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United States Department of Transportation
001, U30C, was built by General Electric in June 1971, #38090. It was donated to the Pueblo Railway Museum.
T-1 was built by Budd Corp in 1967. It was sold to a private buyer in 2015 and went to the South Carolina Railway Museum where is converted a lounge car.
002, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric in January 1943, #15764, as U S Army 7439. It later became DOT 002 and then to Cadillac & Lake City Ry as 44. It was sold to Evans Railcar Co as 44.
012, RSD1, was built by Alco in April 1941, #69566, as USA 8009. It was transferred as DOT 012 and acquired by Orange Empire Railway Museum and renumbered.
015, RSD1, was built by Alco in November 1942, #70639, as USA 8018. It was transferred as USDT 015 and acquire by OERM in 1996. It was rebuilt and renumbered in 2003 as 1975.
50 was built by United Aircraft-Pullman in 1967 as ETU-1. It was renumbered 50 and transferred to Amtrak as 50. It was renumbered 150 and retired in 1980.
219 is a test car.
T2000 is a track inspection car.
X4, ACT1, was built by Boeing-Vertol in 1972. It was the Advanced Concept Train 1 which was a total failure. It was finally sold to the Tennessee Valley Railway Museum and sat for many years. Afterwards it was scrapped because it was a eye-sore.
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