Reply To: Passenager Seat Heavyweight Coach 6328

[Ryan Smith]

Well sort of. This was the model car that we bought to use for programming and educational purposes here at Delta Heritage Trail State Park. It was recommended to us as from what I understand heavyweight coaches like this would have been used on the passenger train (334-335# I think) that ran from Memphis to McGehee before the Delta Eagle started up in 1941. Also, the Delta Eagle often had a coach added to it during World War 2 to accommodate increased traffic. I would assume it also had some use after the war when the Delta Eagle equipment was in for repairs. We don’t know if #6328 was assigned to this line but it is probably as close as we can get.

There was passenger service on the old Arkansas Midlands line that intersects the trail at Barton Junction and goes to Pine City and Brinkley. I do not know if they would have used heavyweight coaches on this.

Thanks,

Ryan