Why No One Makes Pullman Cars

@Oscale_Trains_Lover_ posted:

I do not have any books that go into Pullman's history or color schemes for their sleepers and parlors, but I have not seen any pictures of this scheme with the stripes.

I am looking at buying one Pullman owned "Pullman Green" heavyweight sleeper used for lease service after 1945 to run with my PRR passenger trains.  Anyone know the time frame Pullman painted their cars this way with the stripes?  Thanks.

Lionel made Pullman Baby Madisons in a four pack in 1997. They were 12 1/4” long, with silhouettes. Product #6-19069, which might work for those with small layouts.

@GG1 4877 posted:

Golden Gate depot did a set of heavyweight cars in Pullman Green and TTG as well as the Pullman Standard smooth side streamlined cars that were also TTG.

As mentioned previously in this thread, outside of cars with sleeping compartments and dining cars the Pullman name in the letterboard is fantasy.  Coaches and head end cars would have been lettered for the railroad.  Of course there is the REA equipment for universal head end cars.  However, I can see the appeal of a "generic" set of cars that one could run with any railroads locomotives.

Jerry Williams led the parade of 'scale' size heavyweight five car sets with PULLMAN on the facia.  The set consisted of three passenger cars, an observation car and, as Pullman did not make baggage cars, Jerry included this REA baggage car.  The square on point logos are add ons.  Seventeen inches over the sills.  The set came in a white with black lettering card stock carton.  They are few and far between.  Cars were lighted except for the baggage car.  John

The sleepers on the Lackawanna, and Erie Lackawanna, although painted grey, maroon, and yellow, had the road name above the windows, but smaller “Pullman” over near the doors.

@CAPPilot posted:

I do not have any books that go into Pullman's history or color schemes for their sleepers and parlors, but I have not seen any pictures of this scheme with the stripes.

I am looking at buying one Pullman owned "Pullman Green" heavyweight sleeper used for lease service after 1945 to run with my PRR passenger trains.  Anyone know the time frame Pullman painted their cars this way with the stripes?  Thanks.

I looked through my books and did not find any pictures with the "stripes" paint scheme. Maybe this is MTH's artistic license at work?

Bryce

@Oscale_Trains_Lover_ posted:

I looked through my books and did not find any pictures with the "stripes" paint scheme. Maybe this is MTH's artistic license at work?

Bryce

Bryce,

Thank you. I did another quick web search and did not see it either.  As a fantasy scheme it is nice.

The stripes are fantasy on Pullman Green steel cars.  There were stripes on the TTG Pullman lease pool cars.

Jonathan,

John's (Rattler21) photos of the TTG car above looks like a good candidate for my trains.  Anything non-Tuscan.  Probably very seldom, but would they have been seen on Pennsy trains after WWII?

@CAPPilot posted:

John's (Rattler21) photos of the TTG car above looks like a good candidate for my trains.  Anything non-Tuscan.  Probably very seldom, but would they have been seen on Pennsy trains after WWII?

Yes. I saw them.

A bunch of heavyweights at speed !

How many different manufacturers are we seeing here in your "old" video Ron?    :-)

@rheil posted:

Yes. I saw them.

To add to Bob's comment here is photo evidence:  Pullman Pool Car on PRR Train

@rheil posted:

Yes. I saw them.

@GG1 4877 posted:

To add to Bob's comment here is photo evidence:  Pullman Pool Car on PRR Train

Thank you!  I have enough Pullman Green cars already, so now I am on the lookout for a TTG Pullman.  Actually two, one 18" and one 20/21".

@CAPPilot posted:

Thank you!  I have enough Pullman Green cars already, so now I am on the lookout for a TTG Pullman.  Actually two, one 18" and one 20/21".

I am also on the prowl for 20" TTG pullman steel 12-1 and 8-1-2 GGD sleepers for my pool cars.  I wonder if it is time for another run of these cars?

@GG1 4877 posted:

I am also on the prowl for 20" TTG pullman steel 12-1 and 8-1-2 GGD sleepers for my pool cars.  I wonder if it is time for another run of these cars?

I’ve been asking Scott for a new run of heavyweight coaches to compliment his last heavyweight run (of I believe, observation, diner, RPO, and baggage). Perhaps a combined run of coaches and sleepers would get sufficient reservation numbers to make it happen.

I’d sure welcome it !!!

Email Scott and let him know !!!!  

Cheers 🙂

@rattler21 posted:

GGD two rail 12-1 is in the For Sale forum.  John

I'll let Jonathan have it, if he wants since he is 2 rail.  My question is how easy is it to go from 2 rail to 3 rail on these GGD heavyweights?

@c.sam posted:

How many different manufacturers are we seeing here in your "old" video Ron?    :-)

Sam, I don't actually know. All bought on a whim over time.

Ron H

@rattler21 posted:

Jerry Williams led the parade of 'scale' size heavyweight five car sets with PULLMAN on the facia.  The set consisted of three passenger cars, an observation car and, as Pullman did not make baggage cars, Jerry included this REA baggage car.  The square on point logos are add ons.  Seventeen inches over the sills.  The set came in a white with black lettering card stock carton.  They are few and far between.  Cars were lighted except for the baggage car.  John

I thought Pullman could have built bqggage cars, but they never operated them.