Amtrak Specialty Baggage Car #1714

Built by Budd as a 48 seat coach for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway in 1953 and numbered 2850. This car was also equipped with steam-ejector air conditioning under Santa Fe ownership. Conveyed to Amtrak in 1971 and numbered 4862. Converted to Head-End Power from Steam Heat in April 1980 and numbered 4724. Converted to a baggage car in August 1996 and renumbered 1714. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.


El Paso, TX	October 25th, 2015	Sunset Limited #1	Phase VI	The Budd Company 1953

Santa Fe Railway	4724, 4862	ATSF 2850	Digital Photo	Canon EOS 70D

Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm VC f2.8 Zoom Lens	f11.0 @ 1/125th sec ISO 100	778-1642	Built by Budd as a 48 seat coach for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway in 1953 and numbered 2850. This car was also equipped with steam-ejector air conditioning under Santa Fe ownership. Conveyed to Amtrak in 1971 and numbered 4862. Converted to Head-End Power from Steam Heat in April 1980 and numbered 4724. Converted to a baggage car in August 1996 and renumbered 1714. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.