I rode Silver Quill behind 1522, N. St. Louis to W.
Quincy and return on one of the last trips. It was a
great ride!
John D. Mitchell, Jr
--- homebuiltnorthern <milw261@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Silver Quail, one of the CZ 6-5's, is in charter
> service. It is
> owned
> by Bill Butterworth. I have seen it in Chicago a
> few times and it
> was
> in the consist of the last 1522 trips out of St.
> Louis. The exterior
> is full CZ and the only missing feature are the
> skirts which were
> removed by Amtrak.
>
> Silver Solarium is also Amtrak compatible and it
> seen in charter
> service occasionally. It has been relocated from
> Iowa to California
> in
> recent years after Nav Fosse sold it.
>
> Silver Larch, a former 16 section car, is fully
> "Amtraked". We had
> it
> last year in the Grand Excursion consist behind
> Milwaukee Road #261.
> It, too, has lost its skirts but retains CZ
> lettering.
>
> One of the other 16 section cars (one that the C&NW
> owned at one
> time)
> is now on the Grand Canyon Railway. I don't recall
> the name but it
> is
> in GC Rwy paint and it has retained its full skirts.
>
> Homebuiltnorthern
>
>
>
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