Silver Palm was a WP car...originally a 16 sec
sleeper, rebuilt in the 60's to a chair car...
See this link for more info.
http://calzephyr.railfan.net/cars/cars.html
Mike
--- Don L Zinnecker <dzinnecker@juno.com> wrote:
> Elaine, I am forwarding your message to the
> CBQlist, an internet
> discussion group with several hundred members who
> have knowledge of the
> CB&Q and its passenger cars. Hopefully someone
> there can provide some
> information. Is your museum open to the public?
> Please tell us more,
> as it could generate some visits from members of the
> list.
>
> Thanks, Don
>
> On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 23:06:49 -0400 "Larry Levey"
> <levey@tnni.net> writes:
> > Hi,
> > I am a member of the Avon Park Historical Society.
> We have a museum
> > located in a 1926 Seaboard depot in Avon Park,
> Florida. We purchased
> > a CB&Q in 1986 in Sanford, Florida.
> >
> > I would like to know more about this car. It was
> last used by Auto
> > Train in Florida.Originally it was built as a
> sleeper, a 10/6 I am
> > told, then converted into a coach and then
> converted to a Dining Car
> > by Auto Train.
> >
> > On the car underneath at the front it has the
> number CB&Q 99-50268.
> > To the rear of the car underneath, it reads 35946
> 4-52. This is an
> > all stainless steel car built by Budd. It came
> with the letters
> > Silver Palm. Was their a Silver Palm with the
> California Zephyr?
> > Thanks Elaine Levey, Director Avon Park Museum
> > To the rear is says t
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
> CBQ-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
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