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N-scale Varnish Passenger Car User's Guide

Kansas City Southern - Louisiana and Arkansas

Updated 14 JANUARY 2007
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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 is a list of links for manufacturers featured on this page:

American Limited Models	M&R Models	Union Station Products*

SERIES	CAR TYPE	Maker - ITEM #	NOTES
Named 1, 3	P.S. 14 Rmt - 4 DBR	USP 4153B*
14 - 29	P.S. baggage - express	USP 7003*
57 Old Plantation   58 Mountain Lodge	A.C.F. 36 -seat dining car	USP 3051*
68, 69 3	P.S. baggage - mail - dorm	USP 7431*	68 to KCS 34 (1963)
80	HW baggage - express	M&R 60-130	ex-AT&SF
234 - 238 (R# 255-259)	P.S. 66-seat coach - lounge	USP 7432* 2	STAND-IN 2
239, 240 3	ACF 62-seat coach - lounge	USP 2877* 2	STAND-IN 2;   239 to KCS 251 (1962)
270 - 279	P.S. 72-seat coach	USP 7033*

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:  The following namdes were assigned to the 14 Rmt - 4 DBR sleepers:

William Buchanan	William Edenborn	Colonel Fordyce	Leonor Loree
Harvey Couch	Job Edson	Stuart Knott	Arthur Stilwell

Note 2:  The USP side kit will produce a reasonable representation of these coaches, though they lack the prototype's riveted exterior.

Note 3:  These cars were owned by KCS subsidiary Louisianna and Arkansas, later transferred to KCS proper.

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