List of North American dome cars
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2016) |
A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the train. It also can include features of a coach, lounge car, dining car, sleeping car or observation. Beginning in 1945, a total of 236 were delivered for North American railroad companies. Three companies manufactured dome cars for North America: American Car and Foundry, Budd, and Pullman-Standard. In addition, the Southern Pacific Railroad constructed seven dome-lounges in its own shops.
List[]
Budd[]
Ex-CB&Q dome coach No. 4718 Silver Lariat in excursion service
Ex-GN Great Dome No. 1391 in Amtrak service in 2011
Ex-CP Skyline series in Via Rail service
Ex-CB&Q dome coach No. 558 in 2007
Pullman-Standard[]
ATSF Pleasure Dome No. 501 at Union Station in San Diego, California prior to entering regular service on the Super Chief
Ex-Milwaukee Road Super Dome No. 53 at Winona, Minnesota in 2010
| Owner | Quantity | Road numbers | Type | Year | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | 6 | 500–505 | Lounge | 1950 | Pleasure Dome |
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | 2 | 5550–5551 | Lounge | 1949 | Strata-Dome |
| Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | 10 | 50–59 | Lounge | 1952 | Super Dome |
| General Motors | 1 | Coach | 1947 | ||
| General Motors | 1 | Diner | 1947 | ||
| General Motors | 1 | Lounge | 1947 | ||
| General Motors | 1 | Sleeper | 1947 | ||
| International–Great Northern Railroad | 1 | 896 | Coach | 1952 | Texas Eagle |
| Missouri Pacific Railroad | 3 | 893–895 | Coach | 1952 | Texas Eagle |
| Texas and Pacific Railway | 1 | 200 | Coach | 1952 | Texas Eagle |
| Wabash Railroad | 1 | 203 | Coach | 1958 | City of St. Louis |
| Wabash Railroad | 1 | 1602 | Parlor-lounge | 1952 | Blue Bird |
American Car and Foundry[]
An Astra Dome lounge-observation car brings up the rear of the City of Los Angeles in the 1950s
| Owner | Quantity | Road numbers | Type | Year | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Pacific Railroad | 10 | 7000–7009 | Coach | 1954–1955 | Astra Dome |
| Union Pacific Railroad | 10 | 8000–8009 | Diner | 1955 | Astra Dome |
| Union Pacific Railroad | 15 | 9000–9014 | Lounge-observation | 1955 | Astra Dome |
Southern Pacific[]
| Owner | Quantity | Road numbers | Type | Year | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Pacific Railroad | 7 | 3600–3606 | Lounge | 1954–1955 |
See also[]
- Dome lounge
References[]
- Zimmermann, Karl (1998). Domeliners: Yesterday's Trains of Tomorrow. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-890-24292-6. OCLC 38575409.
Categories:
- Passenger railroad cars