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SantaFe coach "Capitol Heights"

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SantaFe coach "Capitol Heights"
Posted by smpx on Friday, July 30, 2010 12:26 PM

Anyone familar with the history of the old heavyweight coach "Capitol Heights" that is currently located at Stone Mountain Park GA? What was it's SantaFe number?

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Posted by LNER4472 on Friday, July 30, 2010 8:07 PM

 Assuming that this is indeed the original and not, say, a coach with the name "Capitol Heights" added to it at a later point:

Online resources indicate that this car was built by Pullman for AT&SF service as a 10-section/observation car.  It was sold to a private owner sometime before the mid-1960's. Exactly who owns it now, I don't know.  Pullman usually owned the cars; thus there would be no actual AT&SF number.

See http://www.atsfrr.com/resources/Page/HWTPsgr.htm 

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