Ex-Iowa Pacific / Pullman cars for sale

[NorthShore]

I think it might be a combination of photos from behind the fire station and elsewhere. Someone I know got them, and definitely needed to be directed to the location Seaboard noted, as he wasn't aware of their presence in the area.

 

[coventry801]

Are these cars able to be attached to regular Amtrak trains?

 

[Palmetto]

Some of them ran on the tail end of the City of New Orleans when Iowa Pacific was in business. I have no idea what condition they're in at the moment, but I'm sure they'd need some work to get re-certified for Amtrak operation.

 

[jiml]

Our resident expert is "away at school" right now, but I'm sure he'll comment when he returns here. I know he'd planned to look at them.

 

[cirdan]

I guess this puts paid to hopes that somebody might emerge and continue where Iowa Pacific had left off and build a small charter / private hire business.

How sad.

 

[crescent-zephyr]

Are these cars able to be attached to regular Amtrak trains?

Some of them, yes.

 

[jpakala]

We rode the all-bedroom Pullman named Baton Rouge (and used the full-dome diner) behind the CONO from Chicago to New Orleans. It was in the IL Central orange & brown that IA Pacific had. We paid for upper & lower berths but had a bedroom suite because the hosts who met us (in the previous Amtrak first-class lounge) said there were no cars with berths on this run. The suite had a full-sofa bedroom & sofa-seat plus chair bedroom.

 

[crescent-zephyr]

I rode in the Adirondack Club when I rode the Iowa Pacific Pullman - beautiful car!

 

[Seaboard92]

Do people want the complete list of what is Amtrak certified and what is not. I probably have it somewhere around here.

 

[Palmetto]

Yes. That would be an interesting read.