Amtrak Heritage Dining Car #8532

Built by Budd in 1956 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad as a 50 seat Coach. The car was conveyed to Amtrak in 1971 and renumbered 5016. It was later converted into a Cafeteria Car and renumbered 8716. Converted to HEP from Steam Heat in November 1985. Since 2001, it has operated as a Heritage Diner with the full Timoinsa Rebuild interior. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.


Orlando, FL	November 6th, 2014	Silver Meteor #97	Phase VI	The Budd Company 1956

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy	8716 - Silver Halter 5016 - Silver Halter	CB&Q 4739 - Silver Halter	Digital Photo	Canon EOS 60D

Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm f2.8 Zoom Lens	f11.0 @ 1/320th sec ISO 400	676-0892	Built by Budd in 1956 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad as a 50 seat Coach. The car was conveyed to Amtrak in 1971 and renumbered 5016. It was later converted into a Cafeteria Car and renumbered 8716. Converted to HEP from Steam Heat in November 1985. Since 2001, it has operated as a Heritage Diner with the full Timoinsa Rebuild interior. Historical information about this car provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.