I contacted BLI several years ago about running some of the cars undecorated
and removing the corner name boards as only the CZ had them from what I can
tell. If they could stop the process before those holes are drilled not only
can some of the cars be used as is on other trains but some (relatively) simple
window rearrangements could be made to get other cars.
It would be fairly easy for someone like Brass Car Sides or even someone
working in styrene to produce an overlay or "insert" that would go into the
window strip.
Ricky Keil
Bellevue, NE
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> From: sjl_prodigynet@yahoo.com
> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:17:00 -0700
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] TCZ Dome Cars and BLI TCZ Consist
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> The TCZ domes had three full length windows on the right side forward of the
> dome whereas the long distance domes on the CZ, DZ, EB, and NCL had two full
> windows and a half window. The Concor "CZ" domes actually have the window
> configuration of the TCZ.
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> --- On Fri, 3/26/10, thommack <thommack@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: thommack <thommack@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [CBQ] TCZ Dome Cars and BLI TCZ Consist
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, March 26, 2010, 8:42 AM
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> I met the folks from BLI at the Springfield show and discussed the potential
> for putting together a TCZ from existing CZ equipment. As I recall the
> baggage and diner from the CZ are basically right on for the TCZ.
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> But what about the domes? How many different floor plans are there for the
> domes in the TCZ? Is one of the existing BLI CZ domes a close stand-in?
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> The biggest issue, of course, is the dome-ob, because the TCZ dome location
> is opposite the CZ - CZ is rear, TCZ is forward. I mentioned this to the
> folks at BLI and they were not aware that what they already have is very
> close to putting together a whole new train, namely the TCZ. I stressed,
> however, that the dome-ob would definitely have to be redone to make it work.
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> If we can show them that they already have a set of cars that will work for
> the TCZ, except for the dome-ob, they might consider running a TCZ dome-ob.
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> I would like everyone's help on this to determine:
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> 1. What needs to be done to get a "close enough" TCZ? Will definitely need a
> new dome-ob.
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> 2. What needs to be done to get an "intermediate" TCZ? Definitely need the
> dome-ob, but is there a floor plan for a dome-coach that would work for most
> of or the majority of the TCZ dome-coaches?
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> 3. What needs to be done for the "perfect" TCZ?
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> Of course, the lettering needs to be changed from "California Zephyr" to
> Burlington. (Except that BLI I know ran unlettered baggage and diners). So
> while on this topic, how hard is it to get the CZ lettering off the BLI cars?
> On the Walthers stainless steel cars you could put on a little SolvaSet and
> wait about three minutes and the lettering just peeled right off with a
> fingernail. Does anyone have experience getting the BLI CZ lettering off
> existing cars?
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> I look forward to your replies.
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> Tom Mack
> Cincinnati, OH
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