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Gary Everhart's Collection
 
7/6/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: AAPRCO Register Private Cars
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
Plate:   B
User Notes:   CIimarron River, 14RM-4DB sleeper, ex-VIA #2105 RAINBOW FALLS, exx-CN #2105, nee-SLSF #1466, P-S, 1948

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PPCX 800069 - "Cimarron River"
Title:  PPCX 800069 - "Cimarron River"
Description:  The surprise was the last car, a private sleeper Cimarron River., Frisco "Cimarron River", The CIMARRON RIVER is a 1948 Pullman sleeping car built as SLSF #1466, a 14-4 sleeper for the crack varnish "Meteor". The car also bounced around as ex-VIA #2105 Rainbow Falls and exx-CN #2105. It has been upgraded to operate on today's Amtrak and private trains. It sleeps 20 people, and has a shower and small galley. Meteor Rail, Inc. now owns and operates the car.
Photo Date:  5/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/30/2020 4:24:42 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  218   Comments: 0
PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Title:  PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Description:  The 14 room/4 double room sleeper was originally built as Frisco #1469 in 1948 by the Pullman-Standard Company. It took a turn on Canadian VIA as their #2105 Rainbow Falls and also Canadian National as 2105. It is now owned and rented out by the Meteor Rail Inc.
Photo Date:  5/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/30/2020 4:24:45 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  155   Comments: 0
PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Title:  PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Description:  Close up of its heritage railroad name and its current car name. It has also been labeled "Rainbow Falls" while serving VIA in Canada.
Photo Date:  5/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/30/2020 4:24:48 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  169   Comments: 0
PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Title:  PPCX 800069 - Cimarron River
Description:  Tail end of the private car "Cimarron River". Missed catching a clear shot of the drumhead on this one.
Photo Date:  5/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/30/2020 4:24:51 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  218   Comments: 0
PPCX 800069, "Cimarron River"
Title:  PPCX 800069, "Cimarron River"
Description:  Original built by Pullman-Standard in 1948 as a 14 room, 4 DB sleeper St Louis-San Francisco #1466, "Ciimarron River". Somewhere along the way it ended up on first the Canadian National roster as their #2105 and then the VIA roster as their #2105 before being sold into private ownership.
Photo Date:  10/24/2019  Upload Date: 2/7/2022 6:08:19 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  164   Comments: 0
PPCX 800069, "Cimarron River"
Title:  PPCX 800069, "Cimarron River"
Description:  Closeup of its name
Photo Date:  10/24/2019  Upload Date: 2/7/2022 6:08:34 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  160   Comments: 0
PPCX 800069, "Cimarron River"
Title:  PPCX 800069, "Cimarron River"
Description:  Closeup details
Photo Date:  10/24/2019  Upload Date: 2/7/2022 6:08:46 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  179   Comments: 0
PPCX Sleeper #800069, Cimarron River
Title:  PPCX Sleeper #800069, Cimarron River
Description:  Built by Pullman-Standard as St Louis-San Francisco sleeper #1466, it is a 14 roomette, 4 double bedroom sleeper car. It later moved over to the Canadian National roster as their #2105.
Photo Date:  4/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:13 AM
Location:  St Louis, MO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  289   Comments: 1
PPCX Sleeper #800069, Cimarron River
Title:  PPCX Sleeper #800069, Cimarron River
Description:  Close up of the former SLSF sleeper name, Cimarron River.
Photo Date:  4/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:18 AM
Location:  St Louis, MO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  244   Comments: 0
PPCX Sleeper #800069, ex-SLSF Cimarron River
Title:  PPCX Sleeper #800069, ex-SLSF Cimarron River
Description:  Closeup of the Pullman name by the vestibule door.
Photo Date:  4/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/29/2023 5:26:25 AM
Location:  St Louis, MO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  263   Comments: 0


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