Domed Passenger Cars-None. But post merger-yes

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The N&W used the inherited domed cars on the Pocahontas.
Charlie Long

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>Subject: Re: Domed Passenger Cars

>

>Frank,

>When Pullman-Standard was designing the 1949 Arrow, they actually had drawn 

>up plans for a dome car (sidenote: the P-S domes (non-UP) are NO match for 

>the Budd and ACF domes) that had "high-density" seating. I suspect that the 

>N&W canceled the car over concerns of running it under wire on the Pokey (I 

>believe the drawings were made in 1947) and from the front dome windows

>collecting cinders from the J's. I'm sure someone on the list can provide 

>further details.

>

>Allen Evans

>Federal Way, WA

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>>To: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

>>Subject: Re: Domed Passenger Cars

>>Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:22:16 -0500

>>

>>No.  None on any N&W trains or the combined trains with the Southern that 

>>ran through.

>>

>>Ed Painter - Narrows, Va   (currrently Russellville, AR)

>>

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>>   ----- Original Message -----

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>>   Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 11:16 AM

>>   Subject: Domed Passenger Cars

>>

>>

>>   Question -

>>

>>   Did the Norfolk & Western every use any of the Domed Passenger cars on 

>>any of their regular passenger trains? I realize that they "inherited" some 

>>from the Wabash after their merger, but I am asking specifically about 

>>either the Powhatan rrow, or the Pocahontas.

>>

>>   Thanks

>>

>>   Frank Jefferson

>>

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