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Nostalgia & History > ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75Date: 01/17/17 05:08 ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: gcm (1-2) Less than a year since the last reguarly scheduled passenger train left the station (Amtrak
Lone Star) three tracks remained. Gulf Coast Chapter NRHS cars on the left. Check out all the Missouri Pacific station wagons. (3) Two cars here this day. Missouri Pacific business car 9 and ex-Great Northern buffet-lounge observation Appekunny Mountain.    Date: 01/17/17 05:09 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: gcm (4-6) Appekunny Mtn was built in 1950 by AC&F for the Empire Builder.
It was in Houston for a number of years owned by Grant Supply Co. I'm not sure if they owned it at this time.    Date: 01/17/17 05:10 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: gcm (7-8) Later the car was painted to SP Daylight colors for the World's Fair Daylight train
between Portland and New Orleans. I believe the car is now with the California Northern RR painted in their colors. The track area at Union Station is now the Astros Minute Maid Park.   Date: 01/17/17 05:14 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: dan cool, i worked on the car painted sp when randy parton owned it, looks better here
Date: 01/17/17 06:40 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: andersonb109 And the station head house was preserved as part of the baseball stadium.
Date: 01/17/17 07:27 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: EmpireBuilder What a great group of shots ! Thanks for posting these.
Date: 01/17/17 09:12 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: twin_star_rocket My own photos of this car. I'd have to go look at the slide mounts to check when I took them.
Brian Ehni    Date: 01/17/17 09:13 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: twin_star_rocket A few more.
Brian Ehni    Date: 01/17/17 09:14 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: twin_star_rocket Last one.
Brian Ehni  Date: 01/17/17 09:57 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: gcm > It was in Houston for a number of
> years owned by Grant Supply Co. I'm not sure if > they > owned it at this time. They did own it then - just noticed their name above the windows. Gary Date: 01/17/17 09:58 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: gcm twin_star_rocket Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > My own photos of this car. I'd have to go look at > the slide mounts to check when I took them. > > Brian Ehni Nice shots. The chapter cars were in great shape back then also. Gary Date: 01/17/17 14:09 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: The_Chief_Way That series of cars is one of my all time favorites. Thanks for posting.
Date: 01/17/17 16:27 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: roustabout The Appekunny Mountain is in the Albany, Oregon area, still painted in Cal Northern colors. It seems like the Albany & Eastern has used it once in a while for some of their excursion runs.
Date: 01/17/17 20:47 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: MojaveBill ConCor made about a million N-scale models of that car...
Bill Deaver Tehachapi, CA Date: 01/18/17 01:37 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: gobbl3gook I saw the Appekunny Mtn in Davis, CA a few times in the last 15 years.
Here's some photos from 2010 from myself and two other posters. http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2188402 It's a very pretty car. I hope they've been patching that roof in Albany... Ted in OR Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/18/17 01:39 by gobbl3gook. Date: 01/18/17 10:01 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: Chopperbill Hi Gary: Great photo's. Good to see your still Alive!!!! Regards, Bill, Jim & Phil.
Date: 01/19/17 20:39 Re: ex-GN Appekunny Mtn at Houston Union St -- April 75 Author: Jim700 Here's the Appekunny Mountain on the VSP&S 1970 Mt. Shasta Limited and the VSP&S 1971 Snowflake Limited. The late Portland, Oregon professional organist Howard Horwath is seen at the organ in the round end in both photos.
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