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Description
Ready-To-Run
Pike size passenger cars
Realistic underframe detail
High fidelity of details like little rivets
Multiple authentic car numbers
Characteristic arched roof
Micro-Trains® Couplers
Perfect for your limited - local or even troop train movement
pulled by your 4-6-6-4 - 4-8-4 - 4-6-2 or your "Geep".
For Students of Railroading - A brief history.
Introduced in 1906 - just before Henry Ford made famous the
model “T” automobile - these cars were the defining characteristics
of steam passenger trains for the Union Pacific - the Illinois
Central - the Southern Pacific and other associated railroads.
For the traveling public - this was a step up for people riding
in wooden coaches that would break like a match stick in
the event of a derailment. So durable were these all steel
cars that some they lasted until 1968. A life span of 60
years!
The great Edward Henry Harriman who controlled the Chicago & Alton
Railroad - the Union Pacific - the Southern Pacific - the Illinois
Central - the Central of Georgia - the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company - Wells Fargo Express Company - directed the development
of the “Common Standard Specifications” among the Associated
Lines. The Common Standard allowed common specifications
of parts - car and locomotive design to be shared with all
Harriman-controlled railroads. This allowed economical bid
prices due to the sheer size of standardized orders. Further -
it allowed the Harriman-controlled railroads to standardize
on part inventories and method for car repair. These cars
were designed with the all distinctive arched roof and diamond
underframe crossbearers - a departure from the clerestory
roof design.
Developed by the Associated Lines for all Harriman controlled
roads - these wide window coaches seated 68 passengers on
Hale and Kilburn reversible seats. These C-4 and C-4 (Common
Standard Specifications CS 217) were built by Pullman 1909
to 1912 and numbered 395 cars.
Initial purchasers of these cars were the Illinois Central -
the Oregon Railway & Navigation - the Oregon- Washington
Railroad & Navigation (UP) - the Oregon Short Line (UP) -
SP Pacific Lines (SP - CP - O&C) and Texas and Louisiana
Lines (T&NO - GH&SA - H&TC - HE&WT). The most
famous “second hand” purchasers was the 20th Century Fox
used in Hollywood movies. Later - it became Sierra Railroad
No. 11. These cars were introduced in 1909 and some lasted
more than 60 years later.
All-Day Lunch Cars
SP Sacramento General Shops added lunch kitchen cabinet
to 25 60-C-3 and 4 cars; and 6 60-CC-1 cars starting in 1916
through 1927. They provided lunch service to patrons on day
coaches and tourist sleepers. Typically - these cars were
placed near the head end of the trains - followed by day coaches
and tourist sleepers. Regular dining cars were placed between
the tourist sleepers and Pullmans. On long trains - two All-Day
Lunch cars were used. The lunch kitchen cabinet was located
on one end of the car which included a gas stove - steam plate -
2’-9” x 3’ refrigerator - coffee urns - sink - and serving counter.
Only two cars were modified with air conditioning. Some cars
were equipped with Waukesha propane system for power and
others simply had their original gas tank for power. Some
cars had a pillow locker installed on one corner blocking
out the corner vestibule-trap door.
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on small photo below to see larger version.
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Sixth Release
Part
#: WoT-318 - Algoma Central - Road #: 501 "AGAWA-CANYON-TOUR" - 60' Harriman Wide Window Coach Click thumbnail to see large view
Part
#: WoT-183 - Southern Pacific Maintenance of Way - Road #: MW 833- Harriman Coach - "S.P. Line Gang..."
- Red Oxide
Click thumbnail to see large view
Some
quick notes:
During the late 1950's and early 1960's - Espee converted a number of their heavyweight passenger cars for Maintenance of Way services - since the reduction in passenger train service in conjunction with the newer lightweight equipment made these standard cars obsolete. MW 833 is one such car that was downgraded yet still was in a good state of repair. This car was assigned to "S.P. Line Gang #2 Communication Dept."
Part
#: WoT-187 - Union Pacific Harriman Coach - Road #: 663- Drovers Service - Dark Olive
Click thumbnail to see large view
Some
quick notes:
Coaches used in drover service transported workers who move their livestock by train. They rode with their train carrying livestock between the ranch and the processing plant (slaughter house). Union Pacific ran "fast" special livestock trains with drovers coah to Los Angeles over their LA&SL line. The workers took care of their animals during rest stops. With improvements to train and signaling technology - UP (c. 1947) was able to reduce their Salt Lake to LA trip from 32 to 27 hours. This eliminated the mandatory Federal requirment for rest and watering the animals every 28 hours. In the 1950's - UP just took 5 days from Omaha to LA. stock cars were loaded from Montana - Wyoming - and Idaho and were then assembled into "Stock Specials" (later "Day Live Stock") behind EMD F-3s - ALCo FA's or SD-24's. This Harriman coach entered Drovers service in March 1957. It was a former UP Oregon Short Line car built by Pullman 1910 - Lot 3737 - Common Standard Specifications 217 - class 60-C-1.
Part
#: WoT-188 - Union Pacific Harriman Coach Maintenance of Way - Road #: 902450 - Aluminum
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Some
quick notes:
Union Pacific No. 902450 started as Union Pacific's Oregon Short LIne 100 renumbered to OSL 65. In July 1949 - it was assigned to Maintenance of Way as 02450. It was renumbered to 902450 around 1959. Many of these Harriman cars are still in use today in Mof W service. This car was originally from a large batch of coaches that UP ordered from Pullman in 1911 (Pullman Lot 3838 - Plan 2387) - Common Standard Specifications 217 - Class 60-C-1.
Part
#: WoT-198TS - Ferrocarril Del Pacifico - Road #: 1100 & 1369 - Baggage + Coach - Arched Roof car 65'-4" (coupled length) *
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Some
key points:
The Southern Pacific Railroad leased a number of Harriman baggage-express cars and coaches to SP de Mexico. In 1951 - SP sold a number of rolling stock to the Mexican government under the new ownership of Ferrocarril Del Pacifico. FCP no. 1369 Harriman coach was formerly SP no. 1369 - while FCP no. 1100 baggage-express car's former SP number is not known. FCP operated from Benjamin Hill - Sonora to Guadalajara - Jalisco via Mazatlan - Sinaloa. Ferrocarril Del Pacifico was absorbed by NdeM in 1984 when the Mexican government nationalized the railroads.
*Wig-Wag Note: We received two car numbers for the FCP baggage No. 1100 & 1110. The car will obviously come in one of the two numbers - but we have requested a confirmation on the true number.
Part
#: WoT-176TS Union Pacific (Ca. 1939-50s) - Road #s: 1701 - 866 - 887 - Dark Olive -
sans serif Utility - {Pullman 1910-14} - Harriman Baggage-Express
and 2 Harriman Coaches 65'-4" (coupled length ea) - 2-axle
trucks - 3-window doors - straight underframe - flat
ends
Click thumbnail to see large view
Some
key points:
The
Union Pacific Railroad ordered Harriman common standard
60-ft baggage express cars (CS214). Length over buffers:
63'-7". Oregon Short Line (UP subsidary) Nos. 1837 -
1844 (former OSL 454 - 461) retired March 1956 and march
1961 - respectively. No. 1701 (former 1152) was a 1909
Pullman with 4-wheel truck - retired in March 1956 The
model reflects car with the original Utilty vents and
in the 1939 san serif lettering scheme which lasted
until the 50's.
Harriman
coaches were built in June 1911 under Common Standard
Specifications 217 - Pullman Plan 2387. Nos. 866 and
877 were originally O&W before OWR&N. They seated
72 passengers.
Why
the sublettered T&NO? SP's line east of El Paso
operated under a separate title due to Texas law (1853)
which required railroads operating in their state to
be headquarters there - until the U.S. Supreme Court
upheld the I.C.C. decision for KCS Ry. - headquartered
outside of the state - to lease a locally owned railway
in Texas. Espee's Texas & New Orleans subsidary
was merged into SP in 1961. § The principal companies
of T&NO were Galvston - Harrisburg & San Antonio;
Houston & Texas Central; and T&NO's own lines.
The GHSA and H&TC were leased and later consolidated
into T&NO in 1934.
T&NO
No. 173 Harriman baggage car was formerly GH&SA
173 - a 1912 Pullman class 60-B-5 - and Harriman coaches
were always T&NO - 1911 Pullman - class 60-C-4. The
coach carried 72 passengers.
§
The last separate Texas railroad was the Fort Worth &
Denver which finally merged into the BN in 1982.
Part
#: WoT-147TS - Illinois Central - Road #s: 576 - 584 - 585 - 2139 - The "Southern
Express" - Set A- Brown & Orange - Storage
Mail & Express train with rider coach
"Railway
Express Agency / Mail Storage" - Modernized Roof -
3-axle trucks - 3-window doors - fishbelly underframe -
flat ends. Brown & Orange Harriman Coach (CS217) Click thumbnail for large view
Part
#: WoT-156TS - Union Pacific - Road #s: 1435 - 1448 - Set C -
Two-Tone Gray - "United States Mail Storage Car" -
60-ft Modernized Harriman Baggage-Express
Part #: WoT-127TS - Southern Pacific - Harriman- 2 car add on set - 2 coaches in deluxe lettering on dark olive Click thumbnail for large view Number of pieces: 2 -
Road #s: 1575 - 1949
Part #: WoT-129TS SP - T&NO - Harriman - 2
car add on set - 2 coaches in deluxe lettering on dark olive Click thumbnail for large view Number of pieces: 2 -
Road #s: T&NO 749 - 752
Part #: WoT-130TS - Union Pacific - Harriman - 4-car
set - 4 coaches in dark olive with san serif lettering Click thumbnail for large view Number of pieces: 4 -
Road #s: 876 - 660 - 881 - 884
Part #: WoT-131TS - Union Pacific - Harriman - 2-car add on set - 2 coaches in dark olive with san serif lettering Click thumbnail for large view Number of pieces: 2 -
Road #s: 656 - 705
Part #: WoT-132TS - Illinois Central - Harriman- 4-car set - 4 coaches in dark olive Click thumbnail for large view Number of pieces: 4 - Road #s: 2122 - 2128 - 2133 - 2140
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we maintain stock levels designed to turnover 6 times each
year. We cannot guarantee stock status till we have an order
in hand. All product is subject to prior sale. If we confirm
that we have it - and - while we are waiting for the order
it sells - you would be upset that we did not hold it.
We used to hold items but learned a VERY EXPENSIVE lesson.
When we held items for customers’ orders - the order
never materialized 80%+ of the time. We lost out on
the orders placed while the item was on hold. Also
we wasted staff time that could have been used to pull actual
orders.
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