SANTA FE COACH 115

Built by Budd in 1938 for the Santa Fe, it is believed that this car was Santa Fe #3199, a 51 seat chair/observation car. If this car is 3199 then it was on the inaugural run of the EL CAPITAN. In November of 1960 the Santa Fe converted the car into a standard 44 seat coach by squaring the observation end. After the conversion the car was renumbered 2947. The car was sold to Penn Central in December 1969 where it was converted into a 108 seat commuter coach numbered 2407. The Cedar Rapids & Iowa City RR purchased the car in the early 1980s for excursion service and it was renumbered 115. In 1994 the car was sold to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad where it was configured as a 72 seat coach. Car purchased by ORM in 2005.