611 Rides Again, Pt2

More of the 611's cars...

Two cars, lettered for the "Powhatan Arrow", both owned by NS.

The Iowa, one of five cars named for states. Along with the previously mentioned Tennessee, were the Louisiana (behind) and the New Jersey (in front).

And the New York, the fifth car named after a state. Note too, that she is also a Budd-built car. Since the NS business car fleet (of which these cars are part of) is Tuscan Red with a black roof, this car was painted to match; originally, she was shiny, unpainted stainless steel!

Another "Powhatan Arrow" car, but not owned by NS; note the WATX reporting marks. This is a privately owned car, as are the rest of the cars in the train. 

A contrast between two stainless steel cars. Note the cleanliness of the Southern car, as compared to the New York Central car behind it.

Again, the ragged, rusty appearance of the New York Central car. Even in the waning days of the Central, their cars would not have looked this bad! Hopefully, this car will receive some much-needed TLC after the 611's fan trips are over. 

This car is a "Fantasy Scheme". While the Northern Pacific did, indeed have dome cars, this is not the correct paint scheme -the roof should be dark green, and the light green should go from just below the windows (where the white stripe should be) to the bottom of the car. The "CB&Q" marks are also out of place, and none of NP's domes were named, let alone with CB&Q-style lettering! On the other hand, while inaccurate, the colors do look good on what I believe is an ex-Great Northern car. And since all three railroads merged in 1972 to form the Burlington Northern, one could consider this to be a "Heritage Scheme" paint job!

Another dome car is this ex-Great Northern "Great Dome". Distinguished from the Santa Fe's similar "Big Domes" by the lack of fluting along the sides the Great Domes ran on -and were lettered for- the Empire Builder, which ran between Chicago and Seattle/Portland. The Prairie View is now owned by the Iowa Pacific.

The final car in the train may be the most exclusive: an ex-Seaboard Air Line Sun Lounge sleeper! Hollywood Beach is one of only three cars built in 1956 for the Silver Meteor. The lounge area is distinguished by the huge windows and roof top skylights. These cars were the closest thing to a dome to enter the tunnels into New York City!