Union Pacific/Chicago & North Western Passenger Car Sides Only (Etched Brass) -- ACF 12-4 Sleeper UP/CNW Western Series & Wabash Blue Series (Unpainted)

Built for the UP and CNW, as well as the Wabash, American Car & Foundry delivered 23 of these 12-4 sleepers during 1949-50 to Pullman Plan #9004. Original names and numbers were: CNW: "Western Frontier" & "Western Peak" Wabash: "Western Sunset", "Western Lake", "Western View"& "Western Scene" UP: "Western Adventure" through "Western Wonderland" (11 cars) Wabash: "Blue Boy" through "Blue Skies" (6 cars) In 1965 UP commissioned Pullman-Standard to rebuild all of its cars plus one Wabash car to 11-bedroom "Sun" sleeping cars, Pullman Plan #6009. These photo-etched sides include the original short skirts as shown in the illustrations, and are sized to fit American Limited Models Core Kits, sold separately.