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N-scale Varnish Passenger Car User's Guide
UNION PACIFIC
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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 manufacturers featured on this page:

American Limited Models	Kato USA	M&R Models
Brass Car Sides	Lazer Horizons	Union Station Products*
Des Plaines Hobbies		Wheels of Time

SERIES	CAR TYPE	Maker - ITEM #	NOTES
LA-103, LA-104	P.S. baggage - dorm	M&R 60-154	City of Los Angeles   R# 6009, 6010
SF-101	P.S. baggage - dorm	M&R 60-154	City of San Francisco
Named 1	P.S. cafe - lounge	M&R 60-156	CoLA
Named 2	P.S. articulated sleeper	M&R 2	CoLA/CoSF
Angel Island   San Gabriel	P.S. 4 DBR - 4 Comp - 2 DR	M&R 60-164   USP 4069F*	CoSF
Named 4	P.S. 4 DRB - buffet lounge obs.	M&R 60-24	CoLA/CoSF
Named 1	P.S. 48-seat coach	M&R 60-155   USP 7471*	CoSF
Ferry Building   Rincon Hill	P.S. 10 Rmt - 5 DBR	M& 60-163	CoSF
Hollywood, Marina	P.S. buffet - lounge	M&R 50-165	CoLA/CoSF
Portsmouth Square   Rose Bowl   Telegraph Hill	P.S. 12 Dup SR - 5 DBR	M& 60-152	CoSF
Rose Bowl   Telegraph Hill	P.S. 18 Rmt	M&R 60-159	CoLA
Alpine-series 3	A.C.F. 14 Sect	M&R 60-83 3
American-series 3	P.S. 6 Sect - 6 Rmt- 4 DBR	BCS 173-509   Kato R-T-R   LH N-4099   M&R 60-43   USP 4099*
Named 3	P.S. 5 DBR - bar lounge	USP 4199*	Rblt. to 11 DBR Star-series
Imperial-series 3	P.S. 4 DBR - 4 Comp - 2 DR	BCS 173-516   DPN1525   LH N-UP4069   M&R 60-26   USP 4069H*
Ocean-series 3	P.S. 5 DBR - 2 Comp - 2 DR	USP 4201* 7
Pacific-series 3	Budd 10 Rmt - 6 DBR	M&R 60-42 5
Western-series 3	A.C.F. 12 Rmt - 4 DBR	M&R 60-44   USP 9004*
1500, 1501	P.S. 48-seat coach	M&R 60-155   USP 7471*	ex-City of Los Angeles   ex-Boulder City, Pasadena
2230 - 221	HW Harriman baggage - mail	WoT 124
2257 - 2280	HW Harriman baggage - mail	WoT 124
5000 - 5006	A.C.F. cafe - lounge	M&R 60-141
5007, 5008 (1st)	P.S. cafe - lounge	M&R 60-156
5300 - 5327	P.S. coach	LH N-UP7385
5331 - 5345	P.S. 48-seat coach	M&R 60-27
5400 - 5449	P.S. 44-seat leg-rest coach	Kato R-T-R   LH N-UP5400
5450 - 5487	P.S. 44-seat leg-rest coach	Kato R-T-R   LH N-UP5450
5700 - 5710	A.C.F. baggage - storage mail	M&R 60-14 3
5711 - 5745	A.C.F. baggage - storage mail	Kato R-T-R
5801 - 5810	P.S. baggage -mail	USP 7470*
5900 - 5902	A.C.F. baggage - 60' mail	Kato R-T-R
6009, 6010	P.S. baggage - dorm	M&R 60-154	ex-LA-103, LA-104
6100 - 6105	A.C.F. dorm - lounge	M&R 60-82
6200 - 6208	A.C.F. club - lounge	M&R 60-142   USP 6200*
6300 - 6334	A.C.F. baggage - express	Concor R-T-R
7000 - 7009	A.C.F. dome - coach	Kato R-T-R   LH N-UP7000
7011 - 7015	A.C.F. dome - coach	Kato R-T-R   LH N-UP7000
8000 - 8009	A.C.F. dome - diner	BCS 173-522   LH N-UP8000
9000 - 9014	A.C.F. dome - lounge BE obs.	BCS 173-536 6   BCS 173-526 6

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	Encl - enclosed	SR - single room
		HW - heavyweight

* - 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 cars used on the City of Los Angeles and City of San Francisco trains carried the following names.

The following names were assigned to cars with a cafe - lounge configuration:

Baldy Mountain	Nob Hill	Russian Hill (to Hoover Dam, 1959)

The following names were assigned to coaches having 48-seats:

Boulder City	Market Street	Montgomery Street	Pasadena

Note 2:  Both the City of Los Angeles and the City of San Francisco trains carried articulatedcars.  These sets varied from train to train and even within the individual trains.  The following are a list of some of the articulated car sets, their configurations, the recommended sides for building these cars and the train they ran on:

Fisherman's Wharf + Golden Park	4 Comp - 3 DR + 12 Encl Sect	M&R 60-160 + 60-158
Seal Rock + Union Square	4 Comp - 3 DR + 12 Encl Sect	M&R 60-160 + 60-158
Twin Peaks + China Town	4 Comp - 3 DR + 12 Encl Sect	M&R 60-160 + 60-158
Arroyo Seco + Beverly Hills	11 Sect + 12 Encl Sect	M&R 60-157 + 60-158
Seal Rock + Union Square	11 Sect + 12 Encl Sect	M&R 60-157 + 60-158

Note 3:  Union Pacific's later lightweight sleeper cars were named in series.  The following are a list of the series named cars.

The following are individual names of P.S.-built cars containing 5 DBR - bar lounge:

Baker	Cedar City	Grand Island	North Platte	Omaha
Boise	Chyenne	LeGrande	Ogden	Pendleton

The following are the names of cars in the American-series.  Car names shown in RED are cars sold to Southern Pacific.  Car names shown in GREEN are cars sold to the Chicago and NorthWestern.

American Ace	American Clipper	American Fortress	American Merchant	American Royal
American Adventure	American Command	American Forum	American Monitor	American Sailer
American Ambassador	American Courier	American Guard	American Navy	American Scene
American Army	American Cruiser	American Haven	American Park	American Sentry
American Beacon	American Dairyland	American Heights	American Patrol	American Shores
American Beauty	American Eagle	American Hills	American Plains	American Skies
American Brigade	American Elm	American Home	American Progress	American Skipper
American Buffalo	American Emblem	American Indian	American Rampart	American Soldier
American Canyon	American Ensign	American Lake	American Ranger	American Star
American Captain	American Escort	American Light	American Rapids	American Trails
American Charm	American Falls	American Manor	American River	American Troopers
American Classic	American Flyer	American Marine	American Rose	American Woodland

The following are the names of cars in the Imperial-series.  Car names shown in RED are cars sold to Southern Pacific.  Car names shown in GREEN are cars sold to the Chicago and NorthWestern.

Imperial Bend	Imperial Drive	Imperial Horn	Imperial Mark	Imperial Rock
Imperial Beach	Imperial Flower	Imperial Hour	Imperial Palm	Imperial Sands
Imperial Bird	Imperial Gate	Imperial Leaf	Imperial Ranch
Imperial Cape	Imperial Harbor	Imperial Letter	Imperial Robe

The following are the names of cars in the Ocean-series.

Ocean Mist	Ocean Scene	Ocean Sunset

The following are the names of cars in the Pacific-series.  Car names shown in ORANGE are cars sold to Milwaukee Road.

Pacific Bay	Pacific Cruiser	Pacific Heights	Pacific Park	Pacific Skies
Pacific Beach	Pacific Domain	Pacific Hills	Pacific Patrol	Pacific Slope
Pacific Beauty	Pacific Emblem	Pacific Home	Pacific Peak	Pacific Spray
Pacific Bend	Pacific Empire	Pacific Island	Pacific Plateau	Pacific Sunset
Pacific Bridge	Pacific Falls	Pacific Light	Pacific Range	Pacific Terrace
Pacific Cape	Pacific Forest	Pacific Lodge	Pacific Rest	Pacific Trail
Pacific Castle	Pacific Forum	Pacific Meadow	Pacific Ridge	Pacific Union
Pacific Command	Pacific Gardens	Pacific Mist	Pacific Sands	Pacific View
Pacific Cove	Pacific Guard	Pacific Northwest	Pacific Scene	Pacific Waters
Pacific Crest	Pacific Harbour	Pacific Ocean	Pacific Shores	Pacific Waves

The following are the names of cars in the Western:

Western Lake	Western Scene	Western Sunset	Western View

Note 4: Cars in this series were named Nob Hill and Russian Hill.  Russian Hill was renamed Hoover Dam in 1951 because of McCarthyism.

Note 5:  There is not, at this time, a core kit for Budd cars, but these cars can be used on either a Concor or Kato Budd car shell to create a reasonably accurate model of these cars.

Note 6:  Both sides are for modeling the 9000-series cars.  Set 173-536 is intended for modeling these cars as they were built while set 173-526 is for the same cars after they were rebuilt for mid-train service.  It should be noted that at this time there is not a suitable core kit or starting point for modeling these cars and that they are only mentioned as a reference.

Note 7:  This side kit is useful for creating an U.P. smooth sided Ocean-series car, though the skirting should be removed.

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