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Canadian Pacific - Tioga Pass .
Portageville, NY
 
September 19th, 2014
 
AAPRCO Pine Tree Limited
   Amtrak 040
Tioga Pass
   
Digital Photo
 
Canon EOS 60D
 
Tamron (Canon) 18-200mm
f3.5-6.3 Zoom Lens
f6.3 @ 1/250th sec
ISO 125
Canadian National Shops
1959
Canadian National Railway
 
Canadian National Railway
 
Norm Orfall
LA Rail, Inc.
660-3900






Built by the Canadian National Shops in Point St. Charles, Quebec in 1959. The car was part of an order for 12 similar cars designed for rairoad executives. The car operated most of its career in Edmonton, Alberta serving the Vice President of the Canadian National Mountain Region. In 1992, CN sold the car to Rutherford P. "Rudy" Hayes who died just months after it was delivered. Aronco Leasing Company purchased the car in 1997 from the Hayes Estate. The car today is owned by Norm Orfall and operated by LA Rail, Inc. and can accomodate 20 people for day occupancy and sleeps 12. Historical Information about this car provided by AAPRCO.