Tom,
I have seen photos of the Hofheinz cars some years back. He was going
to put together a hotel aka Chattanooga Choo Choo perhaps.
The only car name I recognized was the Good Cheer, the KCS observation.
Unfortunately it's setting on flatcars awaiting some kind of
restoration. I believe it's a Pullman car and the dissimilar metal
corrosion has taken it's toll. The local historical group used to tack
it on to an Amtrak train for some fan trips until Amtrak qualifications
couldn't be met. The cars that I uploaded are from that group and of
course, they are way behind in taking care of those cars. They have
also been forced to find a new place to store them and that has been
pending for a couple of years--not a good sign.
I moved to the area in 74' but it took me several years to get back in
the hobby. The old Judge/Mayor had passed on and the cars ykou mention
had been disposed of before I became active. There is the GN boat tail
used as the prototype for the AM car said to be down here owned by a oil
tool company--Grant supply. Also several private cars are owned by a
company that manages advertising billboards. If you're an important
client you could be invited on one of several long trips. I couple of
friends have hitched a ride (for a fee) but it's a closely held
invitation list!
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
Bob,
I recall from 1970-1972, when I lived in Houston and made a few
friends with whom my wife and I hung out on many weekends and from
cruising around Houston, that one Judge Hofheinz--not sure about the
spelling--had quite a collection of passenger equipment strewn about
parts of the city.
1. One location featured many streamlined cars from the ACL, SAL,
L&N--not sure how many roads. That was near the dome.
2. Another location featured the SP three-car articulated diner,
kitchen, and lounge; some SP articulated coaches I think; there may
have been more than one articulated diner outfit, one painted in
original SP orange and red, the other painted silver with the
red-orange stripe on the letterboard area, SP office car or two
3. I also recall a fleet of former SR office cars: SR proper, CG, and
other companies already in the SR fold. I mean there were strings of
them.
Having passed them every now and then, a friend and I summoned courage
to break and enter. Actually no breaking was involved. The winos and
transients had already taken care of that and also left their
ubiquitous and malodorous calling card, the heavy scent of uric acid.
I did pick up an ACL passenger timetable or two and some SR paper napkins.
Houston Union Station, a more pleasant and apparently safer haven, was
home to two passenger cars owned by a railfan group, I think: The
former ATSF "Verde Valley" and the KCS boat-tail observation car,
maybe the "Good Cheer". In another location all by its lonesome was a
former KCS 10-section heavyweight club lounge, used by the KCS as a
parlor diner possibly.
The car served on the CGW from 1932 on usually on the Twin
Cities-Omaha-Twin Cities night run. There were two cars, one called
the "Mount Mansfield," the other the "Mount Doane". Before that the
cars had served on the Washington-Montreal-Washington night trains. I
cannot recall the names they had then. That car went back east and
was, so I am told, restored to its 10-section-open-platform configuration.
How long you have lived in Houston I don't know; but if you were there
in the early Seventies and into the later Seventies, so were the cars.
Tom
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*Sent:* Wednesday, September 05, 2012 4:09 PM
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*Subject:* Fwd: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Passenger Car Underbody Layout
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Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Passenger Car Underbody Layout
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:38:11 -0500
From: Bob Werre <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Thanks Bob,
I just remembered that I had made a quick trip to our local RR museum
(and semi junk yard) for a meeting where I make a few shots of the
passenger car appliances. The only problem is that these cars are
pretty much static and some parts of have been removed. Several of
the cars have had several owners, perhaps updates and various unknown
builders. Anyway some of the shots might be useful to some degree or
add to the degree of confusion!
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
Bob...
It is attached to the bottom of the center sill (ether size tank).
Cut the water filler casting so it does not need to go under the tank
casting. Attach all with Walthers Goo.
Bob Hogan
--- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>,
Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote:
>
> Bob, Jamie,
>
> Your postings have just come at the right time for me. I painted up a
> mess of BTS, and Supply Car parts plus some of the originals from Ladd
> Hudda is past weekend. I seem to have purchased most of the correct
parts.
>
> I do have one question---regarding the water tanks. Should the tank be
> routed or grooved to fit around the centersill or is it fastened below
> the sill? I am using the older smoothsided AM cars.
>
> Bob Werre
> PhotoTraxx
>
>
>
> On 9/4/12 9:43 PM, Jamie Bothwell wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> > A few additions to Bob's post. See below.
> > On Sep 4, 2012, at 5:29 PM, adguytrains wrote:
> > >
> > > All...
> > > As requested, I have posted several albums in the Photos Section
> > related to passenger car underbody layouts and building The
Supply Car
> > kits.
> > >
> > ...
> >
> > I couldn't agree more. That's all the time I have for this
tonight, so
> > my post on Empire State cars will have to wait until tomorrow.
Sorry Ed.
> >
> > > Please don't hesitate to contact me directly for assistance on
> > finishing your cars. Have fun!
> > > Bob Hogan
> > >
> >
> > Me too,
> > Jamie Bothwell
> > Bethlehem, PA
> >
> >
>
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