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Post by markm on Oct 6, 2021 11:03:00 GMT -5
Oh, nice! A detour?  While a train detour may be a flight of fancy (to my knowledge), these Golden State cars definitely passed through Niles junction. They were shopped at the Pullman facility in Richmond, which would require them to run the Coast Route. In particular, this shop repainted and renumbered SP Golden State cars in the early 1950s: www.pullmanshops.com/gs1953.htmMark |
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Post by smr on Oct 6, 2021 11:07:24 GMT -5
Very interesting, Mark,
Which locos would have pulled the cars in this case?
Best,
Sven
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Post by markm on Oct 6, 2021 13:02:05 GMT -5
Sven,
Since the data indicate that the cars arrived at Pullman sporadically, I think the cars came North one or two at a time on an existing passenger train. The best bet would be the Oakland section of the Coast Daylight. In addition to the Golden State car(s) deadheaded, the train would have a couple of Daylight coaches and a Daylight diner. Highly likely the loco would have been a GS but also possibly E7 or PA.
Regarding the earlier steam questions, there are at least two documented cases of the GS-4 pulling the streamlined Golden State. There are also images of the E7s pulling a mostly heavyweight Golden State. As far as helper service, it appears the dieselized GS didn't need it. The GS-4 did get helper service from another GS-4 or an MT (4-8-2) class. The helper information you quote is a bit incorrect. While SP used all those locomotives for helper service, only the GS and MT class locomotives could deliver the speed necessary for the GS.
Mark
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