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Corning, NY |
August 2nd, 2015 |
The Erie Limited NS Train 957 |
Seaboard Air Line |
Canon EOS 70D |
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Pullman-Standard 1956 |
Seaboard Air Line Railroad |
AMTK 3231, SCL 6501, SAL 20 |
Willetts Railcar Services, LLC Current Operator |
Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm VC f2.8 Zoom Lens |
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Built by Pullman-Standard in 1956 for the Seaboard Air LIne Railroad as a Sleeper-Lounge Car 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. The car today is operated by Willetts Railcar Services, LLC and at the time of this trip was available for sale. Historical information about this car provided by Amtrak By The Numbers. |
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Corning, NY |
August 2nd, 2015 |
The Erie Limited NS Train 957 |
Seaboard Air Line |
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Seaboard Air Line Railroad |
AMTK 3231, SCL 6501, SAL 20 |
Willetts Railcar Services, LLC Current Operator |
Canon EOS 70D |
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f5.0 @1/60th sec ISO 200 w/Onboard Flash |
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With its oversized windows that stretch to the ceiling, this car provides great views of this iconic route and if you like doing photography and/or video, this car is for you because of those huge windows! This design concept reminds me of the oversized windows in an Amtrak Superliner Sightseer Lounge, the first generation of which, were Pullman-Standard-built cars like this one! Historical information about this car provided by Amtrak By The Numbers. |
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