Floor plans for four 1956 DZ cars.

[NP Eddie]

Can anyone help me locate floor plans for the Silver Kettle and Silver Cup and Silver Chateau?

They are not in Wayner's "Car Names, Numbers, and Consists.

Ed Burns

Happily Retired NP-BN-BNSF from Minneapolis.

[rcdrye]

Near miss - CZ car "Silver Shop" of similar design (but bigger dorm area, no full kitchen on long end) on page 300 of Dubin's "More Classic Trains".  Chuck wagon area under the dome was a lunch counter with no buffet, since the lunch counter was served from the kitchen.

[rcdrye]

here's a link to a book that might have the DZ car diagrams.

http://www.amazon.com/Passenger-Car-Diagrams-Burlington-Route/dp/B002I5D6OC

[M636C]

rcdrye

here's a link to a book that might have the DZ car diagrams.

http://www.amazon.com/Passenger-Car-Diagrams-Burlington-Route/dp/B002I5D6OC

 

I had that book sitting next to me when I read the post originally, and didn't think of it...

 

It is a somewhat confusing book and doesn't list car names in all cases.

 

Pages 18 and 19 illustrate Dome Buffet Dormitory Lounge cars 250-252

and Dome Coffee Shop Dormitory cars 253 and 254.

 

From the description above these sound like the cars in question.

Does anyone know the numbers of the cars in question?

 

By the way, I bought the book new at the Hobby shop at Washington DC Union Station in 1994 for $19.95.

I'm not sure I'd buy it today for $50....

 

M636C

[rcdrye]

M636C

Pages 18 and 19 illustrate Dome Buffet Dormitory Lounge cars 250-252

and Dome Coffee Shop Dormitory cars 253 and 254.

250-252   CZ cars Silver Club, Silver Lounge and Silver Roundup.  252 burned in 1970, replaced by identical WP 831 Silver Chalet (BN 252).  Silver Chalet rebuilt to a strange looking round end open platform car.

253-254    DZ cars Silver Cup and Silver Kettle