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September 16, 2020 at 12:30 pm
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Bill Pollard
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That is correct. The MP slumbercoach had been leased from Budd, and at the conclusion of the lease, the Jenks influenced passenger department turned the car back to Budd rather than purchase it. The Washington DC-San Antonio slumbercoach line was discontinued on May 16, 1964. The car went to Northern Pacific, then Amtrak, and now resides at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco TX. A few years ago, the plan was to restore the car to its Amtrak identity, since that required the least modification of interior upholstery, etc.
Bill Pollard
