Soeobo Pacific Model Railroad

I  stumbled across an ad for a Bethlehem Car Works heavyweight observation car kit that looked very similar to pictures I had seen of CB&Q prototypes with a two-window solarium section at the rear. It seemed perfect for my Exposition Flyer consist. After doing some research, I found these cars were modeled after a class used on CB&Q name trains like the Aristocrat and Black Hawk in the 20s and 30s. By the late 40s period that I model, they had been transferred to the Pennsylvania Railroad. I decided to use some modeler’s license as the CB&Q still had similar looking DL-3 lounges operating in the 40s. I was also curious to try out a BCW kit. The kit is a combination of resin sides and ends with a former Branchline heavyweight core and roof. There is a complete set of underbody details and Branchline trucks. A collection of other resin and plastic detail parts is included. I used a combination of these and 3rd-party details to better match the Burlington cars of the 1940’...