Re: Let's Try This Again - A Parlor Car In Durango - 1950!
| January 01, 2020 06:17PM |
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Great photos Martin, thank you for sharing.
Some other interesting notes about these cars. The Chama has a lower clerestory roof line than the other cars, making it easier to spot at a distance.
The Durango and Chama share the same window arrangement on the galley side(left side or firemans side) with one more window than Alamosa. Just to the left of the stove there is a small window that is not as low as the other windows due to the counter top inside. Alamosa lacks this window. This feature along with Chama's roof makes it relatively easy to identify each car from he left side when the names can't be read. Chama has 1 less window on the right side than Durango and Alamosa. Chama also has more clerestory windows than the other 2. The Durango, and Chama had the upper corners of the side windows rounded as well. Chama today no longer has his but Durango does.
The photo above shows the Durango's galley. Note the window to the left of the stove.
The photo below is the Alamosa's galley. Note the lack of a window to the left of the stove and notice there is no shroud around the stove and stainless on the wall continues along the wall behind the chef. BTW the locker in the foreground on the counter top is the ice cream locker.
Now using the information given above can you identify the parlor cars in the photo's below?
Photo credit to the DPL.
Jeff Taylor
CRRM curator of equipment and rolling stock.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/01/2020 06:23PM by Jeff Taylor.
Some other interesting notes about these cars. The Chama has a lower clerestory roof line than the other cars, making it easier to spot at a distance.
The Durango and Chama share the same window arrangement on the galley side(left side or firemans side) with one more window than Alamosa. Just to the left of the stove there is a small window that is not as low as the other windows due to the counter top inside. Alamosa lacks this window. This feature along with Chama's roof makes it relatively easy to identify each car from he left side when the names can't be read. Chama has 1 less window on the right side than Durango and Alamosa. Chama also has more clerestory windows than the other 2. The Durango, and Chama had the upper corners of the side windows rounded as well. Chama today no longer has his but Durango does.
The photo above shows the Durango's galley. Note the window to the left of the stove.
The photo below is the Alamosa's galley. Note the lack of a window to the left of the stove and notice there is no shroud around the stove and stainless on the wall continues along the wall behind the chef. BTW the locker in the foreground on the counter top is the ice cream locker.
Now using the information given above can you identify the parlor cars in the photo's below?
Photo credit to the DPL.
Jeff Taylor
CRRM curator of equipment and rolling stock.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/01/2020 06:23PM by Jeff Taylor.
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