Since the diner is between the tourist cars and the coach, it is likely serving
just those cars, and another diner farther back is serving the standard
Pullmans. If there was only one diner on the train, it wouldn't be marshaled
with a coach between it and the standard Pullmans.
The regular baggage car typically used on the Mountaineer may be on another
section, either of the Mountaineer or of the Dominion which ran close to the
Mountaineer's time. It may be switched on to the Mountaineer at Banff or
Calgary on this day. Extra sleepers and other cars were often switched in and
out of the Mountaineer at those points, and sections were sometimes added or
combined there.
Don Thomas
----- Original Message -----
From: jshorvath10583
To: PassengerCarList@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 8:01 AM
Subject: [PCL] "The Mountaineer" photo?
This photo from "Life" magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/379lq2z
has been the subject of some discussion on the CP SIG Yahoo site in recent
days. The consensus seems to be that this is a shot of "The Mountaineer" in
early summer 1941. Thoughts so far on the consist are a Pullman composite car
on the head pin (my initial take is a Plan 3951x with ice AC which narrows it
to about a half-dozen cars that, for the most part, worked FL trains in the
winter and the pool otherwise) followed by two Pullman 16s tourist sleepers
then a CPR A-class diner, CPR coach, and a couple more Pullmans. Thoughts?
John H. in NY
