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hmmm...about those Superliner passenger cars.........

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Posted by jeaton on Thursday, December 2, 2004 12:09 PM
MC- I'm still sorry about that. I promise the next time for sure.

Dave- I couldn't get an end shot of a superliner as the SW Chief is still dragging express boxes, but Peter has given you the straight scoop.

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, December 2, 2004 12:20 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

MC- I'm still sorry about that.
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Posted by espeefoamer on Thursday, December 2, 2004 3:16 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

MC- I'm still sorry about that. I promise the next time for sure.

Dave- I couldn't get an end shot of a superliner as the SW Chief is still dragging express boxes, but Peter has given you the straight scoop.

Jay[*^_^*][*^_^*][*^_^*][*^_^*]

The SW Chief doesn't have express boxes every day. Sometimes it has them sometimes not.I see this train every weekend in Fullerton.
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Posted by jeaton on Thursday, December 2, 2004 3:36 PM
spf

Well I got them, of course, since I would have liked to get some shots out the back window.

I understand that they run until the contract expires.

Jay

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Posted by Kozzie on Thursday, December 2, 2004 3:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

spf

Well I got them, of course, since I would have liked to get some shots out the back window.

I understand that they run until the contract expires.

Jay


Jay - Sounds like Murphy's Law of Trainspotting kicked in...

Your efforts are appreciated all the same. [:)]

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Posted by M636C on Thursday, December 2, 2004 4:12 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

Whilst waiting for somebody [|)][|)][|)] from the platform on the platform at La Junta, had a look at #4's consist and it jibes with M636's comments. The only lower connection is the transition car/ crew dorm that connects to the baggage cars. It's been a long time since I've seen the old Santa Fe El Capitan high level cars that inspired the Superliners, but I think they are the same. I read somewhere that Amthrax retired the El Cap cars, but never heard their fate. (Sold, sitting at Beech Grove or scrapped?)....

For the unitiated, the El Cap cars look similar to the Superliners, are just slightly shorter in height and have corrugated metal sides instead of smooth metal sides.

mc


I thought that what I said was what you just said!

In one particular photo, there appears to be a tall diaphragm (but it is a trick of the light).

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Posted by Overmod on Thursday, December 2, 2004 4:16 PM
I very, very recently saw some of those Santa Fe transition cars for sale on the Web. Will have to look around to see if I can find the address; seems that it was either the same or closely affiliated with the site that had the ex-Nashville E units for sale.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 2, 2004 5:10 PM
they have 4 cars in the Coast Starlight Parlor Car service. They have been done up real nice, and there was a plan to add those cars to other trains as well, but I think that it fell through.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 9:52 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by goduckies

they have 4 cars in the Coast Starlight Parlor Car service. They have been done up real nice, and there was a plan to add those cars to other trains as well, but I think that it fell through.
Brad


Those are former ATSF Kachina Coffee Shop lounge cars off the El Cap.

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