Thanks for the additional info. This has been a good learning experience. I can see how in the real world, the solarium car would be more useful and comfortable, particularly with the use of air conditioning.
I can also see the MTH solarium cars might be a neat addition to the passenger fleets of hobbyists for something different than a heavyweight observation car with an open platform. In my particular case, I'm looking for the open platform to recreate the CP Holiday Train.
Jim Policastro has an article in the January OGR magazine about modifying cars. He makes it look easy. At some point, I think I'm going to try and modify my observation car to an open platform, but I need to work on a few small projects and build my knowledge and skills before I attempt it.
kling.klang, thanks for the offer of the CP car info, but I don't think I'll need it. The passenger cars on the CP Holiday Train are actually business cars and some, if not all of the cars, are part of the Royal Canadian Pacific operation. I've been able to find some info on them. My model trains are all traditional scale types, so the MTH 60 ft. Madison cars are in the proper paint scheme and close enough for me to recreate the CP Holiday Train. I just want the open platform rather than a solarium so I can have Santa Claus standing on the rear platform like he was on the Strathcona car when I saw the train departing from Steamtown.
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