Brass Car Sides
Brass Sides - Pullman
6-6-4 Sleepers
Walthers Part # 173-9, p. 120 Walthers 2011 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 (117-1200).
Comes with instructions.
In April, 1941, eight U.S. railroads ordered a total of 119 essentially
identical streamlined sleeping cars from Pullman-Standard as Plan 4099, Lot
6669. The cars were delivered in the spring of 1942. A summary of the
operating roads, name series and quantities follows:
Santa Fe - "Valley" (Blue-Whitewater) 26 cars
Union Pacific - "American" (Ace-Woodland) 42
Southern Pacific - "American" (Canyon-Rose) for Overland Route 11
Southern Pacific - "Golden" (Canyon-Valley) for Golden State 6
Chicago & North Western - "American" (Beauty-Skies) 7
Illinois Central - "Land O' Strawberries", etc. 12
Rock Island - "Golden" (Banner-Terrace) 7
Missouri Pacific - "River" (Arkansas, etc.) 4
Erie - "American" (Way, etc.)