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Amtrak Amfleet II Café Car #28000
Toledo, OH
 
May 8th, 2014
 
Lake Shore Limited #49
  
Phase VI
   
Digital Photo
 
Canon EOS 60D
 
Tamron (Canon) 18-200mm
f3.5-6.3 Zoom Lens
f11.0 @ 1/400th sec
ISO 400
The Budd Company
March 1982
637-2297
 
Information about the history of this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.  
Built by Budd in March 1982 with an off-center snack bar with 10 4-place booths on the long end and 17 seats in 1, 2, and 4 seat configurations on the short end near the restroom and vestibule. Converted to a smoking lounge using the short end of the car in October 1999 and assigned the name "Miami Club". Converted to a "Diner-Lite" car with a small conductor's office, 19 seats arranged in 2 and 4 seat booths and a small cooking area in the center of the car along with the removal of the "Miami Club" name in December 2008.