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Passenger Trains > Grand Canyon Railway - "Pullman" ClassDate: 05/24/13 10:40 Grand Canyon Railway - "Pullman" Class Author: jmw Attached Image - 05/22/13 GCR "Pullman" class Harriman coach made a shake-down run to the Canyon on Train #2.
To date this is the only GCR Harriman painted in the gold & silver scheme. Will the entire Harriman fleet get the same treatment? Stay tuned. JMW http://waidephoto.smugmug.com/Trains  Date: 05/24/13 11:13 Re: Grand Canyon Railway - "Pullman" Class Author: Tominde It's okay, but I still like the "Pullman" green better. I suspect a marketing agency thought of this.
Date: 05/24/13 11:21 Re: Grand Canyon Railway - "Pullman" Class Author: ProAmtrak I'm with ya, plus on a side note, I think GCR still hasn't had it's ridership jumpin' like crazy during the summer like it used to do when they ran Steam!
Date: 05/24/13 12:15 Re: Grand Canyon Railway - "Pullman" Class Author: TomPlatten Much as I enjoyed my two trips on the GCRY, its not the most scenic trip especially when compared to the Verde Canyon or the Colorado Narrow Gauge. As I recall the train only goes about 40 miles an hour so the trip up and back to the CG is probably tedious for kids. The first time I rode was about a year after they started when the #18 was pulling the train--it was packed!
Date: 05/24/13 12:47 Re: Grand Canyon Railway - "Pullman" Class Author: Amtrak562 What's with the white roof? They did it on the Full Dome & the Max Biegert, the white really ruins it. This silver is ok, but they should have left these in classic Pullman Green!
Date: 05/24/13 12:49 Re: Grand Canyon Railway - "Pullman" Class Author: andersonb109 Lets hope they kept at least a few in green for use with the Steam loco on photo charters.
Date: 05/24/13 18:47 Re: Grand Canyon Railway - "Pullman" Class Author: WP707 In the very hot AZ sun, I expect the white roof will keep the cars from getting as hot as Pullman Green...
Date: 05/24/13 23:09 Re: Grand Canyon Railway - "Pullman" Class Author: alaska Agree with WP707; however silver would be even more reflective.
Hal Date: 05/25/13 00:40 Re: Grand Canyon Railway - "Pullman" Class Author: Amtrak562 WP707 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > In the very hot AZ sun, I expect the white roof > will keep the cars from getting as hot as Pullman > Green... Perhaps, but Williams is around 6500ft or so, it doesn't get hot like say Phoenix or other parts of AZ. |