I recently saw that Rail Merchants International sold a UP dining car that had been donated to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum a few years back. Anyone know who the new owner is, or of any plans for the car? I was able to view the interior of the car a few years back when it belonged to AEE, and it seemed pretty much original.

ddg14@msn.com

> I recently saw that Rail Merchants
> International sold a UP dining car that had
> been donated to the Mid-Continent Railway
> Museum a few years back. Anyone know who the
> new owner is, or of any plans for the car? I
> was able to view the interior of the car a
> few years back when it belonged to AEE, and
> it seemed pretty much original.
I should add a little more info on the car - It's former UP Diner 4811. A smooth side car built I believe in the 40's. I assume Mid-Continent got rid of it because it was too new for their collection. In the pix on the Rail Merchants web page, it's the dining car in Amtrak colors with freehand reporting marks "BAOX 4811". Any info anyone has would be appreciated.

Allan

ddg14@msn.com

Is it ex-UP #4811? I believe Illinois Transit Assembly Corp has it now. Here's text from their listing (there's no picture yet) UP 4811, former Amtrak 8096, ACF built 1949 as 48 seat diner. Smooth sided aluminum body. ISH 6x11 tread brake trucks. D-22 airbrake. "H" titelock couplers. No tables or chairs.

$16,000

> I recently saw that Rail Merchants
> International sold a UP dining car that had
> been donated to the Mid-Continent Railway
> Museum a few years back. Anyone know who the
> new owner is, or of any plans for the car? I
> was able to view the interior of the car a
> few years back when it belonged to AEE, and
> it seemed pretty much original.


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davew833@yahoo.com

> Is it ex-UP #4811? I believe Illinois
> Transit Assembly Corp has it now. Here's
> text from their listing (there's no picture
> yet) UP 4811, former Amtrak 8096, ACF built
> 1949 as 48 seat diner. Smooth sided aluminum
> body. ISH 6x11 tread brake trucks. D-22
> airbrake. "H" titelock couplers.
> No tables or chairs.

> $16,000
That's it. Thanx for the info.

Allan

ddg14@msn.com

> I should add a little more info on the car -
> It's former UP Diner 4811. A smooth side car
> built I believe in the 40's. I assume
> Mid-Continent got rid of it because it was
> too new for their collection. In the pix on
> the Rail Merchants web page, it's the dining
> car in Amtrak colors with freehand reporting
> marks "BAOX 4811". Any info anyone
> has would be appreciated.
If anyone else is interested, recieved the following info via e-mail:
UP to Amtrak
Amtrak to AEE
AEE to Northern Railcar
Northern Railcar to Mid-Continent Museum
Mid-Continent to Private Owner
Private Owner to (scrapper) Bluff Rail
Bluff Rail to Northern Railcar
Northern Railcar to Rail Merchants
Rail Merchants to (dealer) Illinois Transit Assembly



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