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Re: Passenger train on Tehachapi - Obs Car notes
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 11-06-2008 - 09:26
WAF Wrote:
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> SP was short on chair cars in the early sixties
> with all the upgrading going on to the Daylight
> cars, but didn't want to spend anymore money on
> new equipment ( they bought 9 from the CNW used in
> 1961) for the COSF and Overland. They took non
> revenue equipment ( lounges amd parlor cars) that
> they felt was unneeded and jammed as many seats in
> them as they could.
One of the most interesting of these converstions was how SP created Articulated Chair 2280-2281. Using cars from two retired Triple-Unit diners, 2280 was former Coffee Shop 10262 and 2281 was former Diner 10259. There was no bulkhead at the articulated joint, and it was interesting sitting in the rear half and watching the front half as it reacted to curves.
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> SP was short on chair cars in the early sixties
> with all the upgrading going on to the Daylight
> cars, but didn't want to spend anymore money on
> new equipment ( they bought 9 from the CNW used in
> 1961) for the COSF and Overland. They took non
> revenue equipment ( lounges amd parlor cars) that
> they felt was unneeded and jammed as many seats in
> them as they could.
One of the most interesting of these converstions was how SP created Articulated Chair 2280-2281. Using cars from two retired Triple-Unit diners, 2280 was former Coffee Shop 10262 and 2281 was former Diner 10259. There was no bulkhead at the articulated joint, and it was interesting sitting in the rear half and watching the front half as it reacted to curves.
