UPS just delivered my Sunset 4 car UP Train of Tomorrow 2 rail set. Included are Dream Cloud Sleeper, Stardust Lounge, Skyview Diner and the famous Moon Glow Observation. Photos are of the famous Moon Glow for your viewing pleasure.
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Beautiful cars and Photos, Bill.
This link shows some of the prototypes in color photos, and info on the use of the UP use of the cars from the T of T:
http://coastdaylight.com/uptt.html
Included in the color photos is a nice close-up of the Moon Glow obs car.
Great looking car, looks like is should be a great set too. Also think UP has the best color scheme for passenger cars, my favorite anyway.
Beautiful. Thanks for posting the pics. Enjoy your set!
I knew I'd regret not buying this set. Beautiful, enjoy it.
Let's see the rest of this train.
Thanks for posting such nice photos of such a well-crafted and sharp-looking car.
I hate to be a complainer but I wish Sunset would provide/produce sitting figures that don't look like they have rigor mortis setting in. Either that or they cannot bend at the waist.
Thanks for the kind words all. And thanks for the link to the real thing, Pingman.
Yeah,Rich. Or they they had too much fun on new years eve.
These cars are heavy. Moon Glow weighs 3.65 lbs.
What a handsome observation car!
Thanks.
How about the high gloss finish. I'm sorta "uneasy" with appreciating it.
Not knocking it. Scott brings us really nice stuff at prices we are willing to pay. And I'm thankful for that. But, most other GGD and Sunset passenger cars have a satin finish. The only shiney ones I have are the brass Sunset Harriman 70 ft cars from a while back.
Several of you have high end cars which have a more gloss finish. Help me here, please. How do you deal with mixing them? Maybe like these just came out of the shop and the satin ones have been on the road for a while and have faded.
Thanks for posting! How do they look behind the E7? You got the first release from 3rd rail, right? ... Photos? Video? Both? Congrats!
Santiagop23. Yes I have the UP E7 AB and an extra B unit from the early releases
I'm just now putting Kadees on the cars while watching NFL Wild Card football. Maybe I'll try a video soon. Or at least pictures of the rest of the cars.
BTW Scott, did a nice job with putting Kadee pads/steel pedestals on the cars. Pre-drilled and threaded holes and even supplied the 3mm screws. He didn't have to do that but did!
Nothing to drill. Nothing to tap. No need to build up a coupler pad. All I have to do is add two Micromark shims and the couplers are at NMRA standard height. Simple as falling off the back of a turnip truck. Who says we don't have RTR in O scale (almost).
Looks a lot better then than it does today
Thanks for the link, Chris. I promise to take better care of my model. Very, very sad to see a work of art in this condition.
Austin Bill,
You're a 'bad influence' as my mom used to say! After seeing these photos, I had to order one of the remaining ToT UP yellow in stock! Quit twisting my arm, Uncle, Uncle....
How can you not love this observation car? It's simply stunning.
I'm looking forward to adding that nice 3rd Rail diesel locomotive to my all UP steam roster. I've broken my 'cardinal rule' of no diesels...hope I can close the flood gates now!
Enjoyed all the information you posted about the ToT. Good stuff 
86TA355SR. Ha, ha. Love it. 
Hope you enjoy the set as much as I am enjoying it.
Thanks for the kind words. I've enjoyed this topic and it's companion topic with the video. And have had fun doing the modest amount of research involved.
If you haven't already, check out the T of T article in the new Classic Trains special issue on the Trains of the 1940's. Has it in the original blue livery before UP bought the complete train set.
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