List of North American dome cars

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

Ex-CB&Q dome coach No. 4718 Silver Lariat in excursion service
Ex-GN Great Dome No. 1391 in Amtrak service in 2011
Ex-CP Skyline series in Via Rail service
Ex-CB&Q dome coach No. 558 in 2007
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
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

ATSF Pleasure Dome No. 501 at Union Station in San Diego, California prior to entering regular service on the Super Chief
Ex-Milwaukee Road Super Dome No. 53 at Winona, Minnesota in 2010
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

An Astra Dome lounge-observation car brings up the rear of the City of Los Angeles in the 1950s
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 1954–1955

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References

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