I have always ordered the cars in my passenger trains as follows...
- baggage
- combo car
- coaches
- observation
In addition, I have always run matching road/paint/design cars. I know... rather boring. From hanging around this Forum too much (
), I now realize that there are other combinations and mix of cars that were commonplace. But I just came across a picture of a short NYC (probably) commuter train on the Hudson Line from the the early 20th century which had an interesting order. The train was led by a 4-4-2 followed by three passenger cars - two coaches followed by one combo car with the baggage end of the combo car facing aft. I am hoping that some of the more knowledgeable real train folks can let me know if this was a common configuration???
Thanks.
But that train in your photo must not have been a commuter train if it had a baggage car.
Bill
