11-04-2011, 09:16 PM
With the help of the book "A Companion to Canadian National Railways Passenger Equipment", I can shed some light on that smooth-sided coach in the earlier photos. With no steam line, there would indeed be no heat. However, those cars were equipped with electro-mechanical air conditioning. When the car was not moving, the compressor ran at low speed, providing some measure of cooling - power was supplied by the batteries. When the car was moving, a higher rate of cooling would be provided when the axle-driven genemotor kicked in. The car's water system would have been operable, as it was pressurised by air from the brake system, provided via a separate reservoir.
In my opinion, this car would have been very unlikely on the train shown, as the black/green/gold paint scheme was introduced in 1954 on a large order of passenger equipment from Pullman-Standard and Canadian Car & Foundry. As my good friend Ed has set his layout in "the late '50s", this relatively new P-S car would be more likely seen on more important trains. Still, who could resist showing-off such a handsome paint scheme?
As built, these cars seated 52, with room for another 24 in a separate smoking compartment.
As for that tank car in the later train, probably loaded with vegetable oil or corn syrup.
Wayne
In my opinion, this car would have been very unlikely on the train shown, as the black/green/gold paint scheme was introduced in 1954 on a large order of passenger equipment from Pullman-Standard and Canadian Car & Foundry. As my good friend Ed has set his layout in "the late '50s", this relatively new P-S car would be more likely seen on more important trains. Still, who could resist showing-off such a handsome paint scheme?
As built, these cars seated 52, with room for another 24 in a separate smoking compartment.As for that tank car in the later train, probably loaded with vegetable oil or corn syrup.
Wayne