Jim... Right you are. I'm almost certain (need to check my records) that the Algoma car (s) mentioned were Ex-Espee and have since been sold.
It seems that the last 2 unit articulated chair cars were built by PS for Espee in 1939 along with the Coast Daylight's triple-unit diners and the unique Lark Club cars. All were fluted side cars. The very last Espee articulated cars were the smooth side triple-unit diners built by PS in June 1949 for the Shasta Daylight and Cascade, both serving the Oakland to Portland route Bob Hogan --- In [email protected], "raisinone" <raisinone@...> wrote: > > If you define "articulated" as cars that share the same truck at one or both > ends, it isn't a terribly long list and mainly confined to pre-WW2. > Obviously whole train sets like the CB&Q Zephyrs and similar 1930's consists > come to mind. That would include B&M/MEC (Flying Yankee); IC (Green > Diamond) and CNS&M (Electroliner). If you get into non-powered car > articulation, the list is pretty decidedly western; probably owing to longer > hauls and less terminal switching: CRI&P, SP and the Overland Route (UP > C&NW). From a quick look, it appears the SP was the only railroad to have > any brand new articulated cars built after 1941. > > In addition to the Algoma Central car Tom References, one of the UP-C&NW car > sets, articulated on a Triple Bolster truck, still exists at the Illinois > Railroad Museum in Union, IL. > > I'm sure I missed some railroad here, but these are the main sets filling the > definition above. > > Jim Kindraka > Plymouth, WI > > > --- In [email protected], "Tom Hawley" <t.hawley@> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Bob Werre > > . . . . . . . . . . . . who else had articulated cars? . . . . . . . . . > > . > > . . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This probably isn't very helpful, but many years ago I went up to Sault > > Sainte Marie, Ontario, to ride the Algoma Central's tourist train to the > > canyon and back. As we were leaving the SSM yard I noted an articulated > > passenger car parked on a siding. Whom they got it from and whether it > > ever > > saw service on the AC I do not know. > > > > Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
