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Owner: AAPRCO Register Private Cars
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
Plate:   B
User Notes:   Grant Supply #1290 APPEKUNNY MOUNTAIN, buffet lounge observation, ex-BN, nee-GN #1290, AC&F, Lot #3447, 1950, Mid-Century EMPIRE BUILDER/1955 WESTERN STAR, to ARZC 1, to CFNR 1, to CFNR 100

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GN 1290
Title:  GN 1290
Description:  On the rear of the "Louisiana World's Fair Daylight" is GN 1290, the "Appekunny Mountain" a 3 roomette-observation-lounge built in 1951 by AC&F for the Empire Builder, and even with the Daylight colors, was still lettered "GN 1290" in this shot. Later used as a business car on the California Northern. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/1/2010 12:27:55 PM
Location:  Ansel, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1726   Comments: 1
GN #1290 APPEKUNNY MOUNTAIN
Title:  GN #1290 APPEKUNNY MOUNTAIN
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/11/1984  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 10:12:07 PM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  Unknown/Mike Sosalla Collection
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  322   Comments: 0
Observing the Daylight - Topography
Title:  Observing the Daylight - Topography
Description:  Bringing up the markers in Southern Pacific style, the neon glow of "Daylight" on the Appekunny Mountain observation car of the World's Fair Daylight is seen as the special races westbound through the open pastures at Callender on the SP Coastline in 1984
Photo Date:  6/19/1984  Upload Date: 10/1/2006 10:43:37 PM
Location:  Callender, CA
Author:  Herb Iske
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  SP 4449(4-8-4)
Views:  701   Comments: 0
Observing the Daylight
Title:  Observing the Daylight
Description:  Bringing up the markers in Southern Pacific style, the neon glow of "Daylight" on the Appekunny Mountain observation car of the World's Fair Daylight is seen as the special races westbound through the open pastures at Callender on the SP Coastline in 1984
Photo Date:  6/19/1984  Upload Date: 9/30/2006 12:37:46 PM
Location:  Callender, CA
Author:  Herb Iske
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  SP 4449(4-8-4)
Views:  757   Comments: 0
ARZC #1 observation, here still marked GS 1290 as used on 4449 New Orleans tour.
Title:  ARZC #1 observation, here still marked GS 1290 as used on 4449 New Orleans tour.
Description:  ARZC 1, GS 1290 in Daylight colors, Car is ex GN.
Photo Date:  3/19/1992  Upload Date: 3/25/2020 9:49:40 AM
Location:  Parker, AZ
Author:  Steven Vincent
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Views:  165   Comments: 0
ARZC observation #1 here in green & cream.
Title:  ARZC observation #1 here in green & cream.
Description:  ARZC 1. To CFNR 1, eventually to CFNR 100.
Photo Date:  11/1/1994  Upload Date: 3/25/2020 9:09:43 AM
Location:  Parker, AZ
Author:  Steven Vincent
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Views:  173   Comments: 0
CFNR 100
Title:  CFNR 100
Description:  Passenger coach 'Appekunny Mountain' at the yard in Napa
Photo Date:  7/13/2007  Upload Date: 7/16/2007 12:44:44 PM
Location:  Napa, CA
Author:  Paul S. Highland
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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Views:  1518   Comments: 0


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