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because of tunnel clearances in
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luxury streamliner which was cancelled before it entered service. Each of these had 24 dome seats, with 3 drawing rooms, 5 roomettes, 1 bedroom in the lower level. The B&O numbered these 7600–7602, with the names
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the dome sat lower on the Strata Dome than on other dome cars, 21 inches (530 mm) instead of the standard 28 inches (710 mm). These cars were numbered 5550 and 5551 and given the names
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built the two original Strata-Domes. The dome area seated 24, while the lower level contained two lounges and coach seating for 42. To accommodate the lower clearances on railroads in the
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The B&O modified the two dome coaches to include a snack bar in one of the lower-level lounges. The two cars also operated on other B&O trains such as the
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In the 1960s the B&O would occasionally lease the three Budd-built dome-sleepers to other railroads, including the
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Numbers: A Comprehensive Passenger Car and Motive Power Roster – 1971–2011
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on the Strata-Domes to enable viewing the passing scenery at night.
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was wrecked in 1975 and scrapped in 1980. Amtrak retired its last,
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132:("C&O"). They were the first dome cars operated in the
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The two original Strata-Domes entered service on the new
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Limiteds, Locals, and
Expresses in Indiana, 1838–1971
415:"Trains Provide Their Own Moonlight for Night Rides"
572:. Kansas City, Missouri: White River Productions.
163:. At the front of the car the B&O installed a
16:Class of 2 coach-dome cars and 3 sleeper-dome cars
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443:. Vol. 1. Baltimore, Maryland:
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267:, although operation was limited to
128:domes the B&O acquired from the
1132:Train-related introductions in 1949
440:The American Railroad Passenger Car
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910:Rolling stock manufactured by the
619:Rolling stock manufactured by the
528:"Dome Cars Due On Florida Special"
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375:. New York: Wayner Publications.
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395:"Train Travelers Can See Speed"
373:Car Names, Numbers and Consists
371:Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972).
295:Golden Spike Centennial Limited
445:Johns Hopkins University Press
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724:MS Multi-section (BMT Zephyr)
471:Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
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186:had built these cars for the
259:Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
251:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
216:In 1952 the B&O mounted
91:Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
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1137:Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
130:Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
118:Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
85:Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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33:Strata-Dome Moonlight Dome
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341:Indiana University Press
339:. Bloomington, Indiana:
645:General Pershing Zephyr
507:"Chesapeake & Ohio"
333:Sanders, Craig (2003).
548:"Baltimore & Ohio"
153:Eastern United States
134:Eastern United States
109:were a fleet of five
971:UP M-10003 – M-10006
536:. November 21, 1965.
474:. Osceola, WI: MBI.
269:Richmond, Virginia
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977:Train of Tomorrow
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714:M-3 (A49/A50/A51)
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423:. September 1952.
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59:Manufacturer
1111:View series
1091:Strata-Dome
1071:Pine series
1066:Gallery car
1010:5000 series
1005:2000 series
948:NYNH&H
831:Strata-Dome
821:Park series
760:Silverliner
739:Pioneer III
553:November 3,
512:November 3,
218:floodlights
165:speedometer
111:streamlined
99:(1971-1981)
93:(1969-1971)
87:(1949-1971)
22:Strata-Dome
1126:Categories
1101:Super Dome
1096:Sun Lounge
966:UP M-10002
961:UP M-10001
956:UP M-10000
801:Great Dome
729:1100 class
719:Metroliner
481:0760307466
318:References
243:Shenandoah
124:and three
51:In service
841:Viewliner
437:(1985) .
308:High Dome
291:High Dome
231:Columbian
177:barometer
173:altimeter
157:High Dome
114:dome cars
81:Operators
54:1949–1981
859:Category
806:Hi-Level
791:Big Dome
765:SPV-2000
652:Keystone
490:42764520
161:Sky Dome
1061:Comet I
942:Xplorer
869:Commons
786:Amfleet
381:8848690
189:Chessie
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209:, and
175:, and
144:Design
97:Amtrak
756:(RDC)
704:M1/M3
169:clock
1015:ACMU
940:NYC
914:and
574:ISBN
555:2013
514:2013
486:OCLC
476:ISBN
449:ISBN
377:OCLC
345:ISBN
240:and
192:, a
159:and
105:The
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