Amtrak Heritage Buffer Car #10405

Built by Budd as 10 Roomette-6 Double Bedroom Sleeping Car for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1950. Numbered 1444 and named "Pacific Terrace". Conveyed to Amtrak in 1971 and numbered 2637. Converted to Head-End Power from Steam Heat in January 1980 and renumbered 2889. Converted to a Crew Dorm/Lounge car in February 1998 and renumbered 2509. The car retained the "Pacific Terrace" name from 1971 until its final conversion to a buffer car. Converted to a buffer car used to ferry cars between Chicago and the Beech Grove shops and renumbered 10405 in December 2008. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.


Chicago, IL	November 10th, 2014	Coach Yard Photo	Phase VI	The Budd Company 1950

Union Pacific Railroad	2509, 2889, 2637 Pacific Terrace	UP 1444 - Pacific Terrace	Digital Photo	Canon EOS 60D

Tamron (Canon) 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 Zoom Lens	f10.0 @ 1/250th sec ISO 200	688-1651	Built by Budd as 10 Roomette-6 Double Bedroom Sleeping Car for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1950. Numbered 1444 and named "Pacific Terrace". Conveyed to Amtrak in 1971 and numbered 2637. Converted to Head-End Power from Steam Heat in January 1980 and renumbered 2889. Converted to a Crew Dorm/Lounge car in February 1998 and renumbered 2509. The car retained the "Pacific Terrace" name from 1971 until its final conversion to a buffer car. Converted to a buffer car used to ferry cars between Chicago and the Beech Grove shops and renumbered 10405 in December 2008. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.