Amtrak Coast Starlight in Salem, Oregon, on April 7, 2007

I took these pictures of Amtrak’s southbound Coast Starlight at the Amtrak depot in Salem, Oregon, on April 7, 2007. Leading the train, Amtrak #119 is a 4,250-horsepower P42DC that was built by General Electric in September 1997. 

The trailing unit, Amtrak #188 is a 4,250-horsepower P42DC that was built by General Electric in September 2001. 

The baggage car, Amtrak #1710, was built by the Budd Company in 1953 as Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe #2836, a 48-seat leg-rest chair car. After Amtrak took over passenger service on May 1, 1971, it became Amtrak #4828. In March 1980 it was rebuilt for head-end power and became Amtrak #4715. In September 1996 it was rebuilt as Specialty Baggage Car #1710 with centered rollup baggage door and retaining its vestibule. 

Amtrak #39022 is a Superliner II transition sleeping car that was built by Bombardier in 1996. This car wears its original Phase IV lettering, which Amtrak introduced in 1993.

Amtrak #32084 “Kansas” is a Superliner II sleeping car that was built by Bombardier in 1994. This car wears the new Phase VI lettering scheme, which Amtrak introduced in 2002.

Here is a close-up view of the diaphragms between the Superliner II transition sleeping car and the standard Superliner II sleeping car. This also shows the slight difference in lettering between the Phase IV on the right and the similar Phase VI on the left.

Here is a close-up view of the door of the Superliner II sleeping car, and the new Phase VI Amtrak logo covering the former location of the car name.

Here is a close-up view of the connection between two Superliner II sleeping cars. Amtrak #32104 “Oklahoma” is a Superliner II sleeping car that was built by Bombardier in 1994. Note that the word Superliner only appears on one end of the cars.

Amtrak Pacific Parlour lounge car #39975 was built by the Budd Company in 1956 as Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Hi-Level lounge car #580. 

After Amtrak took over passenger service on May 1, 1971, it became Amtrak #9975. In August 1981 it was rebuilt for head-end power. 

In 1995 it was rebuilt as a Pacific Parlour first-class lounge car for the Coast Starlight. 

 

After the sleeping cars were a dining car and a Sightseer lounge car

The dining car was the midpoint of the train, and was right in front of the depot.

The dining car and the sightseer lounge car were both Superliner II cars built in 1994 and 1995.

After the Sightseer lounge car were three coaches.

Here is a closeup of the details at the door of one of the coaches.

This old Chicago sticker was on one of the coaches.

The last car of the train was an ordinary coach.

Amtrak #34052 is a Superliner I Coach that was built by Pullman-Standard in 1979.

Here is one last view of the train at the depot.