Amtrak Viewliner I Dining Car #8400

Lake Shore Limited #48

Budd & Amtrak Beech Grove Shops
1988

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Tamron (Canon) 18-200mm
f3.5-6.3 Zoom Lens

f4.0 @ 1/250th sec
ISO 400

Built by Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops with the help of Budd in 1988, this was the prototype Viewliner dining car. It operated until the mid-2000's before being stored. In 2011, it was re-activated using funding from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (Economic Stimulus). The car originally didn't have a name but once rebuilt, it was named "Indianapolis". This falls in line with the eventual naming of the 25 new Viewliner II diners which will also be named after state capitals east of the Mississippi. Those cars will be built by CAF USA in Elmira Heights, NY. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.

Lake Shore Limited #48

Budd & Amtrak Beech Grove Shops
1988

Canon 17-40mm EF
f4.0L Zoom Lens

f14.0 @ 1/100th sec
ISO 100

Built by Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops with the help of Budd in 1988, this was the prototype Viewliner dining car. It operated until the mid-2000's before being stored. In 2011, it was re-activated using funding from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (Economic Stimulus). The car originally didn't have a name but once rebuilt, it was named "Indianapolis". This falls in line with the eventual naming of the 25 new Viewliner II diners which will also be named after state capitals east of the Mississippi. Those cars will be built by CAF USA in Elmira Heights, NY. In 2016, Amtrak repainted this car into its classic Phase III paint scheme, the same as what the new Viewliner II baggage cars were painted in. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.


Depew, NY	October 16th, 2011	Lake Shore Limited #48	Phase VI	Budd & Amtrak Beech Grove Shops 1988

Digital Photo	Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi	Tamron (Canon) 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 Zoom Lens	f4.0 @ 1/250th sec ISO 400	475-1763

Built by Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops with the help of Budd in 1988, this was the prototype Viewliner dining car. It operated until the mid-2000's before being stored. In 2011, it was re-activated using funding from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (Economic Stimulus). The car originally didn't have a name but once rebuilt, it was named "Indianapolis". This falls in line with the eventual naming of the 25 new Viewliner II diners which will also be named after state capitals east of the Mississippi. Those cars will be built by CAF USA in Elmira Heights, NY. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.


Depew, NY	March 12th, 2016	Lake Shore Limited #48	Phase III	Budd & Amtrak Beech Grove Shops 1988

Digital Photo	Canon EOS 70D	Canon 17-40mm EF f4.0L Zoom Lens	f14.0 @ 1/100th sec ISO 100	796-2761

Built by Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops with the help of Budd in 1988, this was the prototype Viewliner dining car. It operated until the mid-2000's before being stored. In 2011, it was re-activated using funding from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (Economic Stimulus). The car originally didn't have a name but once rebuilt, it was named "Indianapolis". This falls in line with the eventual naming of the 25 new Viewliner II diners which will also be named after state capitals east of the Mississippi. Those cars will be built by CAF USA in Elmira Heights, NY. In 2016, Amtrak repainted this car into its classic Phase III paint scheme, the same as what the new Viewliner II baggage cars were painted in. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.