Thanks fellows. I went to the Denver Public Library's collection of Otto
Perry photos, and lo and behold, he took a photo of the Silver Courier
(negative OP-4862) on 10/24/36. It sure looks like the doors close flush to
me.
Jim McKee
----- Original Message -----
From: "marshall" <zephyr03@s...>
To: <BRHSlist@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] RPO's
> Stephen J. Levine wrote:
> >
> > Marshall
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> > Am I wrong about the 1936 Denver Zephyr RPO's having flush doors?
> >
> > On page 73 of Goen's book, Fort Worth and Denver, there is a picture of
the Silver Courier on the Texas
> > Zephyr in February of 1965, days before the ex-DZ sets were retired.
While the RPO windows are gone, the
> > doors are not and they look like they are flush with the sides of the
car.
> >
> Duh! <Flat Forehead Syndrome> (the dull thudding sound of slapping
> oneself in the forehead) -
>
> I totally spaced the DZ - but inset/straight-slide head-end doors DID
> become standard from 9908 on . . . .
>
> Sorry.
>
> I hope the rest of the info interested somebody <g>
>
> Marshall
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