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beaver67.livejournal.com2016-08-28 11:49 amEntry tags:
Weekend Event: Railways
Civilized travel difficult to find now.
beaver67.livejournal.com2016-08-27 08:34 amEntry tags:
Weekend Event: Railways
The difference between eating and dining.
beaver67.livejournal.com2016-08-27 08:32 amWeekend Event: Railways
Diesel locomotives brought colourful change to railways. Unfortunately as cost-cutting began in the 60s, colourful paint schemes were expensive to apply and diesels became more sombre in solid darker colours.
beaver67.livejournal.com2016-08-27 08:30 amEntry tags:
Weekend Event: Railways
Budd dome cars could not be used on railways in the east because clearances in tunnels were lower. So Pullman-Standard built Strata-Domes for the Baltimore and Ohio and Budd built them for the Chesapeake and Ohio. They had a lower profile and a different contour than Budd's standard domes. They also included spotlights on the roof for night time viewing.
beaver67.livejournal.com2016-08-26 02:17 pmWeekend Event: Railways
To compete with CP's "Canadian" the Canadian National introduced "The Super Continental" on the same date as CP's "Canadian" although with smooth-side cars built by Canadian Car and Foundry and Pullman-Standard. It didn't have dome cars, either. Domes didn't appear on CN until they bought the Super Domes from the Milwaukee Road in c.1964.
Condolences to the Vine family.
Condolences to the Vine family.
beaver67.livejournal.com2016-08-26 02:03 pmWeekend Event: Railways
You can still ride the all-Budd "Canadian" with domes across Canada. Via Rail Canada still operates this train, which was inaugurated by the Canadian Pacific on April 24, 1955.
beaver67.livejournal.com2016-08-26 01:59 pmEntry tags:
Weekend Event: Railways
Budd was the other passenger car builder and known for their fluted stainless steel trains and domes. Their ads were simple, clean, and artistic.
beaver67.livejournal.com2016-08-26 08:19 amEntry tags:
Weekend Event: Railways
Ice was used to cool refrigerator cars until mechanical refrigeration took over. Trivia: I've read that iceberg lettuce got it's name because it was shipped in these ice cooled refrigerator cars from California.
beaver67.livejournal.com2016-08-26 08:16 amEntry tags:
Weekend Event: Railways
American Car and Foundry was one of the passenger car builders, along with Pullman-Standard and Budd.
beaver67.livejournal.com2016-08-26 08:13 amEntry tags:
Weekend Event: Railways
Union Pacific Had diners in dome cars. No better place to eat!
