Yep. No diaphram and striker plate there. Thanks for pointing that out.
In Jonathan Boyle's book "Burlington Route Streamlined Observation Cars" on
page 24 he has a photograph that shows an eastbound Twin Zephyr with "Silver
Spirit" in 1962 brining up the markers with a diaphram and striker plate
attached to the car.
HH
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Stephen Levine <sjl_prodigynet@...> wrote:
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> This link shows that, in 1965, the Silver Fountain did not have a rear
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> http://www.jerryapp.com/arcv3/ja-r115.jpg
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> That leaves 3 others, unless this car obtained the rear end diaphragm with a
> year after this photo.
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> --- On Sun, 4/8/12, domelinerdude <domelinerdude@...> wrote:
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> From: domelinerdude <domelinerdude@...>
> Subject: [CBQ] Mel Patrick Picture 49 (was Re: CB&Q "Bulington" Business car
> on the end of a Northern Pacific train??)
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, April 8, 2012, 8:51 AM
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> Good Question. When the Diner-Parlor-Observation cars began service on the
> Kansas City Zephyr, sometime around or after 1960 replacing the Vista Dome
> Parlor Observation cars, photos reveal the KCZ was operating back and forth
> between KCY and Chicao without being turned on a wye in KC on the Kansas
> City Terminal. Presumably to reduce switching costs. (Photos indicate this
> operating practice began earlier with the variety of Vista Dome Observations
> still in service on the KCZ in the late 50's.)
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> Thus you see many photos of the early sixties edition of the KCZ with the
> parlor diner Obs up against the RPO operating backwards and leading a dome
> coach (built for the TCZ usually)and other equipment.
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> I suspect, based on photographs, the diaphram striker plate was added to the
> Observation end of the Diner Parlor Obs cars in the early sixties for
> mid-train service (between head end and coaches, etc.) on Q passenger trains
> such as the KCZ and others.
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> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Stephen Levine <sjl_prodigynet@> wrote:
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> > I notice that picture 49 of this collection shows a Burlington pre-war
> > diner-parlor-observation car that has been retrofitted with a rear
> > diaphragm>� Which car was it and when did it get so retrofitted?
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> > --- On Sat, 4/7/12, bdurham260 <bdurham260@> wrote:
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> > From: bdurham260 <bdurham260@>
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> > Subject: [CBQ] Re: CB&Q "Bulington" Business car on the end of a Northern
> > Pacific train??
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> > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
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> > Date: Saturday, April 7, 2012, 8:25 PM
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> > --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@> wrote:
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> > > If you are refering to number 48 this is not the "BURLINGTON" but
> > > checking Glicks Business car book this is Car 2nd number 100. It was
> > > built in 1913 as a private car, bought by the Q in 1931, sold by BN in
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> > > Office cars carried officials to places they needed to go. Apparantly
> > > some official had to go somewhere on the NP so the car was hooked to the
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> > > > I actually have the Burlington on my layout and actually have it on the
> > > > tail end of a Northern Pacific train. I was surprised to see a picture
> > > > of this in real life on the link below. There are a ton of pictures and
> > > > I forgot what the number was, sorry.
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> > > > So this brings me to why would this actually be done in real life?
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> > > > http://melpatrick.shutterfly.com/pictures/183
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