This is my Sleeping Car! The Desert Wind was sitting in the Chicago Yard being prepared to leave later that day. This is the train and the exact car in which I would leave Chicago to head for Los Angeles. The number "3630" on the side indicates Train #36 Car #30. This is the number that designates the Desert Wind from Los Angeles to Chicago. The number #36 would be changed to #35 before the train starts to head from Chicago to Los Angeles.
The photos in this slide show were taken in the mid-1990's by Steve Grande on his Amtrak travels throughout the nation. The size of the photos is purposely smaller as disk space was expensive and download speeds were slower at that time.
