| The #1311 was 1 of 6 baggage-dormitories built by the MILW shops between June and September 1947, having been ordered in February 1946. The #543 was 1 of 54 chairs built by the MILW shops between December 1947 and March 1948 as #498-#551, having been ordered in May 1947. 28 cars were delivered as 48 seat chairs, and 26 cars as 52 seat chairs; #543 had 52 seats. The #1311 and #543 were both retired in 1971 and were later sold to Dakota Rail. The #1311 and #543 are 2 of 3 MILW cars parked in a siding of Dick Samuels' Oregon Pacific RR yard at the UP interchange; the cars are also owned by Dick Samuels. Photographed from the NB #14 COAST STARLIGHT. EXIF: 3:11 PM, f/3 @ 1/500, ISO-100 |