• 2-axle trucks, original doors, Harriman underframe, flushed ends
• Number of pieces: 1
• Road #s: 6016

• Modernized Roof, 2-axle trucks, ply-metal doors, fishbelly underframe, flat ends" 87
• Number of pieces: 1
• Road #: 8777

• Utility vent roof, 2-axle trucks, ply-metal doors, fishbelly underframe, flat ends
• Number of pieces: 1
• Road #: 2039

Built in 1925 by Press Steel Car Company Nos. 2035 to 2064. Repainted in Phoebe Snow scheme in the early 1950s. Carried sealed mail, luggage, LCL express packages, newspaper and milk in canisters.

The Lackawanna had interline mail routes with Seaboard Airline, Southern Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad, and Reading Company between New York and New Orleans. They also operated between Chicago and New York via Nickel Plate Road. These cars lasted through the Erie Lackawanna era in 1960s.

* Railroad had very similar cars but not exact prototype.

Built by National Steel Car of Hamilton, Ontario in 1940 as class BE and numbered 8775-8799.

Repainted in black & white with the "Wet Noodle" insignia. Introduced as the name changed from CN Railway to just Canadian National in 1961. The logo was created by Allan Fleming on a back of a napkin as legend has it. The CN insignia is one of the most recognized enduring corporate symbols. These cars carried mail, luggage, LCL express packages and were scrapped in 1970s.

Southern's all steel baggage and express car measured 64'-5-3/4" over buffers with an end sill length of 61'-0" and weighed in at 107,600 lbs. Originally built in 1913 with a clerestory roof. Rebuilt with an arched roof probably in the late 40s. It was sublettered George Southern & Florida (G.S. & F. ) a subsidary of Southern Railway. Carried mail, luggage and express. Car No. 6450 exists at the South Carolina Railraod museum.

Southern's all steel baggage and express car measured 64'-5-3/4" over buffers with an end sill length of 61'-0" and weighed in at 107,600 lbs. Originally built in 1913 with a clerestory roof. Rebuilt with an arched roof probably in the late 40s. It was sublettered George Southern & Florida (G.S. & F. ) a subsidary of Southern Railway. Carried mail, luggage and express. Car No. 6450 exists at the South Carolina Railraod museum.

Great Northern Railway originally purchased steel underframe, wood sheathing baggage and express cars from Barney & Smith in 1909. They were rebuilt with steel sheathing and stronger underframe at the Jackson Street Shops at St. Paul from 1922 to 1926. Remodeling in this manner made them suitable for use in all steel Pullman consist trains.

Some of these cars lasted in BN maintenance way service which attest to the durablilty of GN’s rebuilding program - that is some 46 years later!

These cars ran in GN trains such as the Fast Mail Nos. 27 and 28, International Limited, the Badger Express, the Winnipeg Limited, and the Cascadian. They carried the all important express, sealed mail and baggage business.

* Railroad had very similar cars but not exact prototype.

The St. Louis San Francisco Railway (SLSF) or Frisco for short, originally purchased 12-wheel clerestory all steel baggage and express cars from American Car & Foundry Lot #5521 in August 1910. They were remodeled by Frisco in October 1938.

Car No. 362 and No. 363 weighed in at 142,900 lbs and 145,300 lbs, respectively. They wre equipped with 18" air brake cylinders, Miner draft gear and Miner buffer.

They carried the all important express, sealed mail and baggage business.

* Railroad had very similar cars but not exact prototype.

The St. Louis San Francisco Railway (SLSF) or Frisco for short, originally purchased 12-wheel clerestory all steel baggage and express cars from American Car & Foundry Lot #5521 in August 1910. They were remodeled by Frisco in October 1938.

Car No. 362 and No. 363 weighed in at 142,900 lbs and 145,300 lbs, respectively. They wre equipped with 18" air brake cylinders, Miner draft gear and Miner buffer.

They carried the all important express, sealed mail and baggage business.

* Railroad had very similar cars but not exact prototype.

The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRI&P) ordered 10 baggage and express cars from Pullman in 1913 as Lot 4148. This 60-ft car was very similar to 60-ft Harriman common standard design. Some of the difference is in construction with a fishbelly built-up center sill underframe and flat ends.

They carried the all important express, sealed mail and baggage business for the Rock Island Railroad.

* Railroad had very similar cars but not exact prototype.

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.

The Southern Pacific Harriman 60-ft baggage cars Nos. 6326, 6211, 6356 were class 60-B-2, (Pullman 1909), 60-B-5 (Pullman 1912), 60-B-6 (Pullman 1914), respectively. It is not clear exactly when they were first lettered "Lines." However, photos show "Southern Pacific Lines" from 1917 through early 1950s. Officially, "Lines" was dropped in June 1946. These baggage-express cars were ventilated with Globe ventilators and carried the important sealed mail, express and baggage business.

SP Lines Harriman coaches were a CS217 spec. product of Pullman Lot 3749 and classed as 60-C-3. They carried 72 passengers.

When Southern Pacific introduced their San Joaquin Daylight Trains Nos. 51 and 52‡, they required additional baggage cars to 'pinch hit' when the normally assigned baggage-chair cars are in need of repair. SP No. 6029 was one of the two Daylight painted 60-ft Harriman baggage cars so assigned. This baggage car was class 60-B-8, an ACF product of 1918 and was equipped with Utility roof vents. Prior to 1926, it was leased to SPdeM as No. 2516 before returning to SP. This model is from late 1946 to end of life in early 1960s. It was never repainted gray. During periods when not assigned to the SJ Daylights, these substitute baggage cars were used in other train service such as the Owl, and the Coast Mail.

‡ SP's preimer passenger train from the Oakland Pier to LA Union Pasenger Terminal via the San Joaquin valley and the Tehachapi Pass.

• Number of pieces: 1
• Road #: 2036 [reprint with new Road #]

Built in 1925 by Press Steel Car Company Nos. 2035 to 2064. Repainted in Phoebe Snow scheme in the early 1950s. Carried sealed mail, luggage, LCL express packages, newspaper and milk in canisters.

The Lackawanna had interline mail routes with Seaboard Airline, Southern Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad, and Reading Company between New York and New Orleans. They also operated between Chicago and New York via Nickel Plate Road. These cars lasted through the Erie Lackawanna era in 1960s.

* Railroad had very similar cars but not exact prototype.

• Number of pieces: 1
• Road #: 8790 [reprint with new Road #]

Built by National Steel Car of Hamilton, Ontario in 1940 as class BE and numbered 8775-8799.

Repainted in black & white with the "Wet Noodle" insignia. Introduced as the name changed from CN Railway to just Canadian National in 1961. The logo was created by Allan Fleming on a back of a napkin as legend has it. The CN insignia is one of the most recognized enduring corporate symbols. These cars carried mail, luggage, LCL express packages and were scrapped in 1970s.

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 4760 is one such car that was downgraded yet still was in a good state of repair.  It belonged to SP Common Standard 214, class 60-B car.  The actual car number when it was in revenue service is not known.

• 6- wheel trucks
• Number of pieces: 1
• Road #: BN 976140

Burlington Northern Railroad inherited GN Maintenance of Way baggage cars such as this one.  This car was renumbered in 1976 as BN 976140 (nee X73841966 in 1966). Prior to being in MW service, it was no. 378.  Originally built by Barney and Smith in 1909 as #1679.  Converted to stell-sheathed car in 1926.  It was sold to Luria Brothers in 1981 for scrap.  It served GN-BN for 72 years.  While our model here is a good representation of BN 976140, it is not the exact prototype.

This Great Northern Maintenance of Way baggage car was renumbered from 365 to X7816 in Feb. 1961.  It was originally a Barney and Smith product from 1909.  Rebuilt to steel sheathing in Sept. 1927.  It later served under Burlington Northern with the same number, X7816.  Retired in Dec. 1973.  While our model here is a good representation of GN - BN MOW car, it is not the exact prototype.

Originally, this car was a 1911 railway post office car, class 60-P-4.  Espee rebuilt this to a baggage car in Dec. 1941, retaining the original 6-wheel trucks.  It was reclassified as 60-B.  A photo of this car appears in SP passenger Cars Volume 3: Head End Equipment on page 371.  The 1958 photo shows it in the two-tone gray paint.

At one time the Northwestern Pacific was jointly owned by Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads.  SP bought Santa Fe's portion on January 17, 1929.  With ferry connections at Sausalito and Tiburon, NWP trains ran just north of the Golden Gate through the beautiful redwoods up to the far reaches of Eureka, California.  NWP freight-only ferry connection ended with Santa Fe's abandonment of their carloft operations in the 1980's.  No. 3 &4, "The Redwood", passenger trains were pulled by SP steam generator equipped SD-7's or Sd-9's with their large ash can lights.  This train connected with the California Western Railroad fable "Sunk Trains."  This baggage-express car was a batch ordered by parent SP from Pullman in 1915 and build to Common Standard Specifications 214, NWP class 60-B.  They weighed about 93,800 lbs. No. 678 was retired in Feb. 1960.

This Great Northern Maintenance of Way baggage car was renumbered from 365 to X7816 in Feb. 1961.  It was originally a Barney and Smith product from 1909.  Rebuilt to steel sheathing in Sept. 1927.  It later served under Burlington Northern with the same number, X7816.  Retired in Dec. 1973.  While our model here is a good representation of GN - BN MOW car, it is not the exact prototype.