Hi,
Walthers will release a CP Rail baggage car no.404910. I can find a picture of this car but I ask everybody how long is this car?
Thanks forward!
Christian, from the looks of this photo, I’d say that the car was between 70’ and 80’ long, with it most likely being 80’ or so.
The number on the side of the car indicates that it has been renumbered from passenger service to MOW service. Also, the fact that it is sitting in the middle of a work train indicates this.
I just went through the Railway Equipment Register for 1960 and the MOW equipment wasn’t listed. If we can find out what type of baggage/mail car it was, I should have a number and details. I’ll keep going through my books to see if I can find a list of MOW numbers.Depending on the type of car it could have been anywhere from 64’ to 85’. The suggested length is in the ball park and I suspect is closer to the 80’ range.
Roy, the original number (when it was still a baggage car) was 4365, and, as noted in the photo caption, was built in 1921 by Canadian Car & Foundry. Passenger cars aren’t listed in my 1968 copy of the ORER, nor is MoW equipment. While I have a copy of the book listing all CNR passenger equipment, I’m not aware of a similar volume for CPR equipment. A quick search didn’t turn up much, but there is a CC&F archive somewhere.
Wayne
The caption says the car number was originally 4365. My passenger train register says the internal length for that car is 78’-5" and the length over buffers is 82’-5". The prototype for the model is a Missouri Pacific car and it has an internal length of 70’.
Ed
Yup, I found the original number as well, Ed. It is in my book, 4365 with the same measurements you gave. I missed the last line of the caption or just read the caption wrong. I knew the 400000 series numbers were for MOW rolling stock.
To add to Ed’s description, it is a “Baggage & Express, Steel.” Seventeen were built.
You’re right about that car number, Ed. I had mistakenly thought the original car number was 404910, and, when googling the car number, expected the passenger version to show up. [D)] To avoid any further confusion, I’ve amended my previous post.
If that’s the number which Walthers is advertising, I’m assuming the model is the MoW version.
Wayne