S-Helper Service Stock Cars

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00049

Prototype Info

Length:

40'

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted not lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Notes:

According to S-Helper Service's documentation, the model was factory-painted in PRR box car red. However, the two different modelers' photos we show here clearly show the models in an off-white color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01136

Additional IDs:

01137

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1934

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Armour Stock Express (ASEX)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

143, 216

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00060

Additional IDs:

00061, 00754

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

23001, 23062, 28973

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Notes:

Road number 23001 (SHS #00060) was also available as part of a three-car ATSF set, #00344, which also included two different style box cars.

Ed Kirstatter's model has been weathered.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00055

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1943

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Atlantic Coast Line (ACL)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996

Road Number(s):

140441

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00136

Additional IDs:

00149

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1934

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Canadian National Railway (CN)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996, 1997

Road Number(s):

810522, 810371

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01983

Additional IDs:

01984

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

277313, 277465

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Notes:

Also produced as SHS #01984 (road number 277465).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00053

Additional IDs:

00054, 00345

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1914

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Chicago & North Western (CNW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996

Road Number(s):

14201, 14252, 14793

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Notes:

Road number 14793 was only available as part of a three-car CNW set, #00345, which also included two different style box cars.

Note that the car in the photo has been heavily weathered and had Kadee S-scale couplers installed.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00137

Additional IDs:

00150, 01985, 01986

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996, 1997

Road Number(s):

52182, 52251, 52810, 52851

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01683

Additional IDs:

01684

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha (CMO)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

5132, 5159

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Notes:

This was a special run done for Hoquat Hobbies.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00350

Additional IDs:

00756

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1948

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway (CCC&StL)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

20442

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Online Article:

Has Photos

Notes:

This car was available as part of a three-car NYC set, #00350, which also included two different style box cars. Later, the car was sold separately as well.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00052

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996

Road Number(s):

36491

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01685

Additional IDs:

01686

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1950 (built 1923)

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Grand Trunk Western (GTW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

182001, 182022

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Notes:

This was a special run done for Hoquat Hobbies.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01717

Additional IDs:

01718, 01719

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Great American Circus

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

104, 106, 107

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Notes:

These are bright yellow models with red doors. They were a special run done for Scenery Unlimited.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00056

Additional IDs:

00057

Prototype Info

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Great Northern (GN)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996

Road Number(s):

53051, 53083

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01138

Prototype Info

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Great Northern (GN)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

56003

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Notes:

This was the 2003 Christmas car, which contained the extra deer.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00139

Additional IDs:

00151

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1938

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Missouri Kansas Texas (MKT)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996, 1997

Road Number(s):

47021, 47372

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00138

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Missouri Pacific (MP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996, 1997

Road Number(s):

154092

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00064

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1954

Length:

40'

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996

Road Number(s):

22591

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01139

Additional IDs:

01140

Prototype Info

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Nickel Plate Road (NKP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

41110, 41118

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01687

Additional IDs:

01688

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Norfolk & Western (N&W)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

29337, 29749

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00062

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Northern Pacific (NP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

24001

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Notes:

"Pig Palace".

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00140

Additional IDs:

00152

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1934 (built 1914)

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Oregon Short Line (OSL)

Notes:

The car was leased to Oregon Short Line, which was wholy-owned by the U.P.

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996, 1997

Road Number(s):

39192, 39341

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Notes:

This entry is duplicated in our listing so that it can be found by either road name.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00058

Additional IDs:

00059

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996

Road Number(s):

128121, 129172

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Roger Nulton's model has been weathered in this photo; the lettering is actually white.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01689

Additional IDs:

01690

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

St. Louis-San Francisco (SLSF)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

47752, 47998

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00140

Additional IDs:

00152

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1934 (built 1914)

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

Notes:

The car was leased to Oregon Short Line, which was wholy-owned by the U.P.

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996, 1997

Road Number(s):

39192, 39341

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00050

Additional IDs:

00051, 00123, 01987, 01988, 01141, 01142, 00757

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996

Road Number(s):

49001, 49042, 49063, 49086, 49097, 47239D, 47835D, 48216

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included

Product Review:

S/Sn3 Modeling Guide, Dec 1996, pg 34

Notes:

The early models had silver trucks. Later ones had full black trucks, and last-run models had yellow-painted journal box covers. Road number 48216 (SHS #00757) was only available as part of a three-car UP set, #00352, which included a gray hopper and a gray box car.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00065

Prototype Info

Year/Era:

1949

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Western Pacific (WP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996

Road Number(s):

75891

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF: truck-mounted; scale: not included