This site is a list of all the
non-brass kits that produce an exact model of a prototype car. Requirements for
this list:
(1) kit comes out of the box an exact match, with no modification or
(2) dimensions of the kit are an exact match, either needs details added, or
details changed (change door or ends).
This is not a kit-bashing page (the model
magazines do a great job of explaining how to match the prototype if you have
to do that in order to create an exact model). If you would like to add to this
list, please contact the host.
Numbers in parenthesis indicate prototype road
numbers for a kit. For example,
(1600-1969) indicates that 370 road numbers are correct for the kit.
This page is part of David Coscia's SP site
October 8, 2011
WOOD BOXCARS
Funaro & Carmelengo
#6560 A-50-5 with end door (68000-68499)
#6561 A-50-6 without end door (66800-67999)
Silver
Crash Car Works
34’
boxcar, CS-1 (Atlantic Lines)
34’
boxcar, CS-1 (Pacific Lines)
25’
boxcar (Central Pacific)
28’
boxcar (Southern Pacific, two configurations)
Sunshine
Models
B-50-13 (27360-29609)
B-50-14 (30640-31139)
B-50-15
B-50-15, Pacific Motor Transportation (PMT) scheme
Westerfield
B-50-1
B-50-6
B-50-9
40' USRA single sheathed (B-50-12, 26360-27359)
WOOD REBUILT BOXCARS
Sunshine Models
#23.1 B-50-12A (26360-27959)
rebuilt B-50-15
rebuilt B-50-15, Pacific Motor Transportation (PMT) scheme
rebuilt B-50-15, Overnight black scheme
Westerfield
40’ single door B-50-2 with
Van Dorn ends
STEEL
BOXCARS
Athearn
40' ribbed Hicube (B-70-36)
Athearn Genesis
PC&F
PS
E&C
Shops
50' DD high-cube (B-100-50)
Exact Rail
PC&F 6033 cubic foot Hy-cube (B-70-32, SP 659500-659599, SP 659600-659699, SSW 61000-61142, SSW 61143-61149)
Gunderson 5200 cubic foot boxcar
(B-70-61, SP 225500-225999)
50' DD welded, offset combination door (B-50-41, B-50-44, B-50-51)
Intermountain
50' PS-1, DD
Life-Like
Proto 2000
50' autobox
50'
Red
Caboose
40'
Modeling
the 1937 AAR by Tim O'Connor
Red Caboose acquired the IMWX tooling for the 1937 AAR design single door box
car with 4/5 ends and rounded (W-post) corners. Red Caboose produced a modified
version with square (S-post) corners. Both of these are completely
accurate for several series of SP box cars as long as you apply the appropriate
running boards, brake wheels, doors and trucks for each class (B-50-18, -19,
-20, -21, -23) SP purchased many thousands of these cars and they would be the
newest style box car on the SP until after WWII. The Red Caboose GS gondolas
are correct for late 40's SP. The Life-Like (Proto 2000) 50 foot single door
and double door box cars are pretty close to SP B-50-22 and A-50-14's
respectively, and those are good from the early 1940's and later. Red
Caboose and Proto 2000 have released many versions and special runs of the
above cars decorated for SP. Intermountain also has produced a 1937
Speedwitch Models
KC101 B-50-25, 12 panel boxcar using the Intermountain model kit
Sunshine
Models
40' DD autobox (A-50-13, 63330-63579, 63747-64096)
40' DD autobox (A-50-16, 66175-66674)
AAR 1944 10' IH, improved dreadnaughts (B-50-24, Overnite
cars?)
PS 10' IH, 10 panel car, with ASF A-3 trucks
(B-50-27, 6 ft door, 100000-102099)
(B-50-28, 7 ft door, 102100-103599,
14100-105599)
WOOD
CABOOSES
American Model Builders
kit 853; C-30-1 wood caboose (uses Athearn frame)
kit 876; C-30-1
modernized (uses AMB laser cut frame)
Walthers
C-30-1 wood caboose (the car is accurate once you add the end beams to
the car ends. They are separate castings.)
Westerfield
boxcar "war emergency" caboose
#10301 1937
conversion
#10302 conversion with double windows
#10303 1941 conversion
STEEL
CABOOSES
Athearn
bay window caboose (C-40-4, 1400-1599); roof is inches short
Wright Trak
C-40-1
cupola caboose (1000-1049)
C-40-3
cupola caboose (1050-1234)
AUTORACKS
Quality Craft
89' Vert-A-Pac car
FLATCARS
Bruce's Train Shop; Sacramento,CA
57' bulkhead flatcar (F-70-50, 509325-509574); resin kit
Red Caboose
Evans 100-ton type 4 coil car, 1971 built (F-100-8)
ACF 53' 6" flatcar, class F-70-7 (140500-142549)( in 1956 re#'d 560824-562854); cars built in 1949
GONDOLAS
Ambroid 1 of 5000
52' 10" steel gondola (G-70-18, 351600-351999) (G-70-19, 352018-352117)
Detail Associates
40' General Service gondola, composite side (G-50-23, 150000-150999)
40' General Service gondola, steel side (G-50-22, 151000-152649)
40' General Service Sugar Beet gondola, with wood extensions
40' General Service Sugar Beet gondola, with plywood extensions
Diamand Scale
60' 5" steel braced/plywood sided gondola (G-100-1 or -12, 354000-354399)
E&C
Shops
65' smooth side gondola (G-100-15, 354400-354749) (G-100-17, 354750-355099)
ExactRail
Gunderson
2420 gondola with corrugated sides (G-100-7, 3335000-334399)
Intermountain
40' USRA gondola (originally EP&SW 11251-11500; re#'d
45904-46153; ran on Rio Grande Division hauling coal)
MDC/Roundhouse
26' 100 ton ore cars; used on Kaiser ore trains (G-100-1, 345000-3455599)
(G-100-6, 345600-345669)
(lettering on painted models is not accurate; use decals from Oddball Decals)
Red
Caboose
40' General Service composite gondola (G-50-23, 150000-150999)
40' General Service steel gondola
40' General Service composite gondola, with plywood extensions (sugar beet
service)
40' General Service composite gondola, with board extensions (sugar beet
service)
Tangent
Scale Models
ACF
70-ton welded gondola (G-70-12, 160150-160449; re#’d
in 1956 320050-320349. Also models
G-70-8)
Speedwitch Models
K101.1 G-50-13 48' mill gondola (93900-93947; re#’d
in 1956, 310000-310164)
SPH&TS
2005 Convention Car (resin kit by Ted Culotta)
G-50-13 (93900-93949) (in 1956 re#'d 310000-310164)
Walthers
53 ft Thrall Gondola with uneven
ribs (G-100-26; SP 329610-329619, 338100-338199; GVSR 326000-326002)
Ulrich
40' drop bottom gondola:
G-50-9
G-50-10
G-50-11
G-50-12
COVERED
AND UNCOVERED HOPPERS
Accurail
3 bay covered hopper
USRA 55 ton coal hopper
PS-2 Two-bay hopper (H-70-16, 401100-401349), Kadee kit with custom paint job
Athearn
PS 2893 (H-70-14)
Atlas
3 bay cylindrical covered hopper
3 bay
cylindrical covered hopper SP block lettering (H-100-14, BLCX 1000-1079),
post-1965 to late 1980s
PS-2, 2
bay covered hopper
PS-2SD (H-70-16, 401100-401349) (H-70-18, 401350-401549)
Bowser
kit 55111, 100-Ton 45' 3 bay hopper, (H-100-34, 481000-481149); add Enterprise
Type D door locks
Bruce's
Train Shop; Sacramento, CA
resin kits
kit SG-20, 34-foot 70-ton hopper (H-70-7, 168000-168099)(in 1956 re#'d 470987-471086)
kit H-70-9 (168100-168599)(in 1956 re#'d 471087-471586)
kit H-70-11 (168600-168899)(in 1956 re#'d
460226-460525)
kit SG-15, 43-foot 90-ton hopper (H-100-2, 480000-480193)(ex-T&NO
8000-8199); built 1960
kit SG-25, 34-foot 100-ton hopper (H-100-4, 463000-463999) built 1961
kit SG-40, 34-foot 100-ton hopper, (H-100-23, 464000-464999) built 1970 by
Greenville
kit SG-30, 34-foot 105-ton hopper (100-29, 465000-465699) built 1974
kit H-100-32 (465700-466049)
InterMountain
Closed side covered hopper
(H-70-6, 90602-90801; H-70-8, 165000-165174)
Kadee
PS-2 Two-bay hopper (H-70-16, 401100-401349)
Kato
70 ton covered hopper (H-70-4, 94305-94404, 90802-90901) (H-70-6, 90602-90801)
(H-70-8, 165000-165174)
PS-2
two-bay 70 ton covered hopper (H-70-16, SP 401100-401349, TNO 3425-3674)(H-70-18, SP 401350, 401549)
Walthers
40' Ortner 100-Ton Open Aggregate Hopper (H-100-42,
481150-481399)
INTERMODAL
Accurail
45' van (SPLZ 731000-731999, 936500-937499); rivet pattern incorrect
A-Line
40' Z-van
48' container, Speed Lettered
40' trailer is the prototype for
many SP "Golden Pig" trailers
MAINTAINENCE
OF WAY EQUIPMENT
Walthers
Dynamometer car
WOOD
PASSENGER CARS
Mike Pannell (
Plan 320 Pullman day car (1887 and 1888 #s, SP 132-136, 180-182, SP 39-40, 112, 144-162, 163-184, SP 18,19,93,185-186)
Labelle
1905 wood vestibule coach with flat top windows (the model is actually a class
60-CC chair car)
Westwood
"Sunset Limited" (accurate for the original Sunset Limited of 1895)
HEAVYWEIGHT PASSENGER CARS
Branchline Trains
Pullman 8-1-2 sleeper (De Forest, De Wolf , Des Plaines)
Pullman 10-1-2 sleeper (Lake Hancock, Lake Ariana,
Lake Sheridan)
Pullman 12-1 sleeper (Goliad, Calafia, McVean, Inyo, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Marblehead)
Pullman 6-3 sleeper (Glen Moriston, Glen Aladale,
Glen Ellyn)
Pullman 10-1-1 sleeper (Palouse Falls, Prior Lake)
Model Die Casting
#6020 60-B-9/10 (-9: SP 6035-6044,
6227-6231; -10: SP 6045-6054)
Southern Car & Foundry
Harriman head-end cars
No. 1000, 60-ft. Postal (60-P-2 through 60-P-4)
No. 1001, 69-ft. Baggage Postal (69-BP-2 through 69-BP-5)
No. 1002, 70-ft. Baggage (70-B-1 through 70-B-3)
No. 1003, 60-ft. Baggage (60-B-1 through 60-B-8)
Sunshine
Models
B-50-24 alternate center rivet express car
steel sides w/Murphy Radial roof
(5800-5874, 5900-5923)
steel sides w/Hutchins peaked roof
(5800-5874, 5900-5923)
STREAMLINED
PASSENGER CARS
American Model Builders
79-C-1 44 Seat Daylight coach
Athearn
Pullman
Standard 77’ chair car (77-C-3, 15 cars; modeled as of 1954)
Brass Car
Sides
kit #9 Pullman 6-6-4 sleeper (plan #4099), "American" series
kit #16 Pullman 4-4-2 sleeper (plan #4069), "Imperial" series
kit #17 Pullman 10-5 sleeper (plan #4072), "Cascade" series
kit #21 Pullman 13-bedroom (plan #4071), "County" series
kit #37 Pullman 22-roomette (plan #4122), "Bay" series
kit #40 44-seat Chair Car (Union Pacific) - also used on SP
kit #45 Coach, P-S (plan #7600)
kit #49 Bi-level Gallery car (commute) - 15 cars built by P-S in 1968, numbered
#3731-3745
Eastern
Car Works
kit #1205, 85' 6-6-4 sleeper, undec
kit #1206, 85' 4-4-2 sleeper, undec (#200-205)(re#'d 9104-9109 in 1950-1951)
"Imperial" series
Limited
Editions
craftsmen kits; originals were of aluminum extrusion, last versions were
resin. Following is from Mr. Anderson, who manufactured these, who I met
in Sept 2001. (1) he recommended contact or rubber cement for
construction, put on lightly
(2) take great care to put these together and take your time; he had an
excellent and patient modeler build cars for his layout
kit #7375 77' Chair-Baggage; 1937 Daylight
kit #7376 77' Chair; 1937 Daylight, Sunbeam, Californian, Challenger,
COSF, Overland, Cascade, Golden State
kit #7377 130' Articulated chair; 1937 Daylight, Sunbeam, Californian,
Challenger, Overland, Golden State
kit #7379 77' Tavern-Coffee shop; 1937 Daylight, green general service,
rebuilt full tavern
kit #7380 77' Diner; 1937 Daylight, COSF
kit #7381 77' Parlor; 1937 Daylight, rebuilt to chair 2438
kit #7382 77' Parlor-Observation; 1937 Daylight
kit #7389 77' Baggage; 1937 Sunbeam
kit #7390 77' Diner-Lounge-Observation; 1937 Sunbeam
kit #7391 77' Parlor; 1937 Sunbeam
kit #7402 77' Coffee shop; 1938 Daylight, green general service
kit #7403 77' Tavern; 1938 Daylight
kit #7415 79' Chair-Baggage; 1939 Daylight
kit #7416 201' Articulated Diner-Coffee shop; 1939/1941 Daylight
kit #7419 79' Parlor-Observation; 1939/1941 Daylight
kit #7420 79' Parlor; 1939 Daylight
kit #7421 79' Tavern; 1939 Daylight
kit #7422 79' Chair; 1939/1941 Daylight/San Joaquin, green general
service, COSF
kit #7423 134' Articulated Chair; 1939/1941 Daylight/San Joaquin
kit #7452 201' Articulated Diner-Lounge-Dormitory; 1941 Lark
NKP Car
Company
Economy baggage, 66-B-1
RPO-baggage, 80-BP-60-1
Rapido
Osgood-Bradley coaches
“American Flyer” cars (various numbers and paint schemes)
Three
Brothers Manufacturing
smooth sided bi-level commuter cars represent
85-MLC-1, #3700-3709, built by P-S
in 1955
85-MLC-2, #3710-3030, built by
AC&F in 1957
Union
Station Products
#4069H Pullman 4-4-2 sleeper, smooth side
#4069M Pullman 4-4-2 sleeper, used on Cascade
#4071D Pullman 13 bedroom sleeper, smooth side
#4099 Pullman 6-6-4 sleeper, smooth side
#4082A Pullman 2-1-1 observation buffet lounge, used on
Lark
#4122B Pullman 22 roomette sleeper, used on Cascade and
Lark
#6588 79' prewar "Daylight" baggage-44
seat coach, fluted
#6591 79' prewar "Daylight" 1 drawing
room-parlor, fluted
#7403 79' prewar "Daylight" tavern
lounge, fluted
#7417 prewar "Daylight" 3 car
articulated diner/kitchen/coffee shop, fluted side
#7423 prewar "Daylight" 2 car articulated
coach, fluted
#7452 prewar "Lark Club" 3 car articulated
lounge-diner-kitchen/dormitory
#7568 Pullman baggage/30' RPO, smooth sided, used on
Cascade and Shasta Daylight
#7569 Pullman "news agent" coach used
on Cascade
#7572 Pullman 3 car articulated coffee
shop-kitchen-diner used on Shasta Daylight
#9609 Budd coffee shop-lounge, used on Sunset
Limited
#9611 Budd baggage/mail, used on Sunset Limited
#9613 Budd 44 seat coach, used on Sunset Limited
#9614 Budd baggage/dorm, used on Sunset Limited
#9618 Budd 48 seat coach, used on Sunset Limited
#9624 Budd diner, used on Sunset Limited and also useful
for SP Directors specials
#9629 Budd club/lounge, used on Sunset Limited
#9660 Budd 10-6 sleeper, used on Sunset Limited
Walthers
smooth sided bi-level commuter cars (85-MLC-3, #3731-3745, built 1968)
(only the solid gray
paint is accurate, replace trucks with 4-wheel 41-ND trucks commonwealth truck)
Wright -
MHP
Fluted and smooth-side cars for entire trains
1937, 1938, 1939, 1941 Daylight
1941 Lark
1949 City of San Francisco
1949 Golden State
1950 Cascade
REFRIGERATED
BUNKERLESS CARS
Branchline Trains
kit 1805, 50' GARX car leased to SP, yellow with Southern Pacific block
lettering
kit 1806, 50' GARX car leased to SP, boxcar red with standard Southern Pacific
lettering and "ball and wing" DF symbol
62' Paccar w/12 foot door (B-100-49, 691649-691698, 691750-691799)
Front Range/Accurail
50’ riveted w/ 8' plug door
– easy kitbash for early SP insulated box cars
e.g. B-50-43
Sierra
Car & Foundry
62' Paccar w/12 foot door (B-100-49, 691649-691698, 691750-691799)
STOCK CARS
Life-Like Proto 2000
Mather single deck stock car, North American Car Company (NISX 100-699).
SP leased 352 cars from 1962-1966, exact road numbers unknown.
Westerfield
S-40-4
S-40-5
S-40-8/9/10
TANK
CARS
Athearn
40' single dome tank (O-50-13) (double the height of the dome)
Atlas
33,000 gallon
Intermountain
type 27 and Proto 2000 type 21, though prototypical, SP never had them.
WOOD
BOXCARS
Sunshine Models
kit 52.7-52.9, wood double-sheathed boxcar, 8'6" IH (series 31000-33499)
kit 52.9-52.12, wood double-sheathed boxcar, 10'2" IH rebuild (seies 36000-38999)
STEEL
BOXCARS
Athearn
40' ribbed Hi-cube
E&C
Shops
50' DD high-cube
Intermountain
40' standard, 8' door
40' PS-1, 8' door
50' PS-1 DD
Kadee
kit 4902, 40' PS-1 w/ 7' 5 panel Superior door
kit 5210, 40' post 1954 PS-1 w/ 8'6" panel Superior door
kit 5224, 40' post 1954 PS-1 w/ 8' Youngstown door
kit 5237, 40' post 1954 PS-1 w/ 8'6" panel Superior door
kit 6707, 50' PS-1 w/ 15' Youngstown door
Life-Like
Proto 2000
50'
Sunshine
Models
40' DD autobox (46200-46399)
1942 AAR 10'6" IH, 5/5 end, Youngtown door, Blue Streak
1942
Walthers
86' PS double plug door
FLATCARS
Atlas
pulpwood flatcar (88500 - 88599)
COVERED
AND UNCOVERED HOPPERS
Atlas
PS-2, 2 bay CH
PS-2SD (77075-77099 need channel posts over bolsters)
PS-2SD (77160-77190)
InterMountain
Closed side covered hopper
(77050-77074)
Kato
ACF 70 ton CH
Rail Yard
Models
4785 cf. PS-2CD (H-100-21, SSW 77900-77999)
STREAMLINED
PASSENGER CARS
Eastern Car Works
kit 1300, Osgood-Bradley coach, "American Flyer" cars
Rapido
Osgood-Bradley coach,
“American Flyer” cars (various numbers and paint schemes)
REFRIGERATED
BUNKERLESS CARS
Branchline Trains
kit 1813, 50' GARX car leased to SSW
62' Paccar, needs a 10 foot 6 inch door (B-100-?)
Sierra
Car & Foundry
62' Paccar, needs a 10 foot 6 inch door (B-100-?)
WOOD BOXCARS
Sunshine Models
B-50-13 (51250-51749)
B-50-14 (52260-53059)
B-50-15
Sunshine Models
rebuilt B-50-15
STEEL BOXCARS
50' DD welded, offset combination door:
(B-50-41, 75000-75499)
(B-50-44, 70250-70449)
(B-50-51, 63000-63499)
Intermountain
12 panel car with 6 foot door and rectangular roof panels (B-50-26,
56450-57199)
IMWX/Red
Caboose
1937
Speedwitch Models
KC 101 B-50-25, 12 panel boxcar using the Intermountain
model
Sunshine
Models
PS 10' IH 10 panel car, with ASF A-3 trucks
(B-50-27, 6 ft door, 58500-59749)
(B-50-28, 7 ft door, 59750-61249)
STEEL CABOOSES
Wright Trak
C-40-3 cupola caboose (400-429;
post-1961 re#’d to 300 series)
FLATCARS
Atlas
pulpwood flatcar (P-50-1, -2 or -3)
Red Caboose
ACF 53' 6" flatcar, class F-70-7 (#24750-24766, and #25350-25364)
GONDOLAS
Funaro & Camerlengo
"War Emergency" 41'-6" gondolas, wood side, tight bottom
(G-50-19, 42650-42849, 44100-44599)
(G-50-21, 46300-46999) (G-50-24, 47000-48499)
"War Emergency" 41'-6" gondolas, steel side, tight bottom
(G-50-24, 24 #'s)
COVERED AND UNCOVERED HOPPERS
Athearn
PS 2893 (H-70-12)
Atlas
PS-2SD (H-70-16, 3425-3674)
Bruce's
Train Shop;
H-70-11 (41300-41499) (in 1956 re#'d SP
461700-461895)
H-100-2 (8000-8199) (in 1956 re#'d SP 480000-480193)
InterMountain
Closed side covered hopper
(H-70-6, 4050-4199; H-70-8, 3900-3974)
Kato
70 ton CH (H-70-4, 4000-4049) (H-70-6, 4050-4199) (H-70-8, 3900-3974)
Stewart
Hobbies
#10306 H-70-5 (4200-4449)
STOCK CARS
Sunshine Models
#54.9 S-40-12/13 Metal-Clad Murphy Roof
(15000-15099)
#54.10 S-40-12/13 Radial Murphy Roof (15000-15099)
Westerfield
S-40-4
S-40-5
HEAVYWEIGHT PASSENGER CARS
Model Die Casting
#6020 60-B-9/10 (-9 T&NO 600-604; -10 T&NO 113-114)
Wood Boxcars
Westerfield
B-50-9 (AE 1060-1159, re#'d SP 87838-87934), (AE
1160-1409, re#'d SP 87935-88184)
Stock Cars
Westerfield
S-40-8
Wood Boxcars
Sunshine Models
B-50-14 (EP&SW 23300-23699, re#'d SP 31140-31539)
40' USRA gondola (EP&SW 11251-11500)
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC
American Model Builders
NWP 30 Version, C-30-1 modernized
kit
(Has one of the windows
blanked on the left side where NWP installed lockers for the crew, see #30 and
#37; maybe #13)
Sunshine Models
rebuilt B-50-15 boxcar, w/steel sides Overnight with NWP assignment
Stock
Cars
Westerfield
S-40-4 (NWP numbers?)
PACIFIC
ELECTRIC
Wood Boxcars
Sunshine Models
B-50-13 (2700-2899)
B-50-14 (10000-10599)
Wood
Caboose
American Model Builders
C-30-1 wood caboose (1960-1969, body only as these did not have cupolas)
Gondola
Speedwitch Models
K101.2 G-50-13, 48' mill gondola (25000-25014)(1952 re#'d SP 95050-95064)(1956 re#'d into SP group 310000-310164)
Ulrich
GS gondola
Streetcar
HTK7, models a PE 5000 class
Stock
Cars
Westerfield
S-40-4 (PE 8500-8509)
SAN DIEGO & ARIZONA EASTERN
Stock Cars
Westerfield
S-40-8
SUD PACIFICO DE MEXICO
Wood Boxcar
Sunshine Models
#17.8 B-50-14 with lettering in English and
Spanish (9426-9500)
#17.9 B-50-14
express (Wells Fargo in Spanish)
Stock Cars
Westerfield
S-40-4
S-40-5
WOOD EXPRESS CARS
Westerfield
R-30-1
STEEL EXPRESS CARS
Intermountain (2001 SPH&TS Convention Car or Trainquest)
BR-40-10 a reasonably accurate kit except that the trucks are
Bettendorf (should be Chrysler FR-5 for #901-925 and Symington-Gould for cars
926-950),
and the roof walks are Morten
(should be Apex)
Sunshine Models
#46.6 BR-40-10
WOOD CARS
Sunshine Models
?
R-40-1
?
R-70-2
#25.68~25.71 R-40-24 with straight or diagonal panel roofs
(65921-68500)
Taurus
Products
40' PFE (R-30-13)
Tichy Train Group
40' PFE (R-30-13, R-40-2, or R-40-4)
Westerfield
R-30-1
R-30-2
R-30-4
R-30-5
R-30-6
R-30-12
R-30-13
R-30-14
R-50-1
WOOD REBUILT CARS
Red Caboose
R-30-9
Sunshine
Models
R-30-9
R-30-16
R-30-18
R-30-19
R-30-21
R-50-5
Tichy Train Group
40' PFE (R-30-9)
Terry Wegmann
flat kits, sold by friends of the manufacturer, no direct sales
R-30-16
R-40-18
R-40-21
R-40-25 (they also sell the detail kits separately
that convert an Intermountain R-40-23 into an R-40-25).
Athearn
R-40-23
Intermountain Railway Company
R-40-10
R-40-23
Sunshine Models
#46.1~#46.5 R-40-10
(40001-44700)
#72.7
R-40-26 Plug Door, Apex Running Board (8001-10000)
INTERMODAL
Athearn
40' Fruehauf refrigerator trailer
R-70-20
(SPFE 456901-457400, PFE 457401-457500, PFE 457501-457600, UPFE 457601-458100,
SPFE 458701-459300)
Red
Caboose
R-70-15
(UPFE 452001-452750, SPFE 452751-453500)
STRUCTURES
Creative Model Associates
Icing Platform (makes a correct PFE icing platform, Walthers
kit does not)
Modeling PFE cars by Tim
O'Connor
Intermountain did an R-40-10 reefer; you'll need a bunch of those for the
1940's. Red Caboose makes an R-30-12 and an R-30-9, you'll also want a bunch of
those. Tichy makes the R-40-2/R-40-4 and that's
another you'll want for the 1940's. (Build the Red Caboose kits first and then
match the roofs of the Tichy to the Red Caboose --
the Tichy kits have a small error in the roof
platforms.) You can use the Tichy underframe
with a Red Caboose R-30-9 to build an R-40-9 too.
HOn3 model locomotives, cars,
and structures
Trout Creek
Engineering (formerly Classic Miniatures)
SPng Box Car - 28' - 20,000 & 40,000 lbs, TBA
SPng Flat Car - 28' - Carter, #250 - 259
SPng Gondola - 28' - low side - Carter, TBA
SPng Gondola - 28' - lift door, TBA
SPng Gondola - 28' - A frame, TBA
SPC Box Car - 24', TBA
SPC Box Car - 28' - Combination ventilated, TBA
Rio
Grande Models
Thielson archbar trucks
Alpine Models
3-stall roundhouse (based on plans for roundhouse at Timber, OR)
Electrical Power Substation (based on the Pacific Electric Railway substation
at
Modern Yard Control Tower (based on plans for tower built in 1952 in
AL&W Lines
SP1 - SP Train Order Station
SP2 - SP Small Tool/Motor Shed, Drop Siding
SP3 - SP Large Tool/Motor Shed, Drop Siding
SP4 - SP Large Tool/Motor Shed, Board & Batten Siding
SP9 - SP Cascade Summit Baggage Addition (requires SP1)
American Limited Models
kit 5001, wig wag kit (set of 2)
kit 5400, operating wig wag kit (set of 2) without detector
kit 5410, operating wig wag kit (set of 2) with detector
American Model Builders
kit 134; Southern Pacific Common Standard No. 22 Depot
kit 176; Southern Pacific Common Standard No. 22 Depot “Left Hand”
kit 150; Southern Pacific Common Standard No. 23 Depot With Dock
kit 137; Pacific Electric Railway style passenger shelter
Banta
Model Works
Port
Costa Roundhouse
California
Model Company
some may be accurate
standard station
1886 freight station
1887 passenger depot
combination town depot
Central
Valley
150 ft rigid truss bridge
Class 5
Models
Union Switch & Signal type H-2 (replaced semaphores beginning in the
1940's)
Funaro & Carmelengo
Kit #16, Standard tool house
Palms Station (models the depot built by Southern Pacific and inherited by
Pacific Electric)
Hi-Tech Details
concrete phone booth (used on Southern Pacific and on Pacific Electric)
Irishtracklayer.com
Union Switch & Signal Model
A-5 electro-pneumatic switch machine, (used at yards with compressed air such
as 3rd/Townsend)
Muir Models
Kit #8, Luning
Kit #15,
Sequoia
Scale
HOn3 gallows turntable
Showcase
Miniatures
kit 2002, SP water pump house
kit 2003, SP section foreman's house (mission style, appropriate for
southwestern locales)
kit 2006, Black Butte T/O office
Century Foundry (a division of
Showcase Miniatures)
kit 2115, wig wag signal (low)
kit 2116, wig wag signal (tall)
kit 2120, oil column
Sidetrack
Laser
Arbuckle
depot
Sunrise
Enterprises
single bi-color signal, in various configurations
dual bi-color signal, in various configurations
Thomas A
York Ent. Model
HO - 137 G Street Warehouse (a model of the Pacific Electric
substation in
Tomar
produces semaphore signals:
#H-840 US&S lower quadrant, single head,
relay base
#H-841 US&S
lower quadrant, double head, relay base
#H-860
Lower quadrant, single head, relay base
#H-844
Train order signal, lower quadrant
Trout
Creek Engineering, formerly Classic Miniatures
Laws Station
Narrow Gauge Engine house (models Keeler)
SP Sparks Depot
The following can be detailed according to your era
Athearn
4-8-2
class MT-4 with or without skyline casing
Bachmann
4-8-4 class GS-4
Bowser
"Old Lady" 2-8-0
"Casey Jones" 4-6-0 builds into a reasonable class T-28
Broadway
Limited
4-8-8-2
class AC-4 or AC-5
Intermountain Railway Company
4-8-8-2 class AC-11 or AC-12
International
Hobby Corp.
2-6-0 with oil tender for class M-4
MTH
4-8-8-2 class AC-6
Rivarrosi
4-8-8-4 class AC-11 or AC-12
Roundhouse
0-6-0 builds into a reasonable class S-8
2-8-0 builds into a reasonable class C-2
Vanderbuilt tender kit
Varney
4-6-2 builds into a reasonable class P-13
DETAIL
PARTS
AL&W Lines
SP5 - SP Chip Extensions – Board
SP6 - SP Chip Extensions – Plywood
Extensions for wood chip cars added in 1964 to gondolas; kit fits the Red Caboose GS gondola car
Cannon and Company
Plate C End (for boxcars)
Dan Hall
boxcar doors
3/5/5 rib door (a common post-war door)
4/4/4 wide seam rib door (used on Overnight cars)
Rob Sarberenyi
"garbage can" spark arrestor stack found on some of Espee's Alco RSD-5s
SPH&TS
SP “home-made” bulkheads built in 1949 for F-70-6 and F-70-7 flat cars which enabled them to carry plasterboard
PASSENGER
CAR INTERIORS
The following companies make interior kits
for models of passenger cars:
Palace
Car Company
Red Cap Line
ASF A-3 - Kato #31601
Andrews -
Kadee #509
Andrews with leaf spring - PSC #31651
Arch bar
- Kadee #501
Arch bar with leaf spring - BC Models #T-9, for pre-war use on a caboose
Arch bar with leaf spring - PSC use to make one, check swap meets
arch bars were banned from interchange in June 1941
Bettendorf T section - Kadee #511, used on many SP
and PFE wood cars
leaf springs
- Walthers once made an insert, check swap meets
Roller
bearing, 70 ton - Atlas #180000
Vulcan - Kadee #515
D&G Models
4-wheel trucks
P11J - friction bearing with no bolster anchors
used on '37, 38', 39' Daylight; Sunbeam; and chair cars for
Challenger and Californian
P21J - friction bearing with bolster anchors
used on '41 Daylight, Lark diner, and pool chair cars
P21R - SKF roller bearing with boster anchors
PSC
#33122 Harriman 4-wheel
#33100