Reply to "Imagineering a Union Pacific "Blunt-End" Dome Observation Car"

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Hancock52 posted:
BobbyD posted:
Are not the last 18" SP and Pennsy sets blunt end Obs as well?
I have an SP 18" set (Shasta Daylight) and true to the prototype the observation car is not blunt ended but tapered/boat shaped (for want of a better word). I can't recall any recent Lionel SP set that has anything different.
Pennsy on the other hand I think is different and there have been Lionel offerings over the years that included blunt end observation cars. Not sure how recent any of these are but in any case I have not seen a blunt end piece listed as available on Lionel's replacement parts site.

The Southern Pacific Sunset Limited set 6-20005. The last of the beautifully finished 18" cars.

The Pennsy The Senator set 6-200000 is fluted blunt ended also while the UP City of Los Angeles set 6-20010 is smooth sided blunt ended.

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