Mike What ever happened to your volume you were going to do which covered Denver. Are you still interested in my Denver Union Terminal slides of 1969? sjl -- Original Message -- From: Mike Spoor To:
The tail signs on the 1936 and 1947 trains said Twin Cities Zephyr. I think Burlington did this intentionally for its double entendre -- twin trains to the Twin Cities. In the 1980's, the bus system
Don UP's contribution to its heritage does not make up for its currently anti-passenger stance and continued failures to operate Amtrak trains in a timely manner. In fact, they really do not care abo
For anyone who will be there, I will be at the Oklahoma Passenger Rail Association booth sjl -- Original Message -- From: okt@j... To: steveb@r..., JimBoydRnR@a..., JCamma455@a..., MDelvec952@a..., D
Silver Wasistdas Ze fluisteren over de mannen die naar horen zeggen straks misschien langs komen en ik moet stil zijn want daar loopt een japanse militair en ik voel ,terwijl ik tegen Mamma aan geleu
Was not the Hockey Stick scheme the one ultimately used on the BN's E Units and passenger equipment? sjl Stephen Levine and Linda Anderson steveandlindaare@h... If trains were just for kids...we woul
Four NP slumbercoaches and two CB&Q slumbercoaches could protect the North Coast Limited and one slumbercoach car line on the DZ. This worked because one North Coast Consist would lay over in Chicago
On the Denver Zephyr, the RPO mail car operated behind one or several baggage cars Denver Zephyr Consists as I remember them 1956 thru 1961 == baggage mail coaches (summer and christmas) dome lounge-
In the 1956 thru 1961 consist, the slumbercoach ahead of the chuckwagon ran year-round initially, but was later cut back to peak seasons only. The DZ only ran a maximum of 2 slumbercoaches per consis
There is a picture in Patrick Dorin's book Burlington Route of an E7 pulling a commuter train. sjl Stephen and Linda Levine steveandlindaare@h... If trains were just for kids...we wouldn't wanna grow
Pretty close to the scheme ultimately adopted for BN smooth-sided passenger equipment, including E units. sjl Stephen Levine and Linda Anderson SteveandLindaare@h... If trains were just for kids...I
Could not resist. Shall we Silver Halt-er this banter and try to Silver Channel our energies toward more convivial conversation. Otherwise this Silver Tureen of hostilities is having an adverse effec
Ed You produce the Silver Shaft and I will block it with the Silver Shield. Splitting my Silver Sides laughing. sjl Stephen Levine and Linda Anderson SteveandLindaare@h... If trains were just for kid
Cool I actually saw it on the Denver Zephyr when I rode it in 1966. sjl Stephen Levine and Linda Anderson SteveandLindaare@h... If trains were just for kids...I wouldn't wanna grow up! << Ed You prod
I read that the original plan for the new Suburban Station had a platform and track for Amtrak. Did Amtrak pull out because of objections to that or for other reasons? sjl
I have this book, which I later had autographed by the author. It is excellent. Good shots of the 1936 Denver Zephyr/Texas Zephyr trainsets. sjl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Ed Speaking of Burlington mishaps, how, when and why did the Silver Veranda get a smooth stainless steel plate over its right rear corner below the pier panel. A photograph taken of the car in 1969 (
E5's 9910AB thru 9912AB were purchase for the heavyweight Chicago-Oakland Exposition Flyer, the CZ's prewar predecessor. sjl the (not (not foreign (electrified,