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Title
Silver Penthouse
Contributor
Plumas County Museum
Date Created and/or Issued
1948
Publication Information
Meriam Library. California State University, Chico
Contributing Institution
California State University, Chico
Collection
Northeastern California Historical Photograph Collection
Rights Information
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Description
View of a Amtrak passenger car circa 1948, location is not confirmed
California Zephyr; "Silver Penthouse"; Built by Budd in 1948 "Silver Penthouse", sleeper-obs (CZ), BN 376 (not pained BN), became Amtrak. 9251 - car retained for Amtrak president W. Graham Claytor for conversion to Amtrak business car 10002 (2) - plan fell through as there were too many height restrictions and an Amfleet car became available, went to BN (5.93), stuffed & mounted as a "training classroom" at BNSF museum FORTWORTH TX (1991) as "Prairie View" - BNSF 21
Type
image
Format
205 x 260 mm
Film negative
Identifier
sc26911
http://archives.csuchico.edu/cdm/ref/collection/coll11/id/25204
Subject
Railroad passenger cars
Railroad locomotives
Railroads
Source
sc26911.tif
Relation
original not owned
Northeastern California Historical Photograph Collection

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