am trying to put together a model train consist of the Twin Cities 400 in the late 40s-mid 50s era. Where can I find consisit information?
The Twin Cities 400 had a dedicated train set, with few substitute cars, though coaches tended to be shared with other trains. Sometimes the consist was reduced when traffic was slow, but it was a fixed consist, not a pool consist. That means the same cars were on the same train each day (and also matching in the reverse direction), though some coaches rotated in and out. From front of train: Baggage-Tavern-Lunch-Louge 7500 (plus a matching car for the other direction) six coaches in the 3400 series Diner 6950 ” Parlor 6508 ” Observation-Parlor 7200 ” If you want more detail, have your library get you a copy of The 400 Story by Jim Scribbins. Now out of print. Joe Q: I have a conductors cash box labeled “Negaunee.” I am trying to determine which railroad it may have been used on. I know there is a Negaunee, MI in the UP, and I assume the cash box would have been labeled for the name of the car it was kept on. Did the MILW have a named passenger car call the “Negaunee?” Roger A: As a ru
