Santa Fe Vista Dome 501 car is ready to hit the rails and move very sought-after valuables to the west coast. Dome cars is a type of passenger car featuring a glass dome on top of the car so passengers can see in all directions around the train. Dome cars operate today in excursion trains where the seats are considered first-class and mandate a premium fare. Car features soft molded diaphragms between car, interior illumination, operating couplers and die cast trucks.