Jacksonville, FL |
November 8th, 2014 |
Silver Meteor #98 |
Phase IV |
The Budd Company 1953 |
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Santa Fe Railway |
4728, 4863 |
ATSF 2851 |
Digital Photo |
Canon EOS 60D |
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Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm f2.8 Zoom Lens |
f9.0 @ Multiple Exposures ISO 100 - Night Photo |
689-1293H |
Built by Budd as a 48 seat Coach for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway in 1953 and numbered 2851. This car was also equipped with steam-ejector air conditioning under Santa Fe ownership. Conveyed to Amtrak in 1971 and numbered 4863. Converted to Head-End Power from Steam Heat in May 1980 and renumbered 4728. Converted to a Baggage Car in January 1996 and renumbered 1705. The Santa Fe name is barely visible on the side of this car around the center door. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com. |
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