| Built in 1950 by P-S in Lot #6851 to Plan #7625 as AT&SF 36 seat diner #600, 1 of 7 diners (#600-#606) ordered in June 1948 for the SUPER CHIEF and delivered between November and December 1950. #601-#606 were sold in 1971 to Amtrak #8070-#8075, #600 was retained by Santa Fe and renumbered in 1974 to #61 to BNSF #11. 1 of 5 BNSF cars on the rear of the EB #8 EMPIRE BUILDER on Saturday, July 12th, 2014. About to enter the west portal of the 7.8 mile Cascade Tunnel on the ex-GN Stevens Pass line (Scenic Sub). For more info on the #600, see this thread: http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=36584 EXIF: 4:22 PM, f/3 @ 1/320, ISO-100 |