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Posted by oltmannd on Thursday, May 8, 2008 9:15 PM

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Posted by Ster1 on Thursday, May 8, 2008 8:56 PM

How about the MeadowLark

I don't if this is even a train it just sound good.

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Posted by passengerfan on Thursday, May 8, 2008 5:25 PM

One last clue 2 and 1/2 consists were built brand new by Pullman Standard postwar and they were by all accounts two of the finest All Pullman train sets ever constructed. When coaches were added after 59 days to the consists they were of 1937 vintage but still streamlined and there were two coaches per consist initially.

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Posted by passengerfan on Thursday, May 8, 2008 7:49 AM

Niether answer is correct.

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Posted by Ster1 on Thursday, May 8, 2008 2:34 AM
could it be SP's Klamath or is it SP's Starlight
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Posted by passengerfan on Thursday, May 8, 2008 1:52 AM

KCSfan has come the closest, in fact real close.

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Posted by Ster1 on Thursday, May 8, 2008 1:40 AM

how about MoPac's Texas Eagle

or ATSF's Southwest Chief

I don't know still guessing.

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Posted by passengerfan on Thursday, May 8, 2008 12:07 AM

Still no Cigar.

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Posted by Ster1 on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 11:15 PM

How about ATSF's California Limited

or IC's Panama Limited

I don't know I'm just geussing now.

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Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 9:38 PM

It was not a parlor car train and was definitely overnight.

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 7:15 PM

Passengerfan hasn't excluded the possiblity that the train could be [have been] a daytime train.  If it were all parlor car or daytime drawing rooms, it could have all Pullman passenger car stock.  I'm exhausted, I can't even cough up any decent WAG's.  G'nite and good luck, folks.  - a.s.

 

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Posted by KCSfan on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 7:01 PM

This is a twofer WAG but was it either the Lark or the Owl whose routes today are run by Amtrak's Cascades.

I don't know for sure but I seem to recall that at one time one or the other of these SP trains were all Pullman.

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Posted by Ishmael on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 6:59 PM
The RI-SP Golden State Limited?
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Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 6:48 PM

Still no cigar.

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 6:20 PM

THE CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR??

 

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Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 5:52 PM

Still no cigar. One more hint.The train never ran east of Chicago.

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 5:39 PM

I already mentioned the Silver Meteor.  Is it the Silver Star?  Even the baggage car is fluted.

 

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Posted by J. Edgar on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 4:58 PM
the Ann Rutledge
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Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 4:55 PM

Still no cigar. My definition of streamlined is lightweight cars without clerestory roofs or monitor roofs built beginning in the late thirties and the final lightweight streamlined trains are yet to be built.

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Posted by Ster1 on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 3:55 PM
how about the C&O's George Washington
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Posted by al-in-chgo on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 3:38 PM
 passengerfan wrote:

Well J. Edgar and Al are both no closer to a cigar. One more hint the train operates today over most of its former route but with a far different name under Amtrak.

 

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Was it the Broadway Limited and regardless, does your definition of "streamlined" include slab-sided lightweight (ca. 1950), or is it limited to rolling stock with fluted stainless-steel siding?? 

 

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Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 1:48 PM

Well J. Edgar and Al are both no closer to a cigar. One more hint the train operates today over most of its former route but with a far different name under Amtrak.

 

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Posted by J. Edgar on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 12:42 PM
the Empire State Express....
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Posted by al-in-chgo on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 12:08 PM

Silver Meteor?

 

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Posted by KCSfan on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 9:59 AM

Wow, only 59 days! I am obviously way off base with my answers and haven't a clue on this one. I'll just have to wait anxiously to hear the correct answer.

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Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 7:02 AM

Gee guys I really thought when I returned to the computer this AM someone would have guessed but not the case. This all new streamliner was all Pullman for a brief 59 days only before coaches were added. Hope that helps.

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Posted by KCSfan on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 3:17 AM

I believe it may have been the Santa Fe's Chief (not Super Chief). Chair cars were added to the formerly all Pullman Chief in 1954.

If not the Chief two other trains come to mind but I don't know the year that coaches were adde to them. They are the B&O's Capitol Limited and the NYC's Commodore Vanderbilt.

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Posted by J. Edgar on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 1:14 AM
was it a Hiawatha?....or one of C&NW's lil praire 400's?
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Posted by Ster1 on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 10:49 PM
How about the Columbine?
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Posted by al-in-chgo on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 9:52 PM

Panama Limited?

 

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