The sleepers were rebuilt heavyweight "Betterment" Pullmans....the Crest and
Range series. There was one of each series on the two trains. The rest of
the consist was Budd Stainless Steel, built for the C&S/FW&D for this train.
Same deal on the Zephyr Rocket....the CB&Q car was Zephyr Tower, the RI car
Rocket Tower; they were similar but not identical cars, the Zephyr Tower was
rebuilt similar to the TZ cars with full skirts, drop step vestibules, and a
streamstyled roof to blend into lightweight car profiles.
Charlie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: richtownsend@n... [mailto:richtownsend@n...]
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 1:55 PM
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BRHSlist] 1940 Texas Zephyr
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> The new MR has an article on modeling the B&O's National
> Limited from modified Rivarossi heavyweights. It mentions
> that similar work would produce the 1940 (I think; I don't
> have the article with me right now)C&S/FW&D Texas Zephyr. My
> question is what was the consist of that train? My follow-up
> question is what are good sources for photos and diagrams of
> that train? Thanks.
>
> Richard Townsend
> Lincoln City, Oregon
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