BRASS CAR SIDES
Passenger Car Parts for the Streamliners since 1978
Updated November 24, 2024.
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Our Current Bulletin and Product Price List
- Updated Regularly. Please check this for details of our
2024 etching run. Latest information on product production and
availability, price changes, new and special order items, and much
more.
Please contact us to order
items from the December 2024 etching run. We also welcome orders for any of
the many items in our Catalog that are in stock. Check our Bulletin for the inventory status of specific iltems, but for the most up-to-date availability please contact us by e-mail
or phone.. Best times to call are 9 AM-noon and 7-9 PM CDT. Sorry, but we don’t have voice-mail.
ALM N-SCALE CORE KITS AND PARTS.
All of our non-dome N-scale side sets were designed to be used with the
American Limited Models core kits, shortened to prototypical length for
certain head-end cars. These kits were out of production for
years after the tooling was acquired by San Juan Model Company.
However, recent ads in Model Railroader have announced that the core
kits are again available and this was confirmed through e-mail to Doug
Junda at SJMC in early June. He said that once inventory was
brought back, the web pages at https://www.americanlimitedmodels.com/n-scale/
would list the core kits again. Also, modelers have the option of
using the new Pullman-Standard, Budd, and ACF N-scale core kits from
Union Station Products. See www.unionstationproducts.com. We have not seen samples of these kits or made measurements of their lengths.
HO Bi-level Side Vents Back in Stock
In response to quantity orders and requests
from several customers, we have brought back into our
catalog the etched brass HO intercity and commuter side air intake vent
detail parts that may be used for upgrading models produced by Kato, Walthers, Three
Brothers Manufacturing and Holgate & Reynolds. These parts
come in a pair and are etched from 0.006" spring brass and tabbed (not attached to
backing tape.) See below for photos of the new editions.
173-351 Brass air intake side vent for C&NW
intercity bi-level cars $4.75 Order now.
173-352 Brass air intake side vent for P-S
commuter bi-level cars $4.25 Order now.
Recent Construction Articles:
Construction Methods by Jeff Hanson.
HO Northern Pacific Budd dome sleeping
car model using our #173-84 side set designed for use with the Walthers
Proto Budd GN dome coach model.
Milwaukee Road HO Passenger Cars Using Brass Car Sides by Jim Schwinkendorf.
HO Milwaukee Road "Grove" cafe lounge model using our #173-60 side set
designed for use with the Walthers Proto tap lounge.
Jeff and Jim are two of our many experienced modelers and they have
recently written outstanding articles that describe and illustrate with
photos their construction of the indicated models. Many of the
techniques they have developed may be used with our side sets
that are designed for the Walthers Proto cars for many
different prototypes. Both Jeff and Jim have provided their
e-mail addresses for follow-up questions
and are sharing their work and suggestions with the goal of helping
other
modelers apply and develop their skills in producing satisfying models
of passenger cars using Brass Car Sides. Thank you Jeff and Jim!
HO Sides for Northern Pacific
North Coast Limited Budd Dome Sleeper and Budd Diner have been Retooled
for Walthers Model Conversions. We now offer HO
modelers Walthers Proto conversion sides for the NP 4-4-4 Budd dome sleeper
(#173-84) and Budd diner
(#173-89) sides to fit the Walthers Proto GN Empire Builder dome coach bodies and
the Walthers Proto NYC-prototype Budd dining car models, respectively. These
completely retooled side sets were commissioned by eight of our customers in the spring of 2018.
Both
the original #173-24 and -29 Con-Cor conversion and the new #173-84 and -89
Walthers Proto sets are listed in our catalog.
De-Skirting Service Available.
Over the years, a few modelers have asked about removing some or all of the
skirts from those side sets that come with center skirting. We have done
that on a custom basis for sides purchased directly from us and now are pleased
to announce that service at modest additional charge, typically $5-6 per
set. Please inquire by phone,
e-mail or mail if you would like to purchase sides with certain skirts removed
or send in previously purchased sides for that modification.
1964-72 Railroad DVD Set (123 minutes) at reduced price
of $18.00
Walthers and Brass Car Sides: In early April of 2017 Walthers
notified Brass Car Sides that Walthers was ending our
distributor-manufacturer relationship, begun in early 1983. We regret the loss of
the availability of Brass Car Sides through Walthers, but want everyone to know
that we are still in business. Questions about our products and their
availability should be directed to us by e-mail,
phone or mail.
Other Products: Brass Sides for Louisville & Nashville 2551-2563
75' Modernized Smoothside Heavyweight 48-Seat Coaches in HO and N (see below for
N-scale). In June
of 2015 we were commissioned by
Michael Welborn to produce HO brass sides and door pieces for
this distinctive series of modernized heavyweight cars. The sides produced
represent the cars in their earliest years of service and feature the
original full skirting. Jerry Lachaussee kindly provided these
prototype
photos. See also
Prototype floor plan. Michael
generously agreed to make these HO sides available to other modelers through our
catalog. Master passenger car modeler Bob Chapman built a
beautiful model of L&N 2559 and has written a 5-page illustrated construction article
for the December 2016 issue of L&N Historical Society Quarterly. See Bob's
photos here of
left side and
roof
hatch. See
#173-82 L&N 2551-63 HO Sides
Information Sheet for description and illustrations of this set and
modeling options using kits and decals available from www.lnrr.org.
N-Scale L&N 2551-2563 Set. N-scale sides for the
L&N 2551-2563 modernized coaches were underwritten in late 2015 by Tom Davis.
The Kadee
Micro-Trains heavyweight coach, shortened approximately five scale feet has served as the target
body but other heavyweight cars may also be used. This set is #173-582.
See announcement.
These were most recently rerun in August 2023 for the
Louisville and Nashville Historical Society.
Modelers interested in this set may also
contact Brass Car Sides with reservations.
See #173-582 L&N 2551-63
N Sides
Information Sheet for description and illustrations of this side set and
modeling options.
Selected HO side sets are on sale at closeout prices of less than half
regular prices from Brass Car Sides only. See catalog sheets and
price list.
Some Items Available by Special Order.
(Revised August 21, 2019)
The demand for many of our HO and
N-scale brass car side sets is now insufficient for us to maintain them in
our inventory. These sets are listed as Special Order items and remain
available through prepaid special orders, subject
to minimum orders of three to four sets in HO and four to seven sets in N.
However, some items listed in our catalog as Special Order sometimes are again
available from stock as extras to fill special orders. See our Bulletin
for latest stock situation or feel free to
contact us. We
maintain a list of requests for Special Order items, so modelers are sometimes
able to share the production minimums. Please
contact us for quotations
and estimated delivery date. Prices will depend on
our current production costs. Special orders require advance payment by check, money
order or PayPal by arrangement. No other discounts apply to special orders. Special
Order items are etched at the same time
as regular stock
items, which is now roughly every 10-14 months. We regret that discontinued items are not available as
Special
Orders due to obsolete tooling and unavailable materials.
More
About our Products (Revised January 1, 2018)
BRASS CAR SIDES was established in February of 1978 and continues to
sell an extensive line of high
quality photoetched brass HO and N-scale passenger car sides, craftsman
kits and parts, as well as classic railfan DVDs. Our accurate and easy-to-use
side sets and kits permit the modeler to build streamlined cars at great
savings over all-brass imports. HO sides are etched from .010" hardened
brass sheets and have etched surface features, with windows, grabiron holes
and other openings etched through, N-scale sides are .008" brass, with
similar details. Most HO baggage-mail-express car sides have separate
etched door inserts, while the N-scale sides have integral doors etched as
outlines.
Only ordinary modeling skills are required for either of the three common
construction techniques: (1) using either our HO Basic Body Kit #101; (2) applying the brass sides as exact-length overlays
to designated HO or N plastic cars; or (3) using designated core kits. We
have set up a letter code in our catalog listings (below) for the plastic cars and core kits
that best match the length of our sides. The manufacturers and codes are: Rivarossi (R) [not IHC],
Con-Cor (C), Bachmann (B) or Kato (K),
Train Station Products HO core kits (T), Walthers (W), Eastern Car Works (E), or
American Limited Models
N-scale core kits (A). Given the many different lengths of commercially available plastic
cars, core kits, and side sets, the modeler should use these letter codes and
other available information
sources to confirm length matches. All of our non-dome N-scale side sets may
be used with the ALM #8010 through #8040 core kits. The roof and floor
sections must be shortened to accommodate the shorter head-end cars.
(1) The Basic HO Body Kit No.
101 includes cast pewter ends, scale-width
(10-foot) milled basswood streamlined roof, wood floor, and centersill for one
car. Modelers using this approach have the greatest freedom in applying
underbody and roof details and in choosing trucks. Price reduced to
$9.00 on January 1, 2018.
Photo of Milwaukee Road
"Wisconsin Dells" PS 16-4 sleeper built in 1982 by Dennis Henry using roof,
floor and centersill of early basic body kit, before end castings were included.
Underbody showing Central
Valley Kingpin Kit, detail parts from various sources and T-140 trucks.
(2) In the
overlay method, the plastic surface features, window piers, and some skirting
are trimmed and the brass sides applied over the super-structure using
adhesive. The windows are then reglazed immediately behind the openings in
the brass. The overlay method is preferred for our dome prototypes in both
scales.
(3) The Train Station Products and Eastern Car Works HO core kits are
correct length matches for a good number of our side sets and they come with
some detail parts and trucks. For N-scale cars, modelers will find the
American Limited Models core kits ideal for non-dome prototypes and these kits
come with helpful illustrated instructions. Train Station Products PS/ACF
#807 and Budd #806 HO Core Kits are nicely done and easy to use. The
length is close to 82' 4" excluding diaphragms, and matches several of our sets,
and can be adapted to others. This length is about 6" shorter than the
common post-war length of 82' 10". The car ends need to be notched by
0.010" to accept our sides in their full length, and this presents a
seamless method of attachment.
HO construction articles have
appeared in the 7/90 and 11/87 NMRA Bulletin, and 10/90 and 5/95 Mainline Modeler, as well as other publications
in English and German (i.e. Loki). General instructions for both
methods and suggested detail parts, trucks, decals, paints and references are
included with the sides. Please refer to our catalog and new releases
section for a complete list and suggested retail prices of all of our products.
We regret that we have had to discontinue a number of HO side sets and the
Deluxe Body Kits due to insufficient sales. See announcement above about
special orders for these items.
Obtaining our Products (Revised August 16, 2023)
Our products are available directly from BRASS CAR SIDES as well as
from interested hobby dealers. Shipping charges
will be quoted and applied to each order.
Insurance on orders is available at an additional
charge and is strongly encouraged for orders over $50 and for limited
availability items. Payments are accepted by check, money order, or
PayPal. Quantity discounts do not
apply to orders paid by PayPal unless the Family & Friends option is used, Please send
e-mail to Brass Car Sides
to confirm availability and the total amount to be remitted. Sorry, no
credit card orders can be accepted.
Minnesota residents will be charged sales tax for the total due
(including shipping) based on the rate in effect for their
location. Send SSAE with postage sufficient for two ounces for
printed catalog sheets,
current Bulletin and order blank
to BRASS CAR SIDES, 715 S. 7th St., St. Peter, MN 56082-1435.
Commissioned New Items and Suggestions for New
Releases (Revised June 20, 2024)
We receive requests from time to time to do custom etching,
particularly for heavyweight cars, corrugated/fluted-side cars and cabooses.
These kinds of etched parts cannot be economically produced by Brass Car Sides
and we do not offer custom etching services as such. However, we can
sometimes create new smoothside passenger car side sets in HO and N by prepaid commission for as few
as four sets in HO or seven in N for costs ranging from $550-$700.
Additional sets are then available at catalog prices or less, depending on
quantity and whether the commission is exclusive or non-exclusive.
Several of our recent releases have been the result of non-exclusive commissions
sponsored by modelers..
Suggestions for additions to our line from individuals or groups for
particular streamlined HO or N-scale side sets are welcome and will be
considered on a case-by-case basis. Indeed, some of our recent releases,
particularly in N-scale, have been the result of a one or two modelers
contacting us with a recommendation which is then communicated to various online
modeling groups and produces the necessary reservations.
Illustrated Catalog Sheets in pdf format:
Please ignore Adobe Reader's "number out of range" error message which may appear in
your viewing of these pdf files. Certain herald fonts may not appear in
the catalog displays. See Bulletin for current prices for side sets and doors.
Sheet 1: Milwaukee Road Olympian and Twin
Cities Hiawathas
Sheet 2: SP, UP, C&NW, ATSF, NYC, PRR, B&O, IC,
MP, T&P, CRIP, KCS, Erie, NKP, CP, CN Pullman Sleepers
Sheet 3: Great Northern, SP&S, CB&Q
Sheet 4: Northern Pacific, SP&S, CB&Q
Sheet 5: GN, CB&Q, SP&S, PRR, IC, C&O, D&RGW,
C&EI, L&N, NCSt.L,
NKP, D&H, SP, C&NW
Sheet 6: Milwaukee Road, UP,
Wabash, MP, B&O, IC, SR, CofG, C&NW, Baggage-Mail Door sets
Sheet 7: Recent Great
Northern Sets
Sheet 8: Latest Great Northern, Milwaukee Road
and Louisville & Nashville Releases
Links to Manufacturers of Supporting
Parts and Services: (Updated May 11, 2023)
American
Limited Models
Skytop Models and Nscaleskytops once
operated by Bill Denton is closed.
Pete's Custom Decals has closed and the website is no longer reachable.
Portland Car and
Foundry Decals
HO detail Parts
from Custom Finishing
Links to the Photos of Models and Construction
Suggestions from our Customers (Revised May 11, 2023) The most
recent additions are at bottom of this list.
Photos from Bill Harvey's
article on HO UP Dome
Observation and Dome Dining Cars Oct. 1990 Mainline Modeler
Fred Klein's N-scale
Empire Builder
Jeremiah Siembida's N-scale View-series Great Dome Lounge for Empire
Builder A,
B,
C,
D,
E
Sid Dawon's N-scale Union Pacific dome observation lounge photos (A
and B) and modeling tips (pages
1 and
2)
Sid Dawson's N-scale Milwaukee Road 75' RPO-Express and 60' Postal Car photos
and modeling tips:
A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G,
H,
I,
J,
K
Sid Dawson's N-scale Northern
Pacific North Coast Limited:
water-baggage 401,
mail-dorm (mail end),
mail-dorm 427,
56-seat day-night coach in 588-599
series,
day-night coach interior,
Travelers Rest one end,
Travelers Rest middle,
Travelers Rest 494 view,
Travelers Rest opposite side,
Budd diner (not a BCS car),
Budd diner opposite view,
Budd dome sleepers,
Budd dome sleepers opposite view,
NP 8-6-3-1 sleeper 355,
NP 355 duplex end,
NP 355 middle,
NP 355 interior,
NP 355 duplex end again,
NP 355 left side,
NP 355 interior again,
NP 394 observation (not a BCS car)
Sid Dawson's N-scale 1955 GN Empire Builder:
Baggage-Dorm, Diner
1,
2, Dome Lounge
1,
2.
Sid Dawson's N-scale Milwaukee Road Coach (1),
(underbody 2),
Skytop Parlor (1),
(2),
(3) and
Super Dome (latter two Jim Stillman's
Skytop Models shells).
Sid's N-scale 1958 Milwaukee Road #610 coach in UP scheme
description and photos
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Kenneth Bohl's HO C&NW Northern-series PS 16-3-1 Pullman sleepers built using #173-6 sides and #173-101 Basic Body Kits. Photos (1), (2), (3), (4)
David Milburn in the United Kingdom sent photos of his N-scale Northern Pacific
cars:
Water-Baggage,
Mail-Dorm,
Travelers Rest,
Holiday Lounge,
8-6-3-1 Sleeper,
Budd Dome
Sleeper
Dallan Schowe's N-scale Union Pacific 1518 coach lounge
left and
right side
views
Dallan Schowe's method for
the bending skirts of N and HO sides
Randy Stahl's Fleet of N-scale models of Milwaukee Road 1948 Hiawatha
cars:
RPO-Express,
Coach,
Coach-Touralux
Don Lanning's HO Milwaukee Road
1952 Hiawatha cars
Nathaniel Goodman's N-Scale Empire Builder cars in two paint schemes on
his finished layout portion:
"Ranch" in orange and
green, "Ranch" in
Big Sky Blue (left car),
Baggage-Dorm in
orange and green,
Baggage-Dorm in Big
Sky Blue
Jamison Jordan's HO-Scale BNSF Executive
Train Cars.
"Pass" Modeling Comments,
"Jefferson Pass",
"Stevens Pass"
"Mt. St. Helens" Touralux, Touralux Construction Notes
Doug Kisala's HO-Scale
B&O PS 14-4 "Monocacy"
Jeff Simley's HO-Scale Milwaukee Road Baggage-Dorm No. 1312 in UP colors Milw 1312 Caption
Jim Schwinkendorf's HO-Scale Milwaukee Road "Minnesota River" Pullman
Reservations Encouraged: (Revised June 20, 2024)
We solicit your reservations for new products and maintain a list of prototypes
that have been suggested and could become side sets. We need firm reservations for about 12 of any one item
for it to move into production in either scale. Please contact us.
Retooled Items: (Revised April 22, 2016)
HO Milwaukee Road "Grove" Cafe-Parlor 180-85
(173-60) This set has been resized to fit the Walthers Milwaukee
Road Hiawatha
cars and retooled for improved accuracy based on recently obtained technical
data..
N Milwaukee Road "Grove" Cafe-Parlor 180-185
(173-560) This set has been retooled for improved accuracy.
N Budd Vista-Dome Coach sides
for GN Empire Builder and NP North Coast Limited (#173-520).
Designed to convert the Con-Cor Budd corrugated-side
Vista-Dome coach of California Zephyr heritage.
Milwaukee Road "Skytop" Parlor and "Creek" Resin Shells
formerly available from Jim Stillman: (Revised
June 25, 2016)
Several years ago, Jim Stillman, one of our N-scale customers,
developed handsome and easy-to-use resin shells for the Milwaukee Road's
"Skytop" observation cars for the
Twin Cities Hiawatha and the Olympian Hiawatha.. These cars complemented our Hiawatha
side sets and were available from Jim through his website
Nscaleskytops.com, Jim used our #173-503 parlor as a pattern for
the side windows of the "Rapids" parlor version. The ALM core
kits were used to supply the floor and trucks. In mid-2013 Jim
graciously provided the reworked master model for the "Rapids" Skytop
parlor to Bill Denton, who has made a RTV mold and now produces shell
castings which are available through
http://www.skytopmodels.com/Products.html.
Quantity Discount Schedule
(Revised May 12, 2023)
We offer quantity
discounts on Brass Car Sides products purchased by our direct-mail customers.
Discounts do not apply to closeout items, special orders or shipping charges. Discounts only
apply to orders paid by check or money order, not PayPal unless the Family &
Friends method is used..
5% discount on orders from $145.00 to
$249.99
10% discount on orders from $250.00 to $424.99
15% discount on orders above $425.00
BRASS CAR
SIDES CATALOG (Revised August 16, 2023. See Bulletin for current prices.)
The text description for each item is linked to side elevation drawings.
The item number is linked
to the two-sided modeling sheet in pdf format. Both may be printed after downloading.
Side sets listed as Special Order are no longer carried in stock but are
available subject to minimum orders of up to four sets in HO and seven sets in N.
We maintain a list of requests for Special Order items, so modelers are
sometimes able to share the production minimums. Contact
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illustration.
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Code |
Item
No. |
HO List
Price |
Chicago
& North Western 400 Coach (3431-76) Also GN, NP, CB&Q |
E1 |
173-1 |
$52.75 |
Chicago
& North Western "Northern" 16-3-1 Pullman |
T1 |
173-6 |
$52.75 |
C&NW/CRIP/METRA/Amtrak
Bi-level PS Coach Kit (boxed) |
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173-47 |
Discontinued |
C&NW/CRIP/METRA
Bi-level PS Cab Car Kit (boxed) |
|
173-48 |
Discontinued |
C&EI/L&N
6-6-4 PS "Pine" Sleeper (Plan 4183) |
R |
173-35 |
$35.00 |
CN/VIA
6-4-6 PS "Green" PS Sleeper (1162-81, Plan 4183A) |
R |
173-34 |
Special Order |
CN/VIA
8-4-4 PS "Eastport" PS Sleeper (1110-61, Plan 4124A) |
R |
173-38 |
Special Order |
CN/VIA
CCF Coach (CN 5437-5654) |
E2 |
173-39 |
Special Order |
C&O/D&RGW/SAL/C&NW/SP/D&H
PS Plan 7600 Coach (full skirts) |
R |
173-45 |
Discontinued |
C&O/D&RGW/SAL/C&NW/SP/D&H
PS Plan 7600 Coach (partial skirts) |
R |
173-46 |
Discontinued |
Great Northern Rebuilt 82'
Baggage-Express-Mail Storage (308-313, 200-207) |
W |
173-80 |
$41.00 |
Great Northern Empire Builder & Western
Star Mail-Baggage (1100-1104) |
T1 |
173-63 |
$39.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder Baggage-Dorm (1200-1205) Closeout 2 left |
R |
173-18 |
$12.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder 48-Seat Coach (1215-31, SP&S 350) |
R |
173-12 |
$37.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder 48-Seat Coach (1215-31, SP&S 350) Original Skirts |
W |
173-81 |
$37.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder 60-Seat Coach (1209-1214, BN) |
R |
173-14 |
Special Order |
Great
Northern Empire Builder Budd Dome Coach (1320-1335) |
C |
173-20 |
Special Order |
Great
Northern Empire Builder "Ranch" Coffee Shop (1240-1245) |
R |
173-10 |
Special Order |
Great
Northern Empire Builder "Lake" Diner (1250-1255) |
R |
173-15 |
Special Order |
Great
Northern Empire Builder "View" Great Dome Lounge (1390-95) |
B |
173-27 |
Special Order |
Great
Northern Empire Builder "River" Pullman (1260-74, SP&S 702) |
R |
173-11 |
Special Order |
Great
Northern Empire Builder "Pass" Pullman (1370-84, SP&S 701) |
R |
173-13 |
Special Order |
Great
Northern Western Star "Glacier" 16-4 PS Sleeper (1181-88) |
R |
173-25 |
$35.00 |
Great
Northern Winnipeg Ltd. "Club" 8-2 PS Buffet Lounge Sleeper (1198-99) |
T1 |
173-62 |
$35.00 |
Great Northern 1947 Empire Builder
PS Baggage-Mail (1100-04) w/skirts |
W |
173-77 |
$39.00 |
Great Northern 1947 Empire Builder
60-Seat PS Coach (1110-series) w/skirts |
W |
173-74 |
$35.00 |
Great Northern 1947 Empire Builder
48-Seat PS Coach (1120-series) w/skirts |
W |
173-71 |
$35.00 |
Great Northern 1947 Empire Builder
Lunch Counter Lounge Dorm (1140-44) w/skirts |
W |
173-73 |
$37.00 |
Great Northern 1947 Empire Builder
Dining Car (1150-series) w/skirts |
W |
173-75 |
$35.00 |
Great
Northern 1947 Empire Builder "Pass" 8-4-4 Pullman (1160-series)
w/skirts |
W |
173-68 |
$37.00 |
Great
Northern 1947 Empire Builder "Glacier" 16-4 Pullman (1170-series) w/skirts |
W |
173-70 |
$37.00 |
Great Northern Internationals & Red River
60-Seat ACF No-office Coach (1116,1118, 1138, 1139) w/skirts |
W |
173-76 |
$35.00 |
Great Northern Internationals, Red River & Dakotan ACF Cafe-Coach (1145-46) w/skirts |
W |
173-78 |
$35.00 |
Illinois
Central 56-Seat PS Coach (IC 2614-40) unskirted |
T1 |
173-44 |
$35.00 |
Louisville & Nashville 75' Modernized, Smoothside
HW Coach (2551-63) |
NKP |
173-82 |
L&NHS |
Milwaukee Road 1948 75' Express (1317-1329) w/four
etched door pieces |
T1 |
173-54 |
Special Order |
Milwaukee Road 1947 60' Postal (2152-2153) w/four
etched door pieces |
T1 |
173-59 |
Special Order |
Milwaukee Road 1948 RPO-Express (1208-1230) w/four etched door pieces |
T1 |
173-52 |
$52.00 |
Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha Baggage-Dorm
(1309-14) w/two doors |
T1 |
173-57 |
$52.00 |
Milwaukee Road 85' Baggage-Dorm
Rebuilds (1350-52, 1354) w/two doors |
W |
173-79 |
$52.00 |
Milwaukee
Road 1948 Hiawatha Coach (480-497, 535-551) |
E1 |
173-2 |
Special Order |
Milwaukee
Road 1948 Hiawatha "Valley" Parlor (190-197) |
E1 |
173-3 |
Special Order |
Milwaukee
Road 1948 Hiawatha Tap-Lounge (162-167, 172-173) |
T1 |
173-53 |
Special Order |
Milwaukee Road 1948 Pioneer Ltd. "Grove" Cafe-Parlor
(180-185) Retooled 11/2008 |
W |
173-60 |
$45.00 |
Milwaukee Road 1948 Hiawatha 40-seat Diner
(115-126) |
T1 |
173-55 |
Special Order |
Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha
Touralux 14-section sleeper (5740-51) |
W |
173-58 |
$48.00 |
Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha
Touralux-Coach sleeper-coach (5770-75) |
W |
173-66 |
$37.00 |
Milwaukee
Road Pioneer Ltd. "Raymond" 16-4 Pullman (27-30) |
E2 |
173-7 |
$45.00 |
Milwaukee Road Pioneer Ltd. "River" 8-6-4 Pullman
(19-26) |
E2 |
173-8 |
$45.00 |
Northern Pacific North Coast Ltd.
Mail-Dorm (425-29, CB&Q 430) w/ two door pieces |
T1 |
173-50 |
$54.75 |
Northern
Pacific North Coast Ltd. Water-Baggage full skirts (400-404, CB&Q 405) |
T1 |
175-56 |
$49.00 |
Northern
Pacific North Coast Ltd. Leg-Rest Coach (588-97, CB&Q 598-9,SP&S 300) |
E2 |
173-4 |
$45.00
|
Northern
Pacific/SP&S/CB&Q No. Coast Ltd. Budd Dome Coach |
C |
173-20 |
Special Order |
Northern
Pacific/CB&Q North Coast Ltd. "Travelers Rest" Lounge (494-98, CB&Q) |
R |
173-19 |
$37.00 |
Northern
Pacific/CB&Q North Coast Ltd. "Holiday Lounge" (487-493) |
T1 |
173-65 |
$35.00 |
Northern
Pacific/CB&Q North Coast Ltd. Budd Diner (NP 459-63) |
C |
173-29 |
$37.00 |
Northern
Pacific/CB&Q North Coast Ltd. Budd Diner (NP 459-63) |
W |
173-89 |
$52.75 |
Northern
Pacific PS Diner (NP 450-457) |
T1 |
173-61 |
$37.00 |
Northern
Pacific North Coast Ltd. 8-6-3-1 Pullman (350-63, CB&Q 480-2, SP&S 366) |
R |
173-5 |
$45.00
|
Northern
Pacific/SP&S North Coast Ltd. 4-4-4 Budd Dome Sleeper |
C |
173-24 |
$41.00 |
Northern
Pacific/SP&S North Coast Ltd. 4-4-4 Budd Dome Sleeper |
W |
173-84 |
$52.75 |
Northern
Pacific/SP&S NC Ltd./Mainstreeter 56-Seat P-S Coach |
|
|
|
(NP
500-17, SP&S 301-6 ) |
R |
173-30 |
$45.00 |
Northern
Pacific North Coast Ltd. Deluxe Coach (586-587) |
W |
173-72 |
$45.00 |
Northern
Pacific "Holiday Lounge" (487-493) |
T |
173-65 |
$35.00 |
Pennsylvania
P-85B 44-Seat "Jeffersonian" Coach (4100-41, 4068-91) |
R |
173-32 |
Special Order |
PRR/N&W/RF&P/L&N
10-6 " PS Sleeper (Plan 4140) |
|
|
|
(PRR
"Rapids", N&W "County", RF&P "King", L&N "River") |
R |
173-33 |
Special Order |
Pullman-Standard
"American" 6-6-4 Pullman (Plan 4099) |
|
|
|
(UP,
SP, CNW, ERIE, MP, SF, IC, ATSF, RI) |
E1 |
173-9 |
Special Order |
Pullman-Standard
"Imperial" 4-4-2 Pullman (Plan 4069) |
|
|
|
(PRR,
NYC, UP, CNW, SP, CN, IC, CRIP) |
E1 |
173-16 |
Special Order |
Pullman-Standard
"Cascade" 10-5 Pullman (Plan 4072) |
|
|
|
(PRR,
NYC, B&O, SP, ATSF, CP) |
E1 |
173-17 |
Special Order |
Pullman-Standard "County" 13-bedroom Pullman (Plan 4071 for PRR,
NYC, SP) |
E1 |
173-21 |
$35.00 |
Pullman-Standard
"City" 18-roomette Pullman (Plan 4068) |
|
|
|
(PRR,
NYC, NKP, IC, CN) |
E1 |
173-23 |
$35.00 |
Pullman-Standard
22-Roomette Pullman (Plan 4122) |
|
|
|
(NYC,
IC, CN, SP 9300-06 Plan 4122B close) |
R |
173-37 |
Special Order |
Pullman-Standard
B&O/KCS/MP 14-4 Sleeper (Plan 4153) |
R |
173-28 |
$35.00 |
Pullman-Standard
Illinois Central/B&O 10-6 Sleeper Plan 4167 |
|
|
|
(IC
"C" series, B&O 7040-49, NKP & C&O add corrug. sides) |
R |
173-41 |
Special Order |
Pullman-Standard Smoothside Dome (Plan 7551 for
Wab, MP, B&O, IC, N&W, SR) |
C |
173-64 |
$18.00 |
Southern
Pacific/Northern Pacific P-S 10-6 Sleeper Plan 4140C |
|
|
|
(SP
9030-52, NP 364-65) for Cascade pool and other trains |
R |
173-51 |
Discontinued |
Southern
Pacific PS Gallery Suburban Car Kit (SP 3731-45) |
|
173-49 |
Discontinued
|
Union
Pacific Challenger 48-Seat Chair Car (5331-65) |
R |
173-31 |
$35.00 |
Union Pacific 1937
Challenger 56-seat Chair Car (5200-5211) |
T1 |
173-67 |
$35.00 |
Union Pacific/C&NW/Wabash ACF
"Western"/"Blue" 12-4 Sleeper |
T1 |
173-69 |
$35.00 |
Union
Pacific ACF 44-seat Coaches (5450-87) |
|
|
|
(Also
CNW, GN, GTW, SEMTA, NJDOT, ATK) |
R |
173-40 |
Special Order |
Union
Pacific ACF Dome Diner (8000-09) |
R |
173-22 |
Discontinued |
Union
Pacific ACF Dome Mid-train Lounge (9000-14) |
|
|
|
(one-piece
Rivarossi/AHM dome coach overlay, boxed) |
R |
173-26 |
Discontinued |
Union
Pacific ACF Dome Observation Lounge (9000-14) |
|
|
|
(as
above with end windows, boxed) |
R |
173-36 |
Discontinued |
UP/C&NW/GN
ACF Baggage-Mail (UP 5900-02, C&NW 8225-26, |
|
|
|
GN
37-44) (includes six separate brass doors of two sizes) |
R |
173-43 |
Discontinued |
Basic
Body Kit with pewter end castings, wood roof, wood floor, centersill, instruct. |
|
173-101 |
$9.00 |
Deluxe
Body Kit with lost-wax brass end castings, |
|
|
|
copper/fiberglass
floor, wood roof, instructions |
|
173-102 |
Discontinued |
Pewter
end castings for PS/ACF lightweight flat-top cars (pair) |
|
173-200 |
$5.00 |
Lost-wax
brass castings for PS/ACF lightweight cars (pair) |
|
173-201 |
Discontinued |
3'
Two-window etched brass baggage-mail door (pair) |
|
173-300 |
$5.00 |
5'
Three-window etched brass baggage-mail door (pair) |
|
173-301 |
Discontinued |
3' One-window etched brass Milwaukee Road RPO door
(pair) |
|
173-302 |
$5.00 |
8' One-window etched brass Milwaukee Road
Baggage-Express door
(pair) |
|
173-306 |
$5.00 |
8' Two-window etched brass Milwaukee Road
Baggage-Express door
(pair) |
|
173-303 |
$5.00 |
5' Three-window etched brass Northern Pacific Baggage door
(pair) |
|
173-304 |
$5.00 |
7' Three-window etched brass Northern Pacific Baggage door
(pair). |
|
173-305 |
$5.00 |
8' One-window etched brass Great Northern Baggage
door (pair) |
|
173-307 |
$5.00 |
Bi-Level brass side air intake vents for intercity cars (pair)
|
|
173-351
|
$4.75
|
Bi-Level brass side air intake vents for commuter cars (pair)
|
|
173-352
|
$4.25
|
|
|
|
|
HO
Notes and Letter Codes: |
|
|
|
"B"
overlays Bachmann full-dome car body |
|
|
|
"C"
overlays Con-Cor body of appropriate type (Budd dome, sleeper) |
|
|
|
"R"
overlays Rivarossi body of appropriate type, or our Basic Body Kit |
|
|
|
"E1"
may be used with Eastern Car Works core kit #1200, or our Basic Body Kit. |
|
|
|
"E2" may
be used with Eastern Car Works core kit #1299, or our Basic Body Kit |
|
|
|
"T1"
may be used with Train Station Products PS/ACF core kit #807, or Body Kit. |
|
|
|
"T2" may be
used with Train Station Products Budd core kit #806. |
|
|
|
"W"
may be used with certain Walthers car bodies or Basic Body Kit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N-Scale
Side Sets (listed alphabetically): See Sale Prices at
Bulletin |
|
|
|
See
notes below for letter codes. |
|
|
|
|
Code |
Item
No. |
N List
Price |
Chicago
& North Western 400 Coach (3431-76) Also GN, NP, CB&Q) |
A |
173-501 |
Special Order |
Chicago
& North Western "Northern" 16-3-1 Pullman |
A |
173-506 |
$25.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder & Western Star Mail-Baggage (1100-1104) |
A |
173-563 |
$25.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder Baggage-Dorm (1200-1205) |
A |
173-518 |
$25.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder 48-Seat Coach (1215-31, SP&S 350) |
A |
173-512 |
$30.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder 60-Seat Coach (1209-1214, BN) |
A |
173-514 |
$25.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder Budd Dome Coach (1320-31, SP&S) |
C |
173-520 |
$27.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder "Ranch" Coffee Shop (1240-1245) |
A |
173-510 |
$25.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder "Lake" Dining Car (1250-1255) |
A |
173-515 |
$30.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder "Pass" 6-5-2 Sleeper (1370-1384) |
A |
173-513 |
$27.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder "River" Pullman (1260-74, SP&S 702) |
A |
173-511 |
$25.00 |
Great
Northern Western Star "Glacier" 16-4 PS Sleeper (1181-88) |
A |
173-525 |
$25.00 |
Great
Northern Empire Builder "View" Great Dome Lounge (1390-95) |
B |
173-527 |
$32.00 |
Great
Northern Winnipeg Ltd. "Club" 8-2 PS Buffet Lounge Sleeper (1198-99) |
A |
173-562 |
$25.00 |
Great Northern 1947 Empire Builder
PS Baggage-Mail (1100-04) w/skirts |
A |
173-577 |
$25.00 |
Great Northern 1947 Empire Builder
60-Seat PS Coach (1110-series) w/skirts |
A |
173-574 |
$25.00 |
Great Northern 1947 Empire Builder
48-Seat Coach (1120-series) w/skirts |
A |
173-571 |
$27.00 |
Great Northern 1947 Empire Builder
Lunch Counter Lounge Dorm (1140-44) w/skirts |
A |
173-573 |
$27.00 |
Great Northern 1947 Empire Builder
Dining Car (1150-series) w/skirts |
A |
173-575 |
$25.00 |
Great
Northern 1947 Empire Builder "Pass" 8-4-4 Pullman (1160-series) |
A |
173-568 |
$25.00 |
Great
Northern 1947 Empire Builder "Glacier" 16-4 Pullman (1170-series) w/skirts |
A |
173-570 |
$25.00 |
Great Northern Internationals & Red River
60-Seat ACF No-office Coach (1116,1118, 1138, 1139) w/skirts |
A |
173-576 |
$25.00 |
Great Northern Internationals, Red River & Dakotan ACF Cafe-Coach (1145-46) w/skirts |
A |
173-578 |
$27.00 |
Illinois
Central 11-Bedroom "B" Pullman (PS 4168A) |
A |
173-542 |
Special Order |
Illinois
Central 56-Seat PS Coach (IC 2614-40) unskirted |
A |
173-544 |
$27.00 |
Louisville & Nashville 75' Modernized, Smoothside
HW Coach (2551-63) |
MT |
173-582 |
$29.00 |
Milwaukee
Road 1948 Hiawatha RPO-Express (1208-1230) |
A |
173-552 |
$25.00 |
Milwaukee Road 1947 60' Postal (2152-2153) with integral doors |
A |
173-559 |
$25.00 |
Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha Baggage-Dorm (1309-14) with integral doors |
A |
173-557 |
$25.00 |
Milwaukee Road 85' Baggage-Dorm
Rebuilds (1350-52, 1354) with integral doors |
A |
173-579 |
$25.00 |
Milwaukee Road 1948 Hiawatha 75' Express
(1317-1329) with integral doors |
A |
173-554 |
$25.00 |
Milwaukee
Road 1948 Hiawatha Coach (480-497, 535-551) |
A |
173-502 |
$25.00 |
Milwaukee
Road 1948 Hiawatha "Valley" Parlor (190-197) |
A |
173-503 |
$25.00 |
Milwaukee
Road 1948 Hiawatha Tap-Lounge (162-167, 172-173) |
A |
173-553 |
$25.00 |
Milwaukee Road 1948 Hiawatha 40-seat Diner
(115-126) |
A |
173-555 |
$25.00 |
Milwaukee Road 1948 Pioneer Ltd. "Grove" Cafe-Parlor
(180-185) Retooled 11/2008 |
A |
173-560 |
$25.00 |
Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha
Touralux 14-section sleeper (5740-51) |
A |
173-558 |
$25.00 |
Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha
Touralux-Coach sleeper-coach (5770-75) |
A |
173-566 |
$25.00 |
Northern
Pacific North Coast Ltd. Mail-Dorm (425-29, CB&Q 430) |
A |
173-550 |
$30.00 |
Northern
Pacific North Coast Ltd. Water-Baggage full skirts (400-404, CB&Q 405) |
A |
175-556 |
$27.00 |
Northern
Pacific 56-Seat Coach (NP 500-517, SP&S 301-305) |
A |
173-530 |
$27.00 |
Northern
Pacific North Coast Ltd. Leg-Rest Coach (NP 588-97, CB&Q, SP&S 300) |
A |
173-504 |
$30.00 |
Northern
Pacific North Coast Ltd. Deluxe Coach (586-587) |
A |
173-572 |
$25.00 |
Northern
Pacific/CB&Q North Coast Ltd. Travelers Rest Lounge |
A |
173-519 |
$30.00 |
Northern
Pacific PS Diner (NP 450-457) |
A |
173-561 |
$30.00 |
Northern
Pacific/CB&Q North Coast Ltd. "Holiday Lounge (487-493) |
A |
173-565 |
$25.00 |
Northern
Pacific North Coast Ltd. 8-6-3-1 Pullman (350-63, CB&Q 480-2,SP&S 366) |
A |
173-505 |
$25.00 |
Northern
Pacific/SP&S North Coast Ltd. 4-4-4 Budd Dome Sleeper |
CD |
173-524 |
$32.00 |
Pennsylvania
P-85B 44-Seat "Jeffersonian" Coach (PRR
4100-41, 4068-91) |
A |
173-532 |
Special Order |
PRR/N&W/RF&P/L&N
10-6 PS Sleeper (Plan 4140) |
|
|
|
(PRR
"Rapids", N&W "County", RF&P "King", L&N "River") |
A |
173-533 |
Special Order |
Pullman-Standard
"American" 6-6-4 Pullman (Plan 4099) |
|
|
|
(ATSF,
UP, CNW, SP, CRIP, MP, ERIE, IC) |
A |
173-509 |
Special Order |
Pullman-Standard
"Imperial" 4-4-2 Pullman (Plan 4069) |
|
|
|
(PRR,
NYC, UP, CNW, SP, CN, IC, CRIP) |
A |
173-516 |
Special Order |
Pullman-Standard
"Cascade" 10-5 Pullman (Plan 4072) |
|
|
|
(PRR,
NYC, B&O, SP, ATSF, CP) |
A |
173-517 |
Special Order |
Pullman-Standard "County" 13-bedroom Pullman (Plan 4071 for PRR,
NYC, SP) |
A |
173-521 |
$12.00 |
Pullman-Standard
B&O/KCS/MP 14-4 Sleeper (Plan 4153) |
A |
173-528 |
$25.00 |
Pullman-Standard
Illinois Central "C" /B&O "River" 10-6 Sleeper Plan 4167 |
|
|
|
(NKP & C&O add corrugated overlay) |
A |
173-541 |
$25.00 |
Pullman-Standard Smoothside Dome (Plan 7551 for
Wab, MP, B&O, IC, N&W, SR) |
C |
173-564 |
$25.00 |
Southern
Pacific/Northern Pacific P-S 10-6 Sleeper Plan 4140C |
|
|
|
(SP
9030-52, NP 364-65) for Cascade pool and other trains. |
A |
173-551 |
$25.00 |
Union Pacific 1937
Challenger 56-seat Chair Car (5200-5211) |
A |
173-567 |
$25.00 |
Union Pacific/C&NW/Wabash ACF
"Western"/"Blue" 12-4 Sleeper |
A |
173-569 |
$25.00 |
Union
Pacific ACF Dome Diner (8000-8009) |
K |
173-522 |
Special Order |
Union
Pacific ACF Dome Mid-train Lounge (9000-9014) |
|
|
|
(one-piece
Kato dome coach overlay) |
K |
173-526 |
Discontinued |
Union
Pacific ACF Dome Observation Lounge (9000-9014) |
|
|
|
(as
above, with end windows) |
K |
173-536 |
Discontinued |
|
|
|
|
N-Scale
Notes and Letter Codes: |
|
|
|
"A"
overlays American Ltd. Models #8010 and #8015 core kits |
|
|
|
"AC"
overlays American Ltd. core kit or Con-Cor coach or sleeper. |
|
|
|
"B"
overlays Bachmann full-dome car body. |
|
|
|
"CD"
overlays Con-Cor Budd dome coach. Older Rowa-style has best length match and no corrugations to remove.. |
|
|
|
"K"
overlays Kato dome coach body. |
|
|
|
"MT" kitbash
with MicroTrains Heavyweight coach body |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Indiana, Minnesota, and Early Amtrak
Railroad Memories: 1964-72". Classic color railroad films, narrated, in NEW
TWO-DISC DVD Second Edition, with brief added chapters on SP & UP, and
121miutes of previews
of next DVD's from 1970's railroading. Approximate running time 123 minutes.
Price reduced to $19.95 in April 2016.
Chapter Titles and durations: Burlington Route and BN (15:56);
Chicago-IC, CRIP, ATSF, C&WI (7:48),Chicago & Eastern Illinois (0:43), CSS&SB
(0:36), Great Northern and BN (6:25), Lafayette, IN-PC (NYC)-N&W (Wabash &
NKP)-Monon (9:41), Monon (4:22), Milwaukee Road (5:30), Northern Pacific
(11:32), Northfield, MN-MILW, CRIP, MN&S, CGW (7:00), Peoria & Eastern-NYC
(6:51), St. Paul-NP, GN, CB&Q, MILW, CRIP, C&NW, SOO (17:07), Early Amtrak-BN, MILW, PC, ATSF
(12:41), SP (1:33), UP (0:48) Previews of future DVD's (12 minutes).
See below for additional details. Photograph
Sample. |
|
173-412 |
$18.00
plus $5.50 shipping |
|
|
|
|
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy (Burlington Route) vista dome and trackside
views along the route from Chicago to St. Paul, including Aurora, Oregon,
Savanna, LaCrosse and the scenic Mississippi R. Features
the "Twin Zephyrs", "North Coast Ltd", and "Empire Builder". Scenes at the
NP's Northtown Roundhouse in Minneapolis. Morning
trains at St. Paul Union Depot, in July, 1966, during an airline strike. Rock
Island "Twin Star Rocket" and "Zephyr Rocket" in Northfield, Dundas, and
St. Paul, MN. Milwaukee Road, Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern, and
Rock Island freight trains
in Northfield and Dundas. Cab
ride on the Northern Pacific "Mainstreeter" from St. Paul to Western Minnesota
in August, 1966. NP "North Coast Limited" in Glendive, Montana, August,
1966.
Cab ride on the Minneapolis Northfield
and Southern from Northfield to Randolph over the Chicago Great Western.
Brief shot of CGW RS-2 on freight in Northfield.
Winter trip eastbound from Portland on
the "North Coast Limited" in
1967. Mainline activity
on a summer evening at Newport, Minnesota in 1968.The Great Northern "Dakotan"
westbound at Alexandria, MN in 1969. BN-Great
Northern "Empire Builder" trip in Washington and Montana in June, 1970.Union
Pacific combined "Cities Domeliners" in June, 1970 and in Northern Illinois. Burlington
Northern passenger scenes from the dome and along the upper
Mississippi River, with musical epilogue.
Monon and Peoria & Eastern (NYC) trains in
Crawfordsville, IN. Monon "Thoroughbred" into Chicago in 1964. Illinois
Central passenger trains at Central Station in Chicago.
Railroad scenes taken from the YMCA Hotel roof in
Chicago. Penn Central (NYC) "James Whitcomb
Riley" and "Indianapolis Special" in
Lafayette and West Lafayette, IN. Norfolk &
Western "Wabash Cannonball" at Lafayette and Danville, IL, Chicago & Eastern
Illinois "Danville Flyer" at Danville, Hoopeston, IL. Passenger train switching
scenes at Dearborn Station in Chicago. Rock
Island, Santa Fe, Milwaukee Road, Chicago & North Western, Illinois Central
passenger trains at Central Station in Chicago,
South Shore and other railroad scenes in Chicago,
Indiana, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois and
Minnesota. Early Amtrak passenger trains in
Chicago, the Twin Cities, and in Northern Illinois. C&NW, MILW, RI, BN Freight trains at
Dayton's Bluff & Pigs Eye yards in St. Paul., Minneapolis, Northfield &
Southern, Rock Island and Milwaukee Road in Northfield, MN. SP "Cascade"
in Albany, OR in 1968. Shots from window of "City of Los Angeles" in June,
1970.
Previews of and from trains in Northern Illinois, Colorado ("Rio Grande
Zephyr"), Western Canada ("Canadian" and "Super Continental") and Toronto
in 12-minute Preview Chapter. |
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