Passenger Cars: Doors: 2 Windows: 0 - Heavyweight Baggage/Railway Express Agency

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Road Name:

(undecorated)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Exacta Scale Models

Manufacturer ID:

501

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1946

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no

Notes:

The body parts were made out of electro-deposition of copper coated with solder. The roof and floor were made out of wood. White-metal details included the bolsters, vents, under-body details, and coupler pockets. Brass wire was included for the grab irons and handholds.

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Year:

1906

Length:

60'

Road Name:

(undecorated)

Class:

60-0-1

Notes:

These are based on the Harriman design cars.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWHH 10

Factory:

Sae-Hyung Model Co., Korea

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1998

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

painted, not lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Year:

1906

Length:

60'

Road Name:

(undecorated)

Class:

60-0-1

Notes:

These are based on the Harriman design cars.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWHH 11

Factory:

Sae-Hyung Model Co., Korea

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1998

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Year:

1924

Length:

70'

Road Name:

Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ)

Notes:

The model is based on the ARA Class BE (CNJ #420-424)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Train Stuff

Manufacturer ID:

24951

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1977

Product Type:

wood, resin, and metal kit

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no

Product Notes:

view page

Online Article:

visit site

Notes:

Warning: the sides tend to warp, so it is best to store them such that they maintain their flatness, until you are ready to build them. The resin may turn brittle with age.

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Road Number(s):

651

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

651

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1946

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Lighted:

no

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Steps

Notes:

These models were produced through 1953. They went through the same transitions as #650, with the same warping problems (see that entry for the details). The 1946 variations had silver lettering, while later models have white lettering. There is one reported variation of the #651 that was made in 1953, which has a tuscan-red/maroon body instead of the typical red or green body color.

These are examples of the 1946 cars that warped.

This model has the typical red body.

This is an example of the maroon body color.

The model with a green body color.

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Road Number(s):

5507

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2019350

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2020

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Lighted:

yes

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Year:

1906

Length:

60'

Road Name:

Northwestern Pacific (NWP)

Class:

60-0-1

Notes:

These are based on the Harriman design cars.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWHH 8/9

Factory:

Sae-Hyung Model Co., Korea

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1998

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no

Bill Winans took a photo of his Harriman cars on his store's counter back in the day with an older camera, and so this is the only photo we have of this car.

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Length:

60'

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

B60

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWM-P40

Factory:

F.M. Model, Korea

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

unpainted | painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale

Couplers:

not included

Lighted:

no

Notes:

The model comes with a package of alternate side doors which use rectangular windows.

Bill Lane converted his model to more closely resemble the PRSL prototype, by changing the round-window doors with the included rectangular ones, and then machining the floor so that he could use Omnicon's K4 tender trucks.

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Year:

1925

Length:

60'

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

B60b

Notes:

These cars had a round roof.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWM-P41

Factory:

F.M. Model, Korea

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

unpainted | painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale

Couplers:

not included

Lighted:

no

Notes:

The model comes with a package of alternate side doors which use rectangular windows.

Trevor Marshall replaced the partial brass diaphragms with rubber ones sold by Scenery Unlimited.

The unpainted version.

On top of the box are the alternate doors that came with the original box.

Shows the car with the optional provided doors (these have rectangular windows).

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Length:

70'

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Road Number(s):

1102

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

HW8009

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1995

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Lighted:

yes

Product Notes:

view page

Online Article:

Some Additional Info

Supplemental Part:

Weight Set

Notes:

Part of a 5-car set. Tuscan red.

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Length:

70'

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Road Number(s):

1102

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Factory:

American Models

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1992

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Lighted:

yes

Product Notes:

view page

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Year:

1906

Length:

60'

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

Class:

60-0-1

Notes:

These are based on the Harriman design cars.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWHH 8/9

Factory:

Sae-Hyung Model Co., Korea

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1998

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no

This model has the 6-wheel trucks.

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Length:

70'

Road Name:

Southern Railway (SOU)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Factory:

American Models

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1992

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Lighted:

yes

Product Notes:

view page

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Length:

70'

Road Name:

Southern Railway (SOU)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Factory:

American Models

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1992

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Lighted:

yes

Product Notes:

view page

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

baggage/Railway Express Agency

Doors:

2

Windows:

0

Year:

1906

Length:

60'

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

Class:

60-0-1

Notes:

These are based on the Harriman design cars.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWHH 8/9

Factory:

Sae-Hyung Model Co., Korea

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1998

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no