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Cgw Passenger cars

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Posted by dmitzel on Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:27 PM

Larry,

Do a magazine search on MR's website... there was a Prototype Modeler Magazine - now defunct and out-of-publication - back in the late '80s on CGW passenger trains. The poster above is right - one coach was former MILW from the earlier '30's-era Hiawatha, bought second-hand by the Great Western.

Also, Carsten's book on the CGW by Phil Hastings has a shot or two on CGW passenger trains, and MR recently did a Pike-sized Passenger Train article on the Mill Cities Limited during the steam era. Other than that, it's hard to find material on this oft-neglected road. Anyway, you're going to likely have to paint and/or decal your way to a CGW passenger roster as little to none has been offered RTR. Considering how soon CGW pax trains were discontinued - 1965 - it's not surprising.

Good luck.

D.M. Mitzel Div. 8-NCR-NMRA Oxford, Mich. USA
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Posted by dknelson on Friday, January 11, 2008 3:39 PM

Larry there seems to be no change in the CGW situation since the last time you posted this question.  I have found that the April 1967 RMC had an article on prototype CGW passenger cars but my subscription to RMC started just after that date and I do not have that issue.  The Stephans Directory listing seems to suggest that one of the CGW cars was a former Milwaukee Road Hiawatha Car. 

Dave Nelson

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Cgw Passenger cars
Posted by cnwfan51 on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 2:34 PM
Does anyone know of an outlet that has Chicago Great Wesyern Passenger cars in H O scale  Thanks Larry
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