Favorite Passenger Car?

I'm a dome car man.  When I was 12 we rode the train from back east to Salt Lake City, and I spent lots of time in the dome car, very cool!

Dome cars for me. Although I've never ridden in one, certainly hope to someday!

I guess the observation with a dome would be the best.

Don't think I ever saw an observation car with a dome, but that would bubble to the top of my list if I saw one.

Wot's this, chopped liver???

Rusty 

Model and real......MILW Shytop cars....I have the MTH version......

Darn tootin'! Now THAT is a DOME CAR. We had that car, and it's two other stable mates, on the rear end of our train from Portland, OR to Minneapolis, MN behind SP 4449, enroute to Train Festival in Mich., back in 2009. The car owners had Doyle and I back there for lunch, one day. Nothing like 60+ MPH, behind 4449 and a free lunch! Spectacular riding car, too.

Now THAT was what the Cal. Z was all about,,,,,,five dome cars. 

Beautiful car, but not really considered a dome car.

The Napa Valley Wine Train...Matt

The good Lord gave me an opportunity to ride the observation platform of the DE VICO (one of 3 BLUE COMET observation cars) from Newark to Phillipsburg, NJ, in regular service. I'll nominate that as my favorite car. When I wiped my face with my handkerchef afterward, my handkerchief turned black. That is the reason for solarium cars, I guess.

This Post war passenger set my wifie

got me for my birthday about 4yrs ago!!

For me, it has to be the "Mountain View". Certainly a classic design.

Donald

As far as real life interest, for me it is the Pullman Green Heavyweight Observation Cars of the famous named trains, must have lighted drumhead and polished hand rails. The Santa Fe Chief comes to mind. For me.

In the toy train world, Golden Gate Depot, as well as the 18in Lionel Heavyweights have captured the feel of the Heavyweight Observations Era very well.

Charlie

favorite passenger car is stored at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, Pa.

I never called it a dome car......title of post was 'Passenger car' and I THINK this one qualifies......if not plez educate me.....

Oh boy I am a sucker for the old time Pullman cars. Labelle makes a few nice kits, but why they are not done already to run by Lionel or MTH go figure! I like the ones that have closed vestibules...

Well I'm truly sorry! A few of us where apparently discussing DOME cars and DOME OBSERVATIONS.

No issue here.....thought I had misread the thread title even after re-reading it a few times. I just replied with my favorite passenger car......

I also thought it was just our favorite passenger car.  Some mentioned observation cars, some Pullman heavyweights and some dome cars.  They are all good!

Matt

You didn't misread:

So that leaves it wide open.

For me, I actually like articulated passenger cars the best, especially the Daylight Chair and Diner cars.

Neither the PRR nor the NYC ever had any dome cars (did any northeastern roads?), so I'll go with observation cars as my favorite.  Nothing gives a passenger train Class like an observation car on the end.

hello guys and gals.........

My favorite passenger car is the Madison heavyweight observation car in Santa Fe. I am trying to decide which to pick, the MTH or Williams sets to go behind my S.F.5011.

the woman who loves the S.F.5011,623

Tiffany

I have a 5 car set of the K-Line scale HW cars.....beware of the sets with bad trucks.....but a good set is WELL worth the cost. Mine will go behind my MTH  ATSF Northern.

As far as real life interest, for me it is the:HEavyweight cars with the rear Open observation platform. Back in the 1990's I rode "The Blue Ridge" on many excursions out of Penn Station in NYC to Boston and Pittsburg. There's NOTHING like riding the platform at 100+ MPH down the NEC!

I also like Full Dome cars too [even though the PRR never had one...] But Conrail OCS was another story!

I also like the Amtrak's Superliner Lounge cars too!

"(did any northeastern roads?)" Yes the B&O did with thier capitol ltd.

Brian,

That is a hard question but my first choice is the Cal Zephyr Obs Car.

2nd Choice would be the "SKY Tops" or Sky Dome" with the fish tail design.

3rd place would be the Full Vista Dome cars.

Gondola?

John K.

I guess you are having difficulty in understanding the question asked in the title of this thread. I will attempt to help you.

Wikipedia describes a passenger car (train related and I think most folks got the drift of what I meant) as a piece of rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. Comely known passenger cars would be:

1. Coach

2. Dining Car

3. Lounge

4. Observation

5. Sleeping Car

6. Dome Car

7. Combine

I hope this helps you understand the intent of this thread.

Okay so what did I post earlier that suggests that I don't get the title or subject matter of this thread?

What no gondola?....................

Personally, my favorite passenger car is the VERY heavyweight Presidential Car for Harry Truman, The Ferdinand Magellan as modeled by Overland Models Inc.

Excellent choice, HW.  Not only that...Harry is my favorite president.  Have a pic of him hanging in my office at work.  Matt

My favorite passenger casr are the combine/coach cabooses, such as that of the CB&Q for which there is an O scale kit, but not just that one but dozens of them, of many lengths, styles, and gauges, that once ran on the short and branch lines of America.

How about K Line's Full Dome for the Empire Builder

Lew Schneider

Something a little different. It's not a model train favorite necessarily, but at least one of my favorite real passenger cars is the diner. I have a great memory of the one on the Amtrak Texas Chief. A number of years ago we piled our family into a family compartment (our own little traveling "apartment") and rode round-trip Dallas to Chicago. After riding all night, early the next morning my wife and I left the kids sleeping in the cabin, and went to the dining car and ate breakfast (with silver, a linen tablecloth and napkins) while watching the sun rise over the Mississippi River, heading into St. Louis.

Great memory, and I like eating, so dining cars (with waiters and linen, of course) rank near the top! It's wonderful to be riding along, enjoying a great meal in the diner as you travel.

CZ dome obs gets my vote.

Love the warmth and beauty of the heavyweight observation cars, "Santa Fe all the Way"

I was alway's fond of the Sierra Railroad's "Angle's Camp" cars:

I think Walther's was the only one who made them in O.

Rusty