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The Astra Domes were a fleet of streamlined dome cars built by the American Car and Foundry Company ("ACF") and later by Pullman-Standard ("PS") for the Union Pacific Railroad between 1954–1958. ACF built a total of 35 cars including coaches, dining cars, and observation cars, while PS built 5 for Union Pacific.
August 2, 1941: ACF's 1,000th military tank is completed for the United States military effort of World War II; 1954: The company officially changes its name to ACF Industries, Incorporated. [4] 1954: ACF purchases Engineering and Research Corporation. [10] 1954–1955: ACF delivers 35 "Astra Dome" dome cars to the Union Pacific Railroad.
The four cars, dubbed Astra Liners, included a coach, diner, sleeper and lounge-observation., were similar to Silver Dome and were displayed to the press on numerous private charters and to the public at the Chicago Railroad Fairs in 1948 and 1949 before they were sold to Union Pacific Railroad for use between Portland, Oregon and Seattle ...
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 ...
Transcisco Tours (reporting mark MCHX) was an excursion railroad offering service between San Jose, California and Reno, Nevada on the twice-a-week Sierra 49er Express train. . Parent company, Transcisco Industries, was also responsible for operating The Texan dinner train near San Antonio under a subsidiary company, the Transcisco Texas Railw
No. 9009 City of San Francisco: built in 1955 as dome lounge No. 9009 and named in 1993. An Astra Dome car, it is the only dome lounge in the Union Pacific Heritage Passenger Fleet that is still configured for end-of-train service. The car still has windows in the back wall, and the necessary exterior lighting so it can be used as the last car ...
Astra Dome; B. Buffalo Car Manufacturing Company; C. Car 553; D. Deck Roof Hi-V (New York City Subway car) DODX Guard Car No. G-56; E. HMNZS Endeavour (1944)
Control knobs were installed at the base of the cluster that were labeled "Rear Window" and "Map Light" on the left side and "Dome Light" and "Antenna" on the right side. The panel featured a nonglare electroluminescent illumination system combining red needles and numerals that glowed green. [2] [4] The lighting system was marketed as ...