Tuesday, June 12, 2018

HUNX Dome Coach #7003

HUNX Dome Coach #7003 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, this car was built by American Car & Foundry in 1955 as Union Pacific #7003 and assigned to the Challenger between Chicago and Los Angeles. It was sold to Auto-Train in June 1972 and became Auto-Train #703. 

HUNX Dome Coach #7003 in Wishram, Washington, on June 7, 1997

In December 1981 it was sold to James E. Strates Shows and was resold to a private party in 1982 before being acquired by the Collis P. Huntington Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society the same year. Initially assigned #800377 and given the name Sandstone Falls, it was later restored in 1993 to its original appearance as HUNX #7003.

No comments:

Post a Comment