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St Louis Union Station Rolling Stock Collection |
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Filling up several of the 32 tracks leading into the St Louis Union Station is a nice collection of passenger, freight and a lone locomotive. The collection is just outside the former covered train shed which has been transformed with a new hotel, amuseument park, reflecting pool and even an aquarium. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:24:21 AM |
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St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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CBQ Sleeper #424, Silver Shore |
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Built by the Budd Company in 1948, this car was a 10 roomette-6 double bedroom sleeper car used on the California Zephyr. Currently, it is owned by Quad/Rail for charter use. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:24:35 AM |
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St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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46 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CBQ 902, Silver Express |
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Built by Budd Company in 1948, this baggage/express car was used on the California Zephyr. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:24:47 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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39 Comments: 1 |
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WP Dome/buffet/dorm #831, Silver Chalet |
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This car, built by Budd Company in November of 1948, has led an interesting life. Originally WP #831, it was used in payment to CBQ when one of their cars was destroyed while in WP storage. Upon the BN/CBQ merger, it was renumbered BN #804 (not applied) and then BN 252. It slid onto the Amtrak roster as #9812 and later through several private owners. Quad Graphics bought it and heavily modified it, especially adding the massive open vestibule (nicknamed "The Alligator" by some.) It is now stored at the St Louis Union Station. Unfortunately it was closed while we were there. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:24:55 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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47 Comments: 0 |
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WP Dome/buffect/dorm #831, Silver Chalet |
Description: |
Fairly nice side view of the name and dome in the close quarters of St Louis Union Station. The car, after heavy refurbishing and modifications, now belongs to Quad Graphics. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:02 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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36 Comments: 0 |
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SAL Sleeper/lounge #20, Hollywood Beach |
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Side view of the former Seaboard Air Line sleeper/lounge car, Hollywood Beach, with its massive solarium windows at one end. The car was built by Pullman-Standard in 1956 with 5 bedrooms and a sun room and numbered 20. It features oversized windows that extend to the ceiling giving a feeling like you're riding in a Dome Car. This car ran on the original "Silver Meteor" from New York to Miami and was one of only three cars of its type to be built. The car was renumbered 6501 in 1967 and renamed "Sun Ray" by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Conveyed to Amtrak in 1971, the car was renumbered 3231 and was retired by Amtrak in October 1981. During the trip, announcement was made that the late actor Jackie Gleason from television's "The Honeymooners" used to ride in this car as he didn't like to fly. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:07 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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42 Comments: 0 |
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SAL Sleeper/lounge #20, Hollywood Beach |
Description: |
Closeup of the name plate on the former Seaboard Air Line sleeper/lounge car. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:13 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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27 Comments: 0 |
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SAL Sleeper/lounge #20, Hollywood Beach |
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The former Seaboard Air Line sleeper with the solarium lounge still carries its original SAL sign and the Pullman plate. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:19 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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26 Comments: 0 |
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PPCX Dome/bar/lounge #7007, Southern Hospitality |
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Built by ACF in 1955 for Union Pacific, the car was used on the City of Portland train. Specs - 24 dome seats with 4 swivel chairs and table seating for 20, buffet/bar seating for 10, 14 seat upper lounge. Currently it is in private ownership (presumably Pete Messina's private dome car "Southern Hospitality"). |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:27 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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57 Comments: 0 |
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PPCX Dome/bar/lounge #7007, Southern Hospitality |
Description: |
Clorseup of the car's name. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:32 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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RollingStock,Yard |
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40 Comments: 0 |
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PPCX Dome/bar/lounge #7007, Southern Hospitality |
Description: |
Closeup of the RPCX/MRLX #800800 and PPCX #7007 for the car. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:41 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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37 Comments: 0 |
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PPCX Dome/sleeper #800732, Puget Sound |
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Originally built by the Budd Company as Great Northern 46 seat dome #1332, it landed first on the BN roster (no new # applied) and then sold to Amtrak in 1971 as #9463. In 1993, the car passed through several private owners. This car has been spotted on many tours around the US. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:45 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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31 Comments: 0 |
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PPCX Dome/sleeper #800732, Puget Sound |
Description: |
Closeup of its name board under the 46 seat dome. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:25:50 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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41 Comments: 0 |
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PPCX Buffet/observation #800726, L&N Royal Street |
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This car was originally built by Pullman-Standard as Louisville & Nashville buffet/observation car #3301, Royal Street. From an online source "In 1954 the two L&N cars, 3300 ROYAL CANAL and this one, were reassigned from the Crescent to the Gulf Wind and remained on that train until 1966. Both were withdrawn from lease to Pullman on 23 October 1968, retired in 1970 and sold to equipment dealer Preston Duffy. Royal Canal was scrapped after a fire, but Royal Street went into private ownership" |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:01 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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PPCX Buffet/observation #800726, L&N Royal Street |
Description: |
Closeup of the curved obserbation end of the former Louisville & Nashville car #3301, now in private ownership. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:05 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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PPCX Buffet/observation #800726, L&N Royal Street |
Description: |
Closeup of the name plate for the former Louisville & Nashville observation car #3301. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:09 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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49 Comments: 0 |
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PPCX Sleeper #800069, Cimarron River |
Description: |
Built by Pullman-Standard as St Louis-San Francisco sleeper #1466, it is a 14 roomette, 4 double bedroom sleeper car. It later moved over to the Canadian National roster as their #2105. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:13 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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42 Comments: 1 |
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PPCX Sleeper #800069, Cimarron River |
Description: |
Close up of the former SLSF sleeper name, Cimarron River. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:18 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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PPCX Sleeper #800069, ex-SLSF Cimarron River |
Description: |
Closeup of the Pullman name by the vestibule door. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:25 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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40 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
AMTK MHC #1466 |
Description: |
Somehow, this Amtrak MHC ("materials handling car") ended up in the St Louis Union Station collection. This car was one of the first MHC cars (material handling car) purchased from Thrall in 1986 to handle express packages on passenger trains and were built for high speed service (max of 110 mph). The cars were taken out of service in 2003 and sold off. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:33 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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47 Comments: 0 |
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AMTK MHC #1466 |
Description: |
Closeup of door on the former Amtrak MHC #1466. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:40 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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38 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
RPCX SW1 #738 |
Description: |
Originally built by EMD in 11/1950 as Pennsylvania SW1 #738, it moved onto the Washington Terminal roster and eventual into private owneership. It still wears the Washington Terminal paint scheme. I believe it is used at the St Louis Union Station as its switcher for moving the stored railcars. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:51 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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RollingStock,Yard |
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RPCX 738(SW1) WATC 738(SW1) PRR 9422(SW1) |
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Title: |
RPCX SW1 #738 |
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Side view of the EMD SW1 swticher originally built as PRR #9422 and later Washingon Terminal #738. |
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4/13/2022 Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:58 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
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RPCX 738(SW1) WATC 738(SW1) PRR 9422(SW1) |
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88 Comments: 0 |
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