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    The Astra Domes were a fleet of streamlined dome cars built by the American Car and Foundry Company ("ACF") and later by Pullman-Standard ("PS") for the...
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    The AstraDome was a unique, futuristic instrument cluster introduced by Chrysler Motors in its 1960 product line through 1962. It was only offered in...
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    railroad's Blue Bird; Pullman-Standard built a dome-parlor for the same train in 1952. "Astra Dome" short dome cars built by American Car & Foundry in 1955...
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    to 14 cars. 1947: City of Los Angeles begins running daily. 1955: Astra Dome dome cars are added to the City of Los Angeles. The Milwaukee Road takes...
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    Pacific's Astra Dome fleet: seven coaches, nine dining cars, and 14 lounge-observation cars. Two of the Big Dome lounges and two of the Astra Dome lounges...
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  • A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the...
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    the City of Portland added an Astra Dome dome coach, dome observation lounge and dome dining car to each consist. The dome dining cars were unique to Union...
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    initiated by the driver and not synchronized to the door when opened. The AstraDome instrument cluster was introduced on all Chrysler products only and featured...
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  • of San Francisco: built in 1955 as dome lounge No. 9009 and named in 1993. An Astra Dome car, it is the only dome lounge in the Union Pacific Heritage...
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    (Moon Glow), all featuring "Astra-Domes". It was pulled by a largely stock EMD E7A. Its dining car, Sky View, was the first dome diner to be built and the...
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