What passenger cars would you like to see made?

[Fritzi]

I model in HO - and my era is 1930 to 1941 so I'm a little biased. However, the following would be useful:

1. in both 60' and 70' lengths, 1910-era closed vestibule wooden coaches, combines, baggage, baggage-postal, pullman, dining and observation cars.

2. A model of a modernized standard clerestory roof parlor/diner/observation car, with trussrods, suitable for use into the 1930's and 1940's. Take a look at Beebe's The Trains We Rode for the car used by the Louisiana & Arkansas for the Shreveporter - lots of pikes could use a car with these capabilities.

3. A plastic model of the NYO&W's second hand parlor/observation cars "Ulster" and "Delaware."

4. Osgood Bradley steel coaches/combines/baggage cars from the 1920's. These are nice and ubiquitous and could find a home on many pikes.

5. I second the idea of a basic Pullman car with the option to install various types of window strips.

6. Some of the Sante Fe heavy weight cars. Walthers made these in wood and metal decades ago - some were really "neat looking."

imho

Joe Martan

[Fritzi]

I model in HO - and my era is 1930 to 1941 so I'm a little biased. However, the following would be useful:

1. in both 60' and 70' lengths, 1910-era closed vestibule wooden coaches, combines, baggage, baggage-postal, pullman, dining and observation cars.

2. A model of a modernized standard clerestory roof parlor/diner/observation car, with trussrods, suitable for use into the 1930's and 1940's. Take a look at Beebe's The Trains We Rode for the car used by the Louisiana & Arkansas for the Shreveporter - lots of pikes could use a car with these capabilities.

3. A plastic model of the NYO&W's second hand parlor/observation cars "Ulster" and "Delaware."

4. Osgood Bradley steel coaches/combines/baggage cars from the 1920's. These are nice and ubiquitous and could find a home on many pikes.

5. I second the idea of a basic Pullman car with the option to install various types of window strips.

6. Some of the Sante Fe heavy weight cars. Walthers made these in wood and metal decades ago - some were really "neat looking."

imho

Joe Martan

[Anonymous]

NJT's Comet IB (ex-Arrow I MU) cars.
MN's Comet IA (spare Arrow III shells) cars
Some early NJT & MN Coaches (Hello, Walthers, Athearn)
Early LIRR passenger cars such as the P-S cars and Heavyweights (Hello, Walthers, Athearn)

[Anonymous]

NJT's Comet IB (ex-Arrow I MU) cars.
MN's Comet IA (spare Arrow III shells) cars
Some early NJT & MN Coaches (Hello, Walthers, Athearn)
Early LIRR passenger cars such as the P-S cars and Heavyweights (Hello, Walthers, Athearn)

[Anonymous]

I agree totally with RSN48 - KATO Budd Via Rail!!!

[Anonymous]

I agree totally with RSN48 - KATO Budd Via Rail!!!

[wlorence]

QUOTE: Originally posted by MReditor

While we certainly have more passenger cars available these days than we did a few years ago, the selection is still somewhat hit-and-miss, at least in plastic. (If you build your own using etched car sides, or purchase brass cars, your choices are much broader).

While we here at MR are not ready to undertake another large survey like we just did with locomotives, I thought a quick electronic show of hands might be fun. What passenger car(s) would you most like to see mass-produced, and in which scale?

Look forward to reading your votes!
Terry

[wlorence]

QUOTE: Originally posted by MReditor

While we certainly have more passenger cars available these days than we did a few years ago, the selection is still somewhat hit-and-miss, at least in plastic. (If you build your own using etched car sides, or purchase brass cars, your choices are much broader).

While we here at MR are not ready to undertake another large survey like we just did with locomotives, I thought a quick electronic show of hands might be fun. What passenger car(s) would you most like to see mass-produced, and in which scale?

Look forward to reading your votes!
Terry

[wlorence]

I use the MDC Pullman Palace cars. I've kit bashed a coach and baggage from combines. More coaches would be good along with an RPO.

Bill Lorence

[wlorence]

I use the MDC Pullman Palace cars. I've kit bashed a coach and baggage from combines. More coaches would be good along with an RPO.

Bill Lorence

[Anonymous]

Bobspf aside from some heavy kitbashing/scratchbuilding, your only option for the PRR Southwind is Challenger Imports brass models. From my understanding, Train Station is supposed to be producing a hi-level lounge. Must remember, it took quite a while for them to come out with the hi-level diner.[:D]

[Anonymous]

Bobspf aside from some heavy kitbashing/scratchbuilding, your only option for the PRR Southwind is Challenger Imports brass models. From my understanding, Train Station is supposed to be producing a hi-level lounge. Must remember, it took quite a while for them to come out with the hi-level diner.[:D]

[jamesedwbradley]

Scale length of course! HO, S, and O scales:
(1) Coaches of the C&O/NKP/D&RGW/SAL "two compartment" streamlined design
(2) A rerun of the "American Flyer" New Haven/B&M/SAL/SSW/LV cars
(3) I second the suggestions of third_rail first above; an 'old-time' wooden open- or narrow-vestibule coach and combine would be nice.
James E. Bradley

[jamesedwbradley]

Scale length of course! HO, S, and O scales:
(1) Coaches of the C&O/NKP/D&RGW/SAL "two compartment" streamlined design
(2) A rerun of the "American Flyer" New Haven/B&M/SAL/SSW/LV cars
(3) I second the suggestions of third_rail first above; an 'old-time' wooden open- or narrow-vestibule coach and combine would be nice.
James E. Bradley

[Anonymous]

C&O PS cars, with fluting on bottom half

[Anonymous]

C&O PS cars, with fluting on bottom half

[Anonymous]

I model the Lehich Valley, Reading and CNJ. Would love to see an LV solarium, authentic LV "OB/AMerican Flyer" coaches and both Reading and CNJ coaches ...and all at reasonable prices... prefer kits. Also, if Athern is getting serious about what they offer, why don't they lengthen their HW cars? Al least take them up to 80'.

[Anonymous]

I model the Lehich Valley, Reading and CNJ. Would love to see an LV solarium, authentic LV "OB/AMerican Flyer" coaches and both Reading and CNJ coaches ...and all at reasonable prices... prefer kits. Also, if Athern is getting serious about what they offer, why don't they lengthen their HW cars? Al least take them up to 80'.

[maxpat]

Canadian Pacific smooth curve sided 4 wheel trucked burgundy colored cars in plastic. HO scale.

[maxpat]

Canadian Pacific smooth curve sided 4 wheel trucked burgundy colored cars in plastic. HO scale.

[Anonymous]

I would like to see C&NW heavyweights in Pullman Green and Soo heavyweight cars in Soo maroon. Wouldn't the look great behing a Pacific.

[Anonymous]

I would like to see C&NW heavyweights in Pullman Green and Soo heavyweight cars in Soo maroon. Wouldn't the look great behing a Pacific.

[alpreston]

Any Sandy River & Rangely Lakes, Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington, Kennebec Central, or Bridgton &Saco River passenger cars, in HO, as AHM planned to do back in the 60's - the few available brass or resin kits are too expensive.

[alpreston]

Any Sandy River & Rangely Lakes, Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington, Kennebec Central, or Bridgton &Saco River passenger cars, in HO, as AHM planned to do back in the 60's - the few available brass or resin kits are too expensive.

[leighant]

N scale Santa Fe heavyweight coach. (The coach would also be a running start for kitbashing a Santa Fe lounge car. Or maybe the manufacturer could do the kitbash, since about 70 percent of the car details, window alignments etc of the coach would also fit the lounge.)

[leighant]

N scale Santa Fe heavyweight coach. (The coach would also be a running start for kitbashing a Santa Fe lounge car. Or maybe the manufacturer could do the kitbash, since about 70 percent of the car details, window alignments etc of the coach would also fit the lounge.)

[Anonymous]

Bring back the "shorties", approx. 60-footers. I'm kicking myself for passing up some at swap meets.

Trainguy

[Anonymous]

Bring back the "shorties", approx. 60-footers. I'm kicking myself for passing up some at swap meets.

Trainguy

[Anonymous]

I'd like to see HO heavyweight cars based on common prototypes. What would be ideal would be an updated form of the old Walthers wood and tinplate cars. These could be re-done in plastic or plastic and brass with interchangeable roofs, sides, etc. Some of this is already available, but it's hard to find and there still isn't a comprehensive set of sides that I've seen advertised.

[Anonymous]

I'd like to see HO heavyweight cars based on common prototypes. What would be ideal would be an updated form of the old Walthers wood and tinplate cars. These could be re-done in plastic or plastic and brass with interchangeable roofs, sides, etc. Some of this is already available, but it's hard to find and there still isn't a comprehensive set of sides that I've seen advertised.