So, my mind came up with a new train (and it makes sense, too, slightly). It's called the "20th Century Chief". If you couldn't guess, it's a mix between the Super Chief and 20th Century Limited. It's supposed to be a combo train that pulls the Chief east and the Century west, and I also got a consist;
This is going to be a series, so get ready for some more fictional trains :]
I own both the Super Chief and the 20th Century Limited but so far have never combined them. More power to you brother. Enjoy yourself...
The Jet Clipper Kitchen-Dorm 36 seat Diner 68 seat Diner
Kitchen-Dorm
36 seat Diner
68 seat Diner
Perhaps the 68 seat full dining room should be next to the kitchen/dorm?
Then I'd recommend placing the second, full diner closer to the tail-end so those Pullman passengers don't have to walk through up to seven cars for a bite to eat?
If I'm not mistaken it takes seven sets of equipment to run a Chicago/LA or San Francisco route (Say, like the California Zephyr) plus two more sets for the Chicago to NYC portion.
Your nineteen-car consist will require at least 171 cars to operate a daily coast-to-coast train! Budd or P-S would sure like to get an order like that.
Ed
The Jet Clipper So, my mind came up with a new train (and it makes sense, too, slightly). It's called the "20th Century Chief".
So, my mind came up with a new train (and it makes sense, too, slightly). It's called the "20th Century Chief".
Alton Junction
How many F units does it take to pull a 19 car passenger train?
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If I am not mistaken (which happens all the time), the NYC and ATSF both used F units on passenger trains.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190 If I am not mistaken (which happens all the time), the NYC and ATSF both used F units on passenger trains.
http://cs.trains.com/ctr/f/3/t/185928.aspx
Rich
SeeYou190 If I am not mistaken (which happens all the time), the NYC and ATSF both used F units on passenger trains. -Kevin
The NYC also used E-units for the 20th Century Limited.
Guess I'm a purist. I don't think "20th Century" and "Super Chief" should be used in the same sentence.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
tstage Guess I'm a purist. I don't think "20th Century" and "Super Chief" should be used in the same sentence.
IIRC the Santa Fe after WW2 did send a couple of the Chief or Super Chief's streamlined sleepers to New York on the 20th Century every other day. I think it alternated with the Pennsy. One day, the cars were on the 20th Century, next day they'd be on the Broadway Limited.
postscript:
http://old.atsfrr.org/resources/Sandifer/TransconPass/Index.htm
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1947/01/12/page/19/article/coast-to-coast-sleeping-cars-meet-approval