What passenger cars would you like to see made?

[dorsetvalley]

by Athearn: Rutland, Central Vermont, Maine Central, Boston & Maine, Bangor & Aroostook

[dorsetvalley]

by Athearn: Rutland, Central Vermont, Maine Central, Boston & Maine, Bangor & Aroostook

[Anonymous]

I model the Missouri Pacific in 1950, and the MP's passenger cars had a bunch of portholes, something I haven't seen manufatured in plastic. Wouldn't it be great if someone offered a MP grill-lounge? [:)]

[Anonymous]

I model the Missouri Pacific in 1950, and the MP's passenger cars had a bunch of portholes, something I haven't seen manufatured in plastic. Wouldn't it be great if someone offered a MP grill-lounge? [:)]

[Anonymous]

SJCool, don't you mean the Diner-Lounge? The Mo-Pac had Diner-Lounges, Diner-Coaches and Grill Coaches. For the ACF Diner-Lounge, Diner-Coach, you could start with the Rivarossi UP diner and blank out one door on kitchen side and replace the square isle windows with the porthole windows and you could use Walthers Budd 52 seat coaches and replace the small lavatory windows with porthole windows. To make the porthole windows, a quarter in bit will work to make the hole. A plug would need to be made of .40 inch plastic. Ch

[Anonymous]

SJCool, don't you mean the Diner-Lounge? The Mo-Pac had Diner-Lounges, Diner-Coaches and Grill Coaches. For the ACF Diner-Lounge, Diner-Coach, you could start with the Rivarossi UP diner and blank out one door on kitchen side and replace the square isle windows with the porthole windows and you could use Walthers Budd 52 seat coaches and replace the small lavatory windows with porthole windows. To make the porthole windows, a quarter in bit will work to make the hole. A plug would need to be made of .40 inch plastic. Ch

[Anonymous]

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE LIRR CARS OF THE DIESEL EROR

[Anonymous]

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE LIRR CARS OF THE DIESEL EROR

[Anonymous]

It's amazing to see how many of the passenger cars suggested by the posters on this thread have been produced or announced since the thread started!!

Here are my picks:

--An NYC express boxcar, converted from a troop sleeper
--A PRR X-29 express boxcar
--The 1954 version of the Budd SP 48-seat coach (great for the Sunset, the City of San Fransisco when painted Armour Yellow, lots of post-1960 SP trains, lots of Amtrak trains)(and you can't do a post-1954 Golden State without at least one).
--A post-war Santa Fe "Regal" 4-4-2 sleeper
--A "Park"-series CP/VIA dome/sleeper/obs
--A Budd "smoothside" dome coach

--John

[Anonymous]

It's amazing to see how many of the passenger cars suggested by the posters on this thread have been produced or announced since the thread started!!

Here are my picks:

--An NYC express boxcar, converted from a troop sleeper
--A PRR X-29 express boxcar
--The 1954 version of the Budd SP 48-seat coach (great for the Sunset, the City of San Fransisco when painted Armour Yellow, lots of post-1960 SP trains, lots of Amtrak trains)(and you can't do a post-1954 Golden State without at least one).
--A post-war Santa Fe "Regal" 4-4-2 sleeper
--A "Park"-series CP/VIA dome/sleeper/obs
--A Budd "smoothside" dome coach

--John

[rmseel]

MP54 commuter cars PLEASE! Brass models are nice, but WAY out of price range. A well-cast, plastic model for less than $60 would be wondeful -- both powered and unpowered. Bachmann Spectrum -- please take note!

[rmseel]

MP54 commuter cars PLEASE! Brass models are nice, but WAY out of price range. A well-cast, plastic model for less than $60 would be wondeful -- both powered and unpowered. Bachmann Spectrum -- please take note!

[Anonymous]

As to passenger cars not made - the biggest gap is in the more common heavyweight "betterment" Pullman sleepers. Bachmann makes (made?) the uncommon 10S 1DR 2DB "Scenic..." cars but the 8S 5DB "Clover..." or 6S 6DB "Poplar..." cars had more prototypes.

Another gap is the wide-window standardweight coach such as the later B&O 3500's or the PRR P70KR.

[Anonymous]

As to passenger cars not made - the biggest gap is in the more common heavyweight "betterment" Pullman sleepers. Bachmann makes (made?) the uncommon 10S 1DR 2DB "Scenic..." cars but the 8S 5DB "Clover..." or 6S 6DB "Poplar..." cars had more prototypes.

Another gap is the wide-window standardweight coach such as the later B&O 3500's or the PRR P70KR.

[Anonymous]

i would like to see the Texas Special be made... great train

[Anonymous]

i would like to see the Texas Special be made... great train

[THayman]

I'd like to see Athearn RTR, or any RTR Via Rail Canada Bombardier coaches in HO scale. There are LRC's around, but most are incomplete and require painting and lettering, which I am no good at. Preferably in the newest scheme (with gov't of Canada logo on the blue) and in both LRC VIA 1 and economy.

[THayman]

I'd like to see Athearn RTR, or any RTR Via Rail Canada Bombardier coaches in HO scale. There are LRC's around, but most are incomplete and require painting and lettering, which I am no good at. Preferably in the newest scheme (with gov't of Canada logo on the blue) and in both LRC VIA 1 and economy.

[Amtrk14]

I would like to see the Amtrak Surfliner(blue/silver) Cars and the Amtrak California Cars. Also an Amtrak Pacific Parlour Car.

[Amtrk14]

I would like to see the Amtrak Surfliner(blue/silver) Cars and the Amtrak California Cars. Also an Amtrak Pacific Parlour Car.

[Anonymous]

I would like to see Pullman Standard 64 seat coaches built for NYC in 1946. I model the "green team" side of Penn Central. These cars are a must have!
Also NYC/PC ACMU's (some still in service on Metro-North). Walthers would be my first choice of mfr.

[Anonymous]

I would like to see Pullman Standard 64 seat coaches built for NYC in 1946. I model the "green team" side of Penn Central. These cars are a must have!
Also NYC/PC ACMU's (some still in service on Metro-North). Walthers would be my first choice of mfr.

[Anonymous]

My vote would b\e for MP54's either powered or unpowered.( LIRR ran them up til 1970.) Some LIRR P-70's would be nice too.

[Anonymous]

My vote would b\e for MP54's either powered or unpowered.( LIRR ran them up til 1970.) Some LIRR P-70's would be nice too.

[Anonymous]

This is a follow-up to SJCOOL:s post about the Mopac ACF cars.

After the second world war, there was a series of cars done by American Car and Foundry with Corr-Tenn steel underbodies and riveted alumiinum superstructures. There were two series of coaches done for the MoPac/T&P which were copied by the Kansas City Southern, another road which liked the subtle art deco portholes. These cars went to CNJ and LIRR after passenger service ended on the orginal owners. With Walthers sides being separate from the rest of the car, a reasonable model could be done. I would also like to see the similar riveted cars of the Wabash (operating with the UP) and the L&N which had "traditional" washroom windows. I understand there were other roads as well.

I can provide technical data should anyone be interested--- ACF appararently had modular standard side panels with two large and one small window with a seam running from top to bottom, a washroom side panel with the buyer's choice of windows (large, small, porthole, etc.), and a three large window side panel.

Jim Ogden

[Anonymous]

This is a follow-up to SJCOOL:s post about the Mopac ACF cars.

After the second world war, there was a series of cars done by American Car and Foundry with Corr-Tenn steel underbodies and riveted alumiinum superstructures. There were two series of coaches done for the MoPac/T&P which were copied by the Kansas City Southern, another road which liked the subtle art deco portholes. These cars went to CNJ and LIRR after passenger service ended on the orginal owners. With Walthers sides being separate from the rest of the car, a reasonable model could be done. I would also like to see the similar riveted cars of the Wabash (operating with the UP) and the L&N which had "traditional" washroom windows. I understand there were other roads as well.

I can provide technical data should anyone be interested--- ACF appararently had modular standard side panels with two large and one small window with a seam running from top to bottom, a washroom side panel with the buyer's choice of windows (large, small, porthole, etc.), and a three large window side panel.

Jim Ogden

[Anonymous]

alot of NJT cars would be great

[Anonymous]

alot of NJT cars would be great

[Junctionfan]

I would like to see Via's Renaissance equipment.

[Junctionfan]

I would like to see Via's Renaissance equipment.