N&W Obervations 581 and 582 in Saudi Arabia.

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Does anybody know the history of the sale transaction of those two
observation cars to Saudia Arabia? For example, who wanted them, how they
were shipped there, etc. Thanks

Mike Weeks
Greenville NC

On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 6:57 AM, NW Mailing List
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> From zooming out from the spot shown by the link in the earlier string, it

> appears that it’s near the coast in Ad Damman, off of “Port Street” west of

> “Dhatran Al Riyadh Road.“ It looks like the tracks dead end up against Port

> Street.   Here's the link; http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=26.4 ...

> 6&t=h&z=18<http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=26.42372,50.142272&spn=0.002248,0.003406&t=h&z=18>

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> One last item. I have colleagues in SA and if someone can tell me WHERE the

> yard is Ill ask em to take a look - and maybe solve the mystery!

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> Date: Fri, May 27, 2011 12:20 pm

> Subject: N&W Obervations 581 and 582 in Saudi Arabia.

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> >>> Why do you make that assumption?  I've been following this email site

> for years and can't recall about the cars in SA.  Just would like to know

> the history - thanks.

>

> >There was a photo years ago, I think in Trains, that showed one of the N&W

> obs in use in SA.

>

> I saw that issue and remember the photo.  This has also been documented in

> several publications including RPC Publication's "Streamliner Cars -- Vol. 1

> Pullman Standard."  The Saudi railroad also acquired Burlington Budd diner -

> lounge observation cars after they were retired as well as a number of other

> cars... too numerous to list at this time.

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