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Dome sleeper Bella Vista is unusual for cars with rear platforms in that the entrance door is to the left side rather than being centered. There is a large window on the right that is for the master suite.

The cars is shown on the rear of the eastbound Amtrak Empire Builder passing through Lake Forest, Illinois.

Before being rebuilt in 2001 by Rail Ventures, the car was Union Pacific dome lounge Native Son. It was the second Rail Ventures car to carry the Bella Vista name.

The presence of dome-sleeper Bella Vista on the rear of the eastbound Amtrak Empire Builder caught me by surprise and I was unable to get an image of the full car as it came toward me.

Whatever the case, the car was once Union Pacific dome lounge Native Son and and was rebuilt in 2001 by Rail Venture to have sleeping compartments, dining facilities and a rear platform. Information I found online suggests the car is now owned and or operated by Firiends of the 261, a former Milwaukee Road steam locomotive based in Minnesota.

The interior is said to be unusual because the master suite is located at the rear of the car and has a large picture window opening onto the rear platform in addition to a side window.

Dome car Bella Vista is shown on the rear of Amtrak's inbound Empire Builder in Lake Forest, Illinois. The former Union Pacific dome lounge car was acquired by Rail Ventures and rebuilt into a sleeper dome with a rear platform added in the process. It was the second of two cars owned by Rail Ventures to have the Bella Vista name.

The photo was made from aboard the Feather River Express, an excursion train operated by Union Pacific during the 1999 National Railway Historical Society convention in Sacramento, California. We're rolling over former Western Pacific rails somewhere in the Feather River Canyon. (Scanned from color negative film)

I'm aboard the Feather River Express, an excursion train operated by Union Pacific during the 1999 National Railway Historical Society convention in Sacramento, California. We're rolling over former Western Pacific rails and meeting a southbound BNSF train. (Scanned from a slide)

I'm aboard the Feather River Express, an excursion train operated by Union Pacific during the 1999 National Railway Historical Society convention in Sacramento, California. We're rolling over former Western Pacific rails and making our way around Keddie Wye to return to return to Sacramento. (Scanned from color negative film)

Image made aboard the Feather River Express, an excursion train operated by Union Pacific over the former Western Pacific during the 1999 National Railway Historical Society Convention in Sacramento, California. (Scanned from a slide)

Union Pacific dome car Missouri River Eagle pauses during a stop to let off passengers for a photo runby. The excursion was named the Feather River Express and ran during the 1999 National Railway Historical Society Convention in Sacramento, California. (Scanned from a slide)

Union Pacific dome car Missouri River Eagle pauses during a stop to let off passengers for a photo runby. The excursion was named the Feather River Express and ran during the 1999 National Railway Historical Society Convention in Sacramento, California. The image was made at Milepost 249 on the former Western Pacific. (Scanned from a slide)

Dome car Moonlight Dome was in the consist of a westbound CSX executive train shown passing through Berea, Ohio, in May 2022.

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The CSX executive train is running westbound through Berea, Ohio, with Moonlight Dome in the consist.

I'm aboard the Feather River Express, an excursion train on the former Western Pacific in California headed for the Feather River Canyon during the 1999 National Railway Historical Society Convention. (Scanned from a slide)

I'm aboard the Feather River Express, an excursion train on the former Western Pacific in California headed for the Feather River Canyon during the 1999 National Railway Historical Society Convention. (Scanned from a slide)

I'm aboard the Feather River Express, an excursion train on the former Western Pacific in California headed for the Feather River Canyon during the 1999 National Railway Historical Society Convention. (Scanned from a slide)

I'm aboard the Feather River Express, an excursion train on the former Western Pacific in California headed for the Feather River Canyon during the 1999 National Railway Historical Society Convention. (Scanned from a slide)