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Post by ptc on Sept 30, 2019 14:17:19 GMT
For me, The Observation Car is my personal favorite by far. It personifies luxury train travel with it's spacious seating, and the lucky passegers in the end of this car get an unequaled view.
I do like them all, but the Observation Car stands out.
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Post by laz57 on Sept 30, 2019 14:26:22 GMT
The new MTH Rocky Mountaineer Vista Dome car for me love the colors,
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2019 14:29:01 GMT
I'm a heavy weight passenger car kind a guy. My layout isn't large enough for GGD cars but I love my MTH Madisons with the rear observation car.
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Post by ptc on Sept 30, 2019 14:32:40 GMT
Heavyweights or Lightweights, I guess it depends on the period you model. I am a fan of the streamlined era, so I favor Lightweights. To me mothing matches the beauty of a streamine passenger train coming down the rails.
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Post by ptc on Sept 30, 2019 14:33:35 GMT
Laz, those Rocky Mounteineer cars are very hard to beat.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Sept 30, 2019 14:44:08 GMT
I got these Pennsylvania cars last year.   |
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Post by harborbelt70 on Sept 30, 2019 14:46:52 GMT
I solemnly and sincerely affirm that I have never met a passenger car I did not like - as long as it has an actual interior for passengers to inhabit. That said, I seem to spend most of my time working on and running cars that are mainly about food and drink (not necessarily in that order). If I had to identify a particular type I would be tempted to say it’s the Daylight Tavern Car:  But I am no purist and I do like cars with a non-prototypical generous supply of lighting:  |
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Post by ptc on Sept 30, 2019 14:55:27 GMT
Excellent choices, Andy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2019 15:01:29 GMT
For me it would have to be the passenger cars for the Orient Express. one day I hope to have a really nice model of that train with all the locomotives and cars.
Gary.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Sept 30, 2019 15:11:29 GMT
For me it would have to be the passenger cars for the Orient Express. one day I hope to have a really nice model of that train with all the locomotives and cars. Gary. I have seen some European-made cars of that train in what is near enough O scale (I think it’s called 7mm) and I agree they were beautiful. But to cross my Prairie they’d have to be pulled by an E7 or E8 or maybe some Alco PAs. I am no purist. |
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Post by ptc on Sept 30, 2019 15:13:21 GMT
Here's one from the Polar Express movie.
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Post by dennym57 on Sept 30, 2019 15:28:37 GMT
My MTH Milwaukee Road and Pennsylvania Madison cars and my Lionel Chessie cars. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2019 15:40:36 GMT
For me it would have to be the passenger cars for the Orient Express. one day I hope to have a really nice model of that train with all the locomotives and cars. Gary. I have seen some European-made cars of that train in what is near enough O scale (I think it’s called 7mm) and I agree they were beautiful. But to cross my Prairie they’d have to be pulled by an E7 or E8 or maybe some Alco PAs. I am no purist. I hear you. It's just that those OE locos look so nice! We have looked at the cost and schedules for the real Orient Express. Some excursions aren't too badly priced for a one off trip. Maybe one day.
Gary.
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Sept 30, 2019 16:10:48 GMT
Here's one from the Polar Express movie.
Not Fair PTC! There are only 2 of those in the World! The quintessential Holy Grail! Emile |
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Post by harborbelt70 on Sept 30, 2019 19:29:50 GMT
Just mining the Orient Express seam a little further, I now remember that I saw this car, definitely of O scale dimensions but of Euro manufacture, in a display case somewhere that had seen better days:  I remember thinking that the lampshades looked all too genuine as they appeared to be pink silk that had deteriorated over many years. But I was aware of this sort of table lamp arrangement in Pullman diners in the US and elsewhere and copied it in my own TX Special diner project. The plaque is not entirely distinct in this next photo but does identify this as a diner and gives a little official history of the service:  The car number is 4127 and it has "Pullman" written all over it (literally). This was probably part of a set. I've only tracked down this image of what I think was one of these models in good condition:  POSTSCRIPT to this. I have tracked down the maker of this car and similar ones. It was Elettren, an Italian company that made small quantities of O scale European passenger cars. They still have a website, www.elettren.it, and the cars come up at auction every so often. And looks like the table lampshades were real pink fabric!  |
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