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Quick Look: Walthers HO scale Santa Fe 24-duplex-roomette sleeper
The AT&SF cars were actually preceded by one car built as a demonstrator by Pullman in 1942. It was built to plan 4100 and named simply “Duplex Roomette 1.” The car was renamed L.S. Hungerford seven years later and painted in Great Northern colors for temporary service on the Empire Builder. Painted in B&O colors in the 1950’s the car ran in Baltimore-Detroit service alternating with 17 roomette car Roaring Camp, a heavyweight rebuild. Roaring Camp was removed from service about 1958 because of mechanical problems. B&O then leased one of the AT&SF duplex cars as a replacement. By 1960 the 24 duplex roomette cars were gone from the timetable having been replaced by sleepers in B&O ownership. The AT&SF cars were built to Pullman plan 4100B.
Continuation on Frederick’s comment…the Pullman Std. demonstrator car L S Hungerford was sold to a company called Jones Properties named Perry Jenkins then was sold in 1967 to the Nationales de Mexico becomming #562-Paricutin. By late 1970’s, being a very odd-ball car compared to the rest of the NdeM fleet, it lanquished derelict in the shop yard at Aguascalienrtes.
AND…since Canada, as well as Mexico is considered North America also…Canadian National had 20 similar cars built in 1950 by CC&F.in the 2000-2019 series all named for towns that begin with “I” (Ingonish, Irvine, Ituna, etc.) The cars were in 1970s years used as crew dormitories on the Super Continental. In 1976 a total of 6 cars were rebuilt to Day-Nighter leg rest coaches in 5726 - 5731 series, few still used as crew Dormitory cars, remainder scrapped.
So the Santa Fe 24 duplex roomette cars were NOT the ONLY cars of their kind.