Jim R. posted:J Daddy posted:Ah nuts... This is just crazy! You mean we could actually see a 1939 pacific class Hiawatha F7 be produced fully streamlined with all the cars in the next year?
KISS MY WALLET GOOD BYE!
For the Olympian Hiawatha? No. The F7 Hudsons were at the end of their days in 1947 when that train was created. Sunset is showing the famous Skytop Lounge car, so the motive power options would be early diesels, most likely an EMD FP7 or F-M Erie-Built consist, but also EMD E7 or E9 consists.
Here’s the link to the announcement. No mention of any motive power that I could find:
The Olympian Hi wasn't known to ever have the F7 Hudson on point, but a Skytop Lounge behind an F7 happened on occasion. There were 2 distinct Skytop observations....the OH tied a Pullman Standard Skytop to its tail whereas the twin cities Hi dragged MR's own built Skytop. To be clear, the PS car is the one being offered by GGD, a Skytop Lounge/8 bedroom Sleeper. The MR built Skytop featured fewer greenhouse windows, with the front section decked out in parlor chairs. The 2 Skytop differences reflected the train types....one transcontinental, the other intercity rocket.
Maybe there's hope for us F7 owners.....the complexity involved in producing a Skytop tail would seem somewhat squandered if only one style of Skytop observation was produced. I know...easier said than done.
Bruce
