Question about GGD's new UP coach

There are a couple at least in the Kratville book Streamliners.

 

Part of the problem is that some of 3rd Rail customers are 2- rail, and are not panicked by this sort of thing.  I got a string of K- Line coaches and Pullmans, and the windows look right.  They all say Union Pacific.

Boilermaker is that a 2 rail car?

The bay has a picture of the GGD coach which I think was in the first run...check it out

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Golden-Gate-Depot-UP-aluminum-smooth-side-coach-3-rail-/400579411344?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item5d4464bd90

Its not a 2 rail car, its a 3 rail car (although I dont think that matters in this case) and if you compare it to the car in the photo on ebay, it differs in its lettering. I ordered the car expecting to get a UP lettered car like the one in the photo on ebay, hence my surprise on arrival. If you recall, there were no images in the announcement of these cars, it was just a reservation form that came out about the same time that the sleepers were delivered.

Yes I was surprised that Scott never put any pictures that I saw of the cars.

 

Maybe a quick e mail to scott might get you an answer since he is in the far east at present.

Hmmm, the description for the one on ebay says it too is lettered "Pullman".  If it is indeed from the first run then apparently this is not a new issue?

 

Jim

I got mine today as well, but didnt have a chance to even look at it.

Ok my UP car says PULLMAN, and my C&O car says Chesapeke & Ohio

Well, I found coaches,  RPOs, baggage cars, dormitories, cafe cars, and more coaches lettered for COLA, COSF, and COD.  Pullmans too.  The  UP also had twi tone Tuscan cars  occasionally in through traffic.  It is all preserved in photos in great books.

Did you find any Union Pacific coaches lettered "Pullman"?

I checked the photo of the coach on ebay. It is not a GGD coach - may be HO although what Beth is selling really are the GGD coaches in O.

 

On a coach the letterboard should read UNION PACIFIC.

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On a coach the letterboard should read UNION PACIFIC.

 

ok, so then why do your new coaches read PULLMAN?

Here's the answer to the exact car you have, #3452

 

 

It's a mistake.  I have no doubt that he will fix it.

Well Folks, Looks like I missed this one.

 

If you want your car relettered, please mail it to:

 

Sunset Models Inc.

16 Beta Court

San Ramon CA 94583

 

Include your name/address and phone and we will return your car as soon as we get new decals.

 

Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

If you are a DIYer, the decals can be removed with a little Goof Off and a Q-Tip.

 

We should have decals in our office in 3 - 4 weeks.

 

Scott - China

Scott thanks for clearing this up for us.

Well Folks, Looks like I missed this one.

 

If you want your car relettered, please mail it to:

 

Sunset Models Inc.

16 Beta Court

San Ramon CA 94583

 

Include your name/address and phone and we will return your car as soon as we get new decals.

 

Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

If you are a DIYer, the decals can be removed with a little Goof Off and a Q-Tip.

 

We should have decals in our office in 3 - 4 weeks.

 

Scott - China

 

 

 

You can't ask for an importer to do much more than that. Mistakes happen. It's how you handle them that makes the difference. 

 

Way to go Scott!  

 

Butch 

 

PS:  I got three and they're gorgeous. Good eye Boilermaker. 

If you recall, there were no images in the announcement of these cars, it was just a reservation form that came out about the same time that the sleepers were delivered.

 

I have these sleepers as well (still in boxes) are they supposed to be lettered UP or Pullman? 

 

Butch

Sleeping cars on Union Pacific trains would have been lettered "Pullman" at sometime in history. After WW2 the government went after the Pullman Company and broke it up. Pullman continued to operate sleeping car service for some period of time until it went out of business. Many of the cars were transferred to railroad ownership.  At one time Pullman was considered to be the largest hotel in the United States based on the number of beds they filled every night. Pullman only ran sleeping cars and a few lounges and dinners.  As far as I know they never ran any coach service. 

As a follow up I just received my coaches back from GGD after they changed out the decals to read "Union Pacific" instead of "Pullman" and they look wonderful. You can't tell the decals were changed out. Very nice job Scott and Crew! Really quality work. 

 

Butch

Butch that is GREAT NEWS.

Glad to hear that the error has been corrected.

They replaced "PULLMAN" with "UNION PACIFIC"....but does it still have "Union Pacific" on both ends of the car on both sides, or did they remove those?