In 1953, CPR placed an order for 155 stainless steel cars with the Budd Company of Philadelphia that included 18 rear-end dome cars ("Park" series), 18 "Skyline" mid-train dome cars, 30 coaches, 18 dining cars and 71 sleeping cars ("Manor" and "Château" series). A subsequent order for 18 baggage-crew dormitory cars brought the final to total to 173 cars, sufficient for establishing an entirely new transcontinental service and partially re-equipping "The Dominion". The interior design of these new cars was contracted to the Philadelphia architectural firm Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson (a company known for its industrial designs on other prominent passenger trains such as the "Pioneer Zephyr"), and the resulting furnishings and pastel-shaded colour schemes were widely acclaimed.