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Re: CB&Q Budd Car Consists

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Subject: Re: CB&Q Budd Car Consists
From: bnsf6340@h...
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 01:19:46 -0000
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Scott:

As you know, I don't model in HO, but I'll put my 'vote' in for you 
HO guys to get your wish. :-)

Roger

--- In BRHSlist@egroups.com, "Myers, Scott V." <svmyers@s...> wrote:
> Just wanted to add another vote for doing these in HO scale.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Charlie Vlk [SMTP:charlie@k...]
> > Sent:       Friday, December 15, 2000 3:54 PM
> > To: BRHSlist@egroups.com
> > Subject:    Re: [BRHSlist] CB&Q Budd Car Consists
> > 
> > Roger-
> > Both the Con-Cor and Kato cars ran on the Q until the end of 
passenger
> > service and many went into Amtrak service.
> > Con-Cor chose the California Zephyr cars....with modifications 
such as a
> > full length smooth letterboard instead of corrugated with name 
panels and
> > cutouts in the trucks above the trucks to clear swing on curves.
> > Also, the dome-observation repeats an error made on the first set 
of brass
> > CZ cars in that the observation end roof is the same height as 
the front
> > end
> > of the car instead of being higher like the CZ prototype.
> > The genealogy of the cars Kato modeled are explained on our 
website. They
> > were generally pool service cars (except for the Twin Cities 
Zephyr dome
> > car
> > and the DZ / NCL pool Slumbercoaches which had more or less fixed
> > assignments). They
> > didn't show up on the WP as the CZ was a dedicated trainset. The 
10-6
> > Pullman is the exception...it is from the second order of cars 
for the CZ
> > and in fact one of our cars carries the CZ name on the 
letterboard. The
> > dome could pass as a CZ car if you want the Kato model for your 
train.
> > The two brands of cars look okay together and you can mix and 
match them.
> > Charlie
> > BRHS Member and
> > Kato USA R&D
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <bnsf6340@h...>
> > To: <BRHSlist@egroups.com>
> > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 3:23 PM
> > Subject: [BRHSlist] CB&Q Budd Car Consists
> > 
> > 
> > > I'm probably going to get flooded with responses, but I have to 
know:
> > >
> > > Kato produced the Budd Car series in N-Scale. So did Con Cor. 
Are
> > > both series correct and for what era's? Did these cars ever run 
mixed
> > > in consists on any Zephyr (particular emphasis on WP)? What was 
the
> > > normal number of cars in a consist and their type? Finally, 
what was
> > > the most number cars run in the consists?
> > >
> > > I'm primarily a GN/NP modeler, but I have not overlooked the 
CB&Q
> > > connection (I also model BN/BNSF).
> > >
> > > TIA for any help,
> > > Roger Dedrick
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >


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