Loren, Were you including the observation car on the Zephyr-Rocket? Or
was it RI owned? Archie Hayden
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Burlington Route Streamlined Observation Cars
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> In a message dated 4/8/2005 3:39:45 PM Central Standard Time,
> metcalf@attglobal.net writes:
> If the Q book has as many miscues (pun intended) as the
> Santa Fe volume, you might want to carefully consider how badly you want
> the book.
> One would think that since the book on the Burlington Streamlined
Observation
> cars is such a narrow focus, the book should be accurate. We're talking
what
> about 21 observation cars?
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> Zephyrs #9900-9907 - 8 Observations, 3 of the Parlor/Diners(includes
Silver
> Spirit obs for 9908), 2 1947 Vista Dome Twin Observations, 4 Q owned CZ
> Observations, 2 KCZ Observations, 2 1956 DZ Observations. That number goes
down when
> you consider that there's only 10 different obs, other than the name. Of
> course add to that the observation cars for the Empire Builder and North
Coast
> Limited that adds another 3 observation cars to the list make it 4 if you
consider
> the EB "River" then rebuilt to "Coulee". Okay so make it 25 observation
cars.
> I haven't seen if the FW&D and C&S cars are included in the book. In that
> case we'd add 4, 2 diner obs and the 2 from the 1936 DZ. Brings the grand
total
> to 29 cars. Unless I missed 1 or 2 cars.
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> I haven't seen the Santa Fe book but if Hol Wagner is pointing out
"misques"
> with that book whoa I'm feeling a bit sad about the pre order of the
> Burlington Book.
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> Loren Johnson
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