News column - 9
Jason Shron, achieving the newly-developed Superior Stainless
finish involves a “secret” multi-step process of spraying various
specially formulated finishes in a tightly controlled tempera-
ture environment.
The initial Budd cars will be a Park series round-end dome
observation car and a 60-seat coach. In addition to the new
stainless finish, the cars feature complete underbody detail
including all air, steam, and electrical conduits. The interior of
the cars have such details as antimacasars on the seat backs,
faucets in the bathroom, and simulated etched-glass divider
panels between the smoking and nonsmoking sections.
Additional features include factory installed grab irons, win-
dow blinds at various heights, operating diaphragms with
etched-metal end gates, and track-powered constant interior
lighting. The coach will be available for Amtrak, Atlantic Coast
Line, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Metro North communter rail-
road, New York Central, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroad
(Congressional), Pennsylvania Railroad (Fleet of Modernism),
Rock Island, Santa Fe, Seaboard Air Line, Seaboard Coast Line,
and Southern Railway. The Park observation will be decorated
for Canadian Pacific (maroon stripe), CP Rail (action red stripe),
VIA Rail Canada, and VIA Rail Canada (HEP Canada scheme).
Both cars will also be available unlettered in the Superior
Stainless finish. Delivery is planned for spring or early sum-
mer 2014. Visit the above website for pricing and reservation
information.
MRH-Feb 2013
