1981. During the trip, announcement was made that the late actor Jackie Gleason from television's "The Honeymooners" used to ride in this car as he didn't like to fly.
Photo Date:  4/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:07 AM
Location:  St Louis, MO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  53   Comments: 0
SAL Sleeper/lounge #20, Hollywood Beach
Title:  SAL Sleeper/lounge #20, Hollywood Beach
Description:  Closeup of the name plate on the former Seaboard Air Line sleeper/lounge car.
Photo Date:  4/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:13 AM
Location:  St Louis, MO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  38   Comments: 0
SAL Sleeper/lounge #20, Hollywood Beach
Title:  SAL Sleeper/lounge #20, Hollywood Beach
Description:  The former Seaboard Air Line sleeper with the solarium lounge still carries its original SAL sign and the Pullman plate.
Photo Date:  4/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:19 AM
Location:  St Louis, MO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  35   Comments: 0


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