Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
This dome car, the Northern Sky, was originally built by American Car & Foundry (ACF) in 1955 as Union Pacific #5003. The car was generally on UP's City of Los Angeles until 1973 when it used on Amtrak on the original Auto Train. In 1992, it was acquired and rebuilt in the current scheme.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Norden, CA

Subdivision
Roseville

Milepost or Control Point
Norden




Train Information
Railroad
Amtrak
Model
None
Primary Unit Number
None

Paint Scheme
Symbol
AMT5-04
Train Type
California Zephyr (Amtrak)


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
130
900
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/1600 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8