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Santa Fe "Pleasure" domes photo above: Lounge under "Pleasure Dome" on Super Chief 8/72 (eBay/jp)

In 1950, Pullman Standard delivered 6 "Pleasure Domes" for the "Super Chief". The cars had 2 unique features; the "Turquoise Room", and parlor-car style revolving seats in the dome. The "Turquoise Room", in the short end of the car and always coupled to the diner, seated 12 and was available for private luncheon, cocktail, or dinner parties. The deorative keynote was a reproduction of a silver-accented indian turquoise medallion, displayed in a shadow box on the forward wall. Under the dome was a cocktail room and forward was a lounge. In the dome were 8 parlor chairs in the center, with standard double seats in each end facing away from the center. The parlor chairs could be revolved freely for ideal viewing angles.

AT&SF 500 "Plaza Acoma" (not applied), Amtrak 9350, Bill Eldridge/John Singleton ("Hogtrain, Inc") "Santa Fe 500", Jim Stephenson (800068), Texas Southern dinner train in San Antonio TX (lease), Dr. Arthur Cushman, Broadway Dinner Train Nashville TN (lease), Washington Central WCRC 152 (1993) - renumbered 153 one month later - operated 2 special trips on WCRC, BC Rail Pacific Starlight Dinner Train 153 "Twilight" (1997). Operation closed and car listed for sale late 2002. Sold to Ontario Northland 2/2004 as ONT 902 and moved east on rear of 'Canadian' 4/04 with entire dinner train consist. Comments from a previous owner regarding car on BC Rail: "Looked like a Denny's on rails. They had destroyed the Turquoise room by installing some horizontal storage for food trays. Removed most of the carpet and installed what amounted to sandpaper on the floor to prevent slipping."

AT&SF 501 "Plaza Laguna" (not applied), Amtrak 9351, Espirit de Corp Sportswear (3/84), GGRM museum (12/84), Roy Thorpe, John Baldwin, Washington Central WCRC 104, Spirit of Washington Dinner Train "Spirit of Washington", then renamed "City of Seattle" when relocated to Renton WA. Relettered CBRW (Columbia Basin Railway) 11/02.

AT&SF 502 "Plaza Lamy" (not applied), Amtrak 9352, 1982 to Kyle Railways, Dr Dan Marnell "Plaza Lamy" (800403), Sierra Madre Express, Santa Fe Southern RR (1999).

AT&SF 503 "Plaza Santa Fe" (not applied), Amtrak 9353, 1981 to Standard Industries, Jim Stephenson, Wayne Yetter/California Rail Tours Salinas CA "Plaza Santa Fe" (800392) for charters, (was leased at one time to Branson Scenic).

AT&SF 504 "Plaza Taos" (not applied), Amtrak 9354, AG Cole, Jim Stephenson, Dr Art Cushman Broadway Dinner Train Nashville TN "Santa Fe Chief"(per web page, but apparently not applied) - "Super Chief" - (BDT operation defunct as of 1999) - leased to Tennessee Central.

AT&SF 505 "Plaza Zuni" (not applied), Amtrak 9355, 1981 to Lou Bradas/Pacific Locomotive Assn (unrestored) - stored at Port of Oakland then to moved to Niles Canyon Railway.

Please e-mail us any additional info or corrections. Additional info: Roy Wullich, PTJ, Bill Eldridge

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