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Southern Pacific homebuilt "3/4" domes
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This section covers the seven "3/4"-length domes designed by Frank H Stengle Jr and built by SP in their own shops during 1954 and 1955 for service on the San Joaquin Daylight, Shasta Daylight, and overland route service between Ogden and Oakland (the upper dome portions were built by Budd, technically making them "Budd" cars). In later years, the domes also worked the Coast Daylight. |
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For clearance, the dome only extended 20 inches above the roofline, which eliminated forward visibility and left no room for amenities under the dome area such as buffet areas, restrooms, or even a passageway. Passengers had to climb up, then down, to pass thru the cars. |
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OTHER DOMES SP purchased (and scrapped) "full" dome GN 1393, seized CBQ 4728 for unpaid storage charges and sold it to a scrap dealer, got title to CBQ 304, SP&S 306, and NP 309 from ANSCO/D&RGW and "inherited" ex WP 832 from D&RGW and later sold all cars to private individuals. Click the links above for detailed histories on those cars. |
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CAR IDENTIFICATION
Sometimes we're asked how we know what car is in a photo since the number can't be readily seen. Here's the text of identifying one of the cars above: |
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