GGD Southern Crescent Passenger Train

@Steve Adby posted:

Hi everyone.

I'm hoping that I can get some help and advice from the wonderful pool of knowledgeable folks here please.

I'm looking to get some cars to make up a  Gulf Wind (or my own 'abbreviated' version) as it would have run at the Seaboard end of it's run in the late 50s-early 60s. I have a pretty extensive selection of US railroad books here but this one is proving tricky. My question is would most of the cars have been marked for L&N or did other 'pool' cars marked for A&WP, WRoA or SRR ever creep into the consist and if they did, which car types?

Also, did Seaboard provide any cars for the train or just motive power at the Eastern end of the trip. I've noticed in a few photos that the Obs car seemed to run into the 60s which is great as those picture windows are stunning!

Many thanks for any pointers...it's not always easy loving trains that ran 3500 miles from home! Lol.

Best wishes to all.

Steve

here’s a link with some info on the gulf wind. https://nolahistoryguy.com/blo...ouisville-nashville/

This is a train I want to build too, I work in New Orleans & live close to the route of the Crescent, Humming bird & Gulf wind.

Reserving the L&N observation car is a good start. Maybe we can get Scott to do a Gulf Wind drumhead for it. I will use my GGD silver meteor, plus the crescent cars to build this train. I also have Lionel’s blue L&N RPO.

https://ogrforum.com/...9#184156761144798149

Many thanks for this. I've seen this and a couple of other posts but none of them really mention what cars were used and in which road names....I'll keep searching but any other info is greatly appreciated.

The Golden Gate Depot website says reservations for these cars are closing August 1st.  Also, looks like the Amtrak cars weren't approved.

So, who's ordering what?  I'm not an expert on some of these pooled cars so am quite interested to hear what others are buying.

Hmmmm no amtrak........that sucks. 

Sad to hear about the Amtrak version of the Crescent cars.  Odd Amtrak wouldn't approve this as they would have been accurate and unique in the market.

I’m honestly disappointed in “no Amtrak” I figured at least the phase 6 diners would make it. Wonder what happened

Where is the info about Amtrak cars not being approved?  I already have an order for these and have not been told the order is not going to go though.

Right here

@tom21pa posted:

Right here

That is bad news.   Very disappointed.  Wierd that Amtrak has approved everything else but stopped on these heritage cars. Slumbercoaches twice, Amfleet, Superliner. Obviously GGD has produced precise models of Amtrak.  No concern of incorrect graphics, color, or logos with GGD.  Very sad!

I don’t know if this is the last or “current” or most active thread for the Southern Crescent. But ……..     I was Talking with Scott this AM and he indicated to me that there was Quite  A Few (my phrase) standby reservations that were not filled. He asked me to put the word out there that he Will Be Extending the production to accommodate All those standby reservations. ALSO …. That the standby reservations are still open. Anyone that missed ordering for this run or wants another car or two can submit a standby reservation and it will be added to the list. Here’s a second chance !!!! 😜
I don’t know about the timing on this though. I’m just a quickie messenger for Scott. Perhaps email him or look for more details to come !!! 🤔

Cheers 😉

My set is coming this Thursday.  I suspect some of the cars from this run might become coveted as surely only a few will be made of some of them.  Personally looking forward to receiving my L&N observation. 

@BlueFeather posted:

My set is coming this Thursday.  I suspect some of the cars from this run might become coveted as surely only a few will be made of some of them.  Personally looking forward to receiving my L&N observation. 

I sure hope everyone starts posting pix of these beauties.

My cars arrive tomorrow morning. I'm thrilled for Atlanta &West Point as well as Western Railway of Alabama. Never thought I'd see scale cars in those roads. I'll post tons of pictures.

@Will Ebbert posted:

My cars arrive tomorrow morning. I'm thrilled for Atlanta &West Point as well as Western Railway of Alabama. Never thought I'd see scale cars in those roads. I'll post tons of pictures.

It’s Amazing to see these two produced !!!!! 😳🫢                           It Will Definitely Be a Treasure for those that bought these roads !!!!!

I ordered an add on car...and it is supposed to arrive tomorrow according to UPS tracking.  Will post pics when I get home and open it up.

I ordered the set & some add ons. My set arrives Thursday. I’m one of the customers Scott was not able to make add ons for, but I got my reservation in and added 2 more add on cars 🙃

@TrainBub posted:

It’s Amazing to see these two produced !!!!! 😳🫢                           It Will Definitely Be a Treasure for those that bought these roads !!!!!

A & WP Diner?!?  WR of A Bag / RPO?!?!!  All full scale?!??  Yeah, good luck finding those anywhere again, EVER. 

@BlueFeather posted:

A & WP Diner?!?  WR of A Bag / RPO?!?!!  All full scale?!??  Yeah, good luck finding those anywhere again, EVER.

For Sure !!!!!!!! 🫣😳🫢😮

My 8 car set and 5 add ons arrived today and the train turned out fantastic! The typical quality we've come to expect from GGD. Though simple, the paint is excellent on all cars. Lighting is flicker free and most of the cars are evenly lit. The lights do shine through the window shades but that's a pretty minor issue. I was sorry to see the windows do not have the simulated black rubber gaskets that were done so well on the GGD Amtrak equipment from the last few years. The metal bars against the windows in the sleeper hallways is a really nice touch though. The mixture of Pullman Standard and Budd equipment is neat to see together. One oddity is that all of the sleepers have end doors without windows. This seems to me like a factory mistake but I could be wrong as I've only worked on Crescent coaches in real life. Truck and underbody detail is great and the cars roll smooth and quietly.

In addition to the Southern equipment, I got a coach and sleeper for Western Railway of Alabama and Atlanta & West Point. The WofA sleeper "Alabama River" that came in my shipment was 2 rail so I'll have to get that swapped out before my train is truly complete, but I have photos and a video clip of the other 12 cars attached below. I also need to get my Southern E8s from my parents' house to truly finish the train, but in the mean time these engines are at least green and white.

I can't find anything definitive on what order the cars should be in so I'm running them as the head end cars, coaches, diner, sleepers, and observation. If anyone knows better please correct me! One final note is that I have not yet added the separate stirrup steps which is especially noticeable on the two head end cars. Can't wait to see others post their photos, especially on actual layouts! This is a beautiful train that was well worth the wait!

Forgot to include these of the sleeper doors.

Managed to get the file size trimmed down to be able to post the video

THANKS  for the comments Will and the GREAT expansive posting of ALL the Pix !!!!!!!!!!

What are they serving in the club car? These passengers are hammered.   

'Hammered' - Lol. I was thinking the same thing!

Seriously, these are beautiful, thanks for posting Will.  Especially that handsome observation with the full windows and terrific interior.

I received the 3 I preordered today.  I went with the L&N observation car, L&N baggage/bunk car and a Southern Lounge.  Plan is to combine them with a couple of post war heavyweights GGD plan to make later. It reflects the combinations I remember as a kid.  These are so nice, I might change my mind and take advantage of the second run.

a few quick pics:

Nice photos Jstraw! I would've liked to have picked up some L&N and FEC cars but the only way to get the tavern lounge master/ double bedroom car was in the 8 car set so mostly Southern it is.