The Cavalier Drumhead (Rear Tail Sign)

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Does anyone have any reasonably close up photos of the Pullmans used on the Tennessean?  I've been told they were painted with shadow lines to mimic the lightweight cars, but I've not seen a good enough photo to really model one.

Thanks,
Brent

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Dr. J. Brent Greer
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Subject: Re: The Cavalier Drumhead (Rear Tail Sign)

The Tennessean had a square end observation car with twin tail signs (drumheads), and it did come through Roanoke. Unfortunately, it was not the last car on the train. One, and later two Pullmans ran behind it. The original plan was for it to be the tail car from Washington to Bristol, but early on they started running the Pullman straight through to Washington, so the tailsign was not on the train end. I did not consider this to be an N&W train. The original consist was all Southern.

Jim Nichols

On Thursday, October 24, 2019, 05:28:12 PM CDT, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


To follow my comments and Jim’s below.

I’ve seen photos with the Memphis Special (predecessor to the Tennessean) with a tail sign (drumheads, by nature are round) that was a box shape, and the Tennessean had some round end cars with a tail sign (I believe) but they did not come through Roanoke to my knowledge. the last Pocahontas out of Roanoke carried a painted wooden sign on the platform car, and as mentioned, the Arrow had built in tail signs on the round-end cars.

I have seen a purported tail sign for the Pocahontas for sale some years back, but honestly believe it was a railfan fantasy item, not an authentic piece.

Ken Miller

On Oct 23, 2019, at 10:49 AM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org<mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:

The only drumhead I ever saw on an N&W train was on the 1949 Powhatan Arrow.

Jim Nichols

On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 05:36:36 AM CDT, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org<mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:


I'm trying to model N&W's passenger train, The Cavalier.  In real life, it always ran a poor third compared to The Powhatan Arrow and The Pocahontas.  I guess that's why it interests me so much.  But information about it is very hard to come by.

I've found a company (Tomar Industries) on-line that makes Drumheads (or rear passenger car tail logos) of passenger trains.  The rear tail sign for The Cavalier that they offer is so unbelievably crude and childish that I can't believe it was actually used on an N&W passenger train.  I've attached a copy of the logo that they offer for everyone to inspect.

I have two questions that I need answers to: Is the Cavalier drumhead offered by Tomar Industries the actual logo that N&W used?  And, if not, what did the real Cavalier drumhead look like?

Bill King
Arlington, Virginia
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