Question 1 for Passengerfan: Two diners in B&O Heavyweight passenger consist?

[VAPEURCHAPELON]

Hi Passengerfan (or any other member who can answer),

currently I am building a B&O passenger train made only from Walthers heavyweight cars. Up to date I have 3 paired window coaches, one diner and one observation. To complete the train I plan to use two of the (still to be released) large baggages, the 60' RPO, one more diner (coupled kitchen to kitchen with the other), and a few different sleepers. My question is if that would be a prototypical consist. Of special interest is the question regarding the second diner and that small RPO. Do you can help? Please do not hesitate with criticism - I would adjust my plan. But I hope that at least the imagination of a train made exclusively of heavyweights all wearing the same beautyful black, blue and cream colors is not unprototypical.

Thank you and Regards

VAPEURCHAPELON

[daveklepper]

The train you are modeling seems prototypical to me, and could represent any of the Washington - Chicago or Washington - St. Louis -with through cars to Baltimore and Jersey City- Limiteds.   A second dining car could be added if there were more than about ten revenue passenger cars, Pullmans plus coaches.  Below that number one diner probably sufficed.   Why do Pullmans count about the same as coaches with regarding providing dining service?   Because the typical Pullman passenger was about twice as likely to patronize the diner as the typical coach passenger, who would likely "brown bag" it.

[VAPEURCHAPELON]

Dave,

many Thanks! Yes, the train shall become at least 14 cars - therefore the idea to use two diners. But yesterday I learned they usually were coupled dining room to dining room instead of kitchen to kitchen as I intended first.