Tuesday, June 12, 2018

BKSX Coach #4700

BKSX Coach #4700 in Wishram, Washington, on June 7, 1997

Pictured in Wishram, Washington, in the consist of an excursion train with Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 #4449, BKSX Coach #4700 was built by the Budd Company in 1953 as Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 48-Seat Coach #2823. It later became Amtrak #4817. In 1980, Amtrak rebuilt it with Head-End Power and it became Amtrak #4700. It was retired by Amtrak in 1995. At this point it was being operated as a RailVentures/Montana Daylight car.

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