Acording to Lee's post at the other list (nburlingtonroute), the upcoming
Wheels of Time release of their 70' Baggage Express cars in Q paintscheme
is nice stand-in for the BA-10A.
Are there any photos of the real BA-10A around on the web, so one could
compare prototype and model?
Also, did the BA-10A appear sometimes in the Exposition Flyer consist? (The
Burlington Bulletin #42 on Expo says nothing on them)
Michal B.
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> 1. PRODUCT ALERT: Wheels of Time 70' Baggage Express ~ 3 Q road numbers
> Posted by: "Lee" tczephyr57
> Date: Tue Mar 8, 2011 12:04 pm ((PST))
>
> Good news for CB&Q varnish modelers! Wheels of Time (WoT) is releasing
> their 70' Baggage Express with 3 road numbers lettered for the Burlington
> and 1 for Colorado & Southern. For those of you who may not be familiar
> with Wheels of Time, they produce limited run n-scale models with a strong
> focus on detail and historical accuracy. Though based on a slightly
> different prototype, the model is an exceptionally nice stand-in for the
> Burlington's BA-10A series of baggage-express cars built by American Car &
> Foundry in February of 1911. To my knowledge, this is WoT's first release
> of a model similar to a Q prototype and lettered as such.
>
> Features include:
> - Extra fine details
> - Crisp paint & printing
> - Sliding baggage doors
> - Nicely weighted for the runner
> - New adjustable draft gear
> - 6-wheel truck w/36" metal wheelsets
> - MT couplers
>
> Item # 230 CB&Q 1499 $42.89
> Item #231 C&S 220 $42.89
> Item #232TS CB&Q 1491 & 1497 2-car set $79.99
>
> Pre-orders open now with delivery expected in June
>
> http://www.wheelsotime.com/70-ft-bag-exp/
>
> I've previously purchased an earlier run of these cars unlettered
> and can attest to the beautiful detail of these models.
>
> Below is prototype data courtesy of Gerald Edgar:
>
> Per Bill Glick's trilogy on Burlington heavyweight passenger equipment,
> the Burlington's BA-10A series of Baggage-Express cars were built by
> American Car & Foundry in February of 1911. Following is their ultimate
> end.
>
> 1490 - converted to MoW 10-51
> 1491 - scrapped 1-66
> 1492 - converted to MoW 10-64
> 1493 - scrapped 6-62
> 1494 - converted to MoW 1-53
> 1495 - converted to MoW 10-51
> 1496 - scrapped 7-59
> 1497 - converted to MoW 3-52
> 1498 - scrapped 6-58
> 1499 - burned 9-31 (wreck?)
>
> So at least one remained in passenger service for 55 yrs (#1491 to 1966)
> and several were in MoW service. So depending when you model you could
> run one in train service and one in MoW orange (Bill lists specific 250000
> series #'s for the 5 conversions)
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