What Atlas CZ cars have been delivered

There are still some 10-6 sleepers out there in 2 rail, but none in 3 rail to my knowledge.

Hhmmm... I'd be very surprised if Caboose Hobbies receives the CZ/PRR Silver Rapids car THIS late in the game.    Something doesn't quite seem right there, but I guess stranger things have happened.

Don't think I've ever seen this here on the forum.  And since it's not easy to "search" Atlas-O's website other than brute force browsing of their product announcements, I consolidated their CZ announcements here (in chronological order, not including the Amtrak roadname -- just traditional CZ roadnames). 

Now that we're officially going on 6+ years (ouch!!!), hopefully it'll help folks who haven't been through this long journey "since the beginning".   And even if you have, it's still nice to have a consolidated listing of cars.  Until this thread, I didn't realize Atlas-O had issued two versions of the PRR Silver Rapids car!    (I have the one with the black roof.)

July 2, 2009:  Dome Chair Cars (new model)

• 300x151-1 CB&Q    Silver Bridle
• 300x151-2 CB&Q    Silver Lariat
• 300x152-1 D&RGW Silver Bronco
• 300x152-2 D&RGW Silver Pony
• 300x153-1 WP       Silver Dollar
• 300x153-2 WP       Silver Feather

July 2, 2009:  10-6 Sleeper Cars (new model)

• 300x176-1 CB&Q    Silver Butte
• 300x176-2 CB&Q    Silver Cliff
• 300x177-1 D&RGW Silver Creek
• 300x177-2 D&RGW Silver Pass
  
• 300x178-1 WP       Silver Bay
  
• 300x178-2 WP       Silver Surf
  
• 300x179    PRR     Silver Rapids (silver roof)

April 3, 2012:  Dome Chair Cars (additional car names)

• 300x151-3 CB&Q    Silver Lodge
• 300x151-4 CB&Q    Silver Saddle
• 300x153-3 WP       Silver Schooner
  
• 300x153-4 WP       Silver Scout
  

April 3, 2012:  10-6 Sleeper Cars (additional car names)

• 300x176-3 CB&Q    Silver Point
• 300x176-4 CB&Q    Silver Falls
• 300x177-3 D&RGW Silver Summit
• 300x177-4 D&RGW Silver Glacier
  
• 300x178-3 WP       Silver Arroyo
  
• 300x178-4 WP       Silver Mountain
  
• 300x180    PRR     Silver Rapids (black roof)

January 8, 2013:  Dining Cars (new model)

• 300x191-1 CB&Q    Silver Cafe 193
  
• 300x192-1 D&RGW Silver Banquet 1115
  
• 300x193-1 WP       Silver Platter 842
  

January 8, 2013:  16-section Sleeping Cars (new model)

• 300x186-1 CB&Q    Silver Maple 410
  
• 300x187-1 D&RGW Silver Aspen 1120
  
• 300x188-1 WP       Silver Palm 871
  

January 17, 2014:  Domed Observation (new model)

• 300x157-1 CB&Q    Silver Penthouse
  
• 300x158-1 D&RGW Silver Sky
  
• 300x159-1 WP       Silver Crescent
  

January 17, 2014:  6-5 Sleeper Cars (new model)

• 300x196-1 CB&Q    Silver Quail
  
• 300x197-1 D&RGW Silver Gull
  
• 300x198-1 WP       Silver Crane

January 8, 2015:  Baggage Cars (new model)

• 300x001-1 CB&Q    Silver Coyote
  
• 300x002-1 D&RGW Silver Antelope
  
• 300x003-2 WP       Silver Beaver

January 8, 2015:  Dorm/Buffet/Lounge Cars (new model)

• 300x006-1 CB&Q    Silver Lounge
  
• 300x007-1 D&RGW Silver Shop
  
• 300x008-2 WP       Silver Hostel

Ok, now THAT is much appreciated.  Thank you...  I'm trying to track down the early releases like a madman, so far I have had decent success.  Come H#!! or high water I will get em.....eventually.

You're very welcome!!!

Question. What was the general mixture of road names in the consist? I have all CB&Q cars plus the PRR car

It would have been random as cars were rotated in and out for maintenance and equipment needs

I'm waiting for the next passenger set. Atlas said there would be other roads to follow.

As long as they have taken to get this set out, you may have a long wait. 

Considering Atlas lost their factory and had some pretty big production issues to work through they did a pretty good job. It took longer to get their track situation taken care of

Except for that "special" PRR car, only three railroads operated the CZ, i.e. CB&Q, D&RGW, and WP.

There is some good information on the CZ here.

Something else to remember about the CZ cars: there are NO NUMBERS on any of the cars, only names. Some years ago, when the cars first began to arrive, there was a poster over on the 2-Rail SCALE Forum, that went ballistic over Atlas "forgetting to put the numbers on each car!".  Obviously he didn't know any better.

I got interested in the PRR while running toy trains with my father-in-law, who loved the Pennsy.  I found it interesting that the PRR was one of the major proponents of transcontinental service and operated the greatest number of through sleeping car routes (SF Chief, CNW-UP LA Limited, SP Overland, CRI&P-SP Golden State as well as others).  Many years ago I downloaded some information on the California Zephyr’s "Silver Rapids” and I thought I post it here for those looking to operate their Zephyrs realistically.   Unfortunately I did not note the source when I copied this info.

“The Silver Rapids was built by the Budd Company in 1948 for the Pennsylvania RR as a California Zephyr sleeping car. The Pennsylvania RR used the car to provide transcontinental sleeper service in partnership with California Zephyr service, which terminated in Chicago.  A Pennsylvania RR train would bring passengers from the east to Chicago and switch the car into the Zephyr train heading to the west coast that afternoon. From the west, the car would be cut out of the Zephyr train in Chicago and joined to a Pennsylvania train heading east. That service was stopped in 1957 and the car went into regular service. Amtrak acquired the car from Penn Central in 1972 and used it until 1980. Car went to private ownership in 1985 and is used in excursion / charter service.  They were 10/6 sleepers.  The Pennsylvania and the New York Central provided a sleeper every other day from New York.  It was the placed as the last sleeper ahead of the observation car on the California Zephyr for transcontinental service.”

From another source.

“One day after the previously mentioned services began another San Francisco routing began using the NYC and PRR on alternate days east of Chicago and the CB&Q-D&RGW-WP route west of Chicago. Initially this service was provided using 10 Section 1 Drawing Room 2 Compartment heavyweight sleeping cars. In March 1949 the western service was streamlined using a train named the VISTA-DOME CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR? For their part the PRR purchased a single 10-6 sleeping car to match the other CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR cars. This car was named PRR SILVER RAPIDS. In order to provide daily through car service seven 10-6 sleeping cars were required. The CB&Q, WP and D&RGW provided two each. One of the D&RGW cars was leased to the NYC who owned no CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR cars to fulfill their obligation for one car for through service. The other cars assigned initially were CB&Q SILVER POINT and SILVER SHORE, WP SILVER BAY and SILVER SURF, and D&RGW SILVER CREEK and SILVER GLACIER.”