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Bachmann LWT Full Dome
Photo by Paul Brown.
Bachmann model 502 is an 80' Full Length Dome, with interior. It models #506-513 built by Budd in 1954. It has an oversize letterboard. Convert to a 550 class by changing only one window on the lower level.
Reference:
Ellington, Frank, and Joseph W. Shine. Volume 2, Passenger Train Equipment, 1870-1975 of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe: Business and Special Purpose Cars. 1975. The Director Cars section contains 6 photos, detailed drawings of the sides and floor plans.
Frailey, Fred W. A Quarter Century of Santa Fe Consists. Godfrey, IL: RPC Publications, 1974. Frailey has floor plans of this car on page 108-109 and a photo of 507 on page 109.
Santa Fe Diesels and Cars. New York: Wayner Publications, 1974. A photo of 507 appears on page 48.
Stagner, Lloyd E. ATSF Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment. Edison, NJ: Morning Sun Books, 1995. P. 18 has photos of 508 and 550.
Zimmerman, Karl. Santa Fe Streamliners: The Chiefs and their Tribesmen. New York: Quadrant Press, 1987. Page 72 (photo 507), 111 (photo Directors #60)
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