[Accrs] Mission Road Coach Yard

Sun Apr 15 07:27:02 PDT 2018

Thanks Tony.

This is really helpful.

Ted

On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 3:11 PM, Alameda County Central Railroad Society <
accrs at mail.accrs.org> wrote:

> Message From: Tony Long  tony.long at outlook.com
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> Fyi – I came across this while migrating some content from the old RITS
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> *Mission Road Coach Yard - Part 1*
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> *Los Angeles, California*
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> *Early 1950s*
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> *Photography by Lou Cross*
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> *The following photos of heavyweight and lightweight passengers cars at
> the Mission Road Coach Yard in Los Angeles in the early 1950s were taken by
> Lou Cross, a custom builder of O-scale passenger cars.*
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> [image:
> https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943im_/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/sp_pullman1.jpg]
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> *1. Pullman 8-1-2 sleeper Des Plaines (Plan 3979A; Diagram 25; Lot 6283;
> built Aug-Sep 1929; became SP #8260; sold 9/60*). The background in this
> photo is as interesting as the Pullman. Note what appears to be the end of
> a solarium above the two-tone gray 10-6 sleeper.*
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> [image:
> https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943im_/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/sp_pullman2.jpg]
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> *2. Pullman 12-1 sleeper McKimm (Plan 3410; Diagram 5; Lot 4844; built
> Jan-Mar 1925; became SP #8323; sold 9/60*). (Close-up View
> <https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/cu_pullman2.gif>)*
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> *Ken Clark has provided an additional black and white photo of the
> opposite side of the McKimm taken by Wil Whittaker on 9-18-54. The doors
> have a single pane window indicating at least a minor rebuilding after the
> color photo was taken. (Whittaker Photo
> <https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/cu_mckimm.jpg>)*
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> [image:
> https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943im_/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/amerflyer.jpg]
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> *3. "American Flyer" chair car SSW 200. This car became SP 2702 in July,
> 1954, then SP 2350 in October 1954. In the late 1950s it was assigned to
> the Owl and painted two-tone gray. (Close-up View
> <https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/cu_amerflyer.gif>)*
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> *Photos 2 and 3 are of cars in the same train. It has just come through
> the car washer. Note the Pacific Electric express cars in the background of
> both photos.*
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> [image:
> https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943im_/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/diner.jpg]
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> *4. This Harriman diner is flanked by two interesting cars: an "American
> Flyer" chair car on the left and a solarium on the right.*
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> [image:
> https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943im_/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/amerflyer2.jpg]
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> *5. "American Flyer" chair car SSW 203. This car became SP 2703 in July,
> 1954, then SP 2351 in October 1954, then T&NO; 464 in November 1960, and
> finally SP 2351 again before being scrapped in August 1964.*
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> *[image:
> https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943im_/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/chair.jpg]*
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> *6. Harriman chair car SP 2080, a 72-C-1 with space for a news agent. It
> was built in 1923.*
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> *Photos 4, 5 and 6 are of cars in the same train, which, like that in
> photos 2 and 3, has just been pulled through the car washer. SP 2080 is
> still wet.*
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> *[image:
> https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943im_/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/larkobs.jpg]*
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> *7. The Lark is pulled into the coach yard.*
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> *[image:
> https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943im_/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/gs1.jpg]*
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> *8. Two brightly painted Golden State Limited sleepers contrast with the
> more somber colors of the Lark. (Close-up View
> <https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/cu_gs1.jpg>)*
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> *[image:
> https://web.archive.org/web/20080316122943im_/http:/www.geocities.com:80/athens/Oracle/1631/gs2.jpg]*
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> *9. Golden State Limited diner Golden Chalice.*
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> ** The heavyweight Pullman car information was provided by Ken Clark,
> Kenneth Harrison and Jeff Cauthen.*
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