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N-scale Varnish Passenger Car User's Guide
 

Southern Railway

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.

Although most of Southern Railway's Class One subsidiaries participated in the operation of streamline passenger trains only the Cincinnatti New Orleans and Texas Pacific actually owned any lightweight equipment, with this being denoted by "C.N.O.&T.P." sublettering in the upper corner of the letterboard area.

Southern participated in through passenger train routes in conjunction with Florida East Coast, Louisville and Nashville, Pennsylvania Railroad and the West Point Route, with these roads also owning cars built as a part of the same orders as some of the Southern's cars and are so noted under those roadnames (where tables have been written).

Below is a list of links for manufacturers featured on this page:
American Limited Models Union Station Products*

NEW ITEMS NOTED WITH **.
SERIES CAR TYPE Maker - ITEM # NOTES
  800 - 814 Named 1   P.S. 56-seat coach   USP 7457*   
  2000 - 2023 River-series 2
 		   P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR
 		   **ESMC 3114
  USP 4140*		   
  2200 - 2210 Valley-series 2   P.S. 14 Rmt - 4 DBR   USP 4153C*   
  2300 Royal Arch 3 ( 1ST ),
  2301 Royal Court 3 ( 1ST ) 		  P.S. 5 DBR - buffet lounge obs.
 		   USP 4126* 4
 		   
  2350 - 2353 Crescent-series 2   P.S. 1 MR - 2 DR - buffet lounge   USP 4160*   
  3400 - 3404 River-series 2   P.S. 10 Rmt - 6 DBR   USP 4140*   CNO&TP
  3499 Royal Palm 3 ( 1ST )   P.S. 5 DBR - buffet lounge obs.   USP 4126* 4   CNO&TP

Abbreviations:
  A.C.F. - American Car and Foundry   DBR - double bedroom   obs. - observation
  BE - blunt end   DR - drawing room   MR - Master Room with shower
  Comp - compartment   Dup - duplex   P.S. - Pullman - Standard
  Dorm - dormitory   HW - heavyweight   Sect - section

* - 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:   Individual names for coaches in this series.  At the present time I do not have the numbers matched with names assigned to these cars, if you can help please email me using the link above:
  800 North Carolina   803 Alabama   806 Huntsville   809 Radford   812 Charlottesville
  801 Maryland   804 Georgia   807 Buntyn   810 Bristol   813 Lynchburg
  802 Alabama   805 Georgia   808 Sheffield   811 Sweetwater   814 Roanoke

Note 2:   Southern sleeping cars originally carried just names, with numbers being assigned later on.  The following is a list of names for various sleeper car series, as well as numbers, where known.  If you can help to match numbers with names, please email me using the link above.

  • The following names were assigned to the Crescent-series sleeper - lounge cars:
      2350 Crescent City   2351 Crescent Moon   2352 Crescent Harbor   2353 Crescent Shores

  • The following names were assigned to the River-series sleeper cars:
      2000 Alphaha River   2008 Pacolot River   2016 St. Johns River   3400 Emory River
      2001 Altamaha River   2009 Potomac River   2017 Tiger River   3401 French Broad River
      2002 Dan River   2010 Rapidan River   2018 Tombigbee River   3402 Coosa River
      2003 Catawba River   2011 Rivanna River   2019 Tugalo River   3403 Holston River
      2004 Enoree River   2012 Saluda River   2020 Tye River   3404 Etowan River
      2005 Flint River   2013 Seneca River   2021 Yadkin River
      2006 Omulgee River   2014 Shenandoah River   2022 York River
      2007 Otter River   2015 Rappahannock River   2023 Warrior River

  • The following names were assigned to the River-series sleeper cars:
      2200 Cashier's Valley   2203 Mississippi Valley   2206 Roanoke Valley   2209Tennessee Valley
      2201 Hiwassee Valley   2204 Paint Rock Valley   2207 Shenandoah Valley   2210 Wauhatchie Valley
      2202 James River Valley   2205 Piedmont Valley   2208 Spring Valley

    Note 3:  The Royal-series sleeper - lounge observation cars were rebuilt by Pullman - Standard to 11 DBR sleepers, retaining the same names when rebuilt.  It should be noted, though, that at present there is not an appropriate core kit for constructing such a model, nor is there an appropriate set of sides available at this time to represent the 11 DBR sleepers.  It should also be noted that 2300 was later renamed (after rebuilding) to Luther Calvin Norris.

    Note 4:  The U.S.P. sides kit listed is for a New York Central smooth-sided sleeper - lounge observation car of a nearly identical configuration.  It should be possible to construct a reasonable representation of the Royal-series cars by adding U.S.P. Pullman - Standard corrugation, applied appropriately to the sides.



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