 The Hi @-@ Level is a type of bilevel intercity railroad passenger car built by the Budd Company for the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ( " Santa Fe " ) in the 1950s and 1960s . The first two coaches entered service on the El Capitan in 1954 and found immediate success . Budd built sufficient coaches , dining cars , and sleepers to equip a full 10-car train . The Santa Fe was the only railroad to operate the Hi-Level cars .
 ultimately the cars were withdrawn in 1979 , with the last car being retired in 1989 .
The Hi-Level cars