Modeling The Shasta Daylight in HO Scale
There is a rather expensive brass complete train set available if you have the spare cash.
| SP Shasta Daylight #9/10 between Oakland and Portland July 10, 1949 |
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| Car Type | Train #9 | Train #10 | Notes | Models Available |
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| The E7's were only used for the first few weeks |
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| EMD E7A | 6003 | 6004 | Daylight Paint | Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| EMD E7B | 5906 | 5908 | Daylight Paint | Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| EMD E7B | 5907 | 5909 | Daylight Paint | Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| Usual Power was an ABA of PA's |
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| ALCO PA | | Daylight Paint | Athearn, Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| ALCO PB | | Daylight Paint | Athearn, Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| ALCO PA | | Daylight Paint | Athearn, Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| Baggage-Mail | 5000 | 5001 | | Use Union Station #7568 |
| 46-seat Chair car (News Agent) | 2381 | 2390 | | Use Union Station #7569 |
| 48-seat Chair car (Forward) | 2382 | 2391 | | Use Union Station #7571 |
| 48-seat Chair car (Forward) | 2383 | 2392 | | Use Union Station #7571 |
| 48-seat Chair car (rear) | 2384 | 2393 | | Use Union Station #7571a |
| 38-seat Chair car (Crew's Room) | 2385 | 2394 | | Use Union Station #7570 |
| 66-seat Coffee Shop unit | 10262 | 10265 | | Use Union Station #7572 |
| Kitchen unit | 10263 | 10266 |
| 66-seat Dining Room unit | 10264 | 10267 |
| 48-seat Chair car (rear) | 2386 | 2395 | | Use Union Station #7571a |
| 48-seat Chair car (Forward) | 2387 | 2396 | | Use Union Station #7571 |
| 48-seat Chair car (rear) | 2388 | 2397 | | Use Union Station #7571a |
| Timberline Tavern car | 10316 | 10317 | | Use Union Station #7575 |
| 48-seat Chair car (rear) | 2389 | 2398 | | Use Union Station #7571a |
| 22-seat Parlor-Observation car | 2954 | 2955 | ex Morning Daylight | Use Union Station #6591 |
All the above cars except the Parlor-Obs were smoothsided and delivered new for the Shasta Daylight. The Parlor-Obs was a corrugated sided car, was originally built for the 1941 Morning Daylight and had the orange window band higher above the windows to match the larger windows of the Shasta cars.
| SP Shasta Daylight #9/10 between Oakland and Portland 1955 typical consist |
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| Car Type | Train #9 | Train #10 | Notes | Models Available |
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| ALCO PA | | Daylight Paint | Athearn, Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| ALCO PB | | Daylight Paint | Athearn, Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| ALCO PA | | Daylight Paint | Athearn, Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| Baggage-Mail | 5000 | 5001 | | Use Union Station #7568 |
| 46-seat Chair car (News Agent) | 2381 | 2390 | | Use Union Station #7569 |
| 48-seat Chair car (Forward) | 2382 | 2391 | | Use Union Station #7571 |
| 48-seat Chair car (Forward) | 2383 | 2392 | | Use Union Station #7571 |
| 48-seat Chair car (rear) | 2384 | 2393 | | Use Union Station #7571a |
| 38-seat Chair car (Crew's Room) | 2385 | 2394 | | Use Union Station #7570 |
| 66-seat Coffee Shop unit | 10262 | 10265 | | Use Union Station #7572 |
| Kitchen unit | 10263 | 10266 |
| 66-seat Dining Room unit | 10264 | 10267 |
| 48-seat Chair car (rear) | 2386 | 2395 | | Use Union Station #7571a |
| 48-seat Chair car (Forward) | 2387 | 2396 | | Use Union Station #7571 |
| 48-seat Chair car (rear) | 2388 | 2397 | | Use Union Station #7571a |
| Dome-Lounge car | 3605 | 3606 | | Kitbash, Scratchbuild or Brass |
| 48-seat Chair car (rear) | 2389 | 2398 | | Use Union Station #7571a |
| 44-seat Chair car | ---- | ---- | Daylight Pool Car | Use Union Station #7422 |
| 22-seat Parlor-Observation car | 2954 | 2955 | ex Morning Daylight | Use Union Station #6591 |
Mostly same as for the 1949 consist above except the Parlor-Obs and 44-seat Chair Car were corrugated sided cars; and the pre-war 44 seat chair car had the standard Daylight paint not matching the higher orange window band of the Shasta cars.
| SP Shasta Daylight #9 between Oakland and Portland 1962 typical consist |
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| Car Type | Train #9 | Notes | Models Available |
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| EMD E7A | 6000 | Blood Nose Paint | Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| ALCO PB-2 | 5920 | Blood Nose Paint | Athearn, Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| ALCO PA-1 | 6008 | Blood Nose Paint | Athearn, Lifelike or Broadway Limited |
| Baggage | 6600 | | Use ? |
| 4-4-2 Sleeper | 9113 | | Use Union Station #4069H |
| 46-seat Chair car | 2381 | | Use Union Station #7569 |
| 54-seat Chair car | 2412 | | Use Union Station #7423 |
| 54-seat Chair car | 2413 |
| 38-seat Chair car (Crew's Room) | 2385 | | Use Union Station #7570 |
| 66-seat Coffee Shop unit | 10265 | | Use Union Station #7572 |
| Kitchen unit | 10266 |
| 66-seat Dining Room unit | 10267 |
| 46-seat Chair car | 2446 | | Use Union Station #7423 ? |
| 46-seat Chair car | 2445 |
| 48-seat Chair car | 2352 | | suggestions ? |
| Dome-Lounge car | 3606 | ex Coast Daylight | Kitbash, Scratchbuild or Brass |
| 48-seat Chair car (rear) | 2386 | | Use Union Station #7571a |
| 48-seat Chair car (rear) | 2398 | | Use Union Station #7571a |
| 22-seat Parlor-Observation car | 2954 | ex Morning Daylight | Use Union Station #6591 |
Mostly same as for the 1949 consist above except the Parlor-Obs and 44-seat Chair Car were corrugated sided cars; and the pre-war 44 seat chair car had the standard Daylight paint not matching the higher orange window band of the Shasta cars.
| SP Shasta Daylight #10 between Oakland and Portland 1966 |
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| Car Type | Car # | Notes | Models Available |
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| EMD FP7 | 6456 | Blood Nose paint | Atlas, Intermountain or wait for Athearn |
| EMD FP7 | 6461 | Blood Nose paint | Atlas, Intermountain or wait for Athearn |
| Baggage | 6768 | Economy Baggage | suggestions ? |
| Dome-Lounge car | 3600 | 1st dome built shorter than later domes - only dome car where the dome leads and has a dormitory room | Kitbash, Scratchbuild or Brass |
| 48-seat Dining Car | 10202 | ex Overland Diner | Use Union Station #7579a |
| Lounge car | 2992 | ex Sunset French Quarter Lounge | Use Union Station #9629 |
| 50-seat Chair car | 2404 | ex Coast Daylight should be the shorter 1937 cars without baggage elevators | Use Union Station #7423 |
| 50-seat Chair car | 2405 |
| 72-seat Chair-Observation car | 2297 | ex Morning Daylight 79ft 22-seat Parlor-Obs rebuilt to Chair-Obs | Use Union Station #6591 |
References:
- Southern Pacific Passenger Trains Volume.1 Night Trains of the Coast Route - by Ryan/Shine
- Southern Pacific Passenger Trains Volume.2 Day Trains of the Coast Line - by Ryan/Shine
- Southern Pacific Passenger Cars Volume.1 Coaches and Chair Cars - by The Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society
- Southern Pacific Passenger Cars Volume.2 Sleepers and Baggage-Dorms - by The Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society
- SPH&TS Trainline Winter 1997 No.54 - The Lightweight Cascade by Jim Lancaster
- SPH&TS Trainline Fall 1999 No.61 - The Shasta Daylight by Jim Lancaster
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