Display Cars at Union Station

Name	Type	Comments	Date

J.R. Valderas	General	Are there any plans to restore or repaint these cars?	4/28/2010 1:34:41 AM

Doug Wolfe	General	I am not aware of any.	5/4/2010 6:53:40 PM

Ted Brumberg	General	The #9479 was built in 1948 by Pullman-Standard as NYC 22 roomette (22RM) sleeper #10443 THUNDER BAY, 1 of 45 such sleepers (#10400-#10444, all BAY names) built in that Lot to Plan #4122, which was part of a 200 car order placed in December 1945. In 1958-1959, 23 of these 45 sleepers were sold to CN as #2052-#2074 with VAL names, the THUNDER BAY as CN #2067 VALPARAISO. In 1973-1974, CN rebuilt 14 of these 23 cars to baggage-dormitories #9475-#9488, retaining 14 of the roomettes; the #2067 was rebuilt to #9479 in 1973.	11/8/2014 9:08:07 PM

Ted Brumberg	General	The #2149 was built in 1949 by Pullman-Standard in Lot #6797 as ERIE 10 roomette-6 double bedroom (10RM-6DB) sleeper BENJAMIN LODER, 1 of 7 such sleepers built in that Lot to Plan #4129A; the Lot was ordered in March 1946. In 1966, Erie sold 5 of these 7 sleepers to CN as #2147-#2151, all with RIVER names; the BENJAMIN LODER became CN #2149 CLEARWATER RIVER, later VIA #2149.	11/8/2014 9:18:08 PM

Display Cars at Union Station
Old VIA passenger cars on display at Union Station in Nashville, TN. They are in deplorable condition.
Date: 4/18/2010	Location: Nashville, TN Map	Views: 1734	Collection Of: Doug Wolfe
Rolling Stock: SLCX 9479 (Passenger Car) SLCX 2149 (Passenger Car)			Author: Doug Wolfe

Picture Categories: RollingStock		This picture is part of album: Union Station - Nashville

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