I am modeling the BNSF in N scale. Although not protypical my busines train will consist of the five orignal Rivarossi heavyweight passenger cars, a Con Cor smooth side coach and the Bachmann full dome. All cars will be painted silver with the BNSF emblem and a car number. What is the consist of your business train?
What is the consist of your business train?
Freelanced road is
Motive power
Slumbercoach
Streamlined coach
Heavyweight presidential business car with rear platform
Eventually-
Baggage/dorm
Diner or lounge
LW coach
Presidential office car
And possibly a Budd streamlined observation car.
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These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
I operate freight on my NYC layout. However, when I have the chance to run my Dreyfuss Hudson, I pull the following consist of '40 20th Century Limited passenger cars:
Tom
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Some of you probably remember this.
I worked on the units below a few years back for my wife's cousin, who is a Vietnam Vet. He enjoys freelancing and wanted help to create his version of a BNSF business train. I stripped and metalized a Bachmann full length dome and an IHC Pleasure Dome with Alclad2.
I'll be doing a sleeper, diner and observation car for him as well. He also asked me to help him freelance a BNSF SD60 B-unit. Here it's in the decaling stages:
"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"
Summerset Ry business train consist of a observation car that hasn't been used in years. Its stored in a warehouse with inside tracks along with SSRy first diesel # 5 a ALCO S4 which is still in workable condition.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
LION operates a model of the New York City Subway System.
We would roll out the Mineola on a string of highly varnished gate cars.
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I have the Kato HO business car which is a CB&Q prototype and couple it to various other passenger cars.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Actually if the LION had a flock of big wigs to show about the system, he would put them on the track inspection car with its bright lights lighting the tunnels and its row of elevated seating for the inspectors to inspect at.
ROAR
I do have a kupla business train projects:
One is a train that would/could have toured the SP&S prior to the BN merger:
A business car from each of the four roads: NP, SP&S, CB&Q, GN--I've got the first three
Preceded by a couple of SP&S coaches--got them
So, if/when a GN car appears, I'm done. Although throwing in a not-yet-obtained SP&S "Mount...." would be nice.
The other is a BN train. I've got reasonable versions of the easy BN cars: Walthers coaches, sleepers, diner
And I've got the parts to do the big-dome-big-rear-window car.
I look forward to seeing them run.
Ed
My 1954 Western Maryland Ry business train is usually just a combine, maybe a baggage car and business cars 203 & 204. Sometimes the President entertains railroad officers from other railroads that come in their own business cars. The President entertains them and they all tour the road in a special train that consists of their Norfolk Southern (original RR), Virginian, RF&P, Reading, Allegheny Midland, Lehigh Valley, Tennessee Central office cars. Something different in a sea or oxide red 2 bay hoppers!
Roger Huber
Deer Creek Locomotive Works
Depending on the length of the journey, it's either couple up the Doodlebug and it's obs trailer (the sunday and holiday special) or couple up whichever steeplecab is the cleanest and the obs trailer.
We're running on almost no profits here. Can't afford cars to just sit, and the trackage ain't long enough to afford more than what's we got.
I have only two business cars on the layout, and both are for railroad execs and their guests.
Rockhaven is a shortened Athearn observation car, with some added details and a simple scratchbuilt interior:
Tyandaga is a Rivarossi observation car, with added details and a scratchbuilt interior:
If extra room were needed, solarium/lounge/coach Tuscarora, an Ex-Rivarossi 12-1 Pullman, might be used:
...or one of the road's air conditioned coaches (also converted from Rivarossi 12-1 Pullmans):
These cars would move either as add-ons to a regularly scheduled passenger train or as an extra movement behind its own locomotive, although I have seen them as part of a freight train, too.
Wayne
My business train consist for the GNOR is:
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
I did not list the consist in my orginal psot.
HW Combine - Crew Dormitory
HW Pullman - Sleeping Car
HW Dining Car - Dining CAr
L/W Corrugated Full Dome - Dome Lounge
L/W Smooth Side Coach - Converted Into A Business And Conference Car
HW Coach - Converted Into A Parlor CarHW Cafe Loung Observaton - Cafe Lounge Observation
Total 7 cars.
For the longer cars/coaches like these are, what would be a good radius curvs for curves be? Maybe 25 to 30?
Sean, the unknown train travler,
The Tomikawa Tani Tetsudo officials' car is a strange looking four-wheeler created from the remains of an old (1920s era) JNR car that couldn't take the curves of the mountain goat trail. It has an open platform and nice seating, but no other amenities. (The TTT is only 14 kilometers long, counting the interchange track at Tomikawa and the longest track under the bins of the bigger colliery.)
I have not provided a business car for the JNR. This jerkwater route would probably see an official train once a decade, if that. However, there is a plan in the back of my head for one rather special five car train, highly polished (even though it's the traditional mud brown) and definitely non-standard. The main spotting features will be the twin national flags, staffs crossed behind the golden chrysanthemum fixed to the front railings, the golden chrysanthemum on the gate of the open platform and the golden chrysanthemums on both sides of the middle car - under The Emperor's window.
If it ever gets built it will spend most of its time in a cassette. How often would His Imperial Highness visit, or even travel through, the approximate middle of nowhere?
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
tomikawaTT How often would His Imperial Highness visit, or even travel through, the approximate middle of nowhere?
How often would His Imperial Highness visit, or even travel through, the approximate middle of nowhere?
The middle of nowhere is often quite refreshing.
In my minature railroad world...there is no privilege with rank. The CEO, President...etc, ride in freight train cabs so they can see and experience...reality.
Mark H
Modeling in HO...Reading and Conrail together in an alternate history.
It’s the 1990s so it’s not really a true business train but Santa Fe employees take trips on a steam powered excursion with a trio of dash nine locomotives in war bonnet livery. The Mayor and other politicians and employees of local government take trips in the same steam excursion but with a single Metrolink loco for head end power instead of the war bonnets. The local government train only runs in the valley and never goes up the pass. The Santa Fe train goes up the pass and continues all the way to Chicago or Kansas City or wherever….
The cars consist of a pair of dome cars, a pair of coaches, and an end of train observation car. More cars are planned for the future. They are a miss match of cars from western roads including Union Pacific, Great Northern, Santa Fe and Southern Pacific.
Ours is the Cherokee Valley's oldest surviving caboose, No. 4, with some upgrades for comfort.
A yet to be converted to scale American Flyer observation for my S scale Citrus Belt, despite its orgin it has outsanding rivet and window detail, plans call for a new underframe, interior details,scale trucks and applicable details, new platform railings and steps built from scratch..Stay tuned
Dave
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
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Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
Wayne,
I am interested in building a business car for our club's layout. We have several donated Rivarossi cars at our disposal and I really like what you have done on the "Tyandaga" car. Do you have a picture of the car before the paint was applied that would show the modifications or perhaps share a "shopping list" of windows and detail parts (underbody in particular) I might need to replicate this type of conversion? Thanks!
-Jason
The STRATTON AND GILLETTE has one business car. It is just a VERY colorful Rivarossi Heavyweight Observation passenger car. It is similar to what Al Carsteins did for his railroad back in the 1960's.
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It looks very silly, but it sure stands out. I love it. Maybe I will dig it out this weekend and post a picture of it in Weekend Photo Fun.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
The SIW has no need for a real business train however I have a couple of heavy weight coachs that I run behind my 2-6-0 once in a while.
Joe Staten Island West
BroadwayLion Actually if the LION had a flock of big wigs to show about the system, he would put them on the track inspection car with its bright lights lighting the tunnels and its row of elevated seating for the inspectors to inspect at. ROAR Thing looks like a mod scooter.
Just be glad you don't have to press "2" for English.
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BroadwayLion Actually if the LION had a flock of big wigs to show about the system, he would put them on the track inspection car with its bright lights lighting the tunnels and its row of elevated seating for the inspectors to inspect at. ROAR
At the moment I would think the big wigs would be afraid to ride the subway given all the issues that have occured this summer
I use an SF Kato Business car "Topeka" and an SF 29-Seat Dorm Lounge taken from the Super Chief.
In the Dorm lounge, the lounge space has been rebuilt to have interchangeable furnishings, when the Railroad executives use the car, they choose the 1st configuration, which is a trapezoid shaped conference table with office chairs for up to 12 people in the former lounge space. The foward crew bunks and former writing desk with a very colorful creative map of the Santa Fe RY above it all remains intact.
"Topeka" runs on the tail and the Dorm lounge runs in front.