A C&S car: http://cgi.ebay.com/Real-1906-Pullman-Passenger-Coach-Colorado-Southern_W0QQitemZ200133275317QQcmdZViewItem Though someone gave him wrong information. The original Lot is 3367 plan 2145-A
The car could also have been from the earlier Lot 3311 Plan 2147-B (cars 538 to 541 on the C&S and 1-4 on the T&BV). The period is interesting to chase cars as the C&S, T&BV and FtW&DC all had cars t
Bryan, if you do go to see him, you can advise him that the original drawings are available - which might help the sale. A nicely framed side elevation would be a nice addition. I also was in the DSP
I think someone on this list mentioned track charts as being the best place to look - if you can't locate something, you can try the Colorado RR Museum in Golden, CO, the Newberry Library in Chicago,
Yes, it is/was for sale. BUT, one has to remember a few things. It has been rebuilt a few times, and it was originally rebuilt because it was involved in the Expo Naperville crash. Now...I know the t
Actually, the D&RGW folios for the SILVER ANTELOPE show the following: Boiler Water Capacity, Gallons .......2,000 Which leads me to believe that they were set to carry water for boilers (in adjacent
This is obviously going to need some further study. If they were "needed", then what happened when the "economy" baggage cars were substituted? Were the Havelock cars only used during those times whe
Just remember, at that time, Aurora had some of the best shop forces in the country for Budd repair. They could literally rebuild a car that would be totalled anywhere else (look at the diner in the
Does anyone have a photos of PIERRE CHOUTEAU (CB&Q 6-6 - NOT a POPLAR series rebuild, this is one of the Empire Builder 1937-1939 rebuilds that the CB&Q was assigned and upon the Pullman Divestiture,
It depends on era, assignments and seasons. Era is either between 1923-1948/9 and 1949-mid 60's. Before 1923, the Branchline cars will do you no good, as that is the first occurrence of the 3nnn seri
3410/10-A (12-1) owned by CB&Q ADILATHA DONWELL MOORHEAD PACOMAKE CYMRIE NACHITA MCLEANSBORO MCQUESTEN MCKINNELL MCKNIGHT MCNAB MCKENZIE 3458-A (14Section) AMERICAN LEGION NEW CAPITOL NEW OMAHA NEW F
Scott - note that I said 8-3-1 - not 8-2-1s. They should be on the web site. He provides the core and that's because he makes some changes (I believe) to the roof - or puts a different roof with the
Ah.. Yes, there is a big difference there. First, you have to get the Bulletin No. 42. Then you have to narrow the focus, as the trains equipment changed from year to year - and season from season wi
Branchline kits are very well engineered in terms of building. They can appear daunting at first, due to the number of parts, but if you follow the instructions, they come out looking very nice. Ther
Then you obviously haven't looked very hard. They occurred often. Even BEFORE the widespread use of the custom built troop sleepers and kitchen cars - which didn't come into wide spread use until aft
Bill, While you can get the information from the Guide, and from PTTs, the problem is that you only get, at best, generic information. Sometimes, it says "standard sleeping car". Some times, it will
Rubert, Another institution to think about, that folks near Chicago (and hence in CB&Q territory, and more hence (?) might have more folks on the list around) is the Transportation Library at Northwe
A couple of photos in the SP Passenger car book on sleepers.... Bob Webber [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http
The NP cars that were first discussed, were part of an arrangement with SP for the CASCADE through car service from Oakland to Seattle (and return). The NP cars were almost identical to the SP 10-6s
BTW, a bit off topic - but NP 364 is still with us, as BNSF power car just the TTG and NP schemes. Bob Webber [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit