A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the train. It also can include features of a coach, lounge car, dining car, sleeping car or observation. Beginning in 1945, a total of 236 were delivered for North American railroad companies. Three companies manufactured dome cars for North America: American Car and Foundry, Budd, and Pullman-Standard. In addition, the Southern Pacific Railroad constructed seven dome-lounges in its own shops.
List Budd
Owner Quantity Road numbers Type Year Article Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 8 506–513 Lounge 1954 Big Dome Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 6 550–555 Lounge-dormitory 1954 Big Dome Canadian Pacific 18 500–517 Buffet-lounge 1954 Skyline series Canadian Pacific 18 Sleeper-observation 1954 Park series Chesapeake and Ohio 3 1850–1852 Sleeper 1948 Strata-Dome Chesapeake and Ohio 3 1875–1877 Coach-observation 1948 Chessie Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 2 235–236 Parlor-lounge-observation 1956 Denver Zephyr Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 3 250–252 Lounge-dormitory 1948 California Zephyr Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 2 253–254 Lounge-dormitory 1956 Denver Zephyr Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 2 304–305 Sleeper 1954 North Coast Limited Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 2 320–321 Coach-lounge-dormitory 1953 Kansas City Zephyr Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 2 360–361 Parlor-observation 1947 Twin Cities Zephyr Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 2 365–366 Parlor-observation 1953 Kansas City Zephyr Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 4 375–378 Sleeper-lounge-observation 1948 California Zephyr Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 2 557–558 Coach 1954 North Coast Limited Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 3 1333–1335 Coach 1955 Empire Builder Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 1 1395 Lounge 1955 Great Dome Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 1 4709 Coach 1940 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 1 4714 Coach 1940 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 7 4716–4722 Coach 1948 California Zephyr Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 8 4723–4730 Coach 1947 Twin Cities Zephyr Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 2 4735–4736 Coach 1956 Denver Zephyr Denver and Rio Grande Western 4 1105–1108 Coach 1948 California Zephyr Denver and Rio Grande Western 1 1140 Lounge-dormitory 1948 California Zephyr Denver and Rio Grande Western 1 1145 Sleeper-lounge-observation 1948 California Zephyr Great Northern 12 1320–1331 Coach 1955 Empire Builder Great Northern 5 1390–1394 Lounge 1955 Great Dome Missouri Pacific 3 890–892 Coach 1948 Texas Eagle (MP train) Northern Pacific 8 307–313 Sleeper 1954 North Coast Limited Northern Pacific 1 314 Sleeper 1957 North Coast Limited Northern Pacific 1 549 Coach 1957 North Coast Limited Northern Pacific 7 550–556 Coach 1954 North Coast Limited Spokane, Portland and Seattle 1 306 Sleeper 1954 North Coast Limited Spokane, Portland and Seattle 1 559 Coach 1954 North Coast Limited Spokane, Portland and Seattle 1 1332 Coach 1955 Empire Builder Wabash 3 200–202 Coach 1950 Blue Bird Wabash 1 1601 Parlor-observation 1950 Blue Bird Western Pacific 7 811–817 Coach 1948 California Zephyr Western Pacific 2 831–832 Lounge-dormitory 1948 California Zephyr Western Pacific 2 881–882 Sleeper-lounge-observation 1948 California Zephyr
Pullman-Standard
Owner Quantity Road numbers Type Year Article Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 6 500–505 Lounge 1950 Pleasure Dome Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 2 5550–5551 Lounge 1949 Strata-Dome Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad 10 50–59 Lounge 1952 Super Dome General Motors 1 Coach 1947 General Motors 1 Diner 1947 General Motors 1 Lounge 1947 General Motors 1 Sleeper 1947 International–Great Northern Railroad 1 896 Coach 1952 Texas Eagle Missouri Pacific Railroad 3 893–895 Coach 1952 Texas Eagle Texas and Pacific Railway 1 200 Coach 1952 Texas Eagle Wabash Railroad 1 203 Coach 1958 City of St. Louis Wabash Railroad 1 1602 Parlor-lounge 1952 Blue Bird
American Car and Foundry
Owner Quantity Road numbers Type Year Article Union Pacific Railroad 10 7000–7009 Coach 1954–1955 Astra Dome Union Pacific Railroad 10 8000–8009 Diner 1955 Astra Dome Union Pacific Railroad 15 9000–9014 Lounge-observation 1955 Astra Dome
Southern Pacific Owner Quantity Road numbers Type Year Article Southern Pacific Railroad 7 3600–3606 Lounge 1954–19553/4 Domes SP Shops
See also Dome lounge
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