Re: The San Juan Stops Briefly At Chama In 1950!

Dan Robirds Wrote:
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> Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> > Repairman87 Wrote:
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> > > Wonderful photo thanks for sharing it. Only
> > one
> > > coach that day. Great "Day in the life" type
> > > photo of the San Juan.
> >
> > How do you know they only had one coach???
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> > All I see is the RPO, Baggage Car, and one
> coach,
> > but cannot see the end of the train.
> > Typically, there were 2-3 coaches, and a parlor
> > car on the rear. So the train was not all in
> the
> > picture.
> > Most trains were 5 cars total, but some could
> be
> > more with extra head-end, or coaches. Shortest
> > was 4 cars, but most regular ones were 5 with
> > the RPO, Baggage, 2 coaches, and Parlor Car.
> > Greg
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> I believe the conclusion there was only one coach
> that day may be correct. Note that the car
> following coach 223 has a blanked off vestibule
> door, which matches the floor plan for at least
> some of the parlor cars, but none of the coaches?
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> I do not in any way claim to know what I am
> talking about ....

Dan you are correct it is a parlor car behind 323, you do know what your talking about!

William
aka drgwk37