Looked back at the book this weekend. The diners shown were car numbers
198, 199, and 200 (Silver Cuisine, Silver Inn, and Silver Manor). As I say,
they seemed to be similar in appearance to the Walthers car. For example,
one side of the car is a pretty good match. However, the opposite side of
the model has the door near the end rather than closer to the center, and
has too many windows on that side. So, similar is a very subjective
opinion. Maybe I'll just hide the one side by always having it travel
westbound:)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cynthia & Duncan Cameron [SMTP:d.cameron@s...]
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 7:23 PM
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Walthers Budd Passenger Car Models
>
> Scott,
> I don't have any passenger car reference books -- too much money going
> into
> the layout right now. Any chance you could tell me which diner the
> Walthers
> one resembles? The Zephyr Rocket (which I'll be modelling) usually had a
> heavyweight diner attached between St.Louis and Burlington (maybe West
> Quincy) but I have some indications that, on occasion, one of the
> streamline
> diners was used. Can't remember which one right now, but if you could
> give
> me a car #(s), I could check it against my records later.
> Thanks,
> Duncan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Myers, Scott V." <svmyers@s...>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 9:01 AM
> Subject: [BRHSlist] Walthers Budd Passenger Car Models
>
>
> > There have been previous discussions regarding the similarity (or lack
> > thereof) of these models to actual CB&Q cars. Using The Passenger Car
> > Library, The Budd Company, Vol. 1, CB&Q by W. David Randall as my
> source,
> I
> > have found cars fairly similar to the following:
> >
> > 46-seat Coach Pages 128 & 166
> > Diner Page 138
> > 10-6 Sleeper Page 154
> > 24-8 Slumbercoach Page 176
> > 73' Baggage Page 59
> >
> > However, the more recent cars don't seem to remotely match anything I
> can
> > find in this book. Previous emails confirmed that the Burlington had no
> 63'
> > RPO. I see nothing similar to the new Lounge car (1 drawing room, 29
> > seats). There is a 30 seat lounge car on page 84. The 52 seat coach is
> > nothing like the 52 seat CB&Q coaches on pages 50, 56, 61 & 62. Have
> > others come to the same conclusion, using either this or other sources?
> >
> > Lastly, has anyone heard if other passenger cars are planned in the near
> > future from Walthers, such as an observation car or a dome?
> >
> > Scott Myers
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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