Bob,
This is more or less what I thought, but I wasn't completely sure.
I also suspect that the cars used on the Aristocrat, were BURLINGTON
series built by Pullman in 1926.
You have also answered another question that I had, that there was
indeed a solarium car numbered 209 that was not named.
Thank you,
Michael
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Bob Webber <rgz17@...> wrote:
>
> I suspect he has the date and/or number of cars incorrect.
>
> There were no new Solarium-Lounge cars built and/or bought in 1930
> for the CB&Q. Pullman does not indicate any (new) cars assigned to
> the CB&Q. The other possibility is that someone else built them,
but
> Bill Glick's roster shows nothing of the sort.
>
> My guess is that he was discussing the 5 (not 8) 1927/1928 Pullman
> built cars - ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS, OMAHA, LINCOLN, No. 209
> (original names/numbers as sent to the Burlington)
>
> 209 was a spare car, OMAHA & LINCOLN were (originally) assigned to
> the Ak-Sar-Ben and ST. PAUL, & MINNEAPOLIS to the Blackhawk. Not
> sure what the Aristocrat got.
>
>
> At 10:21 AM 1/23/2008, Michael Grenstedt wrote:
> >Hi,
> >I was reading Patrick Dorin's book Everywhere West, about the Q.
> >He says that for its 80th anniversary in 1930, the Aristocrat, the
> >Black Hawk and the Ak-sar-ben were introduced and among the new
> >equipment featured were eight solarium lounge cars.
> >What were the names and / or numbers of which cars for which
trains?
> >Thank you,
> >Michael Grenstedt
> >St. Louis, MO
>
> Bob Webber
>
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