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Re: [CBQ] An Interesting rid bit on early CZ operations

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] An Interesting rid bit on early CZ operations
From: Bob Webber <rgz17@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:08:49 -0500
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Btw, of the consists for the CZ in the book, 2 have a dome coach 
ending (or beginning) at Grand Junction.  Including one in 1950.  I'm 
not sure if it was a winter concept or not.  But that would tend to 
change the mix too.

At 04:50 PM 9/13/2008, you wrote:
>The original CZ consist left on 3/20/1949.
>
>In the CB&Q Passenger train volume 2 there is a consist from 4/22/49.
>
>Barley a month later.  One might expect a couple of the sleepers to
>be different than the original consist, but it would have seemed
>reasonable that the consist didn't change all that much in a
>month.  After all, the Q wasn't yet utilizing the cars on the AZ.
>
>What is interesting is that the cars for that 4/22 consist came from
>four of the original consists.  In other words, within a month - the
>cars had become completely mixed.  I knew that the trans-con sleeper
>would have been different, and possibly another. But, I couldn't see
>a good reason for (example) the 3 dome coaches to separate within a
>month.  And the signature cars (baggage, lounge, diner, obs) which
>theoretically stayed together longer than most - were from two
>different original consists.  One of those entertaining pieces to
>think about.
>
>Bob Webber
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