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NCDOT M500 Cars

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Vilkas US Heavy Rail Fleet
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Description
M500 passenger & baggage cars used by North Carolina Department of Transporation on the Piedmont service. They are Pullman Standard & St. Louis Car coaches built in the 1960s for Kansas City Southern. Restore in the early 1990s. Baggage Cars are restored cars from the St. Louis Car Company and are originally US Army Hospital cars, part of their restoration included adding some seats to the car. M500 is the AAR code used for these cars.

Pullman Standard Coach Car:
Introduced in 1965
Max Speed: 110mph (177km/h)
Max Pax: 66
Cost: $850k

St. Louis Coach Car:
Introduced in 1964
Max Speed: 110mph (177km/h)
Max Pax: 56
Cost: $750k

St. Louis Baggage/Lounge Car:
Introduced in 1955
Max Speed: 110mph (177km/h)
Max Pax: 14
Cost: $500k

Credits
Thumbnail: Mark Turner (MarkTurnerNC) Flickr[flic.kr]