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Owner: Missouri Pacific
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
User Notes:   RIO USUMACINTA, built in 1913 as the Matagorda, renamed into the Rio Series in 1948. Sleeper, contained 10 open sections, 2 private compartments, and 1 drawing room. Air-conditioned in 1930, converted to maintenance-of-way service in 1960. Painted aluminum, all but five open sections removed, lunch counter installed. Sold to Smith & Chambers scrap firm in Washington State, donated to Wichita Falls Railroad Museum (TX) in 1990, where it resides today. Repainted into Eagle livery.

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Missouri Pacific Rio Usumacinta
Title:  Missouri Pacific Rio Usumacinta
Description:  Built in 1913, the oldest piece in the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum. Had 10 open sections, 2 compartments, and a drawing room originally.
Photo Date:  11/18/2017  Upload Date: 12/31/2017 9:36:11 PM
Location:  Wichita Falls, TX
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  232   Comments: 0
Missouri Pacific Rio Usumacinta
Title:  Missouri Pacific Rio Usumacinta
Description:  Built originally as the Matagorda, it was renamed the Rio Usumacinta in 1948, as part of the Rio series.
Photo Date:  11/18/2017  Upload Date: 12/31/2017 9:37:29 PM
Location:  Wichita Falls, TX
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  165   Comments: 0
Missouri Pacific Rio Usumacinta
Title:  Missouri Pacific Rio Usumacinta
Description:  In the late 1960s, the car was converted to a work car for maintenance. All but five of the open sections were removed, a lunch counter was added, and the car was painted aluminum. When the museum acquired it in 1990, they repainted it in its Missouri Pacific Eagle Scheme, though it could use some touching up!
Photo Date:  11/18/2017  Upload Date: 12/31/2017 9:39:31 PM
Location:  Wichita Falls, TX
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  155   Comments: 0
Rio Usumacinta Open Sections
Title:  Rio Usumacinta Open Sections
Description:  The two seats at the bottom fold down to create one bed, and another bed folds down from above. By the way, my apologies if the picture is sideways or upside down. Photos off my new phone always seem to do that.
Photo Date:  11/18/2017  Upload Date: 12/31/2017 9:41:47 PM
Location:  Wichita Falls, TX
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  209   Comments: 0
Rio Usumacinta Lunch Counter
Title:  Rio Usumacinta Lunch Counter
Description:  Some freight railroad should get a car like this and take it around the country, parking it in different cities and serving ice cream. In case any Class I execs are viewing this album... :)
Photo Date:  11/18/2017  Upload Date: 12/31/2017 9:43:15 PM
Location:  Wichita Falls, TX
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  225   Comments: 0
Silver Falls
Title:  Silver Falls
Description:  Burlington Route coach
Photo Date:  11/18/2017  Upload Date: 12/31/2017 9:59:21 PM
Location:  Wichita Falls, TX
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  287   Comments: 0


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