WHAT PASSENGER TRAIN DID OR WOULD LIKED TO MODEL

[Noah Hofrichter]

For me, the passenger train I want to model is the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad's Passenger fleet, two E9's, an E8, an FP7, and a bunch of first class cars, including Dome cars, coaches, dormitory cars, a baggage car, a sleeper, and a theater car. The only problem with modeling this set of Passenger equipment is that very little of it are standard cars. The guy who owns the WSOR also owned Northern Railcar, a private rail car rebuilding company, and so most of the cars were rebuilt slightlyn before being repainted. And many were heavily modified. So I'll be doing a lot of kitbashing when I do get around to modeling the fleet.........

Noah

[Anonymous]

Australia's Indian-Pacific. A wonderful train to ride, but oh so boring to model!

[AntonioFP45]

HO Scale:

The Seaboard Coast Line's "Champion"; circa 1968.

Have been slowly purchasing Walthers Budd cars to build up this train. I'm also "fixing up" several Rivorossi streamlined cars as well. [8D] Color scheme will be a mixture of SCL, ACL, and SAL, since on the prototype, a number of passenger cars remained in their predecessor road colors after the SAL and ACL merger, some right on up until Amtrak in 1971.[;)]

I will also be "Freelancing" a bit with the train as I'll also be using my P2K FEC E7s to haul it in addition to SCL units. [:p] The prototype FEC (Florida East Coast) did haul the Champion but only up until 1963, before SCL's creation in 1967.

I'm very glad to see that there are other ACL, SAL, and SCL fans here! [C):-)][tup]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by adron_bh

Anybody actually modeled THE Cascades Talgo trains? I'm working on an N-scale of that but think I am going to have to modify some existing early model Talgo's that don't have the fins... seems it might be some trouble... anybody that could point me in a good direction?

I'm not aware of anyone offering the finned version - you may have to add fins to a standard Talgo set. Electrotren have them in HO and N, Ibertren also offered an N scale one though good luck in finding intermediate coaches for those - I have the end cars and two centre ones but haven't seen any others since - I think the Ibertren set was sold as a complete boxed consist so finding extra cars may be a non-starter. Mine's staying in Spanish livery to run with my German N scale collection. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

At present I'm working on the CB&Q CZ . Thanks to helpful answers to my questions on this forum, I am now working on the interiors painting them etc. This will take some time but I hope when finished I can post pictures here.
William

[oldno9]

I'd love to have the 1935 IC Green Diamond and 1938 RI Rocket in N-Scale. Oh, and maybe the M-10001 COP and M10005 COD, M10003 COSF, M10002 COLA, Rocky Mountain Rocket, Flying Yankee, 1935 and 1938 Twin Zephyrs, the retooled 1945 Twin Zephyrs, the General Pershing Zephyr, the TC HI's, an Oly Hi, The Comet, The 1938 Rebel - too cool, the eagle, and about a hundred others....

Anyone seen 'em in a recent product release?

Currently have a nice lineup for the crucial 400's, an Empire Builder, a 1950's COSF, the CZ, and most important, even if it doesn't fit the era, the M-10000 and The Pioneer Zephyr.

[Anonymous]

I would like to see more cars that are used in business/excursion trains rather than a set consist for a passenger train
more business cars, theater cars, power cars, railroad specific sleepers, diners/lounges and coaches
Ch

[Anonymous]

The Texas Special and the Cherokee Rocket....I would love to model those.

[Anonymous]

Right now, I am modeling a UP excursion train, pulled by the 3985.

my newest project is modeling the American Orient Express. that one is going to take a while.

[Anonymous]

The SP Daylight trains(Coast, San Juaquin and Shasta Daylights).

Ira

[Anonymous]

See my signature

[BRJN]

The Clover Leaf's Commercial Traveller. This train was 5 cars long (don't remember the types), emphasized that it was convenient not speedy, competed with the Wabash Cannonball, St Louis to Toledo, began service in 1901 and ended under NKP auspices just after WW2.

Related subject: Does anybody remember an MR or RMC article titled "Pike-sized Passenger Trains" run probably 10-15 years ago? If so, is there a way to get back copies?

[jimrice4449]

Being a major psgr train freak,I've got somewhere in the nieghborhood of 2 dozen built but the one I'd really like to get is the 1950 Coast Daylight. I've got the GS-4 and 20 of the old Limited Edition kits and one of these days I'm going to get a gumption transfusion and get going on it. I am! Really!

[tjsmrinfo]

the texas special trains 1 and 2 with the PRR cars in original PRR paint
modern day would have to be either MBTA or DART or TRE DART and TRE are in the Dallas/FT worth area

tom

[cnw4001]

In HO
CNW 400
NKP various trains
VIA smooth side yellow & blue
Two GO Transit rakes
A number of Amtrak Superliner or Heritage trains (enough equipment for numerous consists)
L & N Hummingbird
N & W Powhattan Arrow with J power
SNCF Le Poste
Scotrail DMU
and others
In N scale
CP Canadian
CN
PRR Broadway with K-4
SNCF TGV (1st generation)
BR HST 125

Probably others, can't remember right now.

[Anonymous]

N&W Powhattan Arrow - Have the East Coast Cars to Paint and Decal along with a Sunset J1a.
PRR Broadway Ltd - Have the old Rivarossi Cars, just need a few other ones to fill the the roster. Can power with either E-8's, PB-20's Sharks or Streamlined K-4.
NYC Twentieth Centrury - Have the Limited Edition E&B Valley set of cars painted in the 1938 Scheme which perfectly matches my Key J3a Super Hudson with Dreyfus Streamlining.
Many secondary PRR trains with K4s power.

Rick

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by railroadyoshi

As no/few manufacturers are producing MBTA cars and equipment anymore, I will have to do some work on my own to create MBTA consists for my railroad.

The stuff may not be in current production, but I've seen the Walthers F40PH and Horizon commuter cars in MBTA livery still available from mail order places. They can probably be found at trains shows and on eBay without a great deal of difficulty. Imperial Hobby Productions makes a resin FP10 shell, as well.

[oleirish]

QUOTE: Originally posted by sierrarr

The SP Daylight trains(Coast, San Juaquin and Shasta Daylights).

Ira

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The S.P. Daylight (LA to Portland)
JIM

[Covina Mike]

I'm with Jim and Ira -- anything Daylight. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone is going to produce articulated diners or large-window coaches in plastic anytime soon, but there was something about those colors and that train which really captured the imagination and still does!

Mike

[AztecEagle]

The "South Texas Eagle"/"Aztec Eagle"of The MoPac/Ndem.FYI:If Any Modeler Has Any Info About MP/NdeM Passenger Operations in Laredo,Texas/Nuevo Laredo,Mexico,I'd Greatly Appreciate The Info.