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North Carolina D.O.T. Coach #400013
Charlotte, NC
 
September 25th, 2016
 
Piedmont Service #74
 
North Carolina D.O.T.
 
St. Louis Car Company
1964
Union Pacific Railroad
 
4613, 4568
 
UP 5528
 
Digital Photo
 
Canon EOS 70D
 
Canon 17-40mm EF
f4.0L Zoom Lens






f8.0 @ 1/125th sec
ISO 200






848-1313







Built by St. Louis Car in 1964 as a 45 seat coach for the Union Pacific Railroad and numbered 5528. Conveyed to Amtrak in 1971 and numbered 4568. Converted to Head-End Power from Steam Heat in August 1979 and renumbered 4613. Retired in June 2000 and eventually purchased by the State of North Carolina. Refurbished by the Delaware Car Company for the NCDOT and renumbered 4000013 and named "Fraser Fir". Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com and the North Carolina Department Of Transportation.