Kansas City-Florida Special 105/106

Discussion in 'Passenger Equipment' started by kenmc, Jan 5, 2021.

  1. kenmc

    kenmc KenMc Frisco.org Supporter

    Here are photos of train 106 preparing to depart Birmingham Terminal Station in 1950, with NW2 #256 attending to the switching chores after the train arrived from Atlanta on the Southern Ry.

    Enjoy.

    Ken McElreath

    Breher Layout Photos 2002 044.jpg Ken3.jpg Ken2.jpg Ken1.jpg
     
  2. gstout

    gstout Member Frisco.org Supporter

    That looks pretty good. Whose layout, do you know (or was it yours)?

    GS
     
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  3. kenmc

    kenmc KenMc Frisco.org Supporter

    The layout was my previous "Birmingham Terminal Division" setting, and the models are mine. The NW2 is a customized Athearn SW7. The station was a photo enlargement mounted on masonite, with some 3D details for depth.

    Thank you very much.

    Ken McElreath
     
  4. Great work Ken
     
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  5. Gabriel G.

    Gabriel G. Member

    Gorgeous models, Ken. I love the effort you placed into replicating the terminal environment. It makes your models look all the more realistic.
     
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  6. kenmc

    kenmc KenMc Frisco.org Supporter

    Responding to Greg Stout's request, the next two posts will show photos of my Frisco cars assigned to the KC-FS, besides the passenger cars assigned to the Sunnyland, shown in that thread.

    Ken McElreath
     

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    Last edited: Nov 25, 2022
  7. kenmc

    kenmc KenMc Frisco.org Supporter

    And "the rest of the story" plus a shot of of my business car.

    Ken McElreath
     

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  8. gstout

    gstout Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Thanks!

    GS
     
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  9. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    What I wouldn't give to see those again!
     
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  10. Kansas City-Florida Special
    Meteor
    Texas Special


    Did any of these passenger trains ever swap their cars between routes if any long term significant demand for services changed?
     
    Last edited: Nov 26, 2022
  11. Karl

    Karl 2008 Engineer of the Year Frisco.org Supporter

    frisco_passenger_volume.jpg
    My chart.

    Frisco passenger volume achieved its acme circa 1921, and the “long-term significant demand for services” was thereafter, downward. The WWII boom when compared with historic values wasn’t much of a boom, but a minor reversal of the inevitable. The Frisco had sufficient surplus passenger equipment so that it could add cars, when the regularly assigned equipment went to the shops for maintenance, repair or when demand required. The Frisco even had enough surplus equipment, that it could put together special “charter” movements, when needed. When the Frisco discontinued The Texas Special during January 1959, some of the lightweight cars were used on the KCFS and other trains.
     
    Last edited: Nov 28, 2022

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