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Amtrak Amfleet I Coach #82517
Rensselaer, NY
 
September 18th, 2022
 
Empire Service #244
 
Phase VI
 
The Budd Company
October 1976
Regional Coachclass
(Push-Pull)
81504, 44945, 21845
 
Digital Photo
 
Canon EOS 90D
 
Canon 16-35mm EF
f2.8L III Zoom Lens
f10.0 @ 1/100th sec
ISO 400



B59-7277




Built as a long-distance coach with 60 seats and 2 dressing rooms in October 1976 and numbered 21845.Trainline-equipped for push-pull operationan and refurbished for Metroliner service in July 1989 and renumbered 44945. Converted to a Capstone Business Class Coach with 62 seats in October 1999 and renumbered 81504. Converted to a Capstone car with 72 coach seats in October 2004 and renumbered 82517. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.