by John_Perkowski
No, not From the Dome ... that was Professor Patten's byline in PTJ.
In the Dome. Sitting at the roofline of a standard car.
Watching the world go by.
UP dome lounges were wonderful things. The ability to see the whole train up on the Wyoming plateau was fascinating. On my 1967 trip, I think we even had an SD unit helping the City of Saint Louis as we wended eastward.
On the westbound trip, I remember the attendant laying down the runners so the car could go to the coach yard as we arrived back at Union Station LA.
UP dome diners ... breakfast at Victorville. That memory will never go away.
"THE PLEASURE DOME" of the ATSF... even its name connotes decadence. The single swivel chairs up in the dome (as opposed to UP bench loveseats). Watching Arizona come and go, getting a view for miles in any direction.
The 3/4 domes of the SP: They came back to the Starlight while I was in college (they were occasional visitors before Amtrak on the Daylight). No forward visibility, but a fun place to watch the Santa Susana mountains and my own San Fernando Valley as I rolled home for quarter break.
Finally, the NP dome Pullmans: Again, an Amtrak trip (can't remember whether the train was still called the Super or if it was the SW Limited). I had a single BR under the dome that trip. Never even went to find the lounge car in the hi-levels that time; I had the dome
Gil, I know you have memories, and I hope others do as well
John
In the Dome. Sitting at the roofline of a standard car.
Watching the world go by.
UP dome lounges were wonderful things. The ability to see the whole train up on the Wyoming plateau was fascinating. On my 1967 trip, I think we even had an SD unit helping the City of Saint Louis as we wended eastward.
On the westbound trip, I remember the attendant laying down the runners so the car could go to the coach yard as we arrived back at Union Station LA.
UP dome diners ... breakfast at Victorville. That memory will never go away.
"THE PLEASURE DOME" of the ATSF... even its name connotes decadence. The single swivel chairs up in the dome (as opposed to UP bench loveseats). Watching Arizona come and go, getting a view for miles in any direction.
The 3/4 domes of the SP: They came back to the Starlight while I was in college (they were occasional visitors before Amtrak on the Daylight). No forward visibility, but a fun place to watch the Santa Susana mountains and my own San Fernando Valley as I rolled home for quarter break.
Finally, the NP dome Pullmans: Again, an Amtrak trip (can't remember whether the train was still called the Super or if it was the SW Limited). I had a single BR under the dome that trip. Never even went to find the lounge car in the hi-levels that time; I had the dome
Gil, I know you have memories, and I hope others do as well
John
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