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[quote user="al-in-chgo"][quote user="passengerfan"] The 1950-51 Super Chief was assigned the following new cars PALM series 10 Roomette 6 Double Bedroom SleepersPINE series 10 Roomette 6 Double Bedroom SleepersREGAL series 4 Compartment 2 Drawing Room 4 Double Bedroom SleepersThe earlier VISTA series cars were assigned 600-606 series 36 seat Dining cars500-505 series Turquoise Room Dome Lounge Carsand the 1390-1395 series Dormitory Club Lounge CarsNext Question anyone?Al - in - Stockton[/quote]Al-in-Stockton, as usual you amaze me.  Am I correct in understanding that the dorms for the crew were on the back car underneath the rear-end obs. dome?  I think Amtrak generally puts theirs up front near the baggage car but there would be a certain logic in putting the crew beneath the dome, as they might be less likely to be disturbed by the pitter-patter of folks going up the stairs and into the dome. Also, what happened to the original postwar equipment -- you said the VISTA series stayed in service but what happened to the rest when the consist was modernized only two to three years later?  Put on some other kind of "Chief," original Chief, San Francisco Chief, Texas Chief?? Just wondering.  I'm going to spruce up my prior question a little.  As some of you know, collecting glass insulators has become a true collector's hobby and passion.  Glass insulators are those jarlike objects holding up the wires on (mostly) wooden telephone or telegraph poles and were churned out literally in the billions during the middle part of the 20th Century.  Today, they are  not as commonly found as in the past, but many still exist, doing their protective job connecting what today are more commonly called communications posts or poles. The hobby now has its own enthuasiasts' websites, a national organization, some local clubs in larger metro areas, a nationwide schedule of exhibits and swap meets, even standard books of prices. My question concerns one of the commonest styles of insulators produced in the mid-twentieth century both here and in Canada, the type 42, also known as a "CD 154" under standardized nomenclature.  How much would you expect to pay for an insulator stamped "DOMINION" in mint condition, in a dark cornflower shade of blue?  This is at retail, not including shipping or handling?  Let's stick to U.S. dollar prices (small hint). Would you expect to pay:  $1-5 _________________$5-10 ________________$10-25 _______________$25 to 100 _____________Over $100  ____________.In the event of a tie, first poster wins.  No research, please.  Good luck!  [tup]  -- al    Is Dominion CD154 a railcar?    If so more than $15.thx ign [/quote]OK I guessed way wrong. Rgds IGN
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