I am trying to establish if CB&Q buffet-observation-sleeper 483 Minneapolis Club left the North Coast Limited in 1954 or not. A Rail Classics article and the Car Names, Numbers and Consists list stat
Rupert: There is a great book written on the history of the North Coast Limited by Bill Kuebler. This very informative book indicates that CB&Q 483 along with the five NP sleeper-observations were mo
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Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:04:34 -0800
Rupert, In 1953-1954 the NCL cars were painted into two-tone Lowey green from the original pine tree scheme. Concurrent with this, the sleeper-observation-lounge cars had the names removed and replac
The 483 was still around in the late 1980s as a private car named something like "Vigia K". It was a Amtrak legal car at the time. -Hudson _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to
Glen and Bryan Thanks for your responses and information. It all goes to prove that you can’t believe all that you read. I presume that 483 would have been repainted fairly soon after it was re
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I think this is Chicago, late 1960s. -Hudson _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#63206) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic |
Author: "Bob Campbell via groups.io" <amtrak347=aol.com@groups.io>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:11:19 +0000 (UTC)
Hudson - Based on the furthermost GN Empire Builder observation car's number (1196?), the photo is reversed. Photo date is prior to 1967, when this series of cars were converted to coaches and the ta
Could the concrete structure be a disused coaling tower? Kirby Lambert On Feb 14, 2022, at 12:11 AM, Bob Campbell via groups.io <amtrak347=aol.com@groups.io> wrote: Hudson - Based on the furthermost
It's a storage / coach yard, the various Mars lights are open, missing. Where would GN & CBQ obs cars be stored together? All the Twin Cities facilities were separate, however the Photographer was fr
[Edited Message Follows] I think this is Chicago, late 1960s. -Hudson _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#63206) | Reply To Group | Reply To Se
Flipped picture. -Hudson _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#63212) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic Your Subsc
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:44:18 +0000 (UTC)
Suggest the location is post-merger, either ex-GN Mississippi St. (St. Paul) coach yard or ex-NP St. Paul coach yard/commissary. Bill Schultz Flipped picture. -Hudson _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You r
Guys: First off, the photo and the attached image I shot in Denver in June 1967 both clearly show the 483 retained its rear skirting after being painted aluminum. Next, GN 1196 is the Port of Vancouv
It might be the NP St. Paul Coach yard (not Mississippi St. that is the Engine Terminal north of the depot). This shot of the Division St. tower shows the coach yard and at the left the structure tha
[Edited Message Follows] It might be the NP St. Paul Coach yard (not Mississippi St. that is the Engine Terminal north of the depot). This shot of the Division St. tower shows the coach yard and at t
[Edited Message Follows] It might be the NP St. Paul Coach yard (not Mississippi St. that is the Engine Terminal north of the depot). This shot of the Division St. tower shows the coach yard and at t
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I think you've got the location right. But only the "Coulee" series obs cars were squared off, not parlor-obs cars 1195-96. Hol From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of Hudson Leighton <hudso
Charlie, It may not be attractive (and I agree), but it was easy to paint with no masking. By that time, I dont think anybody on the Q really cared. Passenger trains were dying and the merger was on