Service cars - Dining car
Diagram
Model:
Dining car
Built by:
Budd Car Company and AMF
Built in:
February-April 1955
Acquired by VIA Rail in:
1978
Number of units in fleet:
13
Unit number(s):
8401 to 8418
Configuration:
48 seats and a kitchen. Cars 8401-8407-8412-8413: 44 seats
Car name(s):
8401 Acadian
8402 Alexandra
8404 Annapolis
8407 Emerald
8408 Empress
8409 Fairholme
8410 Frontenac
8411 Imperial
8412 Kent
8413 Louise
8414 Palliser
8415 Princess
8418 York
Did you know?
- The dining cars are generally used on transcontinental trains (the Canadian, the Ocean, the Montréal-Gaspé et the Winnipeg-Churchill), but they can be added on to other trains upon special request by a group.
- VIA's dining cars are named for famous luxury hotels across Canada.