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Streamline or Standerd?
Streamline or Standerd?
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BR60103
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January 2001
From: Guelph, Ont.
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Posted by
BR60103
on Friday, August 15, 2003 9:45 PM
When CPR started running the Canadian, they included a bunch of old heavyweight sleepers that had fluted sides added to match the Budd cars. They still had the clerestory roofs. They were designated "Tourist sleepers". (and what sort of people were in the other cars?) Whne traffic fell of, they were discontinued.
Generally, though, I think the crack passenger trains were kept pretty consistent, but the lesser ones would get mixed stock. Sometimes, you would find older baggage cars with newer passenger cars.
--David
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BR60103
Member since
January 2001
From: Guelph, Ont.
1,476 posts
Posted by
BR60103
on Friday, August 15, 2003 9:45 PM
When CPR started running the Canadian, they included a bunch of old heavyweight sleepers that had fluted sides added to match the Budd cars. They still had the clerestory roofs. They were designated "Tourist sleepers". (and what sort of people were in the other cars?) Whne traffic fell of, they were discontinued.
Generally, though, I think the crack passenger trains were kept pretty consistent, but the lesser ones would get mixed stock. Sometimes, you would find older baggage cars with newer passenger cars.
--David
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vsmith
Member since
December 2001
From: Smoggy L.A.
10,743 posts
Posted by
vsmith
on Thursday, August 14, 2003 6:35 PM
Mix'em up and it'll look like Amtrack in the 70's...bleeh![xx(]
Imagine if the great streamliners mixed'em up. I shudder to think what the SP Daylight would look all mixed up. [;)]
Have fun with your trains
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vsmith
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December 2001
From: Smoggy L.A.
10,743 posts
Posted by
vsmith
on Thursday, August 14, 2003 6:35 PM
Mix'em up and it'll look like Amtrack in the 70's...bleeh![xx(]
Imagine if the great streamliners mixed'em up. I shudder to think what the SP Daylight would look all mixed up. [;)]
Have fun with your trains
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:58 PM
Well yes and no? The railfan will like it. The visitor will think YOU are whacked out or buying and throwing together trains helter skelter. You decide who you want to impress.
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:58 PM
Well yes and no? The railfan will like it. The visitor will think YOU are whacked out or buying and throwing together trains helter skelter. You decide who you want to impress.
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emdgp92
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December 2002
From: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted by
emdgp92
on Thursday, August 14, 2003 3:25 PM
I think it does. Many roads swapped equipment around to suit the situation. It all depends on what equipment is available on a given day. Amtrak trains used to be quite colorful in the 1970s because of this. You could see E units from Penn Central, a few cars from UP, or GN all on the same train! Well, until the equipment got repainted anyway :)
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emdgp92
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December 2002
From: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted by
emdgp92
on Thursday, August 14, 2003 3:25 PM
I think it does. Many roads swapped equipment around to suit the situation. It all depends on what equipment is available on a given day. Amtrak trains used to be quite colorful in the 1970s because of this. You could see E units from Penn Central, a few cars from UP, or GN all on the same train! Well, until the equipment got repainted anyway :)
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Streamline or Standerd?
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:58 PM
If you've seen Video Rails
3751 Real Return to Steam
you have seen standerd and streamline passenger cars being mixed with one another. Or if you look at a really detailed models you notice how they mix standerd and streamline.
My point is does it really make a model railroad that much more detailed and
look like the prototype[?][?][?]
A new line from bryan9664:
Welcome to Texas
.
Now go Home
. [:p][:p][:p]
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Streamline or Standerd?
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:58 PM
If you've seen Video Rails
3751 Real Return to Steam
you have seen standerd and streamline passenger cars being mixed with one another. Or if you look at a really detailed models you notice how they mix standerd and streamline.
My point is does it really make a model railroad that much more detailed and
look like the prototype[?][?][?]
A new line from bryan9664:
Welcome to Texas
.
Now go Home
. [:p][:p][:p]
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