Bob and all,
This is the first I heard the Walthers Budd dome matches a Q dome!
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, baton580 wrote:
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> > Which cars were these - names numbers: Silver Garden and Silver
> > Patio ? Where are photos of these available ?
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> Silver Garden CB&Q #320
> Silver Patio CB&Q #321
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> Both built in 1952 for the Kansas City Zephyr. They also did double
> duty by turning back overnight on the American Royal Zephyr. They
> were identical in floor plan to the CP skyline cars in that they had a
> small buffet lounge in the short end and coach seats in the long end.
> They were operated long/door end leading as were the CP cars. In
So the dome passengers faced the long end of the car?
> the 60's you would often find them running overnight on the Blackhawk
> in lieu of a diner to provide breakfast service into St. Paul/Mpls.
> IIRC.
So a reason for a dome car on a night train!! Can anyone pin down what
years they ran in the Blackhawk?
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> To see more info and pictures go to:
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> The Web Lurker's DOME.main IMHO, This is the best dome info site on
> the internet.
Great site! Thanks for the tip and the interesting info.
Jim McKeever
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