Craig
If you hunt through the archives, you'll find several posts on this subject,
including the following from (I believe) Dave Lotz -
"Recent information has recently surfaced in my research on the '36 DZ
regarding the cars that went to Saudi Arabia. According to a May 1, 1977
New York Times article, 21 Zephyr cars were then in regular service on three
separate trains, each consisting of a pair of coaches, two sleepers, a
diner-obs and a power/baggage car, the other three cars used during times of
heavy traffic.
The "Saudi Zephyrs" were assigned to a 350-mile run between the Persian gulf
port of Dammam and the Saudi capital of Riyadh. With intermediate stops at
Abqaiq, Hofuf, Ain-Hardah and Al-Karj the Zephyrs are limited to a maximum
of 60 mph and make the run in about seven hours.
The article mentions the Denver Zephyr and the Train of the Gods as the
trains sold. The NZ cars sold were:
Apollo - Baggage/Lounge/Aux. power
Neptune - Coach
Mars - Coach
Vulcan - Diner
Mercury - Parlor
Cupid - Dinette/Coach
Jupiter - Observation
Ed DeRouin recently donated information to the BRHS archives that tell us
the DZ cars that were sold:
Silver Courier - Baggage/Mail/Aux Power
Silver Bar - Baggage/Dorm/Lounge
Silver Bell - Dinette/Coach
Silver City - Coach
Silver Lake - Coach
Silver Grill - Diner
Silver Skates - 12 Section Sleeper
Silver Screen - 12 section Sleeper
Silver Tone - 12 section Sleeper
Silver Threads - 6-3-1 Sleeper
Silver Slipper - 4-4-4-1-1 Sleeper
Silver Flash - Observation
With these 12 cars and the 7 from the NZ Gods, that accounts for 19 of the
21 cars. However the article mentions three trainsets with six cars each.
This would account for:
3 of the 3 power/baggage cars (assuming Silver Bar had HEP added?)
6 of the 6 coaches (let's assume the 2 dinette/coaches became full coaches)
5 of the 6 sleepers
2 of the 3 observation cars
So, the mystery cars are the 6th sleeper, the 3rd obs and three other cars?
What did they do with the two diners not mentioned in the article? Any
ideas?"
Does anyone have an update on this subject?
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig" <alcoc636@juno.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 1:36 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Saudi Arabia
> Hello,
>
> I am wondering if someone can help me out.
> I know a few Burlington passenger cars ended up in Saudi Arabia. Does
> anyone have a list of cars or at least a websight that has a roster?
>
> Thanks,
> Craig Levine
> Sioux City, Iowa
>
>
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