- 1. [CBQ] Burlington Budd built Vista Domes (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 15:02:46 EDT
- This question came up this past weekend at a show The Little Q Model Railroad Club did out at Blackberry Farm in Aurora IL. Is there a reason why the domes are offset and not centered in the car? Is
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2006-08/msg00006.html (9,209 bytes)
- 2. Re: [CBQ] Burlington Budd built Vista Domes (score: 1)
- Author: "Stephen J. Levine" <sjl@prodigy.net>
- Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 12:30:47 -0700 (PDT)
- I also go with interior arrangement of the car, though it must be realized that, at least until the girder cars, much of the strength of the car was derived from the roof, particularly the purlins (t
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2006-08/msg00007.html (10,245 bytes)
- 3. Re: [CBQ] Burlington Budd built Vista Domes (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Stepek" <pstepek@mindspring.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 15:27:58 -0500
- at least with the obs cars like silver Tower, the offset dome makes a larger lounge space, rather than having the stairs in the middle of the lower level I also go with interior arrangement of the ca
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2006-08/msg00008.html (10,346 bytes)
- 4. Re: [CBQ] Burlington Budd built Vista Domes (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 15:43:35 -0500
- I think it is more an underbody equipment layout issue than the interior arrangement. The coach seating areas could have been more balanced out if the dome were centered, but then the interconnecting
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2006-08/msg00009.html (9,579 bytes)
- 5. Re: [CBQ] Burlington Budd built Vista Domes (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 00:48:59 EDT
- I never thought of the under floor equipment, thus more space would be available with the dome being off set.More space in one area for ac units, water tanks, and other equipment. As far as the roof
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2006-08/msg00010.html (9,392 bytes)
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