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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Chicago Union Station
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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:22:35 -0800 (PST)
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Look in Mike Spoor's Q Equip. book.  Good photos of
them and the gen. cars.

--- John Ziola <johnsclubs@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Thanks Jim,
>    
>   Do you know when they were replaced by the
> Bi-Levels? I seem to remember sometime in the 50's,
> wonder how close they were to heavyweight passenger
> cars?
>    
>   Are these available in N scale?
>    
>   John
> 
> JAS SCHWARZ <jas.schwarz@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>           John,
> 
> The suburban cars I remember were painted green and
> tan with gold trim.
> 
> I have never seen these cars done by any
> manufacturer.
> However, I one time I had some custom painted ones,
> but I have since sold them.
> 
> Also, you might want to look for a silver power car.
> These were needed for the doubledeckers because they
> had no way to generate their own lighting, heating
> and
> cooling. Shoreham Shops produced this car in the mid
> 90's.
> 
> Good Luck!!!
> 
> Jim Schwarz
> BRHS member
> 
> --- John Ziola <johnsclubs@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for the suggestion, I do have a number of
> > commuter cars (stainless steel) double deck) and
> am
> > looking for the older (heavyweights?) which were
> > still in service when I first began commuting. I
> > can't remember what units were used I know at one
> > time they were E-8/9's but don't know the
> > chronology.
> > 
> > Thanks for your help Stephen,
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > "Stephen J. Levine" <sjl@prodigy.net> wrote:
> > John
> > 
> > If you are going to model CUS during the CZ
> period,
> > do not forget the abundance of gallery commuter
> cars
> > owned by the Burlington.
> > 
> > sjl
> > 
> > 
> > Bob Webber <no17@comcast.net> wrote:
> > Also, look at the latest book on passenger train
> > modeling from 
> > Kalmbach by Andy Sperandeo - it has some ideas on
> > modeling passenger 
> > stations that might be of use, though Ed's book is
> > the definitive 
> > book on Union Station.
> > 
> > Depending on era you'd want a "connection" from
> the
> > NYC, AT&SF and 
> > others for mail and sleepers.
> > 
> > At 06:31 PM 11/14/2006, John Ziola wrote:
> > >More great ideas,
> > >
> > > Thanks so much to you PAL and the others.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >pal_houston <paulaleonard@comcast.net> wrote:
> > > --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, John Ziola
> > <johnsclubs@...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Group I need some help,
> > > >
> > > > I plan on modeling Chg.Union Sta. (during the
> CZ
> > period) and need a
> > >diagram of track layout for Station as well as
> > Passenger car yard.
> > > >
> > > > Also same for the yard at Clyde. Was the
> > intermodal operation part
> > >of Clyde or was it separate?
> > > >
> > >Check out Michael J. Spoor's "CB&Q in Color",
> Vol.
> > 4. Page 118 has a
> > >track diagram for the Canal St. (14th Street)
> yard
> > dated 23 Nov. 1964.
> > >This diagram has no scale, but you can also get
> > some great information
> > >by zooming in on Google Earth :).
> > >
> > >Best Regards,
> > >PAL
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > Bob Webber 
> > 
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> > 
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