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Snapper
May 4th, 2007, 09:53 AM
Friends of Northern Pacific, hello.

I seek websites which speak about passenger trains composition.

On my layout, Northern Pacific between 1960 and 1970, I wish to make circulate this type of car :
http://www.walthers.com/prodimage/0932/09320000006786.gif
Walthers Streamlined Pullman-Standard Plan #7484 64-Seat Coach

But when is it really? composition, motive power, etc…

Thank you in advance for all the infos which you will be able to bring to me.

PS : I already consulted:
http://www.nprha.org/
http://www.nprymuseum.org/
http://home.netcom.com/~whstlpnk/np.html (http://home.netcom.com/%7Ewhstlpnk/np.html)

SDP45
May 4th, 2007, 06:16 PM
There are a few photos here:

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/np/np.html

Other info can be had at a few Yahoogroups:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/NPTellTale/
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/NPRailway/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPModelers/

A good one telling about the specific cars here:
http://www.trainweb.org/web_lurker/NP/

SDP45
May 4th, 2007, 06:19 PM
Found a couple of pictures here:

http://www.trainweb.org/theattic/North.html

NP 2152
May 6th, 2007, 02:52 AM
So are we talking a summer train?
A winter train?
A local train?
1st or 2nd class train?
A jointly operated train?

These kind of trains rate how many locomotives, kinds of head end cars, how many coaches,sleepers (if any),diners and domes.

A jointly operated train can have cars from both railroads i.e SP&S trains from Portland to Spokane had NP and GN cars some sublettered SP&S or though cars from connecting railroads (sleepers)