Amtrak Heritage Specialty Baggage Car #1757

Built by Budd as a 44 seat Coach for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1961 and numbered 5522. Conveyed to Amtrak in 1971 and numbered 4454. Converted to Head-End Power from Steam Heat in July 1980 and renumbered 4628. Converted to a Baggage Car in June 1996 and renumbered 1729. Renumbered 1757 in April 2000 when set up to haul U.S. Mail only. Today, the car is used as a regular Baggage Car. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.


Orlando, FL	November 6th, 2014	Silver Meteor #97	Phase VI	The Budd Company 1961

Union Pacific Railroad	1729, 4628, 4454	UP 5522	Digital Photo	Canon EOS 60D

Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm f2.8 Zoom Lens	f9.0 @ 1/500th sec ISO 400	677-0897	Built by Budd as a 44 seat Coach for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1961 and numbered 5522. Conveyed to Amtrak in 1971 and numbered 4454. Converted to Head-End Power from Steam Heat in July 1980 and renumbered 4628. Converted to a Baggage Car in June 1996 and renumbered 1729. Renumbered 1757 in April 2000 when set up to haul U.S. Mail only. Today, the car is used as a regular Baggage Car. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.