Hi friends All the brass sides came yesterday and my "Coast Daylight" project finally got started last night. The Baggage/Chair is the first car being built and I will post update photo's as the project goes along, I may even have a photo or two posted tomorrow (30th) [ 30. July 2003, 23:43: Message edited by: Daylight99 ]
This is the first car, still missing a few details but almost ready for the paint shop. Coast Daylight Chair Baggage class 79-CB-1
Hi friends Here's a photo of my progress so far. Still needs silver railings plus glass and an interior.
Looks great! What is the small lettering at far right end? Does that say "chair?" Don't think I'd ever paid enough attention to the real thing in such detail. So it's quite a unique addition to an N model! Boxcab E50
After this car I have 11 more to build including the articulateds. The car has "Baggage" at the baggage end & "Chair" at the chair end, other cars will have similar names depending on the car type. The SP list has pointed out a few small mistakes that I have already fixed like incorrect lettering and color. Its a good thing this is the first car being built and I have not sprayed the finish coat yet I have made many small mistakes on this car that I have learned from and because of these mistakes the car has taken much longer to build than it should have. All the others should go together much smoother.
Awesome work Bob! Sorry for all these next questions...Are those Pullman cars? Does the 79 stand for 79 feet long? Where they the most modern cars purchased by SP painted in Daylight colors? What is the SP list you are talking about? Thanks!
Thanks Pete Yes, this car and all the others are Pullman built and the 79 does mean 79'. I guess you could say these were the most modern cars ordered by SP but newer version's were ordered later that basicly looked the same, just the feature's were upgraded. Some of the later "Shasta Daylight" cars with smooth sides were newer as well. SP also ordered Budd built cars for the "Sunset Limited" but non of these car's ever saw Daylight paint. The SP list is from Yahoo Groups. espee@yahoogroups.com
Is that supposed to be a car for a Shasta Daylight, or some other name train? It really looks nice! MORE PICS!!! My first venture into brass car sides was a Great Northern 1390-series Great Dome, based on a Bachmann full dome. Talk about day and night difference! What era (year) is your train based on? [ 07. August 2003, 17:58: Message edited by: HemiAdda2d ]
I'm building the complete 1951 "Coast Daylight", this is one year after SP removed the skirts from each cars. I hope to have a completed photo of this first car posted in a day or two.
Here's the finished car, interiors and glass will come later. All the other cars should go together smoother than this one did.
I can see quite a difference in the Southern Pacific lettering when compared to the first photo after painting. Was the other style also used on a similar car? Boxcab E50
FYI: According to Wayner's "Car Names Numbers and Consists", the first two baggage-coach cars, 3300 & 3301, were built for the first lightweight Daylight, inaugurated on March 21, 1937. A second pair, 3302 & 3303, were built when the consist was completely replaced on January 5, 1940 (This train contained the triple unit diner). The 1937 consist then became a new train, the Noon Daylight, and the new consist was named the Morning Daylight. Most prewar lightweight cars (except sleepers) were nominally 80' long, hence the 79' length. Most post-war cars were nominally 85' long. SP bought many post-war cars but I could not find any indication that they ever bought any more baggage-coaches.
The first style lettering was the as delivered bronze/silver graphics. SP changed to the gray/silver about 1949. Its hard to see in the photo but this car is #3303 and saw heavy service in both Coast Daylight trains #98 & #99. All of the Coast Daylight equipment rotated between the "Noon" & "Morning" Daylights as well.
