Santa Fe Sky Lounge 580

Number: 580
Railroad: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Type: lounge
Builder: Budd Company
Year: 1956

Built 1956 by the Budd Company for use on Santa Fe’s El Capitan between Chicago and Los Angeles. Absorbed into Amtrak at founding in 1971. Rebuilt by Amtrak in the mid-1990s as “Pacific Parlor” car for use on the Coast Starlight between Seattle and Los Angeles. Retired from Amtrak service in 2018. Sold by Amtrak to the Steam Railroading Institute (SRI) in 2019. Purchased from SRI by RMNE in 2024. Mechanically overhauled in 2025 and entered service in November 2025.