Bachmann Commuter coaches

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Anybody know what the prototype is for Bachmann’s new double deck commuter coaches?

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Can you give us a Bachmann part number or photo so we know what you are talking about specifically?

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#13248

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Let’s take it a step further since the number helped. Here it is:

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=3031

Not a bad looking car. Too modern for me, though. Would be neat if Bachmann would produce the Pullman Standard lightweight commuter cars that the New Haven and a few other roads used. On the New Haven they were known as the “8600 series”. A number survived into the Amtrak era.

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I asked at my LHS a while back and I was told they’re Chinese. Pretty cool looking, although there are zillions of Euro type double-deck cars also available from the various Manufacturers.

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My understanding as well, but MBTA and NJT (I think) are also running very similar cars. As in, tehe windows aren’t 100%, and some have extra roof stuff, but they’re darned close.

EDIT: Okay, so not as close as I was thinking. But they do have the single car end that splits to go up and downstairs.

The MBTA and