The Con-Cor Dome Obs has the roof behind the dome higher than the roof in front. sjl the roof brass model builder why it version is -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits f
I have ridden in the front seat of a dome quite a few times without incident (other than looking ahead once and seeing a headlight on our track -- and then noticing we were switching to the other tra
The DZ did have the domes in the rear, like the CZ, although the observation cars were blunt end, like the KCZ. The DZ observation cars were configured like the CZ cars, with a subdome lounge, except
Did they not use the Silver Cuisine on the Ak Sar Ben Zephyr? I thought it was delivered to interline with the CZ dining cars in that service. For some reason, the car was labelled Burlington instead
Lauren But the Silver Cuisine was one of 3 diners delivered in 1952 amongst cars to cover the Kansas City and American Royal Zephyrs and the Blackhawk as well as extra CZ cars to interline between CZ
In the summer of 1965, the Denver summer and holiday slumbercoach on the Denver Zephyr, which had been, from the inception of the 1956 train, located in front of the Colorado Springs section of the t
I can personally attest to seeing E's pulling a freight train with farm equipment on them in the summer of, I believe, 1967, while sitting in the Chuckwagon dome car. Unfortunately, I did not notice
September 7, 1968, was a sad day for the Westbound DZ, for on that day, the Chuckwagon was discontinued as a year around service and the domed observation parlor car was repositioned behind the diner
I have always considered the DZ to be the alpha and omega of the Buddbuilt stainless steel private streamliner. The alpha because the 1936 version was the first full-service Budd streamliner and the
My understanding from my local hobby shop proprietor is that one can also buy stick-on Budd fluting. I have asked him to order some. sjl best looking stainless you could ever use. Your local hobby sh
Interestingly enough, according to Wayner's Car Names, Number and consists, the Missouri Pacific also received 10-6 sleepers at the same time, built to the same plan, 9538. The 9 DZ cars were built i
SilvrDome@a... mentions the plastic and wood interiors of the 1956 sleepers. Was this plastic Fiberglas? Fiberglas was extensively used in the Slumbercoaches. This, in itself was exciting, because Fi
That change occurred in the early 60's and did not have an affect on the arrangement of the slumbercoaches. All that happened was that the dome coach and the Colorado Springs flattop coach traded pos
Bill I would urge you to research and address the reasons behind the use of heavyweight Pullmans on the original Texas Zephyr. I have always been puzzled about this as the trains, being Zephyrs, shou
Loren I am going to have to contradict you. I witnessed two DZ sections in the winter of 1965, when we put my aunt and cousins on the coach section in Denver to return to Chicago in visiting us. And
Lauren My apologies about contradicting you. On rereading your note, I realized that where the obs ran was your question. I am very sorry for not having read that the first time. I hope my reply othe
Charlie By the time the CZ sleepers were built, the Pullman suit was resolved and the operating arm of that company was being sold to the railroads. Remember that the streamlined post-war Pullmans al
Searching for Budd-compatible fluting here as well. Working with a local hobby shop. I will keep you informed if you will keep us informed. sjl saw CB&Q I -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> Buy Ink Cart
I believe that the 1952 sleepers, including the Silver Isle, Silver Dale, etc., were built for several trains and thus could be considered pool sleepers. The DZ order of 1956 came with three extra 10
Denny While the 1936 DZ cars were running as the Texas Zephyr, the equipments partial articulation, the dependence on head-end delivery for electricity, and the unique automatic coupling system that