Although a mixed blessing in passenger use, the cars garnered much publicity for the Milwaukee Road and several remain in operation.

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ("CB&Q") rebuilt a stainless steel Budd-built coach in their shops in Aurora, Illinois, with the Vista Dome design imagined and sketched by Cyrus Osborn.

The dome area featured seats positioned lengthwise in the cabin facing double-pane windows which were designed to improve insulation.

In the early 1950s Pullman developed a "full-length" design, with the dome seating area stretching the length of the car.

The massive weight of the car, 224,000 pounds (102,000 kg), required reinforced three-axle trucks from General Steel Castings.

[3]: 112, 114  After the discontinuance of the Olympian Hiawatha in 1961 Super Domes were seen on some of the services the Milwaukee Road operated with the Union Pacific, including the City of Denver.

[5]: 89 Amtrak leased the Milwaukee Road's four remaining Super Domes on its inception in 1971, later purchasing them outright.

One noteworthy example is #52, which after decades on the Milwaukee, Canadian National, VIA Rail, and various private operators, has been part of the Napa Valley Wine Train since 1995 (although the company refers to it as a "Vista Dome").