The "Congo"
| Class |
P85h
|
| Type |
74 Seat Coach
|
| Roadnumbers |
1560 - 1592
|
| Composition |
Congressional, 8 per consist
Senator, 8 per consist
|
| Description |
Contained 60 reclining seats in a 2+2 configuration and a 14 seat smoking lounge with the seats along
the outer walls.
|
| Class |
D85ed
|
| Type |
Coffee Shop - Lounge
|
| Roadnumbers |
1153 - 1156
|
| Composition |
Congressional, 1 per consist
Senator, 1 per consist
|
| Description |
Provided food service for all coach passengers
|
| Class |
DL85d & D85c
|
| Type |
Kitchen / Lounge (DL85d)
64 Seat Diner (D85c)
|
| Roadnumbers |
4625, 4627 (DL85d)
4624, 4626 (D85c)
|
| Composition |
Congressional, 1(pair) per consist
|
| Description |
Provided food service to the Congo's parlor car passengers.
|
| Class |
D85ad
|
| Type |
40 Seat Dining Car
|
| Roadnumbers |
4628, 4629
|
| Composition |
Senator, 1 per consist
|
| Description |
Provided food service to the Senator's parlor passengers
|
| Class |
PP85
|
| Type |
34 Seat Parlor Car
|
| Roadnumbers |
7130 - 7145
|
| Composition |
Congressional, 5 per consist
Senator, 3 per consist
|
| Description |
Each car had 29 roatating single seats, and a private "drawing room" seating five.
|
| Class |
PP85a
|
| Type |
35 Seat, All Room, Parlor Car
|
| Roadnumbers |
7146, 7147
|
| Composition |
Congressional, 1 per consist
|
| Description |
These had seven individual drawing rooms, each seating five. They also had a "phone booth",
where passengers could make phone calls while the train was underway, quite an unusual feature
in 1952.
|
| Class |
POC85b
|
| Type |
18 Seat Parlor Lounge Car
|
| Roadnumbers |
7128, 7129
|
| Composition |
Congressional, 1 per consist
|
| Description |
Had a bar/lounge at the rear and 18 parlor seats.
|
| Class |
POC85c
|
| Type |
14 Seat Parlor Lounge Car
|
| Roadnumbers |
7126, 7127
|
| Composition |
Senator, 1 per consist
|
| Description |
Since the Senator didn't have a PP85a, the tail car had to sacrifice four seats to make room for the
"phone booth"
|
| Download |
This zip file contains The Congressional and Senator
|
Complete Trains
Included in the ZIP file are images for four complete trains, two each of the Congressional and Senator.
The GG-1 locomotives and B60b baggage cars in these trains are the work of Matthew Brown.
Use
the following in your user_bmp.ini
{LocoStart}FILE=[FILE-LOCATION]\PRR_Congo_L.dib;LABEL=PRR GG-1 + "The Congressional";GT=E;EPOCHE=4;ULAND=USA;OL=J;OLH=1;RICHTUNG=L;VMIN=4;EXEMPLARE=1;ZG=63;SELECTED=1;{LocoEnd}
{LocoStart}FILE=[FILE-LOCATION]\PRR_Congo_R.dib;LABEL=PRR GG-1 + "The Congressional";GT=E;EPOCHE=4;ULAND=USA;OL=J;OLH=1;RICHTUNG=R;VMIN=4;EXEMPLARE=1;ZG=63;SELECTED=1;{LocoEnd}
{LocoStart}FILE=[FILE-LOCATION]\PRR_Senator_L.dib;LABEL=PRR GG-1 + "The Senator";GT=E;EPOCHE=4;ULAND=USA;OL=J;OLH=1;RICHTUNG=L;VMIN=4;EXEMPLARE=1;ZG=63;SELECTED=1;{LocoEnd}
{LocoStart}FILE=[FILE-LOCATION]\PRR_Senator_R.dib;LABEL=PRR GG-1 + "The Senator";GT=E;EPOCHE=4;ULAND=USA;OL=J;OLH=1;RICHTUNG=R;VMIN=4;EXEMPLARE=1;ZG=63;SELECTED=1;{LocoEnd}