The RGZ ended up being arranged very similarly to the TCZ until they moved the
diner to the front of the train in the late 70s. Difference was no parlor
seats in the obs and the combine contained coach seats instead of a lounge.
On Fri Jul 29th, 2011 11:51 AM CDT Bob Webber wrote:
>Oh, I don't know. The RGZ regularly operated with 6 domes and had 7
>or 8 cars in the consist. "Regularly" is open to interpretation,
>but the TCZ was just as "irregular" in those terms.
>
>
>At 11:36 AM 7/29/2011, you wrote:
>
>>For years either the Morning or Afternoon Zephyr held the No.
>>American speed record for operational scheduled speeds with segments
>>betwwwn Prarie du Chien & LaCrosse, E. Dubuque & Prairie and even
>>Oregon to Savanna being among the top segments. This was often shown
>>in Trains magazine.
>>It was also this pair of trains that introduced Dome cars to the
>>world and had a long time slogan of "Where Nature Smiles 300
>>Miles". No other trains had more domes in a normal consist and as a
>>% of consist, they led all. Over the yrs 3 train sets were used
>>with the Vista Dome set from "47 to BN being the best known. All
>>were Budd built cars and ran the gamut of power from articulated to
>>E-5's and finally E-8/9's.
>>
>>Gerald
>>
>>
>>
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>Bob Webber
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