BRHSLIST
[Top] [All Lists]

[CBQ] pre-war coach was : Coach Yard Thursday 18-Feb-1965

To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CBQ] pre-war coach was : Coach Yard Thursday 18-Feb-1965
From: Bob Webber <rgz17@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:01:47 -0500
Comment: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys
Delivered-to: archives@nauer.org
Delivered-to: mailing list CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=lima; d=yahoogroups.com; b=MiXcZRBPOzOLh3RJ3C6IZimIAhBDFYmXXSMKBlCKvBTqNCC7GvUNlyQOqvf+4d37sexp6+vKAjzIfkwKwPHq1smk2r/azZ1khfYc5yKdXSW+uqq9kBRLhAQRmizWAjPW;
List-id: <CBQ.yahoogroups.com>
List-unsubscribe: <mailto:CBQ-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com>
Mailing-list: list CBQ@yahoogroups.com; contact CBQ-owner@yahoogroups.com
References: <783234.88914.qm@web38103.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Reply-to: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sender: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
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 

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


------------------------------------

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/

<*> Your email settings:
    Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/join
    (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
    mailto:CBQ-digest@yahoogroups.com 
    mailto:CBQ-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    CBQ-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>