CDOT Budd SPV-2000 car auction

airforcerail · **Posted:** Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:29 pm

6 of our 7 SPV cars arrived in Washington DC this evening (11/15/19).

Zero issues other than some wheel scaling and minor flat spots from the shipment in freight service.

The ride was awesome BTW. They ride pretty nice. The seats suck after about an hour an a half though.

Overmod · **Joined:** Thu May 24, 2012 1:37 pm **Posts:** 2492

Thanks again for saving so many of these.

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:11 pm

Wait...........

Where are they going, and why????

PaulWWoodring · **Posted:** Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:33 pm

Gotta be better than converting a bi-level auto rack into a passenger-carrying obs car!

HudsonL · **Joined:** Mon May 24, 2010 10:22 am **Posts:** 548

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Gotta be better than converting a bi-level auto rack into a passenger-carrying obs car!

High capacity, low maintenance. (ducking for cover).

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2876

Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:

Wait...........

Where are they going, and why????

I don't get it either, why are they moving back north?

JimBoylan · **Posted:** Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:33 pm

Other posts claim that they are to be included in a Polar Express train in Chicagoland.

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2876

JimBoylan wrote:

Other posts claim that they are to be included in a Polar Express train in Chicagoland.

Is this an SPV-2000? From the Chicago Polar Express website: https://www.chicagothepolarexpressride.com/faqs/

airforcerail · **Posted:** Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:40 pm

Yes, these cars are leased to the Polar Express in Chicago. Now that they are cleaned up and Amtrak certified, we are getting lots of inquiries into leasing them. There just aren't a lot of available coaches with all these Thomas/Polar events now.

They were supposed to go on the Autumn Colors Express, but we had some last min items that we just weren't able to complete in time.

PMC, yes, that is the current floorplan for our cars. The show is inside the cars, hence the seats all now facing towards the center of the car. And the removal of some for equipment and serving stations. We pulled everything out of the cars to do a deep clean and wax the floors, then put the seats back to the customers specifications.

Yes, would much rather ride an SPV than an auto rack passenger car lol

Chris Webster · **Joined:** Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:45 am **Posts:** 1087

A photo of the SPV-2000 Polar Express taken on December 16, 2019: Railpictures #721500

John E. McNamara · **Joined:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 9:21 pm **Posts:** 105

Chris Webster wrote:

A photo of the SPV-2000 Polar Express taken on December 16, 2019: Railpictures #721500

I love the weatherproof access for the air hose operator.