And, to continue history, one of them in C&O Colors, taken by my brother but posted with permission. Then, in Amtrak service, floodlights removed. Lastly, after removal from service in Brunswick, MD yards.
B&O Bill
I'm sure people living along the track loved having those floodlights shining into their homes at night.
Good Day,
What is the status on the B&O Columbian passenger set? 2012 Delivery?
Regards,
Swafford
Will there be any detailed descriptions of the other sets on "reservation status" like the NP and GN sets? Will they also be true to the prototype? Past sets of these streamliners by "the others" have been far from accurate to prototype.
Difficult to decide to reserve when there's nothing to see or read about them.
Maybe I just missed it somewhere?
Originally Posted by ChessieMan:
If anyone has been thinking about this train set but has not reserved one, please make a reservation soon. Thanks.
Good Day,
What is the status on the B&O Columbian passenger set? 2012 Delivery?
Regards,
Swafford
Good Day Scott,
At this point in time, is the B&O Columbian passenger cars a late 2012 or 2013 project?
Regards,
Frank Swafford
The coaches are coming! 
I'm suprised that no one has yet updated this thread, but I received the following 7/24 e-mail from Scott (partially copied below) regarding the status of the B&O Columbian passenger cars:
"You have waiting a long time for the B&O Columbian cars to be produced. We would have done these long ago except that we only had a few reservations for these (75 Sets), far fewer than the factory would agree to as a stand alone production run.
But we haven't given up, and a unique situation has presented itself, and we now have the opportunity to begin production on this set. We had a limited space of just 300 cars, so we are making the 75 Set A, 4 coaches for the B&O Columbian now. Later we will produce the Set B (Dome, Observation, Diner and Combine).
So in about 1 month we will send out pickup notices on the Set A, 4 coaches for the B&O Columbian. With it, will be produced our 4-4-2 and 10-6 sleeper cars in Aluminum. All to be delivered in September or October of this year."
If you haven't reserved the coaches, hurry up and contact GGD, as I've just reserved a set myself.
Jim
Good Day Jim,
Thanks for the update. I will decline purchasing Set A. I will only purchase the passenger cars as a set with the observation car included. Buying the passenger train in several sets with several delivery dates is not acceptable to me. I want the entire passenger train produced and delivered all at one time. What about a 6 car passenger set?
Respectfully,
Frank Swafford
Frank, from Scott's e-mail it seems that the set B will be made at a later date. I do hope very much that the B set will be made as the GGD B&O Columbian and my brass SGL Reading set will be the two main passenger sets on my layout.
I do understand your reluctance to purchase the A set without the B set.
If by some chance, set B is not made, I will use the set A coaches to make an alternate early 60's set with a couple of sleepers and a couple of other cars.
Jim
Good Day,
What is the status on the B&O Columbian passenger cars?
Regards,
Swafford
Here is what Scott had posted on a 3RS thread last month,
Container departs on Monday, arrives in OAKLAND on FEB 6, We will ship them as soon as they get through customs and are delivered to our warehouse. They are preboxed in shipping cartons of 4 coaches, so we will just put the labels on them and send them off. Look for an email from UPS with your shipping tracking information, or contact your dealer.
Hopefully this means they will ship soon!
Remeber though, that these are just the coaches. I don't think that Scott has shared any info on when the rest of the set will be made.
Jim
