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N-scale Varnish Passenger Car User's Guide

CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN
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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 are a list of manufacturers featured on this page:

American Limited Models	Inter-Mountain Railway	NKP Car
American Model Builder	Des Plaines Hobbies	Union Station Products*
Brass Car Sides	Kato USA	Wheels of Time
	M&R Models

NEW LISTINGS NOTED WITH **.

SERIES	CAR TYPE	MAKER - ITEM #	NOTES
Arcadia 4	P.S. 4 BR - 4 Comp - 2 DR	M&R 60-164   USP 4069F*	UP City of San Francisco 2
Baldy Mountain	P.S. 4 DBR - cafe - lounge B.E. obs.	M&R 60-24	UP City of San Francisco 2
Civic Center 4	P.S. 4 BR - 4 Comp - 2 DR	M&R 60-164   USP 4069F*	UP City of San Francisco 2
Hoover Dam   (ex-Russian Hill)	P.S. 4 DBR - cafe - lounge   B.E. obs.	M&R 60-164	UP City of San Francisco 2
Hunters Point 4	P.S. 4 BR - 4 Comp - 2 DR	M&R 60-164   USP 4069F*	UP City of San Francisco 2
Rose Bowl	P.S. 18 Rmt. sleeper	M&R 60-159	UP City of San Francisco 2
Russian Hill   (to Hoover Dam)	P.S. 4 DBR - cafe - lounge   B.E. obs.	M&R 60-24	UP City of San Francisco 2
American-series 1	A.C.F. 6 Rmt - 6 sec - 4 DBR	M&R 60-43   USP 4099*	UP pool 3
American-series 1	P.S. 6 Rmt - 6 sec - 4 DBR	BCS 173-509   DPN1520   LH N-UP4099	UP pool 3
Imperial-series 1, 4	P.S. 4 BR - 4 Comp - 2 DR	DPN1525   M&R 60-26   USP 4069H*	UP pool 3
Western-series 1	A.C.F. 12 Rmt - 4 DBR	LH N-UP9004   M&R 60-44   USP 9004*	UP pool 3
1 - 16	St.L.C.Co. Bi-level coach	WoT 114
424 Lake Iowa	Budd conference car	Kato R-T-R	Company service;   ex-D&RGW Silver Aspen
440	P.S. 75-seat coach	DPN1501	ex-parlor car
510	P.S. 62-seat coach	DPN1503	ex-parlor car
553 (1st)	P.S. 65-seat coach	DPN1503	ex-parlor car
555 (1st)	P.S. coach - parlor	DPN1503	ex-parlor car
800 - 804	P.S. coach	DPN1501	ex-3410-series
805	P.S. coach	DPN1502	ex-3400-series
806	P.S. coach	DPN1501	ex-3410-series
807	P.S. coach	DPN1502	ex-3400-series
808 - 828	P.S. coach	DPN1501	ex-3410-series
829	P.S. coach	DPN1502	ex-3400-series
830 - 835	P.S. coach	DPN1501	ex-3410-series
836	P.S. coach	DPN1502	ex-3400-series
837 - 849	P.S. coach	DPN1501	ex-3410-series
3400 - 3403	P.S. coach - lounge   with Stewardess room	DPN1502	Most Rblt. to 800-series
3410 - 3476	P.S. coach - lounge	DPN1501	Most Rblt. to 800-series
3477 - 3482	A.C.F. 44-seat leg-rest coach	Kato R-T-R   LH N-UP5450	Kato - STAND-IN
3483 - 3485	P.S. 52-seat coach	**IMR CCS6902   NKP Car   USP 7600*	From C&O order; to SP
6148 Montgomery Street	P.S. 48-seat coach	M&R 60-155	UP City of San Francisco 2
6500 - 6516	P.S. parlor car	DPN1503
6950 - 6955	P.S. diner - lounge	DPN1504
6960 Mission Delores   6961 Presidio	P.S. dining car	LH N-UPCOLA	UP City of San Francisco 2   (Mission Delores ex-Ambassador)
7800 - 7802	A.C.F. cafe - lounge	M&R 60-141	UP pool 3
7900 - 7902	A.C.F. buffet - lounge	M&R 60-142   USP 6200*	UP pool 3
7903 Marina	P.S. buffet - lounge	M&R 60-165	UP City of San Francisco 2
8900, 8901	LW baggage - express	AMB 5000	UP pool 3
9303	P.S. baggage - dorm	M&R 60-154	UP City of Los Angeles 2   (ex-LA-101)
9933, 9934	Budd RDC1	Kato R-T-R
9935	Budd RDC2	Kato R-T-R

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 C&NW sleepers carried names in the following series:

  Individual names of sleeper cars built by A.C.F. in the American-series having 6 Rmt - 6 Sect - 4 DBR:

American Embassy	American Sunset

  Individual names of sleeper cars built by Pullman - Standard American-series having 6 Rmt - 6 Sect - 4 DBR:

American Beauty	American Buffalo	American Portal	American Skies
American Brigade	American Indian	American Plains

  Individual names of sleeper cars built by Pullman - Standard Imperial-series having 4 DBR - 4 Comp - 2 DR:

Imperial Drive	Imperial Leaf	Imperial Mark	Imperial Ranch

  Individual names of sleeper cars built by A.C.F. in the Western-series cars having 12 Rmt - 4 DBR:

Western Frontier	Western Peak

Note 2:  These cars were originally built for the Union Pacific's City of Los Angeles and City of San Francisco trains.  When the ownership of the trains were divided among the participating lines (UP/SP/C&NW) in 1947, these cars were transferred to the C&NW.  Some cars were renamed as noted, either before or after they were transferred to the C&NW.

Note 3:  These cars were built as a part of larger UP orders and until 1956 carried UP paint with C&NW lettering.  After UP shifted all Overland Route trains to the Milwaukee Road, these cars were repainted in C&NW yellow and green.

Note 4:  The following sleeper cars saw service on the Illinois Central by Pullman after UP shifted the Overland Route trains to the MILW.  These car received IC orange and chocolate brown paint "Pullman" lettering with small "C&NW" at the ends of the letterboard and with yellow trim.  All were returned to the C&NW and retired by 1964:

Arcadia	Hunters Point	Imperial Leaf	Imperial Ranch
Civic Center	Imperial Drive	Imperial Mark

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