Forgive me if this has been answered already, I tried to search but couldn't come up with anything.
I am getting back into the hobby after a 10 year hiatus and building my first major layout. I currently have a Riverossi Big Boy (bought around '92) as well as a Athearn Genesis Challenger (#3985). I would like to assemble a decent collection of rolling stock that these two beasts might have pulled. I have tried looking at pictures, but most pictures focus on the locomotive only. From my research, the Big Boys started service in 1941 and the last one was retired in '62. The last freight was pulled in '59. My questions are..
- What type of freight did these pull?
- What road names were around in this era?
- How can I tell if say a UP boxcar fits in with this era?
- What color passenger cars did the Challengers pull back in the day? (Overland grey or UP yellow)?
- Is the current challenger pulling heavyweight or streamlined cars? (I believe it is streamlined, but I'm sure there are some people on here that know for sure).
I should also say I am not a true stickler for proper modeling. I love UP steam, but I also like what I grew up with.. BN and the CB&Q (thanks to my uncle on that one). The model I am building is a building is a ficticious layout where I can run these types of trains. I would, however, like to eventually piece together a more "authentic" freight for the big steam to pull.
Thanks,
-Mike
I am getting back into the hobby after a 10 year hiatus and building my first major layout. I currently have a Riverossi Big Boy (bought around '92) as well as a Athearn Genesis Challenger (#3985). I would like to assemble a decent collection of rolling stock that these two beasts might have pulled. I have tried looking at pictures, but most pictures focus on the locomotive only. From my research, the Big Boys started service in 1941 and the last one was retired in '62. The last freight was pulled in '59. My questions are..
- What type of freight did these pull?
- What road names were around in this era?
- How can I tell if say a UP boxcar fits in with this era?
- What color passenger cars did the Challengers pull back in the day? (Overland grey or UP yellow)?
- Is the current challenger pulling heavyweight or streamlined cars? (I believe it is streamlined, but I'm sure there are some people on here that know for sure).
I should also say I am not a true stickler for proper modeling. I love UP steam, but I also like what I grew up with.. BN and the CB&Q (thanks to my uncle on that one). The model I am building is a building is a ficticious layout where I can run these types of trains. I would, however, like to eventually piece together a more "authentic" freight for the big steam to pull.
Thanks,
-Mike