There was a B&MR #103 Diner "Omaha"built Aurora 11-86 that is listed in
Glick's book as being 64' over end sills...
Charlie Vlk
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From: Bob Webber
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re:59'0 car named Omaha
If it was built by Pullman, the car should have the Lot stamped in a
variety of places. It should be relatively easy to discern builder
by looking at the windows and above or on the door frame. The next
spot is iron work, esp. the bolsters and queen posts.
At 02:55 PM 8/20/2009, you wrote:
>HOL WAGNER wrote:
> > Bill: This does indeed help. I loaned my copy of Ralph's early Pullman
> > book years ago and never got it back, so I didn't have ready access to
> > this info. Many thanks! I spent the morning with Mike Pannell out at
> > the Colo. RR Museum, looking at photos and samples of the clerestory
> > window glass from this newest find of his and comparing details on the
> > early passenger cars at the museum. We're having fun investigating
> > possibilities for this car!
> >
> > Hol
> >
> > > Bill Glick wrote:
> > > In the book Century of Pullman Cars by Ralph Barger There are 5
> > cars with the name "OMAHA"
> > > OMAHA 14SecO C&NW Ry/GMP built /66 plan 20
> > > OMAHA 14SecDr Pullman
> > /00 " 1515B
> > > OMAHA 12SecDr Pullman 5/1/02
> > " 1581B
> > > OMAHA 10SecO Wagner
> > /66 " 3003
> > > OMAHA #63 12SecDr CRI&P
> Assn 3/6/82 " 527
> > >
> > > Hope this helps .
> > >
> > > Yours
> > > Bill Glick
> > >
>
>
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