Super cool Mr. Hogan! You'll have to fill us in with some additional data.
Bob Werre PhotoTraxx On 11/16/12 3:47 PM, Robert_Hogan wrote:
[Attachment(s) <#TopText> from Robert_Hogan included below] Attached (HOPEFULLY) are photos of a trio of just completed CB&Q BUDD Gallery commute cars (Chicago Bi-levels). As the story goes, the Friendly Espee borrowed the set of BUDD cars from the CB&Q to compare with their own Pullman-Standard built Gallery Cars. The SP's aged arch-roofed commute cars were in need of replacement and this set was sent west from Chicago and over Donner pass for Espee management to inspect and test before placing an order for more Gallery Cars. The FM Train Master (normal power on the Bay Area commutes) did the head- end honors on the dead-head trip west over Donner Pass while later the FM HH-12-44 switched the cars out for inspection. These are three custom-built cars that I just finished building using "stacked" AM body shells and "special order" The Supply Car BUDD passenger car kits. I'm guessing that these are the only BUDD Gallery cars ever built in S scale. They were built on kind of a bet that, most of my S friends thinking they couldn't be done. These cars are proof that a little creative thinking goes a long way in S scale. Bob Hogan
