Rick, Here are the names of those 6 Pullman's, Silver Dale (ARZ), Silver Isle (Blackhawk), Silver Medow (Blackhawk), Silver Plain (Blackhawk), Silver Prairie (Blackhawk), and Silver Slope (ARZ). Silv
Loren I believe the Silver Slope was lettered for the CZ. sjl Stephen and Linda Levine steveandlindaare@h... If trains were just for kids...we wouldn't wanna grow up! Rick, Here are the names of thos
While Loren has a great answer here, like every consist, it fluctuated over time. For example, in 1950, the year I model, the American Royal had not yet acheived Zephyr status and was (likely) runnin
Thanks for the answers so far. So the way I read this, only the California, Denver, Morning/Afternoon, and Nebraska Zephyrs were the only "all lightweight" trains the Q ran. That being said, and unde
Rick, Nothing I know of come remotely close to an SSS car in plastic. Your best bet is to use one of the Walthers SS coaches as a stand-in. Head-end are also a problem. Don't forget, head end does no
Again, depends on when. When introduced the KCZ was all stainless. It then suffered from many substitutions of silver painted heavyweights (including the grotesquely painted NCL obs the Q owned). Aft
Rich is exactly right on his critique of the paint job on this car. What a horrible paint job for such a beautiful car. I can't think of what the Q should have painted it other than silver though! Ma
There is also the Rivarossi bagg-mail which is close to the Q 1900's, also there were 8100 series 40' box express cars converted from XM-32 boxcars. Also if you look at the consist sheets in the last
Unfortunately, most of these only lasted until 1949 and I believe they were all back in box service by 1951. Rich [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Stephen, According to Wayner, Car Names Numbers and Consists, Silver Slope was lettered for "Burlington". Wayner lists Silver Crag and Silver Chasm as the "CZ" cars. Loren [Non-text portions of this
Now that my interest in the SSS chair cars has been ignited. One could conceivably take the upcoming Branchline Trains coach (22 windows, spacing a bit off) and the roof from a Havelock baggage car k
Rick, Con Cor (ducking here guys) but Con Cor makes a very nice smooth side 72 foot baggage car. It comes painted in both Northern Pacific (very nice) and Great Northern of which I have not seen one
The roofs are part of the Eastern Car Works Core Kit. Dave Now that my interest in the SSS chair cars has been ignited. One could conceivably take the upcoming Branchline Trains coach (22 windows, sp
Rick, I don't think this car will work for the SSS Rebuild. Owing to the windows, it appears in the photos on the Branchline Web Site, the wondows on the coach not the sealed windows the Aurora Shops
The paint job wasn't necessarily the problem....removing the skirts without any apologies made the car UGLY, not the silver paint (which worked well enough on the ex-C&NW 400 coaches). Charlie