Order of Cars

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The DL&W was less considerate than the N&W.  In 1957 I rode in the 
observation car of the DL&W's premier passenger train, Phoebe Snow, 
where my view to the rear was blocked by a DL&W business car coupled 
behind the observation car.

Gordon Hamilton


On 2/1/2018 8:45 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> I don't know the answer to that, and can't remember seeing a business 
> car on 25 or 26. I would suppose, however, that if they did add a 
> business car to 25 or 26, it would be the first car in the train, 
> rather than put it behind the round end observation car. After the 
> boat tails were retired, I would see no problem in adding a business 
> car to the rear end.
>
> Jim Nichols
>
>
> On Thursday, February 1, 2018 3:39 PM, NW Mailing List via 
> NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> As a general rule, the mail and baggage and express cars were first, 
> followed (in order) by coaches, tavern lounge (if there was one), 
> dining car, and sleepers. The Powhatan Arrow was an exception. In the 
> early years (before the 1949 equipment) it was coaches, tavern lounge, 
> diner and more coaches. When the new equipment arrived in late 1949, 
> it was basically the same, except the tavern lounge was the last car 
> (since it was an observation. Soon, however the standard consist 
> became three coaches, diner and tavern lounge observation. Later, the 
> Arrow began to carry some head end cars, then a combination 
> baggage-coach, two coaches, and a diner lounge. The observation car 
> was dropped from the consist.
> *Jim:*
> *Were business cars barred on Nos. 25/26 ?*
> **Harry Bundy
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