Tuesday, June 12, 2018

BKSX Coach #4013

BKSX Coach #4013 in Wishram, Washington, on June 13, 1997

Pictured in Wishram, Washington, in the consist of an excursion train with Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 #4449, BKSX Coach #4013 was built by the Budd Company in 1950 as Southern Pacific 44-Seat Coach #2370 for the Sunset Limited. In 1951 it was renumbered to Texas & New Orleans #443, and in 1961 it was renumbered to SP #2231. It later became Amtrak #4418. In 1981, Amtrak rebuilt it as a 40-Seat ADA Coach with Head-End Power and it became Amtrak #4013. It was retired by Amtrak in 1995. At this point it was being operated as a RailVentures/Montana Daylight car.

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