ALLEN KELLER Videos
GREAT MODEL RAILROADS VOLS. 1-67
Order On-Line Complete Listing at:
www.allenkeller.com
The Blue Ridge Chapter, National Rail- way Historical Society presents:
LYNCHBURG RAIL DAY
2013
go right from its box to your layout. Good looks and solid performance make this engine a perfect choice for any modeler. The Atlas GP9 is avail- able now and has a retail price of $109.95.–SCOTT LUPIA
August 11, 2013 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday,
BOONSBORO RURITAN CLUB, 1065 COFFEE ROAD LYNCHBURG, VA 24503
TRAIN EXHIBITS, SLIDE SHOW, AND OPERA LA
Children 12/under free w/paying adult TING MODEL
YOUTS ON DISPLA Y
DOOR PRIZES AND FRESHLY PREPARED FOOD/BEVERAGES AVAILABLE
BARGAIN MART Model train items & Railroad Memorabilia with Vendors from around the Region. Sales tables available to the general public,
advance registration/payment required. 8 foot tables: $33.00 each, 6 foot tables: $25.00 each, Table Size Subject To Availability
“WHITE ELEPHANT” TABLE Available to train show attendees: The Blue Ridge Chapter N.R.H.S. will sell your model trains and Railroad Memora- bilia for a 20% commission, MAKE MONEY WHILE YOU BROWSE THE SHOW.
RAILROAD MODEL/PHOTOGRAPHY CONTESTS - Open to the Public
Notice: All Email Inquiries Please Write “LRD 2013 Question” In the Email Subject Box
Model & Photo Contest Information: Contact Jean Raas (434-384-0798)
For more train show information and to rent vendor tables contact:
John Tanner (434-525-1318),
flytrains@yahoo.com, Norris Deyerle, (434-237-4912),
railcow@msn.com
P.O. Box 11731, Lynchburg, Va. 24506-1731 Website:
www.blueridgenrhs.org
Blue Ridge Chapter, N.R.H.S., 80
Barry Moorefield (434-821-2174-before 9 p.m.),
bmopar@verizon.net,
Admission: $6/person, Family admission: $10.
SP Daylightobservation: HO scale Mfd. by Broadway Limited Imports,
9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174;
www.broadway-limited.com. Mention the name Daylight and every red-blooded railfan and modeler imagines a spectacular red, orange and black ribbon streaking along the Cali- fornia coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Inaugurated in 1937, Southern Pacific’s Daylights created a stunning counterpoint to the Depres- sion and redefined the meaning of streamlined excitement for the travel- ing public. Southern Pacific completed the coast line route between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 1901 and added the Daylight Limited in 1922, first as ex- tras and then as trains 71 and 72. Even these early renditions received special paint from the railroad, known for its many and varied color schemes. A light pearl gray had decorated the heavy- weight cars of the 1920’s but tradition- al green returned as cost cutting ruled the early years of the Depression. In early 1933, Angus McDonald be- came the twelfth president of the SP and immediately embarked on a pas- senger modernization plan that includ- ed air conditioning of the fleet and new, lightweight cars to attract better ridership. Partnering with Lima Loco- motive Works and Pullman, two lead- ers in modern railroad technology, the SP team created a powerful 4-8-4 (GS-
2) that could handle a 14 car train over Cuesta grade without helpers and a fleet of modern cars featuring Cor-Ten steel frames, corrugated side panels and full width diaphragms to reduce air friction and create an unbroken band of color throughout the length of the train.
Introduced to the public on March
21, 1937, each twelve car Daylight train set (now operating as Trains 98 and 99) departed their respective sta- tions at 8:15 a.m. The public flocked to the trains, which ran sold-out for months. The media dubbed Southern Pacific’s newest streamliners
“the
world’s most beautiful train.” Rider- ship was beyond expectations and by 1939 two entirely new 14-car trains, equipped with exterior luggage eleva- tors to speed boarding and the first triple articulated dining cars, replaced the original Daylight consists. Extra articulated chair cars were brought west from Sunbeam service on the Houston-Dallas route. With war fever rising and more trav- elers demanding Daylight service, SP ordered still more cars for 1941 deliv- ery, and 20-car trains were pulled by brand new GS-4 locomotives, replacing the original GS-2’s and GS-3’s. World War II sidelined tavern and parlor cars in favor of more chair cars, but when restrictions eased in 1946, the consists became stable into the mid-1950’s. Many consider the post-war era to be the Daylight’s golden age, character- ized by gleaming GS-4 Golden State 4- 8-4’s on the point, fantastic triple unit dining cars mid-train, and classic round-end observations adding the perfect finish to one of America’s most extraordinary passenger trains.
JULY 2013
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