| Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Observation 483 on Train #26, the eastbound North Coast Limited (NCL), at Aurora, Illinois on July 10, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This may not appear to be a CB&Q owned car, but a better angle would show the initials CB&Q flanking the words "Northern Pacific" on the letterboard. The Burlington owned three sleepers, one observation lounge (this car), one dining car, and two coaches of the original 1948 NCL. There were a total of six observation lounge cars built by Pullman for the NCL, this one was named "Minneapolis Club". The car provided buffet lounge service and sleeping accommodations for ten passengers. By 1968, this train was combined with the Twin Cities Zephyr and Great Northern's Empire Builder, and the NCL observations were withdrawn from service between Chicago and the Twin Cities. Number 483 was returned to the Burlington, where it was repainted silver (Aluminum), BURLINGTON was applied to the letterboard, and it retained it's number, 483. It soldiered on a few more years in a variety of assignments until the BN merger. |