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N-scale Varnish Passenger Car User's Guide
 

WESTERN PACIFIC

UPDATED 14 JANUARY 2007!!!

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.

The most famous train of the Western Pacific was the California Zephyr, which comprised cars owned by the three member roads (Burlington, Rio Grande and Western Pacific) and one sleeper used as a part of a transcontinental routing owned by the Pennsylvania.  See those pages for more information on the cars used.

The following manufacturers are featured on this page:
American Limited Models Kato USA Union Station Products*

SERIES CAR TYPE Maker - ITEM # NOTES
  375, 376 Zephyrette   Budd RDC2   Kato R-T-R   
  801, 802 Silver-series 1   Budd baggage - express   Kato R-T-R 3   California Zephyr
  811, 812 Silver-series 1   Budd dome - coach   Kato R-T-R 3   California Zephyr
  813, 814 Silver-series 1   Budd dome - coach   Kato R-T-R 3   California Zephyr
  815 - 817 Silver-series 1   Budd dome - coach   Kato R-T-R 3   California Zephyr
  831, 832 Silver-series 1   Budd dome - buffet lounge - dorm   Kato R-T-R 3   California Zephyr
  841, 842 Silver-series 1   Budd dining car   Kato R-T-R 3   California Zephyr
  861 - 867 Silver-series 1
 
  Budd 10 Rmt - 6 DBR
 
  Kato R-T-R 3
  USP 9509*
  California Zephyr
 
  871, 872 Silver-series 1   Budd 16-section sleeper 2   Kato R-T-R 3   California Zephyr
  881, 882 Silver-series 1   Budd Dome - sleeper - lounge - obs.   Kato R-T-R 3   California Zephyr

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 WP Siver-series cars carried the following names:
  801 Silver Beaver   814 Silver Sage   832 Silver Hostel   863 Silver Canyon   871 Silver Palm
  802 Silver Stag   815 Silver Schooner   841 Silver Plate   864 Silver Mountain   872 Silver Poplar
  811 Silver Dollar   816 Silver Scout   842 Silver Platter   865 Silver Palisade   881 Silver Crescent
  812 Silver Feather   817 Silver Thistle   861 Silver Arroyo   866 Silver Rouge   882 Silver Planet
  813 Silver Palace   831 Silver Chalet   862 Silver Bay   867 Silver Palm   

Note 2:  Cars 871 and 872 were rebuilt to 48-seat coaches.

Note 3:  These cars are represented in Kato's offering of California Zephyr cars.

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