They could also be associated with the MTZ cars if they DO get restored near St. Louis - and if the MTZ cars DO get restored, then the process would be in place and the capability there for these car
BobThey could be displayed anywhere..... St. Louis with the Silver Charger is another place to stuff and mount them.... but IRM is the only place they could be run with a trainset.... Charlie Vlk The
That's true only if the MTZ plans don't become complete - the newspaper article included "trips around St. Louis" as part of the plan (as well as the display). But, the reason I say St. Louis - and d
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:40:48 -0500
The real challenge is simple transportation. BN might have been talked into providing assistance PRIOR to abandonment of the Deadwood branch but now you are talking about expensive trucking out of th
The 1934-built Zephyr trains are not compatible with the 1936 trains..... the TCZ and DZ have MU contacts between the units and a different body cross section. I doubt that the articulations were the
Do you think we will ever see the Saudi Arabia cars in the States again. I really doubt it. I would not send any more of this historical equipment there. The Hill City cars need to stay in the United
I think you are missing the point. The cars were sold and shipped overseas when they became surplus by the formation of Amtrak. The Saudis, just like Mexico and Korea, have always been interested in
Jerry It was actually a private party in Kansas City who sold both an ex-DZ/TC set and an ex-TCZ/NZ Train of the Gods to Saudi Arabia. The DZ set was sold to a party in Denver in 1969 and sat there f
Best situation would be to reunite them with their brothers and sisters from Saudi Arabia. == Groups related to CBQ == MILW (248 common members) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MILW?v=1&t=ipt&ch=email&
Ad Dammam appears to be a rather big city. You sure you could identify where they might have been stored? sjl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit
No, I assumed that they would be stored somewhere in that large yard near the docks. I was also told that is where their shops are. I don't know for sure. Like I said it was from a guy that was suppo
A few years ago, Trains magazine ran a story about the railroads of Saudi Arab. The Zephyr was not being used but it was stored outside in the dry heat. There was a single picture of the trainset. Ma
I have that issue of Trains somewhere, the article was from the early 1990's. I also spoke with a fan here in KC who had known Mr.Burkett back in the 1970s when the transactions took place. He confir
Here is a link to a picture I found of the baggage car lettered for the Civic Plaza National Bank Express sitting in KC in 1973. http://skipg.homeip.net/gallery/Kansas-City-Terminal-Railway/KCT_1875