Baggage cars - Baggage car (Budd Car Company)
Model:
Baggage car
Built by:
Budd Car Company, Septa, and AMF
Built between:
November 1954 and April 1955, or in April 1963
Acquired by VIA Rail in:
August 1978
Number of units in fleet:
19
Unit number(s):
8600 to 8623
Configuration:
Baggage compartment
Did you know?
- This type of baggage car can accommodate - at one time! - 12 canoes measuring 15 feet in length (or longer) and more than 100 large-format suitcases.
- Just like a passenger car, this baggage car is heated to make the journey more pleasant for the animals being transported.
- Originally, baggage cars were used as offices for train conductors.
- Some of the cars acquired from the CPR were also outfitted with sleeping quarters and a shower for crew working aboard the train.
