I think we (you &I) went around this last year.
The Pullman built cars were built in 1901. That's 2-3 years after
the PTT indicates diners. We know from the other discussion on this
era's cars (the one with the reference to Some Classic (or More Classic)
Trains, the Pullman cars appeared to be for the route to
Minn. Their names seem to bear that out. So what diners
were built by Pullman in 1898 for use on the CB&Q?
The bath would have been a tub.
At 02:50 PM 12/28/2012, you wrote:
Does anyone
have a 1899 or 1900 timetable to show the listed composition of these
trains?
Noted that the second 1898 magazine reference stated -
The Pullman Company is
building for the Burlington fast service to Omaha and Denver four
entirely new trains. The equipment of each will consist of
compartment and standard sleeping cars, a composite car (having smoking
room, buffet, bath and barber shop) reclining chair cars and a dining
car.
Noted that both magazine
pieces referred to a dining car being built by Pullman.
Would the "bath" in the composite car have actually been a
bath, or a bath room or merely a toilet?
Rupert
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: Bob Webber
- To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
- Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 7:41 AM
- Subject: RE: [CBQ] Chicago-Denver
- I suspect it was either due to the presence of the buffet -
or...dining stops. I don't have a 1899 PTT or ET - or even official
guide - but, tho diners surely existed, there were also, still, a large
number of eating houses.
- Five dining cars were built for the CB&Q in 1901.
Perhaps they found the need for them by that time? Prior to
that time, Pullman hadn't built any diners for the Q - not to say Aurora
or AC&F didn't build them, haven't really looked.
- Also interesting is the fact that no dining car service is mentioned,
though it was surely a part of the train.
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- Hol
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Bob Webber
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