Toasted Observation
Photographer unknown
Its fate having been sealed, Amtrak Parlor-Lounge-Obs. 3871 awaits scrapping in the carrier's Los Angeles storage yard circa 1983. 3871 had been built by Budd in 1948 for the New York Central. It was originally that road's 67 and was part of a group of thirteen Parlor-Lounge-Observation cars. 67 would be part of NYC's Great Steel Fleet and operate in various services until 1965 when it was retired. In 1968, the car was sold to Judge Roy Hofheinz for his proposed Astrodomain Motel. The project never was completed and 67 would fair better than most of the Hofheinz cars as it was sold to Amtrak in 1972. Amtrak would place the car back in service and number it 3871. The car was in service for another nine years and was retired again in 1981 and placed in storage at Los Angeles pending sale. It was there that the fate seen here befell the car when it was burned by vandals. The remains were then scrapped.
Los Angeles, CA
1983
Passenger Car of the Day
11/26/24
Toasted Observation
Photographer unknown
Its fate having been sealed, Amtrak Parlor-Lounge-Obs. 3871 awaits scrapping in the carrier's Los Angeles storage yard circa 1983. 3871 had been built by Budd in 1948 for the New York Central. It was originally that road's 67 and was part of a group of thirteen Parlor-Lounge-Observation cars. 67 would be part of NYC's Great Steel Fleet and operate in various services until 1965 when it was retired. In 1968, the car was sold to Judge Roy Hofheinz for his proposed Astrodomain Motel. The project never was completed and 67 would fair better than most of the Hofheinz cars as it was sold to Amtrak in 1972. Amtrak would place the car back in service and number it 3871. The car was in service for another nine years and was retired again in 1981 and placed in storage at Los Angeles pending sale. It was there that the fate seen here befell the car when it was burned by vandals. The remains were then scrapped.
Los Angeles, CA
1983
Passenger Car of the Day
11/26/24