DSP&P Passenger Car Research
Posted by Tundracamper on Mar 19, 2025; 5:49pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/DSP-P-Passenger-Car-Research-tp20585.html
Just joined and am looking forward to chatting with you folks. I “model” the DSP&P in G Scale and am not super (any:) critical about being accurate. However, I have been trying to find some information related to passenger cars and decided I should ask here:
1. Can anyone provide some information on “Observation,” “Open Air,” or (even as I see in Poor’s Pictorial Supplement) “Rubber Neck” cars? That whole concept intrigues me, particularly in such a rugged, and likely cold, area as Colorado. I’m curious how these were outfitted and used as I see many photos with at least one or two at the end of a passenger consist.
2. Is there any information available on what a typical passenger consist for the DSP&P might be?
3. I saw a photo, which I think was on this forum. However, I can’t locate it again. (Maybe I saw it in Poor’s book.). It is a photo of the rear end of a passenger train showing the platform with what appears to be a (whiskey-like) barrel on it. Someone is sitting on top of the barrel. Anyone recall that image?
4. Any ideas about this photo? That appears to be a colored female wearing a suit in the rear doorway, in the late 1800’s. I’m curious what that might be all about. (just realized this is a C&S photo from much later - but still intrigued)
Thanks for any help?
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/DSP-P-Passenger-Car-Research-tp20585.html
Just joined and am looking forward to chatting with you folks. I “model” the DSP&P in G Scale and am not super (any:) critical about being accurate. However, I have been trying to find some information related to passenger cars and decided I should ask here:
1. Can anyone provide some information on “Observation,” “Open Air,” or (even as I see in Poor’s Pictorial Supplement) “Rubber Neck” cars? That whole concept intrigues me, particularly in such a rugged, and likely cold, area as Colorado. I’m curious how these were outfitted and used as I see many photos with at least one or two at the end of a passenger consist.
2. Is there any information available on what a typical passenger consist for the DSP&P might be?
3. I saw a photo, which I think was on this forum. However, I can’t locate it again. (Maybe I saw it in Poor’s book.). It is a photo of the rear end of a passenger train showing the platform with what appears to be a (whiskey-like) barrel on it. Someone is sitting on top of the barrel. Anyone recall that image?
4. Any ideas about this photo? That appears to be a colored female wearing a suit in the rear doorway, in the late 1800’s. I’m curious what that might be all about. (just realized this is a C&S photo from much later - but still intrigued)
Thanks for any help?
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