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Viewing Album:  Northern Sky Trip Part 2
 
By:Kevin Painter
Dates:4/17/2013 - 4/18/2013
Album Info:All 8 of us were to spend the 17th on the car but the rest could not land at O'Hare & ended up meeting us in St. Louis so Karen & I had the full Royal treatment all the way to the Gateway Arch PLUS Amtrak did not move the car untill early on the 18th so I got to shoot all the private cars in the yard!
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Tremendous
Title:  Tremendous
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Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 7:40:47 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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SLRG 511
Title:  SLRG 511
Description:  Budd 1954...Ex Holland America/exx Auto Train/nee ATSF 511. As built the car had 57 full-dome seats and 18 upper-level lounge seats. The cars' lower level had an eight-seat lounge, a bar and a crew dormitory. AT had Pullman Standard rebuild the car in 1972 to 51-seat coaches on the full-dome level but retained the crew dormitories on the lower level. Sold by HA to Iowa Pacific in 2007.
Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/28/2013 11:37:32 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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SLRG 554
Title:  SLRG 554
Description:  Ex-McKinley Explorer/NYSW/Auto Train/Santa Fe same #...Budd 5/54
Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 7:41:08 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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SLRG 1394
Title:  SLRG 1394
Description:  Built by Budd in 1955 as Great Northern Prairie View...In 1996 Westours determined that with the merger of the Burlington Northern and the Santa Fe Railroads the long neglected Budd built Great Northern shell #1394 in storage in Springfield, Missouri might be available. Both the BN and the AT&SF had rebuilt full domes already in use in their corporate fleets and thus there was probably no need for BN to keep the unrebuilt shell. Westours made a non solicited offer through a third party, but in a surprise move, BN decides to ignore the Westours offer and put the car up for bid. Inspected in Springfield, the car had been open to the weather for at least 10 years, had minor fire damage, was missing most of its window frames, exterior and interior doors and was fitted with the incorrect trucks. Unknown to BN, Westours had been collecting the parts necessary to rebuild the car since its personnel had first seen it in 1987. Due to the condition of the car, Westours was the only probable bidder and was successful in the bidding process. Once acquired, the car was quickly moved to Forest Grove, Oregon for the most extensive rebuild ever attempted. The correct trucks were already in inventory as were all but two of the required window frames and doors. The car was rebuilt in time for the 1997 season at a total cost of just over $1,000,000. Purchased by Iowa Pacific in 2009.
Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 7:41:05 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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MILW 53
Title:  MILW 53
Description:  In 1951 the Milwaukee Road ordered ten full-length dome cars from Pullman Standard Co. for delivery in 1952, Dubbed "Super Domes" by the railroad, they were the first of their kind ever built. Numbered 50-59 each car had 68 forward facing seats in the dome and a 28 seat café on the lower level. Ex-NCDOT 400301 Mount Mitchell, exx-C&NW 421 Powder River, exxx-Golden Arrow, exxxx-Rail Travel Associates, exxxxx-Great Western Tours, exxxxxx-VIA 2701, exxxxxxx-CN 2701, exxxxxxxx-CN 2401 Athabasca, nee-MILW. Bought by "Friends of the 261" in 2005 on Ebay!
Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/28/2013 12:17:41 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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MRLX 800701
Title:  MRLX 800701
Description:  ex-AMTK 1624, exx-1532, exxx-SP 3105, exxxx-T&NO 303, nee-SP 1630...Budd baggage/dorm. Sold by Mid America Car to Iowa Pacific 1/2013.
Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/28/2013 11:37:39 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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NSRX 31
Title:  NSRX 31
Description:  Milwaukee Road 8 Duplex Roomette, 6 Roomette, 4 Bedroom Sleeper #31 "Minnesota River". Lot 6945, Plan 4192 A, Ordered from Pullman 6/1953, Delivered 11/1954. Purchased by "Friends of the 261" in 2001. Push-pull equipped.
Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 7:41:03 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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AMTK 113
Title:  AMTK 113
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Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/28/2013 11:37:37 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Locomotives:  AMTK 113(P42DC)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
AMTK 7
Title:  AMTK 7
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Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 7:41:11 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Locomotives:  AMTK 7(P42DC)
Views:  137   Comments: 1
SLRG 9660
Title:  SLRG 9660
Description:  Ex-Louisville & Nashville 6-4-6 sleeper
Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 7:41:00 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Domes & rain
Title:  Domes & rain
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Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/28/2013 11:37:35 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Views:  69   Comments: 0
AMTK 517
Title:  AMTK 517
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Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 7:41:13 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Locomotives:  AMTK 517(B32-8WH)
Views:  159   Comments: 2
Sleeping Super Domes
Title:  Sleeping Super Domes
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Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 7:40:57 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Views:  99   Comments: 1
SLRG 1 Observation
Title:  SLRG 1 Observation
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Photo Date:  4/17/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 7:40:55 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Views:  287   Comments: 1
Northern Sky ready & waiting
Title:  Northern Sky ready & waiting
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Photo Date:  4/18/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 8:58:29 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Luxury travel
Title:  Luxury travel
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Photo Date:  4/18/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 8:58:51 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Observing the bilevels from Northern Sky
Title:  Observing the bilevels from Northern Sky
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Photo Date:  4/18/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 7:40:51 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Views:  92   Comments: 0
AMTK 29
Title:  AMTK 29
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Photo Date:  4/18/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 7:40:49 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Locomotives:  AMTK 29(P42DC)
Views:  139   Comments: 2
Union Station splendor
Title:  Union Station splendor
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Photo Date:  4/18/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 8:58:49 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Leaving the rain behind
Title:  Leaving the rain behind
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Photo Date:  4/18/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 8:58:46 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Locomotives:  AMTK 18(P42DC)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
Upgraded Ex-Alton
Title:  Upgraded Ex-Alton
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Photo Date:  4/18/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 8:58:44 PM
Location:  Pontiac, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Views:  146   Comments: 1
GMTX 2687
Title:  GMTX 2687
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Photo Date:  4/18/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 8:58:42 PM
Location:  Bloomington, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Locomotives:  GMTX 2687(GP38)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
UP 2040
Title:  UP 2040
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Photo Date:  4/18/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 8:58:39 PM
Location:  Bloomington, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Locomotives:  UP 2040(GP60)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
Illinois flooding
Title:  Illinois flooding
Description:  Approximate location
Photo Date:  4/18/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 8:58:37 PM
Location:  Pontiac, IL
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Karen views the Arch from the dome
Title:  Karen views the Arch from the dome
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Photo Date:  4/18/2013  Upload Date: 4/27/2013 8:58:34 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Kevin Painter
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Views:  107   Comments: 0

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