For more detailed information on Pullman cars, you might want to visit Tom
Madden's website, www.pullmanproject.com, which has some photographs and an
immense amount of data on Pullman cars. He is one of the sources from whom
Branchline has acquired data for their new Pullman cars.
- John Manion
> The FW&D and C&S Pullman are something that interests me. There is
> not a lot of information out there about them Which I have found so
> far. Hoping some day to do an article on them.
>
> But here are a few Photos to look at In Hol Wagner "Colorado Road"
> on page 337 there are a photos the Spanish Crest (12-1) and the
> Lariat Crest.(10-1-1). The Spanish Crest his "Burlington" Label on
> it and the Lariat Crest has the "Pullman" Label both are in the
> Lettering to match the Budd cars. (Zephyr Font) I am looking for
> photos for all the cars the figure out how each were lettered.
> Also in Steve Goen's "Fort Worth and Denver Color Pictorial" on
> page 20 there is a photo of the end of the Texas Zephyr with 3 of the
> Pullman cars on it. I not sure which cars the are but by the windows
> it looks to be a 12-1, 8-5, and maybe a 10-1-1. The last Car is a 10-
> 1-1 says Pullman, and I can not read the other 2.
> Most of the FW&D and C&S Pullman cars were "modernized and repainted
> to silver" but what I have found the Lariat Range, Spanish Range,
> Castle Crest, Lariat Range, Spanish Crest and maybe the Castle Range
> were Updated for the Texas Zephyr in 1940. and used on the TZ until
> 1957 when the DZ train set were bought. Not sure where the car ran
> form 1957 to 1965. The other cars look to be updated in the early
> 50's not sure about paint at this time. Three of the cars that I
> know the least about are the 12-1 Maximiliam, Anaconda, and the
> Wadena. I have not found photos of them on a FW&D or C&S train, but
> photos of old sleeper cars seem to be rare. Everyone was taking
> photos of the E9 and Budd cars. I guess the cares were just as part
> of the Pullman Pool out of Denver or even Fort Worth/Dallas. It just
> something more for me to look up
>
> Not sure how branchline will do the cars but I am waiting to see
> them.
>
> >4) Given my mainly pre-1948 focus, should I even bother
> >getting "Burlington
> >cars," or should I instead go for the UnDecs or plain Pullman
> >lettering,
> >and then complete the lettering/naming myself? Are appropriate decals
> >available?
>
> 5 cars were painted silver in 1940 but were seem to say on the TZ
> and other FW&D/C&S trains. Depend on where you are modeling depends
> or it they work for you.
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> Will Jensen
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