The Silver Horizon (CB&Q #375) was one of a number of California Zephyr cars that were sold to Amtrak, becoming Amtrak #9250. Later the car was sold to private owners and partially gutted in an unfortunate attempt to modify the car's interior. Subsequent owners found it cost-prohibitive to repair or restore these modifications to return the car to service, and it was eventually sold for static use as the station for Maricopa, Arizona.
One of the Silver Horizon's last rail moves was in November 1999, when the Texas Eagle carried the car west for restoration as a unique station. In its current use, the Silver Horizon continues one aspect of its former owner: capturing the imagination of the traveling public.
http://www.texaseagle.com/maricopa.htm
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