| The smooth sided sleeper is Imperial Sands, built by Pullman in 1942 as a 4DB-4C-2DR sleeper. ex-Classic Railcars #201, exx-Great Western Tours same number, exxx-Union Pacific Imperial Sands, nee-Pullman same name. Presently the car has the original interior layout (which is the only operable 4-4-2 sleeper left), original Overland Limited paint scheme. It has been updated with a 200 gallon water tank, full retention waste water system, new heating and air conditioning plus HEP wiring in 2010 . It is not equipped with a motor/generator set. The car was kept in Boonton NJ until recently coming to the ALLN. The business car has a massive story as written by Chuck Zeiler. Built as solarium lounge observation #570 for the Spokane Portland & Seattle by Barney & Smith in 1915, it was purchased in 1934 by the CB&Q and numbered 220 and named Mississippi. In 1936, it was rebuilt as a solarium parlor for use on subsidiary Colorado & Southern's train 31-32, the Zephyr Connection, and on the left side it was named Cheyenne, and on the right side it was named Denver. During WWII it was converted to a chair car and numbered 4811. During February 1946, it was converted back to its original configuration and name/number (220-Mississippi). Two months later it was involved in a disasterous collision between the Advance Flyer and the Exposition Flyer. It was removed to the shops in Aurora, where it sat derelict for several years until it was pulled into the shops and sheathed in stainless steel for conversion to a business car. It emerged from the shops during January 1953 still a heavyweight car (201,900 pounds), and named The Round-Up. It became the BN The Round-Up, and was sold to the Canadian National April 1972, numbered 4 and named Northern Lights. It was sold by the CN to Bombardier Ltd., and re-sold to Ron Salisbury, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Purchased by Classic Rail Cars in 1999. Both cars are presently owned by New Century Rail Transport (NCBX). If anyone has more info on these 2 please contact me via the comment section. |