Hello everyone.
I have a mth premier blue goose Hudson, and I am looking for a set of passenger cars for it.
What I need is a set of mth 20-6592 to( buy) and the add on set that goes with them
sorry I don't know the number for them. Does any one have a set for sale. All 7 cars.
Thank you. Mike.
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As this is the 3RS forum, you'd want a set of heavyweights or stainless streamline cars for the Blue Goose. The blue MTH set isn't correct (though it does LOOK great). The best looking heavyweights are the ones Golden Gate Depot did; the Lionel Santa Fe heavyweights also look good, but are 72-foot instead of 80-foot.
That's a great picture. The MTH Santa Fe heavyweights have two flaws -- the baggage car has Pennsy-style doors (porthole) and the color is more of a Pullman green than a Santa Fe green. Lionel has the right color; GGD has the right size AND the right color. I think they have the modernized heavyweight coaches available which I believe Santa Fe also used with the Blue Goose.
I would not mention this if it were not posted on the 3R Scale forum, but Santa Fe heavyweight passenger cars did not look like other railroads" heavyweights. Most of the baggage cars had fish-beily frames. The chair cars had six-wheel trucks and large single windows, and the frame was prominent at the bottom of the side sheeting. A large number of the 6-wheel trucks were not of the commonly-produced type.
I have cars like the ones described above from Lionel and GGD. Prototypical Santa Fe baggage cars and chair cars are very expensive and were never made for three-rail track. I compromise and am okay with doing so. But you put this on the scale forum, and I thought you should know that a set of prototypical Santa Fe heavyweight cars is a very significant investment.
Go to http://www.atsfrr.net and see what they really looked like.
As this is the 3RS forum, you'd want a set of heavyweights or stainless streamline cars for the Blue Goose. The blue MTH set isn't correct (though it does LOOK great). The best looking heavyweights are the ones Golden Gate Depot did; the Lionel Santa Fe heavyweights also look good, but are 72-foot instead of 80-foot.
Matt.
Thank you for the information on the golden gate
I have seen them and your right they do look good
but I am trying to keep the set original. Mike.
breezingup I am looking for the original set that came
with the locomotive that I have!
I would not mention this if it were not posted on the 3R Scale forum, but Santa Fe heavyweight passenger cars did not look like other railroads" heavyweights. Most of the baggage cars had fish-beily frames. The chair cars had six-wheel trucks and large single windows, and the frame was prominent at the bottom of the side sheeting. A large number of the 6-wheel trucks were not of the commonly-produced type.
I have cars like the ones described above from Lionel and GGD. Prototypical Santa Fe baggage cars and chair cars are very expensive and were never made for three-rail track. I compromise and am okay with doing so. But you put this on the scale forum, and I thought you should know that a set of prototypical Santa Fe heavyweight cars is a very significant investment.
Go to http://www.atsfrr.net and see what they really looked like.
Number 90
Did she pull heavyweights or lightweights?
Splash,
Go for the fantasy blue MTH cars. It makes an impressive train, real life accuracy or not. There ARE toys!
Joe
Rigatoni.
Are you talking about the original 70ft smooth sided cars?
Mike.
Thank you. so they did mix cars!
Mike
So Splash, Did you find your blue cars ? I have 8. email in profile.
Splash, Yes, the original 70' cars from MTH. Joe
Number 90
Did she pull heavyweights or lightweights?
She pulled both. This photo is grainy, but if you look at carefully you'll see that those are lightweights.
Here's a photo with heavyweights:
The consist lists show a variety of smooth side ,fluted, and heavyweight cars on the Chicago to Lahunta run. Email sent splash
The Goose spent a good part of it's life from 1938 to 1946 hauling the Fast Mail Express, train numbers 7 and 8 between Chicago and LaJuanta, Colorado, so it also pulled mail, baggage and express cars.
The cover shot of Morning Sun's Santa Fe 1940-1971 Vol 1 in Color shows the Goose pulling the first section of the Grand Canyon, a mixed bag of streamliners and heavyweights.
The Blue Goose was taken out of service in 1953 and scrapped in 1956.
Rusty
Matt .
Thank you for the pictures they are great.
splash.
Splash, Yes, the original 70' cars from MTH. Joe
Joe.
I still do not have your email and I do not know what you want for your cars.
Please send me letter through my email and let me know what is your price?
Any passenger car that says Santa Fe on the letterboard would look good coupled to the 3460. The blue cars are fantasy, but would look good. Since there is an abundance of experts (in their own minds) on everything in our hobby, there are surely some who would visit your railroad and point out that there never were any real "Blue Goose" passenger cars, and the answer to that is, "Yeah, you're probably right, but they're mine and I like them."
Splash Heres a photo of the cars right after I got them. Will get them out tomorrow morning when the light is better in basement and shoot photos, or video and post tomorrow
aterry11.
Thank you for the pictures and I will be waiting
for more. Mike.
Any passenger car that says Santa Fe on the letterboard would look good coupled to the 3460. The blue cars are fantasy, but would look good. Since there is an abundance of experts (in their own minds) on everything in our hobby, there are surely some who would visit your railroad and point out that there never were any real "Blue Goose" passenger cars, and the answer to that is, "Yeah, you're probably right, but they're mine and I like them."
Splash,
it it all comes down to what you like and want. If you like the blue cars, buy them. If you want the more prototype look, buy them.
What at ever you do, have fun.
Thank you 455.
Mike
Splash,
it it all comes down to what you like and want. If you like the blue cars, buy them. If you want the more prototype look, buy them.
What at ever you do, have fun.Thats what I do anyhow. Thank you. splash.
Thank you.Splash
Lets see if this will upload. I dug em out and ran em around, shot video and a few pics so here goes. If your sound is up the smoke blower is squeaking but I plan on tackling that when I 2 rail the engine coming up. Have been busy building passenger interior for my contest model.
here's another one file size limits upload
I have the Blue goose and I have the blue passenger cars. it's my favorite train by a big margin. I love the engine and the cars. That's my take on it.
I have the Blue goose and I have the blue passenger cars. it's my favorite train by a big margin. I love the engine and the cars. That's my take on it.
I have lot's of favorites all of them sitting in my basement. Thank you
for your help. Mike.
Thank's to everyone on this topic I have found my passenger set.
That I have been looking for. Thank's again for (ALL) your help>
Mike.
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