Gandy Dancer wrote: Newyorkcentralfan wrote: The California Zephyr always used conventional equipment.This might be a terminology issue with the word conventional, but the CZ used streamlined stainless steel lightweights of new designs specifically for that train. As far a I know the only car it ever carried that was not from that design set, was a the pass-through PRR sleeper.
Newyorkcentralfan wrote: The California Zephyr always used conventional equipment.
This might be a terminology issue with the word conventional, but the CZ used streamlined stainless steel lightweights of new designs specifically for that train. As far a I know the only car it ever carried that was not from that design set, was a the pass-through PRR sleeper.
The California Zephyr used conventional meaning non articulated individual cars. What else would the definition of conventional mean?
Gandy Dancer wrote:I think Charlie (renegade) is right. I think that "Zodiac Thriller" means the original articulated Zephyr (which eventually became the "Pioneer Zephyr") or its east coast mirror copy the "Yankee Flyer".
The Flying Yankee isn't a mirror image of the Pioneer Zephyr. The Yankee has full height cab windows on the power car as well as very different configuration on all the cars.
What about this one?
http://www.mountainrailway.com/Roster%20Archive/CP%201000B/CP%201000.htm
I think I found a winner!
CPRail modeler wrote:What about this one? CP 1000