Origional cars used on the first ACL 501?

[hotrains4me]

 My wife has finally bought her prize desiel locomotive, the ACL 501 Champion. We have both searched many hours to try and find the original cars that were pulled by the 501. Is there anyone out there that either knows these cars or could point us in the right direction?

 

[RRCharlie]

This Florida transplant from Ohio is in the Big Apple for a few days. If I was home I could pull out Wayner's Car Numbers & Consists as it listed the original lightweight consists of Post War Streamliners.

[Deggesty]

RRCharlie

This Florida transplant from Ohio is in the Big Apple for a few days. If I was home I could pull out Wayner's Car Numbers & Consists as it listed the original lightweight consists of Post War Streamliners.

Well, since you have absented yourself from your sources, I will fill in for you.

Wayner does not give information as to the engines used, but the ACL had two sets of equipment for the original Champion (the FEC had one set).

Each set (even-numbered cars on one train, and odd-numbered cars on the other) had a 14-seat baggage-dormitory chair car (100 and 101), one 60-seat chair car (200 and 201), a 52-seat chair car with stewardess room (206 and 207) a 48-seat diner (New York and Philadelphia), two more 60-seat chair cars (202, 203, 204, and 205), and one tavern lounge observation car (250 and 251)

Johnny

[hotrains4me]

 Alright...we're finally getting some information! However, we're looking for the cars that the 501 pulled, exactly. Do you have that information or know where we can get it?

 

Thanks again for all your help! It's much appreciated!

[hotrains4me]

 Let me clarify...were the odd number cars pulled by the 501?