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Owner: Amtrak
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
AMTK Class:   Steam Heat
User Notes:   48 seat leg rest chair, ex-AT&SF #2838, Budd, 1953, to HEP #4735/#1717

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AMTK 4851
Title:  AMTK 4851
Description:  Coach - ex ATSF 2838
Photo Date:  6/5/1977  Upload Date: 11/17/2017 5:34:37 PM
Location:  Glendale, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Passenger
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Baggage #1717
Title:  Baggage #1717
Description:  Built in 1953 by Budd in Lot #9613-135 as AT&SF 48 seat leg rest chair #2838, 1 of 45 such cars (#2816-#2860) built in that Lot, which was ordered in September 1952; cars were delivered between September and December 1953. In 1971, Amtrak acquired 42 of these chairs as #4810-#4828 and #4850-#4872, the #2838 as #4851. In 1980, Amtrak converted 40 of these chairs to HEP as #4700-#4739, the #4851 was converted to #4735 in June of that year. In 1995-1996, Amtrak rebuilt 18 of these chairs to center door baggage-express cars as #1702-#1708 and #1710-#1720, the #4735 was rebuilt to #1717 in February 1996. Parked at King Street Station with SILVER RAPIDS, SILVER LARIAT, PALM LEAF, #34018, and #1232. EXIF: 3:52 PM, f/4.2 @ 1/125, ISO-100
Photo Date:  7/2/2013  Upload Date: 10/24/2014 4:21:34 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  Ted Brumberg
Categories:  Passenger
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