Could the busy seasons for the two trains have been complementary? The
biggest problem with the use of the DZ car would have been the interuption
of the train announcement system, but since it was being run behind the
baggage, that would have been no problem.
Sounds like it was replacing the coach dorm...
Charlie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SilvrDome@a... [mailto:SilvrDome@a...]
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 1:24 PM
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BRHSlist] DZ Vista Dome Coach
>
>
> For members who might be interested. While thumbing through
> the book "Rio
> Grande Trackside with Jim Ozment", I noticed on pages 104 and
> 105 a picture
> of a Denver Zephyr Vista Dome Coach (Silver Buckle or Silver
> Brand). It's in
> the consist of the California Zephyr, the first of 3 Dome
> Coaches. The year
> of the photos is 1957 when the car was a year old.
>
> I was aware that cars can show up everywhere, but when the
> pride of the fleet
> (DZ) is a year old, I would have thought they'd make sure the
> best cars would
> be in place for it's operation. I'm learning something new here!
>
> Hubert Hanrahan
>
>
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