Western Railroad Discussion > BNSF's Newest Unmanned GEO car, #91

On June 2nd, BNSF's newest unmanned track geometry car, the BNSF 91 was run out of Topeka, KS for a shakedown run to Emporia and back.  Here, the train is at the depot just minutes before departure.  The consist was as follows:

BNSF 6119
BNSF 808382
BNSF 82
BNSF 91

As per Zach Pumphery "This car is former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy coach #341 "Silver Chair", and was built by the Budd Company in March 1954. As originally configured the car featured a snack bar. After Burlington Northern Merger in 1970 it became BN 6143, to Amtrak as AMTK 3921 in 1971, and was lettered for the last several years as RPCX 3921."  Before you all freak out, I've heard that the full-length skirting on the car was removed, but retained in the shops for use on the rest of their fleet.  I was thinking that the row of solar panels on the roof was an interesting addition.

Enjoy,
- Jeff Carlson

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Here's a closer view of the car's solar panels.  Neat.

- Jeff Carlson

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Well, that's one way to keep the batteries charged. Especially if you're not moving.

bnsfsd70 Wrote:
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> As per Zach Pumphery "This car is former Chicago,
> Burlington and Quincy coach #341 "Silver Chair",
> and was built by the Budd Company in March 1954.
> As originally configured the car featured a snack
> bar. After Burlington Northern Merger in 1970 it
> became BN 6143, to Amtrak as AMTK 3921 in 1971,
> and was lettered for the last several years as
> RPCX 3921."  

This car was built in 1949 as one of 2 additional parlor cars for the Twin Cities Zephyr.  It also had a drawing room at the A end of the car.  Both of these parlor cars were converted to snack bar coaches circa 1968 by the Q for overflow coach passenger food service on the Denver Zephyrs.  Sold to the BNSF in the fall of 2015.

Topfuel Wrote:
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> bnsfsd70 Wrote:
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> >
> > As per Zach Pumphery "This car is former
> Chicago,
> > Burlington and Quincy coach #341 "Silver
> Chair",
> > and was built by the Budd Company in March
> 1954.
> > As originally configured the car featured a
> snack
> > bar. After Burlington Northern Merger in 1970
> it
> > became BN 6143, to Amtrak as AMTK 3921 in 1971,
> > and was lettered for the last several years as
> > RPCX 3921."  
>
> This car was built in 1949 as one of 2 additional
> parlor cars for the Twin Cities Zephyr.  It also
> had a drawing room at the A end of the
> car.  Both of these parlor cars were converted
> to snack bar coaches circa 1968 by the Q for
> overflow coach passenger food service on the
> Denver Zephyrs.  Sold to the BNSF in the fall of
> 2015.

I stand corrected.  My info was from what I compiled online, and I will amend it as such.  Was '54 the snack bar rebuild date by chance?

Pump

• What become of the full skirts removed at Topeka?

The man said circa 1968. Another said the skirts are stored at Topeka shops.