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Owner: Northern Pacific
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
User Notes:   Dome 46 seat chair CB&Q #558, Budd, 1954, NORTH COAST LIMITED, now PPCX #800290 dome sleeper diner lounge THE OBSERVATORY

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NP 558 1968
Title:  NP 558 1968
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/2/2004 6:35:54 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Jim Sands
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  3073   Comments: 1
North Coast Limited
Title:  North Coast Limited
Description:  The dome on the train. You can see the location I should have took some photos
Photo Date:  11/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/27/2010 11:47:33 AM
Location:  Charlottesville, VA
Author:  jonathan hinely
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
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Views:  415   Comments: 0
Bottom of the Vista Dome
Title:  Bottom of the Vista Dome
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/30/2009  Upload Date: 8/6/2010 4:43:02 PM
Location:  Charlottesville, VA
Author:  jonathan hinely
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  530   Comments: 0
Observatory
Title:  Observatory
Description:  North Coast Limited
Photo Date:  10/30/2009  Upload Date: 5/24/2011 9:46:10 PM
Location:  Charlottesville, VA
Author:  jonathan hinely
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  456   Comments: 0
Northern Pacific in the Blue Ridge
Title:  Northern Pacific in the Blue Ridge
Description:  Private Car of the Northern Pacific dome on the Amtrak Blue Ridge Special
Photo Date:  10/31/2010  Upload Date: 3/15/2011 4:45:22 PM
Location:  Asheville, NC
Author:  jonathan hinely
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
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Views:  366   Comments: 0
120828009 Amtrak 8 Arrives At Midway Depot With Private Cars On Rear
Title:  120828009 Amtrak 8 Arrives At Midway Depot With Private Cars On Rear
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/28/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2013 12:56:02 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  730   Comments: 0
120828011 Amtrak 8 Arrives At Midway Depot With Private Cars On Rear
Title:  120828011 Amtrak 8 Arrives At Midway Depot With Private Cars On Rear
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/28/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2013 12:56:29 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  662   Comments: 0
120828015 MNNR 40 Switches St. Paul Coach Onto Amtrak 8 With Private Cars On Rear
Title:  120828015 MNNR 40 Switches St. Paul Coach Onto Amtrak 8 With Private Cars On Rear
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/28/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2013 12:57:05 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 40(B23-7)
Views:  680   Comments: 0
120828023 PPCX 800290/CB&Q 558
Title:  120828023 PPCX 800290/CB&Q 558
Description:  Seen on Amtrak 8 at Midway Depot.
Photo Date:  8/28/2012  Upload Date: 1/23/2013 7:10:00 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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Views:  848   Comments: 1
120828025 PPCX 800290/CB&Q 558
Title:  120828025 PPCX 800290/CB&Q 558
Description:  Seen on Amtrak 8 at Midway Depot.
Photo Date:  8/28/2012  Upload Date: 1/23/2013 7:10:17 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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Views:  669   Comments: 0
120828030 PPCX 800290/CB&Q 558
Title:  120828030 PPCX 800290/CB&Q 558
Description:  Detail view of truck. Seen on Amtrak 8 at Midway Depot.
Photo Date:  8/28/2012  Upload Date: 1/23/2013 7:10:34 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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Views:  505   Comments: 0
120828043 Amtrak 8 With Private Cars On Rear Rolls Along On Main 1, About To Cross To Main 2
Title:  120828043 Amtrak 8 With Private Cars On Rear Rolls Along On Main 1, About To Cross To Main 2
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/28/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2013 12:58:17 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Passenger,Action
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Views:  603   Comments: 0
120828044 Amtrak 8 With Private Cars On Rear Rolls Along On Main 1, Crossing To Main 2
Title:  120828044 Amtrak 8 With Private Cars On Rear Rolls Along On Main 1, Crossing To Main 2
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/28/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2013 12:58:37 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Passenger,Action
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Views:  569   Comments: 0
120828046 Amtrak 8 With Private Cars On Rear Crossing From Main 1 To Main 2
Title:  120828046 Amtrak 8 With Private Cars On Rear Crossing From Main 1 To Main 2
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/28/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2013 12:59:01 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Passenger,Action
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Views:  518   Comments: 0
120828050 PPCX 800290/CB&Q 558
Title:  120828050 PPCX 800290/CB&Q 558
Description:  Seen on Amtrak 8.
Photo Date:  8/28/2012  Upload Date: 1/23/2013 7:10:52 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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Views:  413   Comments: 0
"Northern Pacific"
Title:  "Northern Pacific"
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/28/2012  Upload Date: 8/30/2012 11:16:07 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Joe Huss
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  413   Comments: 0
The Virginia Autumn Special
Title:  The Virginia Autumn Special
Description:  Flies past a few miles pout from its station stop at Greensboro. Running a few minutes behind schedule.
Photo Date:  11/3/2012  Upload Date: 11/6/2012 10:00:31 AM
Location:  Greensboro, NC
Author:  Ryan Stuart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 85(P42DC) AMTK 53(P42DC) AMTK 119(P42DC)
Views:  554   Comments: 0
The Virginia Autumn Special
Title:  The Virginia Autumn Special
Description:  Speeds through Linwood, N.C.
Photo Date:  11/3/2012  Upload Date: 11/4/2012 2:10:58 PM
Location:  Linwood, NC
Author:  Ryan Stuart
Categories: 
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Views:  473   Comments: 0
Southern Hospitality and NP dome cars
Title:  Southern Hospitality and NP dome cars
Description:  At gastonia
Photo Date:  11/4/2012  Upload Date: 11/4/2012 3:14:48 PM
Location:  Gastonia, NC
Author:  Ryan Stuart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 119(P42DC) AMTK 53(P42DC) AMTK 85(P42DC)
Views:  419   Comments: 0
More Private Cars
Title:  More Private Cars
Description:  On the Georgia Autumn Special as it passes Gastonia Amtrak Station.
Photo Date:  11/4/2012  Upload Date: 11/4/2012 4:09:51 PM
Location:  Gastonia, NC
Author:  Ryan Stuart
Categories: 
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Views:  470   Comments: 0
NP 558
Title:  NP 558
Description:  Former Northern Pacific dome car, owned by the Cincinnati Railway Company
Photo Date:  11/4/2012  Upload Date: 11/5/2012 6:40:14 PM
Location:  Toccoa, GA
Author:  Jordan Hood
Categories: 
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Views:  326   Comments: 0
NP 558
Title:  NP 558
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2013  Upload Date: 5/12/2013 6:25:47 PM
Location:  Vermillion, OH
Author:  Trey Holland
Categories: 
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Views:  233   Comments: 0
Northern Pacific 558
Title:  Northern Pacific 558
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/23/2013  Upload Date: 5/25/2013 11:31:22 AM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  Charles Grantland
Categories:  RollingStock,Transit,Passenger
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Views:  884   Comments: 0
NS 061
Title:  NS 061
Description:  Dome car "Scenic View" and a former Northern Pacific dome car.
Photo Date:  5/25/2013  Upload Date: 4/2/2014 11:04:01 PM
Location:  Mattawanna, PA
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  462   Comments: 0
#800290 THE OBSERVATORY
Title:  #800290 THE OBSERVATORY
Description:  Built in 1954 by Budd in Lot #9646-141 as CB&Q dome 46 seat chair #558, 1 of 10 such cars built in that Lot, which was ordered in March 1953 for the NORTH COAST LIMITED; cars were delivered between June and August 1954. NP owned 7 (#550-#556), CB&Q owned 2 (#557-#558), and SP&S owned 1 (#559). These 10 cars were intended to be renumbered as BN #4617-#4626, but these numbers were not applied. Sold in 1971 to Amtrak as #9477-#9486. In 1983, Amtrak converted 9 of these 10 cars to HEP #9400-#9408, #9485 was converted to HEP #9406 in June 1983. Retired and sold in 1995 to Tom McOwen's Cincinnati Railway Company. Leased between 1998 and 2000 to Grand Canyon RY as #2097 KOKOPELLI (1st), then reconfigured to dome 3DB sleeper diner lounge and renamed THE OBSERVATORY. For more info, see Phil Dohmen's website: http://www.trainweb.org/railnewspb/Q/ and http://trainweb.org/web_lurker/NP/ 1 of 28 private cars that arrived in Seattle over several days for the 2013 AAPRCO convention train to Napa, CA. EXIF: 4:08 PM, f/3 @ 1/500, ISO-100
Photo Date:  9/24/2013  Upload Date: 8/2/2014 2:56:21 AM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  Ted Brumberg
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  825   Comments: 0
PAXX 800290
Title:  PAXX 800290
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 5/15/2016 10:05:56 PM
Location:  Danville, VA
Author:  G Gerard
Categories: 
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Views:  439   Comments: 0
#800290 STAMPEDE PASS
Title:  #800290 STAMPEDE PASS
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2016  Upload Date: 5/20/2019 12:34:04 AM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  Ted Brumberg
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  279   Comments: 0
#800290 STAMPEDE PASS
Title:  #800290 STAMPEDE PASS
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2016  Upload Date: 5/20/2019 12:34:07 AM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  Ted Brumberg
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  310   Comments: 0


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