The Official West Coast Rails - Silver Rails Resort Exhibition of Amtrak History - Material Handling Car Conversions Information Page
The Official West Coast Rails
Silver Rails Resort
Exhibition of Amtrak History
Material Handling Car Conversions Information Page
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008
On February 23, 2008, Amtrak, Trainweb, and the Depot Inn and Suites, a railroad themed hotel in La Plata, Missouri, inaugurated the Exhibition of Amtrak History, which is housed in two former Amtrak Material Handling cars that were once used for the transportation of Mail, Checked Baggage, and Amtrak Express Shipping. The two cars are labeled with RAMX Reporting Marks.
Car #1429 has a collection of Amtrak information on display dating from May 1971 through the present date, including information from Metrolink and the Coaster, Amtrak's Rail-2-Rail service partners in southern California. The Rail-2-Rail program, itself, as it relates to Amtrak History, has been effective between Oceanside and Ventura since September 2002. The San Diego area portion of the route was added to the program In April 2004.
Some photos and station banners from major events such as the recent relaunch of the Empire Builder and the 1994 revitalization of the Coast Starlight are also displayed.
Car #1451 has not been set up as of the release of this message, however, I have taken a photo of these two cars during my recent visit to La Plata over the weekend of February 23, 2008.
The Table below lists the car numbers of the two cars that were purchased from Amtrak by the Silver Rails Resort. The cars are still in their original Amtrak Phase III Livery Paint Scheme.
| SILVER RAILS RESORT EXHIBITION OF AMTRAK HISTORY COLLECTION - MATERIAL HANDLING CAR CONVERSIONS |
| REPORTING MARK
| CAR NUMBER
| COMPLETION DATE
|
| RAMX
| 1429
| FEBRUARY 23, 2008
|
| RAMX
| 1451
| T.B.A.
|
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