another car AMTRAK had was dome/obs #9310 which was
used on the Duluth ("Arrowhead"/"NorthStar") was an
ex. Wabash "Blue Bird". It did have a piano in the car
badly out of tune due to vibrations on the run to
Duluth. The same track was used by taconite trains and
they could beat track in a big way.
--- "Dennis C. Henry" <dchenry@g...> wrote:
> Hubert,
>
> Thanks for correcting the record on Amtrak's
> purchase of these two
> cars. Yes, it is very sad, indeed, to see
> distinguished and classic
> passenger cars in graveyard conditions.
>
> I had written my reply to Greg Smith with him in
> mind, so I hope that
> nobody took umbrage at my accidental posting to the
> BRHSlist. Greg was the
> manager of the first hobby shop (Hub Hobby in
> Richfield) that put Brass Car
> Sides on the shelves, way back in 1979.
>
> Dennis
> At 11:26 PM 11/16/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >Dennis,
> >
> >Amtrak did indeed purchase both Silver View and
> Silver Vista (former Twin
> >Zephyr Vista Dome Parlor Observation cars) after
> the Amtrak takeover of
> >passenger service from BN.
> >
> >I went to inspect some cars for sale at Amtrak's
> Beech Grove Shops during the
> >late seventies and both View and Vista were in the
> middle of many cars which
> >sat in limbo. I took slides of both cars
> exteriors, but the weather was gray
> >and the shots weren't that great.
> >
> >I did have a chance to walk thru former TCZ "Silver
> Wave" which had been
> >stipped of windows, fixtures, blower motors, seats,
> and almost all hardware.
> > The painted murals on the bulkhead were still
> inctact, along with the bare
> >stainless steel floor. It was quite sad.
> >
> >Hubert
>
> Dennis C. Henry, Owner and General Manager
> Brass Car Sides
> Phone: (507) 931-2784
> 715 South 7th St.
> e-mail:
> dchenry@g...
> St. Peter, MN 56082-1435
> v-mail: (507) 933-7314
>
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> the Hobby Since 1978
>
>
>
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>
>
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