One more note - the Q had one of the NCL dome sleepers (CB&Q #304). It
too was leased for at least a couple of winters to the IC. While
business was slow on the NCL in the winters, Florida business was booming
on the IC. So it made sense for both the IC and the NP/CB&Q to lease
some underutilized dome sleepers to the IC for winter use on the "City of
Miami." I was in Jacksonville FL for high school and fondly remember
seeing the NP/CB&Q domes in brown and orange rolling thru J'ville. I have
a photo of the Q #304 in brown and orange. I thought about using it in
the "Color Guide" but it wasn't that good of a photo for an all-color
book. I guess I could run it in B&W in the next ZEPHYR if you guys would
want to see it.
MIke
On Mon, 2 Sep 2002 18:55:17 -0700 Brad Slaney <bradslaney@w...>
writes:
>The NP leased some dome sleepers to the Illinois Central starting in
>the
>late 50s during the winter. These were used on the City of Miami and
>were
>repainted from NP colors to IC's orange and brown. They were
>repainted to
>NP colors and returned to the NP for summer use on the North Coast
>Limited.
>This lasted for four or five years. I rode the City of Miami in
>December
>1957 and we had one of the NP domes.
>
>BRAD
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David E. Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@m...>
>To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 5:36 PM
>Subject: [BRHSlist] FW: Illinois Central Domes
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>> Would someone on the list take this query and provide an answer?
>I'm
>sorta
>> busy with convention matters...
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: MrChooChoo2@a... [mailto:MrChooChoo2@a...]
>> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 1:28 PM
>> To: brhs@n...
>> Subject: Illinois Central Domes
>>
>>
>>
>> I was just watching "Chicago Odyssey - I" for the hundreth time when
>I
>> noticed a silver-sided dome in the consist of and Illinois Central
>train.
>It
>> looked like it was partially repainted in the IC paint scheme.
>>
>> My question is: Did the CB&Q sell any of their dome cars to the
>IC.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
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