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Nostalgia & History > Ex-CB&Q dome Silver KettleDate: 09/17/23 13:18 Ex-CB&Q dome Silver Kettle Author: gcm Nov 1979
A dome-dormitory-coffee shop car built by Budd in 1956 for the Denver Zephyr. At New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. Gary ![]() Date: 09/17/23 14:12 Re: Ex-CB&Q dome Silver Kettle Author: Notch7 A good looking car with nice heritage.
Date: 09/17/23 14:12 Re: Ex-CB&Q dome Silver Kettle Author: texchief1 Nice shot, Gary!
texchief1 Date: 09/17/23 15:00 Re: Ex-CB&Q dome Silver Kettle Author: dan sucks we lost it's sister car the silver cup to fire damage in Hudson, colo, finally scrapped a few years ago at gateway
Date: 09/17/23 17:54 Re: Ex-CB&Q dome Silver Kettle Author: Topfuel dan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > sucks we lost it's sister car the silver cup to > fire damage in Hudson, colo, finally scrapped a > few years ago at gateway This car really hasn't fared any better, as it was gutted by VIA Rail 25+ years ago to be made into a Skyline car (without a vestibule). Minimal work was done before those projects were terminated. The gutted shell still exists under private ownership at Gateway, but there's really nothing left of the original fabric. Date: 09/17/23 19:35 Re: Ex-CB&Q dome Silver Kettle Author: dan PV's with out vestibules are difficult
Date: 09/21/23 01:52 Re: Ex-CB&Q dome Silver Kettle Author: mp51w That downstairs was the closest thing to a real bar that Amtrak had!
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