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Southern Pacific Lark Consist
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During the late '30s -- an appropriate era for the air conditioned Walthers cars -- a typical consist for the Lark included: <br /> <br />a 60' mail storage car rebuilt from an RPO <br />a 70' baggage - RPO <br />2 14 section Pullman sleepers <br />2 10 section, 2 "private section" Pullman sleepers <br />a full lounge car <br />a diner <br />a 14 single bedroom Pullman sleeper <br />an 8 section, 5 double bedroom "Betterment" Pullman sleeper <br />a 12 section, 1 drawing room Pullman sleeper <br />a 10 section, 1 drawing room, 2 bedroom Pullman sleeper <br />a 10 section, cafe-lounge <br />an 8 section, 5 bedroom "Betterment" Pullman sleeper <br />a 3 single bedroom, 2 compartment, 1 drawing room solarium lounge. <br /> <br />This 15-car consist is mighty long for a model train, and includes cars which have only been offered in brass, if at all. A good compromise for a 10-car model train I think would be: <br /> <br />a 60' RPO <br />a 70' baggage car <br />2 14 section Pullman sleepers <br />a solarium lounge sleeper (or a parlor car) <br />a diner <br />an 8 section, 1 drawing room, 2 bedroom Pullman sleeper <br />a 12 section, 1 drawing room Pullman sleeper <br />a 10 section, 1 drawing room, 2 bedrom Pullman sleeper <br />a (second) solarium lounge sleeper <br /> <br />Walthers recently annonced it will be manufacturing a heavyweight parlor, a 10-1-2 Pullman sleeper, a solarium lounge sleeper and a 70' baggage car, so you will be able to put together this model consist using all Walthers cars. <br /> <br />The Lark was regularly pulled by 4-8-2s during the 1930s, although they were oil-fired. <br /> <br />
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