This was posted in another thread, but it got lost in a Kadee discussion.
For everyone who has been accumulating a Empire Builder that Walthers just ran. What are you doing for baggage cars? The EB usually had two in the consist.
The ‘basic’ EB had a Baggage/Dorm car that was lettered ‘Empire Builder’. Depending on time frame, a RPO/Baggage and a full Baggage car also ran in the consist. These cars were lettered ‘Great Northern’ on the letterboard. Most of this is from personal observation at St Paul Union Depot in the mid 60’s. The big majority of mail/express was forwarded west on the combined Fast Mail/Western Star train.
Jim Bernier