The Big Domes were a fleet of fourteen streamlined dome cars that the Budd Company built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1954, delivered in two batches between January and May of that year. Unlike the shorter Pleasure Domes the Santa Fe had bought from Pullman-Standard, these were full-length domes: the glass-roofed upper level ran the whole length of the car and held coach-style seats for 57 passengers plus a lounge area for 18 more. The first eight cars had a cocktail lounge below, and the later six had a smaller bar lounge and a crew dormitory. They served the El Capitan, the Chicagoan, the Kansas Cityan, the San Francisco Chief and finally the Texas Chief until the Santa Fe passed its passenger trains to Amtrak in 1971. The Auto-Train Corporation bought thirteen of them and ran them for ten more years, and all but two have since been preserved.
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built by the Budd Company for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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until it conveyed its passenger trains to Amtrak in 1971
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The Santa Fe took delivery of all 14 domes between January and May 1954
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Budd built a total of 14 cars in two batches
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a fleet of streamlined dome cars
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All but two have been preserved in varying condition
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built by the Budd Company for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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until it conveyed its passenger trains to Amtrak in 1971
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