| Built in 1950 by P-S in Lot #6874 to Plan #4140D as SP 10RM-6DB sleeper #9053, 1 of 29 such sleepers (SP #9030-#9056 and NP #364-#365) built in that Lot. 4 of the 29 cars (#9053-#9056) were built to Plan #4140D with blunt ends for end-of-train use; #9053-#9054 were assigned to the CASCADE, and #9055-#9056 had GOLDEN-series names for assignment to the GOLDEN STATE. In 1963, the #9053 was changed from Plan #4140D to #4140C, with the addition of a second diaphragm for mid-train use; however, the blunt end was not squared off. The #9053 was retired and sold in 1969 to CSRM, and was later owned by the Golden Gate RR Museum before being acquired by the Truckee Donner RR Society-Truckee RR Museum. Photographed from the WB #5 CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR. EXIF: 10:37 AM, f/4.5 @ 1/250, ISO-100 |