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Owner: AAPRCO Register Private Cars
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PS: Company service car, including office cars, instruction cars, display cars, etc.
AAR Type: M530
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
User Notes:   VIRGINIA CITY, business car, ex-Pullman GOLDEN PEAK, nee-CRYSTAL PEAK, 3C-2DR sleeper lounge observation, 1928

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Virginia City
Title:  Virginia City
Description:  HW 3 comp - 2 DR - lounge observation car, in AMTK paint. This car previously had been owned by renowned railroad author Luicas Beebee.
Photo Date:  7/18/1977  Upload Date: 3/21/2007 1:29:22 AM
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Author:  John C. Benson
Categories:  RollingStock
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#800313 VIRGINIA CITY
Title:  #800313 VIRGINIA CITY
Description:  Business car VIRGINIA CITY, ex-Pullman Plan #3959A 3C-2DR sleeper lounge observation GOLDEN PEAK, nee-CRYSTAL PEAK. Scanned with an Epson V550 from an original Kodachrome 35mm slide. Photographer is unknown.
Photo Date:  10/12/1985  Upload Date: 12/18/2024 3:37:33 AM
Location:  San Diego, CA
Author:  Unknown/Louis Fols Collection
Categories:  Passenger
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#800313 VIRGINIA CITY
Title:  #800313 VIRGINIA CITY
Description:  Business car VIRGINIA CITY, ex-Pullman Plan #3959A 3C-2DR sleeper lounge observation GOLDEN PEAK, nee-CRYSTAL PEAK. Scanned with an Epson V550 from a duplicate 35mm slide, brand is unknown. Photograper is unknown.
Photo Date:  7/25/1987  Upload Date: 10/24/2019 6:39:17 AM
Location:  Oakland, CA
Author:  Unknown/Jerry Weisman Collection/Louis Fols Collection
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  171   Comments: 0
PPCX 800313 "Virginia City"
Title:  PPCX 800313 "Virginia City"
Description:  Taken in the early 1990s
Photo Date:  1/1/1992  Upload Date: 1/25/2021 5:29:55 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bob Jordan
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Views:  103   Comments: 0
PPCX 800313 "Virginia City"
Title:  PPCX 800313 "Virginia City"
Description:  Taken in the early 1990s.
Photo Date:  1/1/1992  Upload Date: 1/25/2021 5:30:58 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bob Jordan
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Views:  110   Comments: 0
PPCX 800313 “Virginia City” and PPCX 800111 "Georgia 300"
Title:  PPCX 800313 “Virginia City” and PPCX 800111 "Georgia 300"
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/17/2002  Upload Date: 4/29/2022 10:02:14 PM
Location:  Cumberland, MD
Author:  David Olsen
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  133   Comments: 0
AMTK 794 and PV Virginia City
Title:  AMTK 794 and PV Virginia City
Description:  Coach Yard Job, and #11
Photo Date:  1/21/2008  Upload Date: 1/22/2008 3:04:49 PM
Location:  Oakland, CA
Author:  Steve Welch
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  AMTK 794(SW1000R)
Views:  673   Comments: 0
Out to be spotted
Title:  Out to be spotted
Description:  Taken from the Federal, the Vista Canyon, Promontory Point, Virginia City, Pacific Sands, Scottish Thistle and Burrard get spotted for the Southwest Chief pick up
Photo Date:  10/26/2011  Upload Date: 10/29/2011 2:09:58 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Mark Redmond
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  302   Comments: 0
Southwest Chief?
Title:  Southwest Chief?
Description:  Teh west bound Southwest Chief has an unusual set up. Three P42CD engines pull the private cars Federa, Vista Canyon, Promontory Point, Virginia City, Burrard, Pacific Sands and Scottish Thistle are put in front of the Amtrak consist. As you can see others form the private cars are enjoying the scneriy too
Photo Date:  10/26/2011  Upload Date: 10/29/2011 2:30:22 PM
Location:  La Junta, CO
Author:  Mark Redmond
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
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Views:  360   Comments: 0
Pullman - Virginia City
Title:  Pullman - Virginia City
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/16/2012 12:34:23 AM
Location:  Gold Run, CA
Author:  Matthew Rhodes
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  357   Comments: 0
PPCX 800313 "Virginia City" Private Car on Amtrak #5
Title:  PPCX 800313 "Virginia City" Private Car on Amtrak #5
Description:  This private car, called the "Virginia City", was spotted on the end of Amtrak #5, the westbound California Zephyr, at the Emeryville Amtrak station.
Photo Date:  2/19/2012  Upload Date: 5/16/2012 5:04:23 PM
Location:  Emeryville, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  619   Comments: 0
#800313 VIRGINIA CITY
Title:  #800313 VIRGINIA CITY
Description:  Built in 1928 by Pullman in Lot #6125 to Plan #3959A as 3C-2DR sleeper lounge observation CRYSTAL PEAK, 1 of 7 such cars in that Lot, which were delivered between April and May 1928. In 1937-1938, the names of 6 of the 7 cars were changed from the CRYSTAL-series to the GOLDEN-series for use on the GOLDEN STATE LIMITED; CRYSTAL PEAK was renamed GOLDEN PEAK in February 1938. Retained by Pullman at the 12/31/1948 divestiture, the GOLDEN PEAK was sold in 1955 to private ownership and reconfigured to business car VIRGINIA CITY. For more info, see Tom Maddens Pullman Project CCR database: http://pullmanproject.com/Database.htm and the "Surviving Pullman Heavyweight Sleeping Cars" thread: http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30187 1 of 28 private cars that arrived in Seattle over several days for the 2013 AAPRCO convention train to Napa, CA. EXIF: 1:30 PM, f/4.8 @ 1/200, ISO-200
Photo Date:  9/25/2013  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 3:49:24 AM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  Ted Brumberg
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  687   Comments: 0
Virginia City
Title:  Virginia City
Description:  PPCX 800313, CP 100 Pullman Business Car
Photo Date:  9/26/2013  Upload Date: 10/1/2013 2:04:14 PM
Location:  Kiona, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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Views:  323   Comments: 0
PPCX 800313
Title:  PPCX 800313
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/26/2013  Upload Date: 10/1/2013 2:46:43 PM
Location:  Pasco, WA
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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Views:  512   Comments: 0
PPCX 800313 "Virginia City"
Title:  PPCX 800313 "Virginia City"
Description:  PPCX 800313, the "Virginia City", in the consist of Amtrak 989, the LA-bound piece of the AAPRCO Special.
Photo Date:  10/4/2013  Upload Date: 10/6/2013 6:29:43 PM
Location:  Martinez, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  381   Comments: 0


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