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the pre-HEP Diners



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  Location & Information  Date  Photo Credit
 8006
Boston
 Arlington VA
ex SCL 5906
ex ACL Boston
8006, the only one of the pre-WWII 8000-8010 series to be named as an Amtrak-owned car.
 February 1978  Dick Leonhardt
 8018  Boca Raton FL
ex SCL1518
ex SAL 6113
 April 25, 2000  Jeff Lubchansky
 8030   Houston TX
(ex-Santa Fe #1477)
on Lone Star
 March 1979  Gary Morris
 8031  Los Angeles CA
ex ATSF 1479
 June 4, 1974   from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
8034  Houston TX
ex ATSF 1483
eastbound on Sunset Ltd
 May 1976  Gary Morris
 8036 in Amtrak service -
still lettered ATSF 1491 
   Dave Hickinbotham
8038 Houston TX
on Sunset Limited
February 1978  Gary Morris
8040  Temple,TX
(ex-Santa Fe) diner #8040
on Lone Star
 March 1976  Gary Morris
 8052 Houston TX
Silver Restaurant (exCB&Q)
 February 1979  Gary Morris
 8052 Houston TX
Silver Restaurant (exCB&Q)
 February 1979  Gary Morris
 8052 Houston TX
Silver Restaurant (exCB&Q)
 February 1979  Gary Morris
 8070   ex-AT&SF 601-
built for the "Super Chief
   John Kuehl
 8070   ex-AT&SF 601-
built for the "Super Chief
  John Kuehl
 8072 ex 603    John Kuehl
 8075     John Kuehl
 8096  Chicago IL  July 30 , 1972  John Kuehl
 8102  Spokane WA August 13, 1974  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 8400  Newark NJ
the "other "8400
now out of service &
looking a little tired
 Jan 29 2000  Jeff Lubchansky
 8503 pre "HEP" diner
ex SP 10403 - steel car built by Pullman in 1949
 May 17, 1975  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 8800/ 8801 Cleveland OH
(ex-PRR) twin unit diners
 Dec 78  Gary Morris
 PC 4622/
AMT 8806
 Chicago IL   1972  John Kuehl
 PC 4623/
AMT 8807
 Chicago IL   1972  John Kuehl
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This archive was first accessed August 1996