[RITSlist] 200 series coaches

[Steve and Barb Hile]

Here are a couple of, hopefully, useful pieces of information.

According to Randall's "Streamliner Cars" Volume 1, Car 202 was converted from 56 seat coach to 40 seat (22 coach, 18 parlor) coach - buffet - parlon in 1945, prior to the addition of a name.  It was returned to original seating capacity in 1959.

The cars had names and the cosmetic fluting added in 1947, also according to Randall.

In the October 1952 consist assignments, we can account for regular use of six of the nine coaches.  Two were assigned to Chicago - Omaha service on numbers 5 and 14.  Four more were assigned to the Choctaw, trains 51 and 52.  One pair were used between Memphis and Amarillo and the other pair covered Memphis to and from Oklahoma City.

I hope that this is helpful.

Regards,
Steve Hile 
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  Does anyone have the shopping and modification sequence for the Pullman Standard coaches constructed in 1938 for the Californian?

  It is known that these cars were delivered in a dark (coach green with pin stripes) paint scheme with gold lettering.  Later, they were painted silver with black lettering and assigned to various Rocket consists.  Still later (1947 ?), fluting was applied below the windows.  At some point during this process the cars also received names.

  Specifically, it would be helpful to know the time that the cars were repainted silver, as well as the time that the cars received names.  Did the receive names when first painted silver, or when the fluting was applied in 1947?

  Thanks.

  Bill Pollard







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