Immediately behind the tender is the express reefer and at the rear end is the observation car.
Between those two, how would you place one 8-1-2, two 12-1s and the dining car?
Kitchen end of the dining car forward? Sections compartment forward or compartments and
staterooms forward?
John in Lansing, Ill
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Dining car, then two 12-1s, 8-1-2 and observation is my best guess. The highest paying passengers, 8-1-2, should be closest to the fun - observation.
However, here is a consist for the Golden State showing the 8-1-2 behind the dining car and the 12-1s just in front of the observation. http://www.rits.org/www/equipment/rigs.html
A Los Angeles Limited consist correctly places the 12-1s in front of the dining car (in an all pullman train) with the 8-1-2 between the dining and observation cars.
A Los Angeles Limited consist correctly places the 12-1s in front of the dining car (in an all pullman train) with the 8-1-2 between the dining and observation cars.
My recommendation, as well
Frankly, it depended on the route of the cars for ease of switching enroute. There may also be two dining cars in a train, one for coach and one for first class. A good, generic train might look like this:
Locomotive
Baggage-Express
Baggage-Mail
Express Reefer or Boxcar
Coach
Coach
Coach
Dining Car
12/1 sleeper
12/1 sleeper
10-1-2 or 8-1-2 sleeper
Dining Car
10-1-2 or 8-1-2 sleeper
Observation or buffet lounge
Railroad timetables for your railroad of choice will describe what accommodations were used for each train for a given year (and/or season). Some railroads liked the 12/1, while others preferred more 8-1-2 or 10-1-2 (even some 6-6 or 6-3) sleepers.
Look at this schedule for the Tamiami Champion (ACL) for 1941:
http://www.streamlinerschedule...hampionec194106.html
From New York to Miami the train consist kept changing, switching out cars all along the route. Other railroads and trains were similar in nature.
Hope this helps -
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