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N-scale Varnish Passenger Car User's Guide

CANADIAN NATIONAL PASSENGER CAR NAMES

The following is a list of passenger car names for some of the CN passenger cars.  It should be noted that not all named cars are listed.  Additional names for passenger cars (small series) can be found on this page.  As additional information is gained it will be added in.

Note 2:  The following are the names that were assigned to the 581 - 586 series:
  581 Lake Lenore 582 Lake O'Brien 583 Lake Chapleau 584 Lake St. Joseph 585 Lake Kathlyn 586 Lake Verde

The following are the names that were assigned to the 898 - 908 series (898 and 899 are former Grand Trunk Western cars, transferred to CN in 1971):
  898 Diamond Lake 901 Babine Lake 904 Severn Lake 907 Bras d'or Lake
  899 Silver Lake 902 Beaverhill Lake 905 Radiant Lake 908 Luster Lake
  900 Francois Lake 903 Moose Lake 906 Grand Lake

Note 2:  Sleepers of the CN were identified by name but were also assigned numbers for maintenance records.&bnsp; The following is a listing of the number series and the names that apply to that series.

  • 1010 - 1013 White-series containing 8 Sect - 1 DBR - buffet lounge:
      1010 White Oak 1011 White Rapids 1012 White Rock 1013 White Sands

  • Individual names of cars in the Valley-series containing 10 Sect - 1 Comp - buffet lounge:
      1014 Valleyfield   1015 Valley Mills   1016 Valley Park   1017 Valley River   1018 Valley Road   1019 Valleyview

  • 1082 - 1089 Cape-series names of cars containing 2 Comp - 2 DR - buffet lounge:
      1082 Cape Rosier 1084 Cape Porcupine 1086 Cape Canso 1088 Cape Chignecto
      1083 Cape Brule 1085 Cape Race 1087 Cape Breton 1089 Cape Tormentine

  • Individual names of cars in the Bay-series containing 10 Rmt - 5 DBR:
      2022 Buckley Bay   2023 Chaleur Bay   2024 Fortune Bay   2025 Glace Bay   2026 Hudson Bay   2027 Thunder Bay

  • 1100 - 1105 Mount-series containing 5 Comp - 3 DR:
      1100 Mt. Edith Cavell 1102 Mount Albreda 1104 Mt. Resplendent
      1101 Mount Robson 1103 Mt. Fitzwilliam 1105 Mount Tekarra

  • 1110 - 1161 E...-series containing 4 Sect - 4 DBR - 6 Dup Rmt:
      1110 Eastport 1123 Elgin 1136 Endeavour 1149 Essex
      1111 Eastview 1124 Elizabeth 1137 Enfield 1150 Estcourt
      1112 Edenwold 1125 Ellerslie 1138 Englee 1151 Ethelbert
      1113 Edgeley 1126 Elliston 1138 Ennishore 1152 Euclid
      1114 Edmonton 1127 Elmira 1140 Enterprise 1153 Eureka
      1115 Edmundston 1128 Elmsdale 1141 Entrance 1154 Evandale
      1116 Edson 1129 Elnora 1142 Entwistle 1155 Evangeline
      1117 Edwardsville 1130 Elrose 1143 Equity 1156 Evanston
      1118 Egerton 1131 Emerald 1144 Erickson 1157 Evelyn
      1119 Ekhart 1132 Emerson 1145 Erinview 1158 Everett
      1120 Elcott 1133 Emperor 1146 Ernestown 1159 Excelsior
      1121 Elderbank 1134 Endoko 1147 Erwood 1160 Exter
      1122 Eldorado 1135 Endcliffe 1148 Escuminac 1161 Extew

  • 1162 - 1181 Green-series containing 6 Sect - 4 DBR - 6 Rmt:
      1162 Green Point   1166 Greening 1170 Greenfield 1174 Greenview 1178 Greenbrier
      1163 Greenmount 1167 Green Cabin 1171 Green Harbour 1175 Greenvale 1179 Green Ridge*
      1164 Green Brook 1168 Greenshields 1172 Green Hill 1176 Greenway 1180 Greenwood
      1165 Green Court 1169 Green Bush 1173 Green Lane 1177 Green Bank 1181 Greenwich
    * - 1179 Green Ridge was renamed Green River, date unknown.

  • 1182 - 1189 Cove-series ex-NYC* cars containing 4 DBR - 4 Comp - 2 DR:
      1182 Auld Cove 1184 Chinook Cove 1186 Beaver Cove 1188 King's Cove
      1183 Gunning Cove 1185 Ship Cove 1187 Brilliant Cove 1189 Seal Cove
      * - These cars were formerly NYC in the following order:  10023 Castleton Bridge (nee-Imperial Court), 10026 Queensboro Bridge (nee-Imperial Canon), 10028 Tri-Boro Bridge (nee-Imperial Garden), 10008 Imperial City, 10019 Imperial Majesty, 10011 Imperial Queen, 10009 Imperial Temple and 10001 Imperial Scetre.

  • 1190 - 1195 Green-series ex-BAR and B&M sleepers in the Green-series containing 6 Sect - 4 DBR - 6 Rmt carried the following names:
      1190 Green Gables 1191 Greenock 1192 Greendale 1193 Green Harbor 1194 Green Hurst 1195 Greenwold
      * - These cars were formerly BAR and B&M in the following order:  BAR 80 North Twin Lakes, BAR 81 South Twin Lakes, B&M 31 Darthmouth College I (ex-Hampton Beach), B&M 32 Darthmouth College II (ex-Old Orchard Beach, B&M 33 Rye Beach and B&M 34 Salsibury Beach.

  • 2000 - 2019 I...-series containing 4 DBR - 4 Comp - 2 DR:
      2000 Indigo 2005 Innes 2010 Invermay 2015 Iroquois
      2001 Ingelow 2006 Inverness 2011 Intervale 2016 Irvine
      2002 Ingramport 2007 Inwood 2012 Iris 2017 Isabella
      2003 Ingersoll 2008 Iona 2013 Irma 2018 Isleview
      2004 Inkermon 2009 Ingonish 2014 Irondale 2019 Ituna

  • 2028 - 2037 West-series ex-NYC cars containing 17 Rmt - 1 Sect:
      2028 Westbank 2030 Westlock 2032 Westville 2034 Westgate 2036 West Sheffield
      2029 West End 2031 West River 2033 Westchester 2035 Westport 2037 Westwold
      * - 2028 - 2037 were formerly NYC in the following order:  10302 City of Albany, 10303 City of Boston, 10309 City of Buffalo, 10306 City of Chicago, 10307 City of Cleveland, 10300 City of Dayton, 10301 City of Detroit, 10304 City of Indianapolis, 10305 City of Rochester and 10308 City of Toledo.

  • 2038 - 2051 South-series of ex-NYC* cars in the containing 18 Rmt:
      2038 South Bend 2041 South Nelson 2044 South Magnetawan 2047 South March 2050 South River
      2039 South Brook 2042 South Parry 2045 South Branch 2048 South Paris 2051 Southwood
      2040 South Elbow 2043 Southport 2046 South Durham 2049 South Porcupine
      * - These cars were formerly FEC in the following order:  10314 City of Ann Arbor, 10316 City of Pittsfield, 10319 City of Schenectady, 10312 City of Springfield, 10313 City of Sarycuse, 10321 City of Troy, 10310 City of Worcester, 10323 City of Kalamazoo, 10315 City of Lansing, 10320 City of Peoria, 10318 City of Poughkeepsie, 10317 City of South Bend, 10311 City of Utica, and 10322 City of Yonkers.

  • 2052 - 2074 Val-series ex-NYC* cars containing 22 Rmt:
      2052 Val Alain 2057 Val d'Amour 2062 Val Jalbert 2067 Valparaiso 2071 Val Gagne
      2053 Val Brilliant 2058 Val d'Espoir 2063 Valjean 2068 Valpoy 2072 Val Royal
      2054 Val Cartier 2059 Val d'Or 2064 Val Marie 2069 Valrita 2073 Val Rose
      2055 Val Cote 2060 Val Doucet 2065 Valmount 2070 Val St. Patrice 2074 Val St. Michael
      2056 Valcourt 2061 Valhalla 2066 Valois
      * - These cars were formerly NYC in the following order:  10400 Caminada Bay, 10423 Dorcus Bay, 10428 Sandy Hook Bay, 10404 Traverse Bay, 10430 Gardiner's Bay, 10435 Huntington Bay, 10420 Sodus Bay, 10437 Casco Bay, 10424 Dorchester Bay, 10405 Thre Mile Bay, 10425 Chesapeake Bay, 10442 Great Peconic Bay, 10406 James Bay, 10438 Chaumont Bay, 10418 Humber Bay, 10443 Thunder Bay, 10422 Delaware Bay, 10417 Haverstraw Bay, 10433 San Francisco Bay, 10434 Sheepshead Bay, 10412 Quincy Bay, 10411 Pigeon Bay and 10419 Smithtown Bay.  The histories of CN 2063 and 2067 has yet to be determined.

  • 2075 - 2094 River-series ex-NYC* P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR sleepers carried the following names:
      2075 Exploit River 2079 Restigoucke River 2083 Riviera Rouge 2087 Saskatchawan River 2091 Skeena River
      2076 Margaree River 2080 Petitcodiac River 2084 Riviera Raquette 2088 Prairie River 2092 Hay River
      2077 Mabou River 2081 Riviera de Loup 2085 Nipigon River 2089 Peace River 2093 Yukon River
      2078 Sable River 2082 Riviera de au Renard 2086 Pembina River 2090 Smokey River 2094 Rideau River
      * - These cars were formerly NYC in the following order:  10141 Powder River, 10144 Penobscot River, 10152 Miami River, 10157 Winding River, 10161 Agawan River, 10162 Deep River, 10165 East River, 10167 Manistee River, 10174 St. Regis River, 10188 St. Francis River, 10197 Licking River, 10199 Chicopee River, 10213 Hocking River, 10215 Huron River, 10216 Housatonic River, 10218 Niagra River, 10222 Saugus River, 10223 Scioto River, 10230 Oswegatchie River and 10233 Kankakee River.

  • 2095 - 2106 Falls-series ex-SL-SF/Frisco* cars containing 14 Rmt - 4 DBR:
      2095 Churchill Falls 2098 Reversing Falls 2101 Kakabeka Falls 2104 Ocean Falls
      2096 Topsail Falls 2099 Pine Falls 2102 Pyramid Falls 2105 Rainbow Falls
      2097 Sisboo Falls 2100 Horseshoe Falls 2103 Teckawa Falls 2106 Alexandria Falls
      * - These cars were formerly SL-SF/Frisco in the following order:  Pierre Laclede, Thomas Hart Benton, Auguste Chouteau, Meramec River, Osage River, Gasconade River, Niangua River, James River, Grand River, Spring River, Cimmarron River and Alexander River.

  • 2125 - 2129 River-series ex-NKP* P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR sleepers carried the following names:
      2125 Riverdale 2126 Riverlea 2127 Riverside 2128 Riverfield 2129 Riverview
      * - These cars were formerly NKP in the following order:  204 City of Paynesville, 205 City of Erie, 208 City of Muncie and 212 City of Ft. Wayne.

  • 2130 - 2134 River-series ex-FEC* (SOU order) P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR sleepers carried the following names:
      2130 Terra Nova River 2131 Grand Codroy River 2132 Moose River 2133 Ecum Secum River 2134 Nashweak River
      * - These cars were formerly FEC in the following order:  Guatemala, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil and Chile.

  • 2135 - 2141 River-series ex-FEC* (ACL order) P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR sleepers carried the following names:
      2135 Grande River 2137 Riviera St. Fracois 2139 Deep River 2141 Naiscoot River
      2136 Riviera Clche 2138 Belle River 2140 Petawawa River
      * - These cars were formerly FEC in the following order:  Oriente, Cappara, Cuba, Columbia, Bahamian, Havana and Honduras.

  • 2147 - 2151 River-series ex-EL* (nee-Erie) P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR sleepers carried the following names:
      2147 Battle River 2148 Elbow River 2149 Clearwater River 2150 Chilcotin River 2151 Nechaka River
      * - These cars were formerly Erie Lackawanna (nee-Erie) in the following order:  James Gore King, Marvin Kent, Benjamin Loder, Daniel Craig and Charles Minot.

  • 2142 - 2146 River-series ex-MILW* P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR sleepers carried the following names:
      2142 Wanapitie River 2143 Warpath River 2144 Vermillian River 2145 Dauphin River 2146 Torch River
      * - These cars were formerly MILW in the following order:  Coure D'Alene, Lake Keechelus, Lake Pipen, Lake Pend Oreille and Lake Pewaukee.

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