Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

A.C. Gilbert

650

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

650

1946

painted & lettered

These cars were produced from 1946 through 1953. They went through several generations of changes during their seven-year run. In the photo are examples of an unlighted green, and a 1946 lighted red car with silver lettering. In 1946 some materials were still in short supply, such as light assemblies, so Gilbert was forced to manufacture certain passenger cars and cabooses that were planned to be lighted as unlighted items. The box these items came in typically had the part number stamped on the end flap followed by "NL" indicating "no light" (e.g. "650NL"). Since the green passenger cars were offered as part of the lower priced sets, many of these cars came without lights, as was the case for some of the 1946 cabooses. The other issue with nearly all of the 1946 plastic cars is that they warp as can be seen in the photo. The warping was because of the new acetate plastic used at that time which was unstable. Gilbert tried to compensate or solve the warping issue by changing the frame material on the #650 cars thus creating several variations. In 1947, the red coaches were given diecast frames. Starting in 1948, the green coaches were also given the diecast frames. Starting in 1949, Gilbert also used sheet metal frames on some of the coaches of both colors. Carl Byron wrote an article about these cars in the July 2001 issue of the S Gaugian magazine, which includes prototype information upon which these cars were based.

A.C. Gilbert

651

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

651

1946

painted & lettered

These models were produced from 1946 through 1953. They went through the same transitions as #650, with the same warping problems (see that entry for the details). In the photo are examples of a red and green 1946 #651 Baggage Car both of which came with silver lettering. Later models have white lettering. There is one reported variation of the #651 that was made in 1953, which has a tuscan-red body instead of the typical red or green body color.

A.C. Gilbert

652

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Pullman

652

1946

painted & lettered

70'

The #652 Pullman Coach was produced from 1946 through 1953, although there is some doubt whether or not they were actually produced in 1946. Of the 15 variations, the two 1947 variations are the rarest. The 1947 variations are painted either green (see main photo) or red. They have long, 6-wheel trucks that are 2-1/2" in length with thick shank link couplers (see Photo #3). The two early 1948 variations are painted either green or red however they have short, 6-wheel trucks that are 2-1/8" long and the coupler have brass weights (see Photo #2). In late 1948 A.C. Gilbert produced three variation of the #652; one was unpainted green plastic while the other two were unpainted tuscan plastic. The difference in the two tuscan units is the number "652" is on the end on one and in the center of the car on the other unit. Beginning in 1949 all #652 coaches came with link couplers with blackened weights. Also in 1949, the #652 was painted green except "652" was located in the center of the car as opposed to being on the end of the sides. Several of the variations (4) were produced in 1949-52. Two of those variations have olive green plastic bodies with short trucks and "652" is printed in the center of the car. The differences in these two have to do with the style of lettering on the car. The other two of those variations are unpainted tuscan with short trucks and "652" located in the center of the car. Like the green variations, the differences in the two tuscan variations has to do with the style of lettering on the car. The final three variations of the #652 coaches were produced in 1953. In 1953, the word "PULLMAN" on the side of the car was moved from the position it held for a number of years. The three new 1953 variations now have "PIKES PEAK" below the windows and "AMERICAN FLYER LINES" above the windows. One variation was green while the other two were tuscan. The differences in the two tuscan models is the word "PULLMAN" on the end of the car which was either printed with thick or thin style lettering. Note that all #652 had the same window and roof ventilators. However, the two sides of the car had different configurations. This is easy to see when comparing the main photo with Photo #2, where one photo shows one side, and the other photo shows the other side of the car.

American Hi-Rail

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

1993

Resin Kit

unpainted

Based on A.C. Gilbert A.F. #949. Body only; A.F. chassis available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8000

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

1992

Plastic

painted, not lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately. Pullman green.

American Models (click for web site)

8013

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

1992

Plastic

painted, not lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately. Pullman tuscan.

American Models (click for web site)

8006

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8001

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8017

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8016

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8008

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Chicago & North Western (CNW)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8019

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (DL&W)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8007

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW)

1020

1993

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8011

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Milwaukee Road (MILW)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8020

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Missouri Kansas Texas (MKT)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8005

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New York Central (NYC)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8004

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8018

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

6827

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately. Pullman Green.

American Models (click for web site)

8009

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

1244

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

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Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately. Tuscan red.

American Models (click for web site)

8010

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately. Pullman Green.

American Models (click for web site)

8014

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Pullman

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Part of a 5-car set. Pullman-green body color.

American Models (click for web site)

8023

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Reading (RDG)

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8012

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Southern Pacific (SP)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately. Orange/red paint scheme.

American Models (click for web site)

8015

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Southern Pacific (SP)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately. Gray paint scheme.

American Models

8002

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Southern Railway (SOU)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models

8202

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Southern Railway (SOU)

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

HWFM

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

St. Louis-San Francisco (SLSF)

2021

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

American Models (click for web site)

8003

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Union Pacific (UP)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Sold as part of a 5-car set and an extra one available separately.

B.T.S. (click for web site)

09300

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

1908

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

P54

2002

Resin Kit

unpainted

64'

Urethane flat kit that includes underbody details, vestibule doors, and laser-cut wood window sashes. The kit does not include trucks, couplers, or decals. Photo shows the assembled model on American Models trucks. The "54" refers to their length in feet, but when the diaphragms are accounted for, the overall length of the car is 64 feet. These were used as commuter passenger cars. Some of them were later converted to MP54 motorized cars. Note that B.T.S. used the same product number for this car as for their "Single Clerestory Bunk Car" kit.

Cleveland Model & Supply

RS-3

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Milwaukee Road (MILW)

1937

Wood & Cardboard Kit

painted & lettered

Hiawatha-themed style.

Exacta Scale Models

100

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

1947

Metal Kit

unpainted

The kit included photo-etched copper sides and ends (coated with lead on the interior side), stamped-brass floor, wooden roof, and white-metal details.

Exacta Scale Models

705

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

1898

1947

Metal Kit

unpainted

The kit included photo-etched copper sides and ends (coated with lead on the interior side), stamped-brass floor, wooden roof, and white-metal details.

Exacta Scale Models

102

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

1947

Metal Kit

unpainted

The kit included photo-etched copper sides and ends (coated with lead on the interior side), stamped-brass floor, wooden roof, and white-metal details.

Instrument Design, Inc.

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Resin Kit

unpainted

This Pennsylvania heavyweight coach is a urethane kit with the Instrument Design, Inc. name imprinted inside the shell. American Flyer 6-wheel trucks and couplers came with the kit. Bob Comstock did the airbrush painting and the application of decals in the late 1980s. Holt later painted the gold stripes. This car models a P70 PRR heavyweight coach in its mid-1950s appearance.

Kinsman Scale Models

P-1

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Wood Kit

unpainted

61'

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The history of this kit is still a bit of a mystery. Did Northeastern Scale Models produce these, but they were sold by LaBelle? Or, did Northeastern Scale Models produce these and they were sold by Kinsman Scale Models? The two links above are to the two instruction sheets that came with the kit. Some pages may need to be rotated 180-degrees (a side-effect of the scanner used).

Kinsman Scale Models

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Boston & Maine (BM)

Wood Kit

unpainted

65'

This kit could be built as either a Boston & Maine car, which has open ends (see main photo; uses American Models trucks), or as an NYNH&H car which had closed ends (see Photo #2; uses SouthWind Models trucks).

Nixon Model Co (Nimco)

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Metal Kit

unpainted

This passenger car kit consisted of extruded aluminum sides, separate punched aluminum window sash, cast white-metal ends, brass doors, wood floor and roof, and celluloid window material. Dick added the Walthers HO-scale lavatory vents, hand-carved wooden Ward vents, SouthWind Commonwealth trucks, Super Scale steps, some Super Scale and some scratch-built underbody parts, wire grabs, MHP diaphragms, Champ decals, and S-scale Kadee couplers.

Phillips' Models

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New Zealand Railway

Kit

unpainted

Phillips' Models

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New Zealand Railway

Kit

unpainted

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

1992

Plastic

painted, not lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Pullman green body color. Note that the S-Helper Service version did not come with the silhouettes.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Canadian National Railway (CN)

1993

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Chicago & North Western (CNW)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Note that the S-Helper Service version did not come with the silhouettes.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (DL&W)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Note that the S-Helper Service version did not come with the silhouettes.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW)

1993

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Erie Railroad (ERIE)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Great Northern (GN)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GMO)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Milwaukee Road (MILW)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Note that the S-Helper Service version did not come with the silhouettes.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Missouri Pacific (MP)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New York Central (NYC)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Two-tone gray paint scheme.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New York Central (NYC)

1993

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Green paint scheme. Available in 5-car set only.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Note that the S-Helper Service version did not come with the silhouettes.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Tuscan red. Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Note that the S-Helper Service version did not come with the silhouettes.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Pullman

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Pullman green. Note that the S-Helper Service version did not come with the silhouettes.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Pullman

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Tuscan red.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Southern Pacific (SP)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Note that the S-Helper Service version did not come with the silhouettes.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Southern Railway (SOU)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service. Note that the S-Helper Service version did not come with the silhouettes.

S-Helper Service

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Union Pacific (UP)

1992

Plastic

painted & lettered

70'

Produced by American Models for S-Helper Service.

Scenery Unlimited

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

1988

Resin Kit

unpainted

65'

This kit was reviewed in the January 2012 issue of S Gaugian.

Scenery Unlimited

S101

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

1988

Resin Kit

unpainted

65'

These kits were reproduction Kinsman kits. The early production run had wooden roofs, but these were later released with resin roofs. The sides, ends, and floor are resin castings. The roof comes as one piece. Additionally, the kit includes one-piece plastic end railings, resin steps, truss rod stanchions, brakewheels, and two curved roof end pieces. The modeler needs to add truss rod wires, turnbuckles, underbody detail, end handrails, (stove) smokestacks, vents, acetate for the windows, trucks, and couplers. The kit can be built up as a closed-platform car, or as an open vestibule one.

Scenery Unlimited

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Great American Circus

2006

Plastic

painted & lettered

SouthWind Models

SMW-0019

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New York Central (NYC)

1989

Brass

painted & unpainted

80'

This model was built by Duck Yoo Corp out of Korea. The model was available painted and unpainted. Dick painted his model, and finished it with Des Plaines Hobbies decals and Kadee S-scale couplers. A thorough review can be found in the August 1989 issue of the Dispatch.

SouthWind Models

SMW-0021

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

New York Central (NYC)

1989

Brass

painted & unpainted

80'

6-wheel trucks. Available unpainted, and painted. Manufactured by Duck Yoo Corp out of Korea.

SouthWind Models

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Northwestern Pacific (NWP)

457

2003

Brass

painted & unpainted

70'

This Harriman car (center in the photo) is posed with the other cars and Bill's cat Shorty. Models were made by Sae-Hyung Model Co., Pucheon, Korea.

SouthWind Models

SWM-P42

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

P70

1995

Brass

painted & unpainted

80'

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Made in Korea by F.M. Model. The models were available factory-painted and lettered, or unpainted. The model in the photo, by Bill Lane, was painted and lettered for the PRSL.

SouthWind Models

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Southern Pacific (SP)

60-C-5

Brass

painted & unpainted

60'

Double-window. Four-wheel trucks. These were also made in the wide, single-window version (see Photo #3). Made by Sae-Hyung Model Co., Pucheon, Korea. Available in three versions: SWHH16/17 (painted and lettered), SWHH18 (painted, but not lettered), and SWHH19 (unpainted).

Strafford Scale Models

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Craftsman Kit

unpainted

Die-cut wood coach.

Train Stuff

24953

Passenger Car (heavyweight) Coach

Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ)

1977

Wood/Resin Kit

unpainted

70'

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The kit includes cast styrene sides, milled basswood roof and floor, cast-metal ends, steps, and detailing parts. Does not include trucks nor couplers. This model is based on the Class PC (CNJ #1172-1177). Included white metal 4-wheel trucks. Sam Powell did a product review of this car in the June 1979 Railroad Model Craftsman issue. Warning: the sides tend to warp, so it is best to store them such that they maintain their flatness, until you are ready to build them. The resin may turn brittle with age.