| Built byCanadian Car & Foundary in 1954 as Canadian National Railway coach #5437. To VIA Rail same number in 1978. Sold to the British Columbia Railway in 1990, where it was rebuilt into a 14-table, 56-seat table car for use as a bar and dining car. It was named “Birken” after a lake along the railroad’s mainline in British Columbia. Acquired by the Morristown & Erie Railway in 2002 and upgraded to full Amtrak standards. |