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N-scale Varnish Passenger Car User's Guide
 

BALTIMORE AND OHIO

UPDATED 14 JANUARY 2007.

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 Kato USA M&R Models
JMC International/Concor Lazer Horizons NKP Car
Union Station Products*

SERIES CAR TYPE Maker - ITEM # NOTES
  Cascade-series 1
  		  P.S. 10 Rmt - 5 DBR
  		  M&R 60-32/60-32-2 3
  USP 4072* 		  
  Chicago, Washington   P.S. tavern - lounge observation car   **LH N-B&O7554 4   SEE NOTE 5.
  Named 1
 
 
  		  P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR
 
 
  		  **LH N-B&O4167
  M&R 60-124 2
  NKP Car 2
  USP 4167* 		  ex-C&O
 
 
 
  Named 1
  		  P.S. 14 Rmt - 4 DBR
  		  LH N-B&O4153
  USP 4153B*		   
 
  Named 1   P.S. 5 DBR - buffet lounge obs.   NKP Car   ex-C&O
  Named 1
 
 		   P.S. 2 DBR - 1 Comp - 1 DR -
  buffet lounge obs.
  		  Kato R-T-R
  LH N-NY4082
  USP 4082A* 		  ex-NYC
 
 
  Land - series 1   Budd Slumbercoach sleeper   Concor R-T-R 4   
  1090 Akron,
  1091 Pittsburg		   P.S. dining car
  		  LH N-B&O7552
  USP 7552* 		  
  1092, 1094
 
 		   P.S. twin-unit diner
  table car
  		  **LH N-C&O7605
  NKP Car
  USP 7605F* 		  Ordered by C&O, to NYC 409, 410;
  to B&O 1957.  SEE NOTE 6.
 
  1093, 1095
 
 		   P.S. twin-unit diner kitchen-dorm car
 
  		  **LH N-C&O7607
  NKP Car
  USP 7607F* 		  Ordered by C&O, to NYC 472, 473;
  to B&O 1957.  SEE NOTE 6.
 
  1350, 1351
 		   P.S. baggage - dorm - coffee
  shop - lounge		   **LH N-B&O7549
  USP 7549*		   
  1900 - 1911   Budd RDC1   Kato R-T-R   1900 - 1907 ex-6510 - 6517
  1912   Budd RDC1   Kato R-T-R   ex-C&O, nee-C&NW
  1913   Budd RDC1   Kato R-T-R   ex-AT&SF
  1950, 1951   Budd RDC2   Kato R-T-R   ex-6550, 6551
  1970   Budd RDC1   Kato R-T-R   ex-C&O 9060, nee-C&NW 9935
  1971   Budd RDC1   Kato R-T-R   ex-C&O, nee-C&NW
  1972   Budd RDC1   Kato R-T-R   ex-LI
  5500 - 5507 Named   P.S. 56-seat coach   **LH N-B&O7550   ex-C&O 9060, nee-C&NW 9935
  6510 - 6517   Budd RDC1   Kato R-T-R   R# 1900 - 1907
  6550, 6551   Budd RDC2   Kato R-T-R   R# 1950, 1951
  9910
 		   Budd RDC1
 		   Kato R-T-R
 		   ex-1900-series; ex-C&O, nee-
  C&NW
  9911 - 9917   Budd RDC1   Kato R-T-R   ex-1900-series, nee-6510-series
  9918   Budd RDC1   Kato R-T-R   ex-1913, nee-AT&SF
  9920 - 9922   Budd RDC1   Kato R-T-R   ex-1900-series
  9930
 		   Budd RDC2
 		   Kato R-T-R
 		   ex-1970; ex-C&O 9060, nee-
  C&NW 9935
  9931   Budd RD1   Kato R-T-R   ex-1972; ex-LI
  9932   Budd RD1   Kato R-T-R   ex-1950-series

Abbreviations:
  R# - renumbered   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:  Sleeper cars of the B&O were named as follows:
  • Individual names for cars having 10 Rmt - 6 DBR:
    Alleghany Guyandotte Scheylkill Tuscarawas
    Auglaise Kokosing Shenandoah Tygart
    Catochin Muscatatuck Sheango Youghiogheny
    Cuyahoga Opequon

  • Individual names for cars having 14 Rmt - 4 DBR:
    Cacapon Mononcacy Patuxent Sangamon
    Mahoning Muskingum Paw Paw Scioto

  • Individual names for cars having 5 DBR - buffet lounge observation:
    Dana Metcalf Nappanee Wawasee

  • Individual names for cars having 10 Rmt - 5 DBR:
    Cascade Bluff Cascade Drive Cascade Locks Cascade Sound
    Cascade Boulder Cascade Gully Cascade Music

  • Individual names for cars having 2 DBR - 1 Comp - 1 DR - buffet lounge:
    Genesee River Maumee River Wabash River

    Note 2:  The M&R sides could be of use for modeling a smooth sided 10-6 sleeper (I do not know if any retained the corrugation) while the NKP Car sides would be useful in modeling a corrugated car. Either version could be modeled with the U.S.P. sides kit.

    Note 3:  The first number is for car sides with the center skirting, the second number is for car sides without skirting.

    Note 4:  While both Kato and Concor offer models of the Budd Slumbercoach the Kato model represents a Burlington Route car with full length skirting, while the Concor model represents a car with the cut-outs in the skirting for the trucks, which would be appropriate for modeling a B&O cars.

    Note 5:  At the present time there is not an appropriate core kit for this type of car.  These sides are mentioned only as a matter of record.

    Note 6:  The Laser Horizon and Union Station Products sides both require corrugation being added below the window section for the models to be appropriate.  For the L.H. sides, U.S.P. P.S. corrugation or M.&R. Texas Special corrugation for EMD E7As would be needed for the sides to be completely accurate.  Unique to a few corrugated cars on the B&O, these cars had the Cor-ten steel portions of the sides painted to match smooth sided cars, with a gray window section, blue letterboard and lower side area (non-corrugated) and yellow striping.
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