Yesterday / Saturday I picked-up the following Lionel five car Burlington set.
Boxes a bit worn but cars are almost new.
Silver Pouch 6-9576 Baggage
Silver Gladiola 6-9578 Passenger
Silver kettle 6-9579 Vista Dome
Silver Halter 6-9577 Passenger
Silver Veranda 6-9580 Observation
Please, if you have a moment – what can you tell me about these cars?
Thank you – Enon 49
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The 5-car "Texas Zephyr" set was produced in 1980 and has all the standard features of the Lionel aluminum streamlined-type passenger cars e.g. internal lighting, silhouettes and die-cast trucks. It was intended to be paired with the chrome 8054/8055 (AA) and 8062 (B) F3 ABA set. An uncatalogued sixth car, 9588 "Silver Dome" was also produced. All items were separate sale.
This old FS post and this one demonstrate.
Thank you Überstationmeister
Why two dome cars – the Vista Dome 6-9579 and the Silver Dome 6-9588 – Is there a difference?
Thank you – Enon49
@Enon49 posted:Thank you Überstationmeister
Why two dome cars – the Vista Dome 6-9579 and the Silver Dome 6-9588 – Is there a difference?
Thank you – Enon49
The road number is different between the two.
In the real world there were a number of top-level passenger trains back in the day that featured more than one dome car in their consists. The extra dome allows you to run a more real train.
Mike
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