I’ll add in the ex-“El Capitan” transition car, in amtrak phase 3, maybe the other car that was normally before it too…
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I’ll add in the ex-“El Capitan” transition car, in amtrak phase 3, maybe the other car that was normally before it too…
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I’ll second these and add:
A 60’ NYC heavyweight baggage-express car.
An 82’ heavyweight paired-window diner (as used by Pullman, NP, GN, ACL, and others).
A Pullman heavyweight 10-1-1 sleeper.
A Pullman heavyweight 10 section observation lounge.
I’ve been looking to put together the Reading push-pull that operated between Pottsville, Reading and Philadelphia Pa till 1981. They were the coaches used on the Wall Street train to north Jersey in earlier times. I would like to see a much more economically priced version than what Bethlehem Car Works has to offer. Just don’t have $400+ to lay out for 5 passenger cars. I have the FP7’s.
Mark H
I see a lot of interest in “head-end” equipment and I share that desire, too. The Walthers heavyweight baggage car that has been out of production and several new heavyweight RPO cars would sure be nice.
With the Capitol Limited coming I would also like to see more B&O head-end equipment like the 50’ C15 baggage car:
http://rr-fallenflags.org/bo/bo-be1557amm.jpg
I would really like to see more of what were called the “betterment” cars. These were modernized heavyweights with air conditioning and wider, sealed windows and sometimes smooth side plates added. An example is the PRR Keystone Banks shown here:
It still retains the Pullman 2411 six wheel trucks but has been modernized and even has roomettes where the open sections once were.
Many railroads that could not afford new equipment, especially sleepers and diners, would rebuild their heavyweight cars into more modern appearing cars at less expense.
PRR had hundreds of cars like these, Erie and Nickel plate had several diners and some coaches rebuilt like this and B&O had a large roster of “betterment” cars.
I would like to see more business cars as well but this can be tough since nearly every one was unique so there would have to be a generic design but we need something besides the fluted Kato offering.
What I would REALLY love to see is a plastic model of U. S. No.1 the Ferdinand Magellan. This car was rebuilt from a Pullman private car in 1942 and armour plated for use by Franklin Roosevelt and was used in subsequent years by other Presedints right up to Reagan.
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/us_car_number_one.html
There was a communications car that
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Man, I would love to get an HO end of train observation car and an RPO for the LIGHTWEIGHT Illinois Central brown/orange paint scheme to go with the rest of the cars previously issued.
I’ve always felt there would be a market for passenger cars from the major eastern railroads between 1890-1930…particularly the C&O with the orange bodies and the maroon letter boards. The C&O has an active historical society as do some other roads…
I would like some Pere Marquette Cars. Im moddeling some of the PM railroad and it is hard to find the right cars.
Like to have the Clinchfield White Oak observation car.
If you’re willing/able to put in a bit of work to assemble them, the cars for the 1946 streamliner are available as car sides from Union Station Products in O, S, HO and N scales (They’re Pullman plans #7479, 7480, 7481, 7482 and 7483A on the site). And Microscale has usable decals in HO and N, now.
I picked up the USP kit for the PM streamlined baggage/RPOs to use as an accurate RPO with the Walthers HO “Pere Marquette”-series cars. That’ll be useful for a post-1951 train. For the streamliner prior to 1951, the USP sides are the only thing currently available.
But yeah, I’d like RTR cars for the PM, too.
So has anyone given the information they are posting here to Walther’s on their passenger train survey? There is a section for “other” where you can enter comments such as these. My big comment was, “why is the survey limited to streamlined trains”, as I was seeking more of the betterment cars as discussed above. As well as the famous heavyweights such as the Santa Fe California Limited.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/?sm=j7Pl038%2FAktPQ2Q%2BC0Z9tQ%3D%3D
Yes! Several times but not enough to be a pest. I have also sent emails to the new product development team.
This survey is not limited to streamliners:
https://www.walthers.com/exec/page/survey
We need to let them know our interests. I just filled it out suggesting the modernized heavyweights
Walthers did produce the B&O paired window coaches and these would qualify as betterment cars. I have a handful but could sure use more…
http://www.walthers.com/exec/page/newapr01
Happy Modeling, Ed