Unfortunately, if you model HO - the pre-war coach (any version)
really isn't available. Whether missing the antenna, partial
parlins, the cutout on the skirts, or various small details - or all
of the above - the cars simply aren't available. Eagle Imports has
one in their TZ set - but for $350+ you'd hope the car was right in
the major sight attributes - yet they don't have the cutouts that
make these cars so easy to discern in a train. Oriental's is a mix of
versions, and it too is missing the cut outs. And of course, there
are no plastic pre-war cars (in HO). Yeah, I know Charlie - they
have them in N.
At 07:41 PM 9/10/2008, you wrote:
>That might speak volumes though. The shorts coach going only so far
>as GJ, as well as another. At some point, the pre-war cars had to
>get their black roofs removed
>- yet I've seen photos in the mid 50's at least where (at least) one
>still had them.
>It wasn't unusual to see the pre-war cars on the CZ; especially
>before 1963-64. After that, they were typically used for
>amplification of the "standard consist". BTW, being set out at GJ
>typically meant the passengers went as far as Glenwood Springs (stop
>for Aspen). The D&RGW occasionally added cars in Denver for that
>segment as well, including one of the ex C&O dome coach-obs (made
>into a mid-train car by virtue of a diaphragm fitted to the rear end).
>
>At 07:24 PM 9/10/2008, H H wrote:
> >Bob,
> >
> >It is interesting to see the pre-war flat top coach operating
> >between Chicago and Grand Junction as the "set-out"
> >coach. Interesting as well is to see Western Pacific Vista Dome
> >Coach "Silver Thistle" operating between Chicago and Grand Jct., CO
> >never quite making it to her home rails!
> >
> >Good to see the CBQ #1291 "Mountain" Obs on the back of the second
> >section of the DZ as well, heating up the rails across the
> mid-west to Denver!
> >
> >Hubert
Bob Webber
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