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Post by thebigcrabcake on Nov 10, 2019 2:13:01 GMT
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Nov 10, 2019 2:22:26 GMT
A single Illinois Central EMD E6 pulled the City of Miami train for the entire route. The original seven-car set included:
Bougainvillea baggage-dormitory
Camellia coach with nurse's station
Japonica coach
Hibiscus coach
Poinsettia coach
Palm Garden dining car
Bamboo Grove tavern-lounge observation car
In 1949 the City of Miami added sleeping cars to its consist. These cars were carried forward of the coaches in the City of Miami consist maintaining quick access for coach passengers to the tavern-observation-lounge car on the rear.
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Post by ptc on Nov 10, 2019 11:47:50 GMT
Excellent research, Emile. Now we have to get this set made.
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Nov 10, 2019 15:38:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2019 16:23:20 GMT
That's some cool livery Emile.
Andy
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Post by ptc on Nov 10, 2019 16:33:25 GMT
That's one cool passenger train. Emile, I don't know how you found it, but I sure remember seeing it a lng time ago and thought what a terrific additon this would be to the layout.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2019 17:11:11 GMT
That Bamboo Grove Tavern Lounge Observation has one terrific paint scheme. Well guys I would be in for an E6 AA set (both pwrd). No real need for a B-Unit although I really like the looks of an A-B-A set. I would like a 10 car passenger set in total,(with 3 sleeping cars), made by MTH in their Premier Line. It would be a stunning set. Now if we can just get 25 or more takers on this we would be home free.
Gary.
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Post by ptc on Nov 11, 2019 20:23:45 GMT
One way or another, this passenger train will be done in O-Gauge. I spoke to HH who would love to create as many sets as those who really want it.
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Post by ptc on Nov 11, 2019 21:06:21 GMT
Found these images.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Nov 12, 2019 9:08:27 GMT
One way or another, this passenger train will be done in O-Gauge. I spoke to HH who would love to create as many sets as those who really want it. I have a spare set of MTH UP streamlined cars that I was thinking of selling off but given that most MTH Premier passenger cars are "generic" ACF designs, I suppose HH could re-do them in the IC City of Miami "Wave" livery (which is what I understand this particular paint scheme was called). Up to the point that you mentioned HH, Brian, I was thinking that a set of E6 A units in that livery would have to pull something different and would be effectively be orphaned. Of course now we still have to muster enough takers for the custom run engines . . . |
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Post by ptc on Nov 12, 2019 14:02:37 GMT
Andy, I will now start to asemble the inventory for this train. Legacy E6's and either K-Line of Lionel aluminum 18" passenger cars. I got the bug bad to do it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2019 14:10:21 GMT
Andy, I will now start to asemble the inventory for this train. Legacy E6's and either K-Line of Lionel aluminum 18" passenger cars. I got the bug bad to do it. Brian, make that 2 sets of passenger cars! Gary. |
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