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pennsy wrote:Hi Gilbert...... You would have liked the upholstered chairs and the view out of the dome.That's a "been there done that" around here; first during June 1963 and on a reasonable number of subsequent occasions.
John_Perkowski wrote: I probably have 10,000 miles travelling in trains with domes. I suspect Ms Bly, Mr Norman, and Mr Grossman all have me well beat in milage.After thinking about it, Colonel, I realized I also have you beat in dome mileage, although my first dome ride was not until August 1974.
Gilbert B Norman wrote:Allow me to state my first Dome ride was aboard the Capitol Limited during April 1961 (college interviews). The flood lights were a B&O innovation that no one else emulated.Do you recall which of the three B&O dome sleepers you rode on that trip on the Capitol Limited (assuming it was not dome coach HIGH DOME or SKY DOME) ... MOONLIGHT DOME, SUNLIGHT DOME or STARLIGHT DOME?
NellieBly wrote:Mr. Deasy, I'll answer your question. I rode "Sunlight Dome" on the rear end of the Silver Star in 1970, Richmond to Delray Beach (bumped off the Florida Special by a charter move), and returned in "Starlight Dome" on the Florida Special.
jhdeasy wrote:Do you recall which of the three B&O dome sleepers you rode on that trip on the Capitol Limited . MOONLIGHT DOME, SUNLIGHT DOME or STARLIGHT DOME?Regretably Mr. Deasy, that is a negative. I've searched for that consist and if I could find it, would "post it in a heartbeat' over at my Consists topic at Mr. Benton's Rail Travel Forum.