A twist on the “what’s your locomotive fleet question”
What have you got in the way of passenger cars or commuter fleet?
Walthers
2 domes 1 D&H
1 VIA
Kato
Observation/Business CPR
IHC
2 Coaches CPR
Rivarossi
Sleeper CN
Athearn
Baggage 1 CPR
1 CN
Coach CPR
Diner CPR
Pullman CPR
Observation CPR
Bombardier Commuter
2 coaches GO
Cab Control GO
AHM
Coach V&T
2 Combine V&T
Coach PT Barnum Ad
Proto
2 RDC3 1 CPR
1 B&M
Gordon
Athearn:
6 heavyweight full baggage (NKP, NYC, CB&Q)
4 heavyweight RPO/Baggage (NKP, NYC)
8 heavyweight coaches (NKP, NYC, CB&Q)
2 Streamlined coaches (NKP)
Branchline:
3 heavyweight coaches (NKP, P&E)
LaBelle:
2 wood heavyweight full baggage (TP&W, NKP)
1 wood heavyweight RPO/Baggage (C&IM)
Roundhouse:
4 Pullman Palace wood combines (kitbash bait for NKP)
2 Pullman Palace wood diners(kitbash bait for NKP)
4 Pullman Palace wood Observation (kitbash bait for NKP)
1 Overton baggage(kitbash bait for NKP)
1 Overton RPO(kitbash bait for NKP)
2 Overland wood baggage(kitbash bait for NKP)
3 Overland wood RPO(kitbash bait for NKP)
1 Overland wood coach(kitbash bait for NKP)
2 Overland wood Observation(kitbash bait for NKP)
Rivarossi:
3 heavyweight Pullman (Pullman fleet)
2 Streamlined full baggage (PRR,NKP)
1 Streamlined combine (GM&O)
IHC/AHM:
3 Heavyweight full baggage (GM&O, IC, NKP)
1 Heavyweight RPO (GM&O)
1 Heavyweight diner (GM&O)
2 Heavyweight coach (GM&O)
2 Heavyweight Pullman (Pullman fleet)
Con Cor:
1 Streamlined diner (NKP)
Bachmann Spectrum:
2 Heavyweight combine (PRR, NYC)
1 Heavyweight diner (NKP)
1 heavyweight Observation (NKP)
2 Heavyweight Pullman (Pullman fleet)
8 Heavyweight coach (NKP, PRR, CB&Q, P&E)
Actually, I have WAY too many passenger cars! I’m planning on selling at least 2/3 of them, and keeping just enough for three trainsets of 2-4 cars each.
An Illinois Central Panama Limited P2K E-7 A-B-B-A locomotive set with SoundTraxx sytems in all 4 units, and 12 matching Rivarossi passenger cars. A Bachmann Spectrum 7-car heavyweight Santa Fe passenger car set with a Rivarossi Pacific Santa Fe steam engine.
I need something better to pull the heavyweights, though, because the Rivarossi Pacific wheels just spin trying to pull the cars up a 2% grade, even with traction tires. Maybe another Pacific to double-head would solve the problem.
In N scale Concor makes most of the cars necessary to represent the California Zephyr. They are very close to correct. They don’t have the Dome/Lounge/Dormitory [:(], however and many need corrections to the car names.
I also have more Zephyrets than the WP owned, some Southern Pacific bi level commuter cars that I bought in the '70’s and a Trainmaster to pull them.
From memory, since they’re currently packed away in the basement…
I’ve got mostly Con-Cor “Burlington” and “Calif. Zephyr” cars and one Pennsy sleeper…
A couple of the short Athearn “Burlington” cars.
A set of undec. MDC Harriman cars.
One of the MDC shorty, old time cars I was going to make up into a RR type, roadside diner.
A couple baggage/rpo cars In UP and DRG paint I picked up at swaps or at the LHS.
The recently released, and recently “retired” set of Rivarrosi shorty HW cars in Burlington.
A couple Athearn and/or MDC HW cars to use for mail or to use as yard buildings.
Walthers “Oscar and Piker” set in Pullman paint/lettering.
Kato “Burlington” business car.
IHC(?) CNW baggage car.
P1K “Rock Island” RDC
I think that’s it.
IHC Frisco Blue/Stainless Heaveyweight Passenger Fleet
IHC Frisco Red/Strainless Streamlined Passenger Fleet
IHC Frisco “The Texas Special” Red/Stainless Passenger Fleet.
Fleets contain the normal consists of RPO, Baggage, Coaches, Observation, etc. Frisco didn’t own any Dome Cars [:(] , but you never know, Jim might “find” some somewhere [:D] .
3 walthers superliners, 3 acela express cars(i need more)
Got rid of my HO Athearn “Shorty” fleet.
Currently have Rivorossi and Walthers Budd Cars. Also have one Con-Cor 85ft. sleeper. I’m rather uncertain about it but I may wind up selling it as I don’t think neither the Southern Railway, L&N, or SCL had these types of sleepers. Looks more like a Santa Fe type.
In kit form I have four E&B Valley cars. Hope to assemble them during my vacation time this summer.
(I sure hope that the hurricanes take a vacation “away” from Florida as well!)
Cheers!
Let’s see…
2 Athearn GO Bombardier coaches
1 Athearn GO Bombardier cab
3 walthers Amfleet cars
3 Bachmann acela cars
4 Walthers MBTA comet (horizon) coaches
2 Walthers viewliners
4 Lifelike P1K New york subway cars
1 Lifelike P1K MBTA RDC
soon to be added: (maybe[:D])
Kato business car
possibly another GO car
Metrolink Bombardier cars
Dave
HO:
1 Spectrum UP Heavyweight Combine
1 Spectrum UP Heavyweight Coach
1 Spectrum UP Heavyweight Dinner
1 Spectrum UP Heavyweight Observation
1 Kato UP Business Car
2 Walthers Metro North Horizon Coaches
Hope to get a few of the new HO Rapido coaches in UP.[8D]
Con-Cor N scale one each combine, coach, dome and observation cars. All of them torn apart, striped & scrubed and ready for a rainy day so I can practice more with the air brush.
I got rid of athearn and stuff.
Am starting fresh with one each of Walthers Heavyweight Pullman 12’s and 8’s and one ordered pullman diner. I have a Kato B&O Business car that is a keeper even though the paint is fanciful.
I probably will have a complete Walthers Pullman roadname sleeper train with coaches and observation eventually.
I have a pair of Proto 1000 RDC LL cars that provide local service.
I will be recieving delivery of 5 Roundhouse RTR B&O car set for the LL 0-6-0 This year.
That pretty much sums up my passenger options. If these cars dont perform (Stay on track) then they will be sold off and the seach for reliable passenger equiptment continues.
Wow, I forgot I started this one almost a year ago.
My passenger car fleet has grown since then.
All Walthers.
CPR Budd Cars
52 seat Coach (x2)
Lounge
Diner
D&H
52 seat Coach (x2)
Amtrak
Budd Dome
Horizon Diner
Horizon Coach
as well as all the above stated cars in the passenger car fleet.
Gordon
Rivarossi Passenger Cars
Union Pacific Excursion Cars
Baggage Recreation Cars
Western Lodge
Pony Express
Coaches
City of Salina
Katy Flyer
Portland Rose
Sunshine Special
Texas Eagle
Diners
City of Denver
City of Los Angeles
Overland
Dome Coaches
Challenger
Columbine
Dome Dinners
City of Portland
Colorado Eagle
Dome Lounge Car
Walter Dean
Museum Car
Promontory
Jon - Las Vegas
Lets see
The Coach Yard
1 ATSF 50’ double door Express Box
2 ATSF 64’ Baggage Cars
1 ATSF Budd 52 Seat Chair car
1 ATSF Budd Santa Fe/Topeka Business Car
1 SP 3600 3/4 Dome Lounge
1 SP 150 Sunset Business Car
Shorham shops
1 CB&Q 240-241 Parlor car
AWE
1 NP Water Baggage Car
Cascade
1 UP 5450 44 Seat Coach
Soho
1 SP 44 Seat Coach
1 UP 6200 Club Lounge
1 UP 5-2-2 Ocean Sleeper
W&R
1 BN Cascade River Business Car
Overland Models
1 ATSF 60 Budd Full Dome Lounge-on order
Pecos River Brass
1 ATSF Hwy Wt Coach Diner
Kato
1 CB&Q Business Car Burlington
Walthers
1 CB&Q Budd Dome Buffet Lounge Dorm 24 Coach Seat (wrong for the Q)
1 PSMC 52 Seat Coach
1 PSMC/ATSF 6-6-4 Valley Series Sleeper
Ch
I model the Santa Fe Texas Chief, the California Special/Texan and the #5/6 former Ranger mail, express and accomodation.
Therefore my fleet includes
2 express box
2 express reefer
2 full RPO (60’) LW (lightweight streamlined)
RPO/baggage LW
3 full baggage HW (heavyweight)
5 full baggage LW
3 RPO-baggage-rider coach HW
3 Baggage/Dormitory LW
Coach/Baggage/Caboose HW (mixed train)
4 coaches HW
8 coaches LW
2 coach-lounge LW
Dome Lounge
Full-dome lounge
Lunch counter-diner LW
1 Diner HW
4 Diners LW
3 Slumbercoaches LW
4 Sleepers HW
8 Sleepers LW
2 Lounge Observations LW
2 Cafe Observations HW
2 Sleeper Observations LW
Private car HW
Many of these cars are “as purchased” and not as yet modified to their eventual intended configurations.
1 Full baggage 60ft. of unknown orgin
1 Combination 75ft. of unknown orgin
3 American Models 60ft. coaches (wating to bloom into SP Harrimans)
2 American Models Full RPO (kitbashed from AM kits)
1 Bachman On30 combo,modified to S, don’t have a clue what
possesed me to create this model, sure is cute however!
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4 unit Pioneer Zephyr
4 unit 1935 Twin Zephyr
7 car 1937 Twin Zephyr
7 car 1939 twin Zephyr
12 car 1937 Denver Zephyr
11 car 1949 Calif Zephyr
17 car 1955 Empire Bldr
12 car 1985 Amtrak Empire Bldr (yuck!)
11 assorted Branchline Pullmans
10 car Twin Cities 400
11 car SP Coast Mail
12 car 1947 Olympian Hiawatha (in the Brooks Stevens paint scheme)
12 car 1942 Afternoon Hiawatha
10 car 1950 Olympian Hiawatha
11 car 1952 Afternoon Hiawatha
probably 30 or 40 assorted “loose” cars, mainly PRR
These are all on the RR and operable. I also have in various stages of work;
14 car 1955 City of Portland
14 car 1950 Broadway Lmtd
6 car 1935 Hiawatha
6 cars of 1939 Morning Hiawatha (when it’s time to run it I’ll “borrow” 5 or 6 coaches from
'42 Afternoon Hiawatha.
14 car North Coast Limited undergoing repairs from damage in house fire.
I guess you could say I’m something of a passenger train fan.
oops!
Additions and revisions. I show a 1939 Twin Zephyr on the above list and it should be a 1947 Twin Zephyr (the first Vista Dome train)
I also omitted 4 trains;
9 car high level El Capitain
12 car 1950 Super Chief
11 car 1945 Panama Lmtd
13 car 1950 Golden State
on the RR and operational and
in progress;
13 car 1947 Scout
7 car heavywieght Bluebird (w/ one of those pretty P-1 semi-streamlined Hudsons)
total psgr cars now on the RR, 211. This includes xp box and xp reefers but doesn’t include trains in progress or under repair.
I currently have:
Set of six Spectrum Heavyweights (UP)
Set of eight IHC Corrugated side streamliners (UP)
Three Branchline coaches (not yet fully assembled) (MP)
Set of six Athearn streamliners (Amtrak)
In addition to the items listed above, I also have both of my brother’s stuff in my garage:
Set of six (I think) Athearn streamliners (SP)
Another set of six Athearn streamliners (ATSF)
One Rivarossi smoothside sleeper (SP)
I also have a couple of toys (from Lifelike, I think) that I wouldn’t count normally that are also in my garage.