If I read a recent advertisement/review correctly, they are releasing cars
lettered for both the Empire Builder (EB letterboard) and cars used on the
Western Star (GN letterboard).
Rick Keil
Wichita KS
>From: Bob Webber <no17@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com,CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [CBQ] Great Northern 4-8-4 Duplex Sleeper
>Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:47:18 -0600
>
>The GN cars that Walthers is bringing out are accurate (as opposed to
>the Kato N scale cars which are UP ACF cars for the most part). The
>cars were built from plans, and are as accurate as their cars have
>been in the AT&SF series, or indeed their whole streamline series -
>accurate for the intended prototype.
>
>I'll have to look at consists, but I wouldn't doubt they showed up on
>the Western Star. The cars Walthers is doing though were
>purpose-built for the EB.
>
>At 08:41 PM 11/19/2006, Tom Mack wrote:
> >Rapido has models of the Great Northern 4-8-4 Duplex sleepers as part
> >of their new Super Continental line. According to their website these
> >are based on Pullman Plan number 4124 which Rapido says is a GN
> >prototype. The cars come lettered as:
> >
> >Gunsight Pass
> >Triple Divide Pass
> >Lincoln Pass
> >Swift Current Pass
> >Stevens Pass
> >
> >Can anyone speak to whether these cars are accurate (they seem to be)
> >and if so, did these 4-8-4 sleepers run on the GN Western Star in the
> >1967/68 time period?
> >
> >Tom Mack
> >Cincinnati, OH
>
>Bob Webber
>
>
>
>
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