Capitol Limited Pulling California Zephyr Cars

Wow, what a thing to witness! Proves it's prototypical to mix 'n match!

You might Google the "Silver Solarium" and learn about the tour company that owns and operates those cars. They are probably enroute back to the west coast, and then up to Portland, OR. Both dome cars will be on our SP 4449 excursion June 24 & 25 from Portland to Bend, OR and return.

Hot Water posted:

You might Google the "Silver Solarium" and learn about the tour company that owns and operates those cars. They are probably enroute back to the west coast, and then up to Portland, OR. Both dome cars will be on our SP 4449 excursion June 24 & 25 from Portland to Bend, OR and return.

Thanks. Will do. Definitely interested in learning more.

Being returned from 611 excursions. You can follow along on Facebook with the Fire up 611 page

Probably heading home after the Memorial Day weekend 611 steam excursion trips.It looked like the stainless steel took some bullet hits.@$%#^&# vandals.

I saw the SILVER SOLARIUM several times on the tail end of the SUNSET LTD.  Amtrak era, of course.  Nice it is back in CZ lettering.

I rode on Silver Lariat over Stampede and Stevens Passes in the same year (2011).

Silver Solarium is a favorite of mine as well, on the ferry run for 4449 to Tacoma for the NRHS convention. My seat was in the 3rd window from center, right under the "CB&Q" plate:

Historically, didn't the PRR owned CA Zephyr 10-6 sleepers occasionally run on the original Capitol Limited if the schedule didn't align properly for run through service on the PRR?

"Silver Lariat" made it's way across the Mendota-Barstow  (IL) freight-only Branch line, on  a Burlington steam fan trip somewhere in 1957-58-59 time period. It was pictured in Harold Edmonson's soft-cover book "Steam on Q", at the on-line Denrock depot.  Interesting to see a California Zephyr dome car popping up on a branch and behind a steam locomotive ! 

Note that Atlas did a "Silver Lariat" CZ dome car.  So, feel free to couple up some of your Atlas CZ cars to Burlington steam locomotives ! It happened in real life !

As I understand, both those domes and a third are/were for sale recently...

mark s posted:

Note that Atlas did a "Silver Lariat" CZ dome car.  

I was tempted to buy one and put it under glass, but that's a lot of coin for a car I could never run on my On30 layout...

Lee - - Slip in ON30 wheelsets?      !!!

Serendipitously I bought a Silver Lariat dome car, not knowing it had been used on Q fantrips. Was quite pleased to find it had been. Also, in '62, 4-8-4 #5632 pulled an excursion with a CZ streamlined baggage car.

All the gods of Odon must have been there, surely the great god Sheldonus Copperurs at least. I was in the Lariat at it parking spot in LA. CA Union Station, nice, I trade the Wife's Winnebago for it.  

It's always fun to see an Amtrak go by (the Texas Eagle in these parts) with some private varnish on the tail. Everything I've seen has been privately owned, I think. NYC, Seaboard, GM&O, Calif. Zephyr, among others - lots of variety. 

Jonathan, yes.  For the complete Cal Zephyr roster including the PRR 10/6 sleeper see the following.

http://calzephyr.railfan.net/cars/cars.html#roster

Austin Bill posted:

Jonathan, yes.  For the complete Cal Zephyr roster including the PRR 10/6 sleeper see the following.

http://calzephyr.railfan.net/cars/cars.html#roster

Now when the PRR car was on thr CZ did other non dome 10-6 cars come onto the PRR?