Mike
The plot thickens.
My guess is that, at one time or another, the letterboards carried "Pullman",
"Denver Zephyr" and "Burlington".
Mike, very appreciative
sjl
Mike Spoor wrote:
> Stephen, Rich and the List:
>
> I have had a chance to dig around this weekend and I will inlcude all of
> this topic in the next ZEPHYR. I have the photos to help answer the
> question. I have a shot of Silver Moon dated 10-9-49 at the Zephyr Pit.
> The car clearly carries the name DENVER ZEPHYR across the letterboard.
> Silver Moon was the 4-4-1-1-4 sleeper in the 1936 DZ consist. But, guess
> what, I have another shot at the Zephyr Pit that is undated and shows
> Silver Moon with the word PULLMAN across the letterboard.
>
> I believe that Rich is right on target. Prior to the breakup of the
> Pullman company, the sleepers most likely carried PULLMAN on the
> letterboard. After the breakup, they were repainted to say DENVER ZEPHYR.
> I will have more in the ZEPHYR.
>
> I hope this helps. Mike
>
> On Sat, 26 May 2001 09:48:20 EDT rgortowski@a... writes:
> >Stephen,
> >
> >I had not given this one much thought yet (as the 1936 Shoreham Shops
> >cars
> >are STILL not out!!). I would agree that the letterboards would
> >probably be
> >"Pullman" on the sleepers as delivered. Did the sleeper letterboards
> >change
> >to "Burlington" after the 1948 breakup of the Pullman company and the
> >sale of
> >the Pullman sleepers to the railroads? If so, when?
> >
> >This is something I've never thought about...
> >
> >Rich
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