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Owner: Amtrak
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
AMTK Class:   Heritage
User Notes:   SUN RAY, 5DB sleeper-Sun Room buffet lounge, ex-SCL #6501, nee-SAL #20 HOLLYWOOD BEACH, P-S, 1956

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Amtrak 92/82 Northbound Silver Star - 1976 with exSeaboard Sun Lounge
Title:  Amtrak 92/82 Northbound Silver Star - 1976 with exSeaboard Sun Lounge
Description:  Photo Sequence 2 of 4 Date Approximate - Sun Lounge car number is guess - could be any of 3 exSeaboard Sun Lounges
Photo Date:  11/1/1976  Upload Date: 3/22/2012 7:24:16 PM
Location:  Arlington, VA
Author:  Frank A. Phillips Jr.
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Model,Passenger
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Two GG1s power what appears to be Northbound Silver Star - 1976
Title:  Two GG1s power what appears to be Northbound Silver Star - 1976
Description:  Note exSeaboard "Sun Lounge" in consist - car number is a guess - likely at least 2 of 3 of these were on the roster then and 3231 lasted the longest
Photo Date:  11/30/1976  Upload Date: 3/16/2012 1:03:28 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Frank A. Phillips Jr.
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 915(GG1)
Views:  527   Comments: 0
Interior of former Seaboard "Sun-Ray" Lounge in Amtrak Service - 1978
Title:  Interior of former Seaboard "Sun-Ray" Lounge in Amtrak Service - 1978
Description:  Onboard Amtrak Silver Meteor - Car number is best guess, however possible it could be any of the 3 former SAL Sun-Ray lounges
Photo Date:  6/11/1978  Upload Date: 3/9/2012 6:21:45 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Frank A. Phillips Jr.
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Model,Passenger
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#800129 HOLLYWOOD BEACH
Title:  #800129 HOLLYWOOD BEACH
Description:  Built in 1956 by P-S in Lot #6970 to Plan #4202 as SAL 5DB sleeper 21 seat Sun Room buffet lounge #20 HOLLYWOOD BEACH, 1 of 3 such cars built in that Lot, which was ordered in January 1955 for the SILVER METEOR; cars were delivered in January 1956. In 1967, the names were changed from the BEACH-series to the SUN-series, HOLLYWOOD BEACH as SUN RAY. The BEACH names were then applied to the MOUNTAIN-series 6DB sleeper buffet lounges. In 1971, these 3 cars were sold to Amtrak as #3230-#3232. The SUN RAY was retired in October 1981 and sold to private ownership. 1 of 28 private cars that arrived in Seattle over several days for the 2013 AAPRCO convention train to Napa, CA. EXIF: 1:40 PM, f/4.8 @ 1/200, ISO-140
Photo Date:  9/25/2013  Upload Date: 7/28/2014 9:34:51 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  Ted Brumberg
Categories:  Passenger
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PPCX 800129, "Hollywood Beach"
Title:  PPCX 800129, "Hollywood Beach"
Description:  Interesting solar "sunroom" car built by Pullman-Standard in 1956 as Seaboard Airline #20. It was a 5 bedroom, buffet lounge and "solarium". Later merged into the Seaboard Coast Line as #6501 and then Amtrak as #3231. One note that was mentioned is due to the glass roof panels, the heat buildup in the "solarium" part could be excessive and difficult to cool down.
Photo Date:  10/24/2019  Upload Date: 2/7/2022 6:09:37 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
PPCX 800129, "Hollywood Beach"
Title:  PPCX 800129, "Hollywood Beach"
Description:  Closeup of its name.
Photo Date:  10/24/2019  Upload Date: 2/7/2022 6:09:51 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  77   Comments: 0


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