Greetings,
I am learning about the Budd Company's streamlined passenger trains. In doing online image searches, I am having a hard time differentiating between the coaches and dining cars, from the exterior. Many of the images show the same number of windows and the door in the same location. Of course, depending on how the various images are tagged, they won't necessarily match up with the search terms.
Is there an easy way to differentiate between the two from the exterior? In the event that Budd changed its designs over the decades, I am talking about the classic postwar streamlined trains.
Thanks in advance!
Generally speaking, the diner cars had bigger windows on about half the car, where the tables were, and guest dined.
The other half was the food prep/kitchen area, and it had smaller windows, and maybe on one side of the car, where the main appliances were located, no windows.
Mike.
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Frequently diners were missing vestibules at both ends, although if they had been converted from another car they might have retained a vestibule, perhaps only on one corner. Another common feature was a small door on the kitchen side for loading supplies. The roof would feature vents for the cooking appliances. Of course the underside needed a very different set of equipment.
Thank you both. I have an Athearn HO Budd passenger train, but I bought it without boxes, so I have had to figure out which cars are which. My set is lacking a coach, and I had assumed that the dining car was the coach. As I look at it, I see the larger windows on the one half, so it is indeed a dining car. I will have to look for a coach to complete the set.
By way, I LOVE the Vista Dome car!