Bob... That was a former Espee triple unit diner. It has since been "saved" and moved by truck to the DFW area for restoration and use on the vintage steam train operation. I believe it sold for $75K-ish and you had to truck it out as there was no rail connection. He was using it as a "dance hall" and gutted one of the two dining section cars for dancing. He had several other cars on the ranch as well.
The only other surviving triple unit Espee diner is under restoration at Sunol, CA by The Pacific Locomotive Association for operation on their magnificent Niles Canyon Railway (ex-SP Altamont Pass line) in the east Bay Area. Bob Hogan --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > Thanks Jim, your answer was pretty much what I had thought--mostly older > trains and Western based. I had never seen any B&O or NYC cars like that. > > I know it's been mentioned before and it was before my time here in > Houston, but a well known former mayor and wheeler/dealer tried to put > together some kind of hotel using some of those articulated cars--SP I > believe. > > Bob Werre > PhotoTraxx > > > On 7/2/13 9:53 AM, raisinone wrote: > > > > If you define "articulated" as cars that share the same truck at one > > or both ends, it isn't a terribly long list and mainly confined to > > pre-WW2. Obviously whole train sets like the CB&Q Zephyrs and similar > > 1930's consists come to mind. That would include B&M/MEC (Flying > > Yankee); IC (Green Diamond) and CNS&M (Electroliner). If you get into > > non-powered car articulation, the list is pretty decidedly western; > > probably owing to longer hauls and less terminal switching: CRI&P, SP > > and the Overland Route (UP -- C&NW). From a quick look, it appears the > > SP was the only railroad to have any brand new articulated cars built > > after 1941. > > > > In addition to the Algoma Central car Tom References, one of the > > UP-C&NW car sets, articulated on a Triple Bolster truck, still exists > > at the Illinois Railroad Museum in Union, IL. > > > > I'm sure I missed some railroad here, but these are the main sets > > filling the definition above. > > > > Jim Kindraka > > Plymouth, WI > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
