Dome Passenger Cars

Rainier Rails · **Posted:** Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:31 pm

NW railfan wrote:

There was a gentleman in Spokane who owned at least 3 Budd Dome cars, unfortunately he died last year. Don't know the disposition of his cars, could probably come up with his name if you are interested.

That would be Mike Gelhaus/Inland Pacific Rail (INPX), who owned 4 domes from the North Coast Limited: 2 dome chairs (coaches) and 2 dome sleepers. He also owned a NP Loch-series Slumbercoach, a NP Lewis & Clark Traveller's Rest*, a NP chair (coach), and one of the two SP&S sleeper buffet lounges built for the Portland section of the Empire Builder, the Mount St. Helens (the other car, the Mount Hood, is in Portland).

*Traveler in this case is spelled with 2 l's like it was in the journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

Rainier Rails · **Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:30 am

Topfuel wrote:

"There was a gentleman in Spokane who owned at least 3 Budd Dome cars, unfortunately he died last year. Don't know the disposition of his cars, could probably come up with his name if you are interested."

Those cars were sold off or donated last year. There were four NP dome cars and they are going to 3 different new owners. All cars should be moved by June of this year.

Thanks, Topfuel, for posting the info! Are the other cars from the collection going to the same three different parties, or elsewhere?

Topfuel · **Joined:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:49 pm **Posts:** 521

Thanks, Topfuel, for posting the info! Are the other cars from the collection going to the same three different parties, or elsewhere?

The 313, 549, and the Slumbercoach were sold to the same party.

The Traveller's Rest, the 309, the 557 and the 581 were sold to 4 different people/organizations. Not sure everyone is OK with their names being known at this point so apologize for being vague about the new owners.

The Mt. St. Helens was donated to the group in Reardon, WA. It has already moved there.

Rainier Rails · **Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:05 am

Thanks, Topfuel, for the info!

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