Rich,
Thank you very much. That is what I needed. Since I am modeling September 1959,
I do want to be as accurate as I can be. PULLMAN it is then. Now if I can
figure a way for Zephyr Tower to be added to the mix.......Paul Buhrkre.
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, rgortowski@... wrote:
>
>
> Paul, search the archives for Hol Wagner's discussion of the Burlington's
> heavyweight sleeper lettering protocol. In a nutshell, as long as the
> sleeper was in Pullman
> lease (being operated by Pullman as a sleeper for the Q) the Q used "PULLMAN"
> on the letterboard - not "BURLINGTON." In your case, because the sleeper
> was painted in the improved shadow-stripe scheme, you would want "PULLMAN" in
> the black Zephyr-style lettering with the car name below in the same style.
> Champ made these decals and I think some of the Micro Scale sets have this
> available, as well.
>
> If you have access to Bill Glick's Burlington Passenger Car Photo Album -
> page 122 shows Poplar Flat in 1962 - obviously after it was removed from
> Pullman lease. The "PULLMAN" has been painted out, and the CB&Q and car
> number has replaced the name - which the Q did after removing a car from
> Pullman lease. The car still retains the shadow striping, though.
>
> Rich G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: risrwy <risrwy@...>
> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sun, Jun 17, 2012 8:27 am
> Subject: [CBQ] Re: Sleeping Car Poplar Branch/Flat et, al.
>
>
>
>
>
> Duncan:
>
> From my CRI&P passenger book, "In May, 1956, the Zephyr-Rocket's sleepers
> were upgraded to a pair of Rock Island 6-6-4 cats, ***. Burlington,
> meanwhile, furnished a pair of 6-section, 6-double bedroom modernized
> heavy-weights named Poplar Branch and Poplar Flat. To privide a better match
> with the rest of the equipment, the CB&Q cars were painted silver with
> "shadow-like" accents."
>
> This reference is what throws my decalling into a tizzy. Pullman is out of
> business but the "Q" still has these heavyweights in service. So do we decal
> with PULLMAN or BURLINGTON in the letterboard and Poplar Branch/Flat on the
> side?
>
> Model Railroading gets to be so much fun!
>
> Paul Buhrke
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Duncan Cameron <d.cameron@> wrote:
> >
> > Paul, I'll be interested to hear the answer. MY information is that these
> > cars were on the ZR roughly May 1956 to April 1958. Is that consistent with
> > what you know?
> > Duncan Cameron
> >
>
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