Built circa 1950 as a lounge car for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway by The Pullman Company. Retired from service and sold into private ownership, converted to table car for dinner train service. Some of the car attributes include Stainless sheathed roof and side sheets (car does have corrosion on side sheets and possibly side sills), CS couplers, one sided HEP, holding tank, 26 brake valves, updated air conditioning, updated electrical locker, heat, diesel generator, OSSH trucks (NOTE: Trucks and misc. wheel sets are stored next to the car). Car will need to be trucked from current location.
Q-How much does it cost to ship a passenger car by truck?
A- The costs involved with shipping a passenger car will vary a bit depending on the type of car and the equipment the service provider has and of course the distance it must travel. Normally a passenger car will weigh between 60-85 ton, will be approx. 85' long, ten feet wide and approx. 13-15' high sitting on it's trucks (wheel assemblies). The safest method of shipping will be to lift the car off it's trucks and set one end of the car on the back of a semi truck and the other end of the car on a set of road dollies. So basically the car would be pulled down the highway like a trailer. The trucking company will need to make a second trip to pick up the trucks and deliver them to the site before the truck arrives with the car body. It is recommended that the car be set on a short piece of track since that is how the car structure was designed. You normally can find used railroad ties at landscaping companies and for rail we suggest contacting a local railroad museum, shortline railroad or scrap yard. On an average you can expect to spend a minimum of $10,000-$15,000+. The total price will depend on the trucking company and crane companies in the area. Shipping is the responsibility of the buyer and we are more than happy to discuss the project with any service provider so that fully understand the process.
