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Hi J, what time period are you modeling? The B. & O. ,for instance, was chartered in 1827 and ran under its own name until merging with C. & O. Dec. 1962. During W.W. I, many of the railroad's steam locos were of the U.S.R.A. (U.S. Railraoad Administration) type. B. & O. seemed to favor Baldwin steam but ran every builders steam locos. You may use the U.S.R.A. types safely on most major U.S. Roads (circa 1914 through the 1940's) A typical post W.W. II passenger consist would include several day coaches, fhree or four pullman sleepers of various compartmental configurations, two or more baggage cars, a R.P.O. (rail post office), a baggage-buffet lounge combine, and a combine diner-observation, lounge car. Extra fares trains would not include day coaches but baggage, Pullman sleepers, diners, a club-lounge car and observation (head-end) only car would be a general "rule of thumb." B. & O. ran the gambit in diesel power from the 1935 General Electric TA-1 streamline diesels to the EMD E-6, 7, 8, and 9's and everything in between. I hope this is of some general help to you.
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