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VIA Rail Canada HEP-2 Coach #4121
Port Henry, NY
 
November 23rd, 2012
 
Adirondack #68
  
VIA
   
Digital Photo
 
Canon EOS 60D
  
Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm
f2.8 Zoom Lens
f4.0 @ 1/250th sec
ISO 100
The Budd Company
1947
 
Richmond, Fredericksburg
& Potomac Railway
 
Several Private Owners - #???
Amtrak 6028
Amtrak 5217
Richmond, Fredericksburg
& Potomac 853
 
563-2128
This car was originally built by Budd in 1947 for the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railway and numbered 853. Conveyed to Amtrak in 1971, the car was converted into a High-Capacity coach and renumbered 6028. Retired by Amtrak in October 1981, the car then was owned by several private owners before being acquired by VIA and converted into an HEP-2 coach featuring upgraded enclosed luggage bins similar to those found on most commercial aircraft along with a small food prep and food cart area on one end of the car. Historical information about this car provided by www.passengercars.info and www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.