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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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