BTW, a bit off topic - but NP 364 is still with us, as BNSF power car
#50 STAMPEDE PASS. BTW, 365 was never painted in the SP SSL scheme,
just the TTG and NP schemes.
At 08:21 AM 12/18/2008, you wrote:
>The NP cars that were first discussed, were part of an arrangement
>with SP for the CASCADE through car service from Oakland to Seattle
>(and return). The NP cars were almost identical to the SP 10-6s in
>the same service except for the trucks (41-N-11 vs 41-ND-11). These
>were built by Pullman in Lot 6874 to Plan 4140-C.
>
>This is the basic car in SP SSS service scheme:
>http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-6845
>
>Note that when the NP cars were painted in this scheme, the scarlet
>"letterboard" was lowered to match that of the Budd equipment.
>
>This is the NP car in NP colors:
>http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-6846
>
>a 10-5 is in NO WAY close, these are 4140 plans (by Walthers) and are
>likely as close as you are going to get - they are fairly close as is.
>
>Note that one was painted in the SSS scheme in 1965, wile the other
>was in NP scheme in that year. 264 stayed painted in SP until at least 1967.
>
>Naturally, the as-delivered scheme - in SP or NP is not (yet?) available.
>
>
>At 07:57 AM 12/18/2008, Tom Mack wrote:
> >Loren:
> >
> >Are you saying that the Walthers 10-5 in NP paint could be a possible
> >stand-in for 2 NP 10-6's used in NCL service in the late 60's? It
> >would be nice to have some NCL cars available.
> >
> >Tom Mack
> >Cincinnati, OH
> >
> >--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Aeolus3@... wrote:
> > > I do have another question, this is about the North Coast Limited.
> >The NP
> > > owned 2 Pullman Standard 10-6's that were bought for the pool
> >passenger train on
> > > the west coast. In the late 1960's I'm thinking 1966, the Pullman
> >cars were
> > > dropped from service on that train. These cars first were painted in
> >the two
> > > tone Gray SP "Lark" and then later were painted in the silver with
> >the red
> > > letter board strip. Upon Pullman service being dropped from the
> >train, the
> > > 10-6's were shopped and repainted in the two tone green NP paint.
> >Then they were
> > > used in the NCL. Does anyone have a photograph of the car? The only
> >photo I
> > > have of the car is at poor angle.
> > >
> > > Loren Johnson
> >
> >
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> >
>Bob Webber
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