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N-scale Varnish Passenger Car User's Guide

AUTO - TRAIN

UPDATED 31 December 2006.
Click here to visit Fred Klein's excellent N-scale Passenger Car website  
The following are cars that can be accurately modeled currently in N-scale using available car sides, kits and R-T-R models.  The list below are recommendations only, based on the best information that I have on-hand.  If you know of additions or corrections that need to be made, or know of suitable decals for lettering these cars, please email me by Clicking Here.

Below is a list of links for the manufacturers featured on this page:

American Limited Models	Eastern Seaboard Models Corp.	NKP Car
Brass Car Sides	Kato USA	Union Station Products*
Bachmann	Lazer Horizons	Walthers
	M&R Models

NEW LISTINGS SHOWN IN RED.

SERIES	CAR TYPE	MAKER - ITEM #	NOTES
135	Budd baggage - express	Kato R-T-R	ex-WP 1
201 - 206	A.C.F. 4 DBR - 4 Comp - 2 DR	M&R 60-10	ex-AT&SF
250	P.S. 11 DBR	NKP Car   U.S.P. 4168*	ex-SCL, nee-C&O
251	P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR	NKP Car   U.S.P. 4167*	ex-SCL, nee-C&O
252	P.S. 7 DBR - 2 DR	USP 3091*	ex-SCL
253	P.S. 11 DBR	NKP Car   U.S.P. 4168*	ex-SCL, nee-C&O
303 - 305	P.S. 5 DBR - 2 Comp - 2 DR	USP 4201* 5	ex-UP Ocean-series
460 - 464	Budd dome - coach	Kato R-T-R	ex-WP 1
470, 471	Budd dome - coach	Kato R-T-R	ex-WP 1
510 - 515	Budd Big Dome	M&R 60-129 2	ex-AT&SF
520 - 524	Budd Big Dome	M&R 60-128 2	ex-AT&SF
540, 541	Budd Big Dome	M&R 60-128 2	ex-AT&SF
542, 543	A.C.F. dome - lounge	BCS 173-526 3	ex-UP
580, 582	Budd table car	Kato R-T-R	ex-WP 1, 4
596, 598	P.S. movie - buffet car	LH N-C&O7605   NKP Car   USP 7605F*	ex-SCL/ACL/C&O twin - unit diner
597, 599	P.S. kitchen - dorm car	LH N-C&O7607   NKP Car   USP 7607F*	ex-SCL/ACL/C&O twin - unit diner
610 - 612	P.S. 6-4-6	LH N-L&N4183   U.S.P. 4183*	ex-C&EI
630, 631	P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR	ESMC 3114   U.S.P. 4140B*	ex-RF&P
632, 633	P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR	B.C.S. 173-533   Walthers R-T-R	ex-RF&P
634	P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR	ESMC 3091   U.S.P. 4140B*	ex-SAL, nee-FEC
700 - 706	A.C.F. dome - coach	Kato R-T-R	ex-UP
707 - 709	P.S. dome - coach	Kato R-T-R	ex-UP
800 - 808	A.C.F. dome - diner	BCS 173-522	ex-UP
900 - 913	A.C.F. dome - lounge	BCS 173-526 3	ex-UP

Abbreviations:

	A.C.F. - American Car and Foundry	DBR - double bedroom	obs. - observation
	BE - blunt end	DR - drawing room	P.S. - Pullman - Standard
	Comp - compartment	Dup - duplex	Sect - section
	Dorm - dormitory	HW - heavyweight	SR - single room

* - It should be noted that the Union Station Products are Craftsman-level kits.  Some clean-up of parts and assembly is required, and care must be exercised when assembling these sides because of the delicate parts.

Note 1:  These Western Pacific cars were originally used on the California Zephyr.  For more information on the cars please see the WP page.

Note 2:  These sides are intended for use on the Bachmann Budd Big Dome model.  As is, the Bachmann dome model is reasonably appropriate for an A.T. dome since it has the large letterboard, modifications would be required if the M&R Models sides are used.

Note 3:  While Brass Car Sides offer these sides for creating a U.P. dome - lounge (and the earlier dome - lounge observation) there is no suitable core currently available for building these cars.  They are mentioned simply as a matter of record.

Note 4:  Cars 580 and 582 were originally built as 16-section sleepers and were rebuilt, circa 1962, to 48-seat leg-rest coaches by the CB&Q, D&RGW and WP.  AutoTrain rebuilt these cars to table cars for use with former SCL/ACL/C&O twin-unit diners.

Note 5:  This side kit is useful for creating an ex-U.P. smooth sided Ocean-series car, though the skirting should be removed.

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