James,
I don't think that the car number, such as Silver Lariat 4718, appeared on the outside of the car. Only the car name was displayed on the panel at the lower center below the windows. The only place that the number may have appeared was on the end door of the vestibule as you go from car to car or on the interior vestibule bulkhead, but I am not certain that is was displayed in either of those locations. The only number that appeared on the exterior of the car was the small lighted panel at the vestibule entrance that identified the car's position in the train, such as CZ-18 or CZ-23. The Atlas O scale CZ cars do not have a number on them. I could not find any detailed photos of the cars on line that showed a car number displayed although, there are lists of all of the cars, each with it's own number. I wonder how they kept track of the cars on a given train or for maintenance? Interesting question. I hope someone has a definitive answer.
Sat Nov 22, 2014 4:58 pm (PST) . Posted by:
Hi All,
I did a search of the archive of this group, and checked the various
emails that I have since I've been a member of this group, but haven't
seen the question asked or answered, but it's possible that I wasn't
using the correct search terms.
I have a number of books that have photographs and or drawings of CB&Q's
various passenger cars, and neither the drawings or photographs show the
placement of the car numbers. So, where on CB&Q's cars used in
California Zephyr and Denver Zephyr service, where the car numbers
actually located on the outside of the car?
James