Amtrak Photo Archive
the Hi-level (ex-El Cap) Cars
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 Location and Information
Date
Photo Credit
car washer that used to work
at Albuquerque NM
June 1977
Bill Hakkarinen
68 seat hi-level built by Budd in
1956 with one end being a
transition end - ex-ATSF 533
April 1974
Paul Hunnell

 68 seat hi-level built by Budd in
1956 with one end being a transition
end ex-ATSF 535
 May 1973
 Paul Hunnell
  Los Angeles CA
 June 4, 1974
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner 
 72 seat hi-level built by Budd in 1956 - ex-ATSF 701
 March 1973
 Paul Hunnell
Los Angeles CA 
 June 4, 1974
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner 

 72 seat hi-level built by Budd in 1956

ex-ATSF 713

 June 1972
 Paul Hunnell
 9971
 Los Angeles CA
built by Budd in 1956 - 86 seat buffet lounge -ex-ATSF 576
 June 4,1974
 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 ex-ATSF 3477 baggage/dorm built by PS in 1947 - high level adapter added in 1956
 March 1980
 Paul Hunnell
  9991
 ex-ATSF 3478 baggage/dorm built by PS in 1947 - high level adapter added in 1956
 July 5, 1976
 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 ex-ATSF 3479 baggage/dorm built by PS in 1947 - high level adapter added in 1956
 May 22,1972
 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
  Los Angeles CA
 June 4, 1974
  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
  Los Angeles CA
 Dec 18 1974
  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

 
When the car was upgraded to head end power and their diaphragms where made comparable with
Superliners a "3" was added to the number
39901 . . .
   39902    Nov 1981  Paul Hunnell
   39915  St Paris Ohio
now in excursion service
on the I&O - the cars actually belong to Tom McOwen's Cincinnati Railway CO. Tom sold the I&O to Rail America but kept his track rights on the I&O and CIND lines.		  May 5, 2004  Jim Hebner
   39917  St Paris Ohio
now in excursion service
on the I&O - the cars actually belong to Tom McOwen's The Cincinnati Railway CO. Tom sold the I&O to Rail America but kept his track rights on the I&O and CIND lines.		  May 5, 2004  Jim Hebner

39919  Santa Fe Hi-Level 545 was
built in 1964. This was its maiden voyage for Pacific Railroad Society after it received major work.
It came to Los Angeles on the Texas Eagle/Sunset Limited. It departed
St. Louis on Jan 24, 2007. Seen here on the back of the Sunset after arriving in LA.		  Jan 26, 2007  Vincent Cammarano Jr

 39931  Bearden AK
- in transit to Houston		 March 2004   Jim Stephenson
 39935  Beach Grove Shops
Coach / Dorm / Transition
built 1964 for the ATSF		  October 1998  Jim Hebner
 39938  Beach Grove Shops
Coach / Dorm / Transition
built 1964 for the ATSF		  October 1998  Jim Hebner
   39945  St Paris Ohio
now in excursion service
on the I&O - the cars actually belong to Tom McOwen's Cincinnati Railway CO. Tom sold the I&O to Rail America but kept his track rights on the I&O and CIND lines.		  May 5, 2004  Jim Hebner
   39948  St Paris Ohio
now in excursion service
on the I&O - the cars actually belong to Tom McOwen's Cincinnati Railway CO. Tom sold the I&O to Rail America but kept his track rights on the I&O and CIND lines.		  May 5, 2004  Jim Hebner
 39949  Glendale CA  1991  Sal Garcia
   39952 Chicago IL
This car does not look it's age!
(built 1956)		  November 1999  USTRANSCOM
   39952  Chicago IL
newly refurbished interior		  October 22, 1999  USTRANSCOM
 39952  Chicago IL
newly refurbished interior		  October 22, 1999  USTRANSCOM
   39960  St Paris Ohio
now in excursion service
on the I&O - the cars actually belong to Tom McOwen's Cincinnati Railway CO. Tom sold the I&O to Rail America but kept his track rights on the I&O and CIND lines.		  May 5, 2004  Jim Hebner
 39974  Los Angeles CA
Pacific Parlor in service
on the
Coast Starlight		  March 2001  Jim Hebner


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