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N-scale Varnish Passenger Car User's Guide
 

NORTHERN PACIFIC

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 manufacturers featured on this page:

American Limited Models Des Plaines Hobbies Kato USA
Athabasca Scale Models JMC International/Concor M&R Models
Brass Car Sides Union Station Products*

Brass Car Sides has announced that they are looking into doing the NP "Day-Night" coach (588 - 599) and 8-6-3-1 sleeper.  For more information visit their website using the link above.
SERIES CAR TYPE Maker - ITEM # NOTES
  B30   Budd RDC2   Kato R-T-R 3   STAND-IN
  B31, B32   Budd RDC2   Kato R-T-R   ex-WP
  B40   Budd RDC3   Kato R-T-R 3   STAND-IN
  B41   Budd RDC3   Kato R-T-R   ex-DM&IR
  307 - 314 4   Budd dome - 4 Rmt - 4 SR - 4 DBR   BCS 173-524   
  325 - 328 Loch-series 1  2
 		   Budd Slumbercoach
 		   Concor R-T-R
  Kato R-T-R		   ex-NYC
 
  329 Loch-series 1  2
 		   Budd Slumbercoach
 		   Concor R-T-R
  Kato R-T-R		   ex-MP 699 Southland
 
  330 - 336 Loch-series 1  2  6
 		   Budd Slumbercoach
 		   Concor R-T-R
  Kato R-T-R		   (ex-B&O and ex-NYC) see Note 6
 
  350 - 363   P.S. 8 Dup Rmt - 6 Rmt - 1 Comp - 3 DBR   USP 4119*   
  364 - 365
 		   P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR
 		   M&R 60-46
  USP 4140C*		   S.P. Cascade service 5
 
  367 - 372
 		   P.S. 6 Rmt - 8 Dup Rmt - 4 DRB
 		   AS 5801
  M&R 60-89		   
  375 - 379 4   Budd dome - sleeper - buffet   BCS 173-524   ex-307, 308, 311, 312, 314
  400 - 404   P.S. 85' water - baggage   BCS 173-556   
  425 - 429   P.S. mail - dorm   BCS 173-550   
  450 - 457
 		   P.S. diner - lounge car
 		   B.C.S. 173-561
  M&R 60-92		   
 
  459 - 463   Budd diner - lounge   M&R 60-65   
  487 - 491 Holiday Lounge   P.S. parlor - bar - lounge   M&R 60-96   
  492 - 493 Holiday Lounge   P.S. parlor - bar - lounge   M&R 60-96   
  494 - 498 Traveller's Rest   P.S. lunch counter - lounge   BCS 173-519   
  500 - 517   P.S. 56-seat coach   B.C.S. 173-530   
  521 - 526   P.S. 56-seat coach   DPN1501   ex-C&NW
  527   P.S. corrugated 72-seat coach   M&R 60-61   ex-MKT
  528 - 532   P.S. corrugated 68-seat coach   M&R 60-63   ex-MKT
  581 - 585   P.S. 48-seat leg-rest coach   M&R 60-106   ex-Traveller's Rest lounge cars

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:  While Kato and Concor both offer Budd Slumbercoach models they will require that the skirting be modified.  N.P. Slumbercoaches apparently did not have skirting, while others apparently had skirting removed when relettered.

  • Note 2:  Individual names of the Lock-series Budd Slumbercoach sleepers:
      325 Loch Sloy   327 Loch Lomond   329 Loch Tabert   331 Loch Long   333 Loch Tay   335 Loch Arkaig
      326 Loch Leven   328 Loch Ness   330 Loch Katrine   332 Loch Locky   334 Loch Rannack   336 Loch Awe

  • Note 3:  The NP's original Budd cars had slightly modified window patterns from what is found on the Kato model.  These cars are mentioned purely as a reference.

  • Note 4:  Dome - sleepers 307, 308, 311, 312 and 314 were rebuilt in 1967 to having 4 Roomette - 2 Single Room - 4 Double Bedroom with a buffet replacing two of the single rooms.

  • Note 5:  These cars were built as a part of an order by Southern Pacific.  When originally built the cars were painted in Cascade two-tone gray but were later repainted in imitation stainless steel with a red letterboard stripe after SP had adopted the Sunset paint scheme for the majority of its passenger car fleet.  These cars carried "NORTHERN PACIFIC" lettering in both paint schemes.

  • Note 6:  Slumbercoaches 330 - 333 were ex-B&O, 333 - 336 were ex-NYC
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