While not necessarily comparable to today's special vista dome Amtrak cars with the seamless curved glass windows, this 1948 dome feature was billed as "The Most Thrilling Innovation in Trave... (more)

The streamlined back end of California Zephyr CB&Q 377, named the 'Silver Solarium', must have looked like something out of a Buck Rogers movie when it was introduced in 1948. The car could accom... (more)

The evening California Zephyr Amtrak brought with it the private observation California Zephyr dome car CBQ 377, named the 'Silver Solarium'. It was quite a sight to see the gleaming boat tail be... (more)