Wow, the Silver Shop. I rode the Rio Grande Zephyr in the last month it was operating. My buddy and I walked through the train and found the Silver Shop to be the car that was in the most original California Zephyr condition. It still had carpeting in the dome (the dome coaches had linolium) and the lounge area looked pristine. The Rio Grande did not use it in regular operation, it was used as a back up when the diner was out of service or when they expected big crowds (like at the end of opeerations). My buddy and I rode it across Utah and had the whole car to ourselves for hours. Hard to believe it was 43 years ago. Time has not been kind to her.