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Owner: AAPRCO Register Private Cars
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
User Notes:   SILVER CRESCENT, ex WP 881

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WP 881
Title:  WP 881
Description:  Western Pacific 881 'Silver Crescent' on Train Number 18, the eastbound California Zephyr, at Aurora, Illinois on July 17, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. There appears to be a C&O sleeper cut in ahead of the observation, and that would be standard practice. Any 'foreign' sleepers would be positioned at the far end of the train. The California Zephyr featured a Public Address system that provided live commentary by the Zephyrettes as well as recorded music played on a wire recorder located in the first dome coach (which was also a crew dormitory and children's car), and any interruption in the special wiring for the PA (jumper plugs located overhead in the vestibules between cars) would render the cars behind disconnected. I'd still ride in the Silver Crescent on this date without complaining about the lack of music and commentary.
Photo Date:  7/17/1965  Upload Date: 4/26/2012 1:31:29 PM
Location:  Aurora, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Passenger
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Silver Crescent
Title:  Silver Crescent
Description:  CZ at about 70 mph
Photo Date:  8/31/1968  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 5:38:29 PM
Location:  Berwyn, IL
Author:  dale henigman
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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PPCX 800293
Title:  PPCX 800293
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/19/1991  Upload Date: 1/2/2011 2:44:42 PM
Location:  Miami, FL
Author:  G Gerard
Categories:  RollingStock
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