In a message dated 12/2/02 8:40:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
svmyers@s... writes:
> Speaking of upcoming Walthers Budd passenger cars, has anyone seen a
> photo or the actual observation car to know if it resembles any of the
> Q's cars?
>
> Scott Myers
>
>
Scott,
The new Observation car from Walthers is a New York Central prototype. It
appears that Walthers is doing two versions of the car, origional and a
modified with the rear tail light casting on the roof. Neither one is close
to the Burlington's Budd Observations. Sadly with all the new Budd cars that
Walthers has done the only one out of the box that is correct for the
Burlington is the Slumber Coach and that is only correct named for the
Northern Pacific.
The dome that Walthers has shown is a CP prototype, it's a Skyline Dome. I
still wonder why Walthers decided to use the CP car, since non of them were
ever used in the US except for a short time on the D&H. Of course most of the
origional cars are in use today on VIA.
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