Brass Car Sides
Brass Sides - Chicago & North Western

56-Seat "400" Coach #3431 - 3476
Walthers Part # 173-1, p. 140 Walthers 2012 HO Scale Reference
HO scale, $31.75, currently in stock at Walthers

 
Photo-etched brass sides for streamlined passenger cars. Window openings and grab iron holes are etched through, with additional etched details on the surface. Undecorated kit can be used with either Basic (#173-101) or Deluxe (#173-102) Body Kits, or Eastern Car Works Basic Core Kit (117-1200). Comes with instructions.
 
In 1946-47 the Chicago and North Western took delivery of 46 streamlined coaches from Pullman-Standard (Lots 6722-6812). These cars, together with 31 pre-war cars of a very similar design, formed the backbone of the "400 Fleet." With the elimination of passenger service on many routes and the arrival of the long-haul bi-level coaches (#173-47), most of the cars in this series were sold to the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific, and the Burlington in the 1960s. Many were in BN service right up to Amtrak, primarily on secondary trains.