| Burlington Northern Railroad Instruction Car 12 at Memphis, Tennessee on April 6, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. According the the Friends Of The Burlington Northern (FOBN) web site, this car was built by Pullman in 1929, purchased by the GN in 1941, remodeled in 1954 and 1982, formerly GN 1085, then BN B-2 Instruction Car, then renamed Deschutes River, then renumbered BN 12. Inside were 26 revolving chairs, a crew room with bunks for two persons, a buffet with two tables seating eight, a podium and one toilet. A floor plan is shown at this web address: http://www.fobnr.org/bncarlist/passenger/bnb12d.htm |