Rivarossi Plastic HO Model Railroad Passenger Cars Best Selling HO Rivarossi 85' Canadian National1930 Sleeper Car # 2615 $31.00 New Rivarossi Union Pacific 60ft Baggage Car HO Scale Trains HOPC 6 (2) $79.99 New Rivarossi 6901 HO Atchison Topeka & Santa FE Barnum Coach and Passenger Set $58.99 New As far as the Sleepers, Diners and Observations, I could be wrong, but I believe that the 60' passenger cars were more commuter and branch line use, where you wouldn't see Sleepers, Diners and Observations, like you would on a mainline passenger train. I likely won't get over that way for a long time, but. $60.00 5% off + $11.30 shipping. Premier Name trains got the pretty paint. I eagerly await their arrival. Enjoy your new engine. I've just recently started work on converting some Rivarossi Pullmans, coaches, and diners, along with some MDC and Walthers coach roofs, into 17 or 18 wooden head-end cars (baggage/express/postal cars, along with a battery charging car. 36" wheels were too large unless you wanted to completely remove the brake shoe hanger. The Rivarossi cars imported by AHM roughly 1960's-1980's, and later sold here under the Rivarossi name until about 2000, are not the same cars sold 10-20 years ago under the IHC name (the ones in the bright blue boxes). Maybe I'l try new wheels and go from there. $60.00 + $17.00 shipping. The Proto Budd RPO is 65'. They won't handle 17 3/4 inch curves. Took about an hour of carefull work as to not get the metal rims to hot. You can go with Train Station Products trucks for your Rivarossi units. Everyday trains got Pullman Green./Partly/ because that green was the official color for Pullman which ownedand operated most sleeping cars until after WWII. The newer sets of the 60' cars are of higher quality. Rivarossi Accessories - AC Wheel Sets "10. If you have Rivarossi's 60' Baggage RPO car, THAT one I used Jaybee 110 or 111 coupler pads, Jaybee 36" wheels, and Kaydee #38 couplers were perfect.. A Line weight's brought it to 3 3/4oz. There is a set of the Riverossi 60' Santa Fe coaches on ebay right now. On the cars pictured below I replaced the stock Rivarossi "Pizza Cutter" wheels with. really, they roll great. 36" would be more correct but they would not clear inside the truck frame without surgery on the brake shoes. The HO versions were the same cars. Hey Don, thank you VERY much! Most of them are rivarossi. The RPO and Baggage were also approximate 60' size. So the first and biggest question is 1) Do they stay on the rails now? On every one I replaced the wheelsets with 33" Kadee wheels. They are much more free rolling, They come with body mounted couplers out of the box (but the set I got were McHenry rather than Kadee). In stock : Ships in 1 Business Day! I can't wait until my set arrives. There's one for the heavyweight cars with 6-wheel trucks and another for the lightweight car's with four-wheel trucks. LOL. I think you may be right about Hornby (couldn't think of the name).. Athearn, MDC (Roundhouse) are now owned by Horizon, since 2005, I think. (what is theera of the cars). I've since replaced them with KDs. The RPOs and baggage cars (with 6 wheel trucks) were in general passenger service, while the 4 wheel truck combines and coaches were used primarily (perhaps exclusively) in Chicago commuter service. You are using an out of date browser. The cars with passenger windows have interior details. I have obtained a few of these sets off of e-bay. Picture . We'll follow up with any questions or to make an offer. This website has all the protype information for Riverossi cars. I'm trying to avoid modifying how the truck attaches to the frame. My cars have couplers that are body mounted in extra swing boxes so they can do those curves. Cycling. Note: All prices in US Dollars Billboard Posters 1940-1960 Price Does anyone know for sure what the prototypes (if any) for these cars are? Butadd more resistance which may not be a good thing. Thecoaches ranfine, I then ran them on my mainline which is 22" radius and of course they ran perfectly. Oddly enough, those 4 cars were based on cars that really were only 60' long, so technically weren't "shorties" eitheralthough they were pretty short. Free shipping for many products! The RPOs and baggage cars were more ubiquitous and are probablylike cars rostered by ATSF and CB&Q. according to my math, the coupler height difference would only be .023. that is 23 thousandths of an inch. While I do add weight to pretty-well everything that runs on the rails, I experimented with making my Rivarossi "heavyweight" cars into true heavyweights. Plus of course, none of the AHM/Rivarossi/IHC cars are connected to what the OP bought. In the early years Rivarossi catered to children because Alessandro was producing trains with speeds in a more realistic ratio to scale. $134.99 + $14.87 shipping. The earlier runs of Rivarossi locos have the pizza cutter flanges that will not run on any track smaller than code 100 (the track that comes with trainsets). > > So called, "Pullman Green" was the most common color on passenger cars from> the turn of the century until after WWII. Rivarossi steam was about the best you could get in the 70's and 80's for plastic steam, other choices were Mantua and Bowser diecast engines that took lots of detailing to make them look nice, or Brass engines. There were later runs where the wheelsets improved but I still replaced these with Kadee wheels. Many older CB&Q head end cars were repainted an aluminum color in the 50's and 60's so they would not stand out so prominently when run in trains of fluted-side stainless steel cars. There was a later series of cars dating from the late 1980s that were around 60 feet long. I broke off the brake clasps so the 36" wheels would fit. Originally 7247, 7248 and 7240 of 7240-7249 series. Jeffers, thanks very much for the details on the MDC/Roundhouse cars. bear in mind these are the ones made several decades ago and things may have changed since then. it is your call, but i would try the 33 inch wheel sets in one car and see if i was happy with that. In 1960 the first passenger cars modeled after American prototypes appeared in the Rivarossi catalog. The aliens did it. CNW used some as smokers on commuter trains for example. Walthers Mainline is ranked #1 out of 12 ho scale model train passenger cars manufacturers, followed by Bachmann, and Rapido Trains Inc.. Products of HO Scale Model Train Passenger Cars 1-20 of 600 Sort by: Popularity 1860-1880 Coach Painted Unlettered The Rivarossi combine and coach are supposed to be models of C&NW Chicago area commuter cars, which, of course were generally shorter than intercity cars. Regardless of railroad. I replaced the original wheels, which I think are 31", with nominally correct 36" wheels from Kadee. Up until the mid-1950's, the C&NW Chicago commuter trains were being hauled by light pacifics in the E and E-1 classes, when they replaced by GP's and F's. On some trucks you had to shave a little off the brake shoes. These sets are of very good quality and I was very happy to obtain them. I believe all of the 'old' Rivarossi (AHM)cars first offered in the 1960s were full 80' length, except for cars (like say the head end cars and heavyweight coaches) where theprototype car was shorter; they weren't 'shorties' like say Athearn passenger cars. Rivarossi 60' HO Passenger Car Set Unboxing & Review 2,291 views May 1, 2020 49 Dislike Share Save Trainman440 1.25K subscribers Hi guys! Those cars were completely different than the Rivarossi / Hornby / Walthers 60' cars that came out a quarter century later. Also if more road names are forthcoming. I have ten Rivarossi heavyweight passenger cars I run with a A/B set of Athearn PAs. And since the "Crescent" is not a part of my railroads, it is a "shelf queen". Rivarossi; N Freight Trucks; N Passenger Car Trucks; Gas Turbine; U-50; N Raintree Products - Hood Shells; . Thank you. OK, Capt'n, here's how the story of ~60 ' cars currently goes Rivarossi introduced its line of quality 60' cars (baggage, RPO, combine, coach) a few years agojust prior to going into some serious financial straights. HO SCALE RIVAROSSI UNION PACIFIC PASSENGER CAR LOT OF (6) READ! Shop online for over 600 ho scale model train passenger cars at discounts up to 38%. The new Rivarossi cars appear to be based on the same C&NW prototypes as the old Walthers cars - full RPOs in the 9413-33 series, baggage cars in various 87xx series, combines in various batches in the 74xx series, and coaches in several groups numbered between 3088 . These 60'ers are just the ticket for my smaller layout. This is Rivarossi's postal/express baggage car, altered a bit to better ressemble a CNR prototype. COLOR HO RIVAROSSI OBSERVATION TAIL CAR INTERIOR #9051 1930's AHM IHC Passenger Brand New C $38.76 or Best Offer +C $28.89 shipping from United States 18 sold Sponsored HO TRAIN RIVAROSSI TWO 1920 HW PASSENGER CAR INTERIORS COACH & PULLMAN Brand New C $57.40 Buy It Now +C $19.69 shipping from United States Sponsored David Starr But even in the late 50's and early 60's, I remembera couple Q steam fan trips where they were still able to assemble a completegreen heavyweight train - my few photos from those trips where my "peoplefilter" was really working look just like old Lucius Beebe steam portraits.GQ. Come in black for heavyweight cars SKU 6060H Weight 0.13 lb Price $6.98 Qty Not available in the current price set. + $5.60 shipping. Jeff. Are other than coach cars forthcoming? Horn-hook couplers were truck mounted on long bars for trainset curves. Thanks. I was hoping the were celestory roofed as I much prefer the look of that style. Some versions had plastic wheels and axles and all had small diameter wheels. I am getting a four car set of 60 foot cars. I've been doing some reading and have learned that most people replace the wheels and or trucks. They are decent looking although not prototypical. HO Rivarossi MISSOURI PACIFIC COLORADO EAGLE OBS SHRINE TOWER Passenger Car IOB. . I believe all of the 'old' Rivarossi (AHM) cars first offered in the 1960s were full 80' length, except for cars (like say the head end cars and heavyweight coaches) where the prototype car was shorter; they weren't 'shorties' like say Athearn passenger cars. Be sure you check the gauge of your wheels, too, if you haven't already. You must log in or register to reply here. I have a couple of these sets and would recommend them highly. Rivarossi was an Italian model train company founded by Allessandro Rossi and Antonio Riva in 1945 in Como, Italy. They are flute side streamline cars, marked for my favorite road the Boston and Maine. "Publius Quinctilius Varo - give me back my legions" - Augustus Caesar after Varo lost 3 legions in the Teutoburg Forest, 9AD, Germania.AHM / Rivarossi Instructions - Literature Page 32. I have been having trouble with Con-Cor horn-hook couplers. This product has been discontinued by The Western Depot and is limited to the quantity on hand. . C-415 Build: https://imageshack.com/a/tShC/1, Other builds: https://imageshack.com/my/albums. RIVAROSSI HO Carro gru a 2 assi+BOX Catalogo Collezionisti 1957/58/59/60 RARIT . I some times take the Fife Shuttle and deliver Dan's trailer to him there in Fife. You simply can't go wrong using the best. I did a cursory look through a bunch of my GN and PRR materials and could not find a believable match for any of them. These are CNW prototypes, but similar cars were widely used, especially the baggage and rpo. "I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!". In coaches in the 70ft 0in size range is series 2395 to 2399 inclusive where are diagrammed as 60ft 4.5 in interior length, 61ft 2in over end sills, 69ft 0in over platforms, & 70ft 3 and 3/4 inches over buffers. MDC Roundhouse made some 60 ft. Harriman passenger cars. These are Harriman style rounded roofs, correct? My. Unless you can nail it down to ONE car on ONE day you'll go NUTS tying to create 'generic' colors like 'pullman green' that work for all railroads in all eras and circumstances. On the 22" line and they ran through a number of turnouts fine both forward and backward. So if your layout has sharp curves, the MDC cars would be a better choice. I believe Chicago Northwestern prototype. Between these cars and the upcoming Branchline coaches (actually shownat the RPM meet in Cocoa Beach last weekend! Depends, AHM/Rivarossi produced full-length heavyweight cars for many years, ending production around 2000. This example shows the very old wheel design used by Rivarossi. I used Kadee 33" wheel sets. They are very Nice cars, that I am sure you will be very Happy with. They were kind of spartan when I bought them. Charlie, are you happy with the way they roll with replacement wheels in the old trucks? Unfortunately I don't get up that way, that is why we have a resident driver in Fife, we bring him his loaded trailers, take home his yesterday empty, and it is not an overnight for either of us that way. Just remember they are old technology so don't over pay for one. * Era starts with repaint to Tri-Color scheme and ends with Amtrak, if not sooner. It has everything except smoke. I discovered they they meant 18, not 17 3/4, when I checked one flex-track curve. I've got 3 Rivarossi coaches and a baggage car. Espee used dark olive which was not Pullman green. Rivarossi 1920 era passenger cars Thanks for your quick response. I would guess that due to the weight of the cars with all the hardwood construction, no more than 5 or 6 were ever in a single train. Even with interiors they need additional weight to bring them up to standards. I have had an Alco C420 for years and although the detail is not the highest is does run very well. If anyone has some good ideas on how to upgrade these passenger cars I'd appreciate it. They are decent looking although not prototypical. To my knowledge, neither the ATSF or CB&Q used 60' heavyweight combines orcoaches. GQ. By todays standards they are average. Sometimes the metal wheels found their way on to the unlighted cars. Off the top of my head, the RPO is a match or near-match for RPOs thatthe C&O and the Wabash used, and I /think/ the B&O, Southern and L&N. By 59CA, all painted Daylight with 5217-8 assigned to SJ Daylight and 5219 assigned to Trains 57-58. Rivarossi was very innovative and the Pocher brand (Luxury car kits at 1/8 scale) are also issued from the same Italian factory. These are great coaches, track well, look fantastic, just perfect for the smaller layouts. You will find locals passing through Wisconsin with those headend cars and the coaches. The SGRR is a freelanced Class A railroad as it would have appeared on Tuesday, August 3rd, 1954, in my personal fantasy world of plausible nonsense. The seats are available in a variety of colours, with seats in blocks of six although I usually cut them apart to match each car's window spacing, and then paint them. The . Merged into another company (Rapido??). > Does anyone know for sure what the prototypes (if any) for these cars are?> > I did a cursory look through a bunch of my GN and PRR materials and> could not find a believable match for any of them. (To keep the clasp brakes, 33" wheels would work without interference). Add Quote. Cooking. Depending on the age the wheels might have the large wheel flanges, and can be plastic or metal. 1) Specifically, what engine would be used to pull the ATSF or the Burlington version?2) Was the ATSF version [prototype] and the Burlington version [prototype] really the same green color, or did Rivarossi simply choose a color and apply it to both roadnames?3) What era [time frame] is suitable for these 60' passenger cars? I was wondering if the sets offered by Trainworld at $30 were the same, but never got through to staff to find out, the line was always busy. He says it is HO. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Walthers 933-1052: HO RIVAROSSI Passenger Car INTERIOR LIGHTING Kit NIOB at the best online prices at eBay! They came with both horn hooks and knuckle couplers and I can't remember which were mounted when I got them. Good answers above from fellow forum members. I have a run to Spokane Tomorrow, so I may actually get to stop at PF&S, if You talk to Leroy or Sharon, tell them Hi, for me, they will know Me, I am just one of several Truck Drivers that stop there every so often. Trains. thanks for your info guys. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. This item is out of print and is limited to the quantity on hand. For that, I cast some suitably-sized lead blocks, then put some in the washrooms at each end of the cars (most of my Rivarossi cars came with no interiors), and a bunch more in the clerestories, making each of them 15oz. I'm glad its a steam that I am getting. The Rivarossi combine and coach are supposed to be models of C&NW Chicago area commuter cars, which, of course were generally shorter than intercity cars. Free delivery for many products! I did change-out the undersize Rivarossi wheelsets, and replaced them with Kadee 36" wheelsets.Some of these cars have truck-mounted couplers, some body-mounted, but I do have fairly generous curves, so very few problems with derailments. Regardless of railroad. Fortunately, it appears that the Kato and Con-corcorrugated Budd cars are all prototypical, but only the slumbercoachis an identical car common to both lines. Thanks everyone! The cars are brand new old stock. New layout and passenger cars; New layout and passenger cars. Not inexpensive, $130 IIRC. However, their latest ads seem to have dropped these items. The Rivarossi 60's are Clerestory roofed Heavy weights, not the round roofed, at least all mine are. The so called "Empire Builder" green on the GN was of this nature. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. http://cgi.ebay.com/HO-Rivarossi-Passenger-Car-Set-Santa-Fe-600229_W0QQitemZ220195710250QQihZ012QQcategoryZ19129QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. 4/14, Lenovo Flex 5 14" FHD Touchscreen 2-in-1 Laptop Ryzen 5-5500U 16GB RAM 512GB SSD, Google - Pixel 6 128GB Unlocked - Very Good, 1959 Mexico Gold 10 Pesos (.2411 oz) - BU, Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless In-Ear Headset-Six colors Certified Refurbish, Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15.6" FHD 120Hz i7-12700H 8GB RAM 512GB SSD RTX 3050Ti, Dyson HP02 Pure Hot+Cool Link Connected Air Purifier | Certified Refurbished. They all needed weight. Twelve various HO scale Santa Fe Heavyweight passenger cars, various manufacturers, all . 5217-5219 - St Louis Car-built 1937. So I can't put "high quality" on either, neither are super cheap. I will have a lot more questions soon. They LOOK like nice cars, but where can they, reasonably correctly, be used? Usually the metal ones came on cars that were "iluminated", but not always. 2) ''Modern'' or''OldTime''passenger cars? Walthers bought out Rivarossi's remaining stock of these cars and sold them under their TrainLine banner for a year or two. They seemed to have dropped Athearn pass cars from the catalog all together. What area of Seattle do You live in? I bought Walthers lighting kits, which included new trucks with metal wireframes. Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. I collect passenger trains and cabooses. I have some vague recollecction the coach was Soo Line but no longer recall why I think that. Description. I am happy with all of them. Rivarossi & Custom HO Scale Passenger Cars [5], Passenger Car Interior KIT for the IHC/Rivarossi Corrugated-Side Observation Car. Thanks Don! Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Rivarossi Walthers 60' Heavyweight Southern Pacific 4 Car Passenger Set at the best online prices at eBay! on each end seems to work fine. Anxiously waiting. The address in the header of this message is deliberately bogus tofoil address-harvesters. Back then I was able to order interiors for all of them. I painted the red stripe thru the windows using a rattle can. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 2d 20h +$15.00 shipping Sponsored Rivarossi 2335 - 2340 6 Passenger Cars NMRA 50th Anniversary HO Scale Pre-Owned $169.15 Was: $199.00 15% off Buy It Now +$17.50 shipping Free returns Sponsored Ho Scale Rivarossi SP Passenger Car Pre-Owned $34.00 or Best Offer Rivarossi have been making HO scale cars since the early 1950s. of the Black River Transfer & Terminal R.R. One of the baggage rpo cars and the duplex sleeper were definitely PRR. Mike. Too bad they're not running undecs (yet?) I used motive power with body mounted couplers with no problem. Dyson V8 Animal+ Cordless Vacuum | Purple | Certified Refurbished, Swiss Gold 20 Francs (.1867 oz) - Helvetia - BU - Post 1933 - Random Date, Great Britain Gold Sovereign (.2354 oz) - King Edward - XF/AU - Random Date, $2.50/Mo Red Pocket Prepaid Plan: 200 Talk 1000 Text 200MB, March of the Machine Collector Booster Box - MTG Magic the Gathering - New! Rivarossi used to put out two 4 car passenger sets. The window material is inset so they are "flush" with the exterior wall of the car. The stock waslimited and sold out rather quickly. The GN buffs are still squabbling over these details. Over the last 17 years, I've acquired over 100 Rivarossi/IHC/AHM passenger cars which are all pretty similar. Should I look for metal ones made by IHC or are there other suitable, less expensive options. In later years (more the lightweight era) MANY railroads had a color they often referred to as "pullman green', and these were often some kind of dark olive green. Painted Daylight 1941 for the San Joaquin. I was informed that they did up a few sets for Union Pacific and Great Northern apparently in partnership with Walthers. I wanted to see if there'd be anything else available other than the coaches, first. Skip to product information. I am a truck driver, and my company has a resident driver based in Fife. What's WORSE, paint formula records indicate that real 'pullman green'wasn't GREEN at all. I also seem to recall that the observation car may have been a business car. Baggage 60 foot Harriman arch roof: 6029 - Pullman-built 1909 for O&C 6025-6034 series. The Athearn cars can be a little hit and miss, sometimes they're in production, sometimes not!! Thanks to our extensive list of HO Scale coupler conversions it's easier than ever to fit Kadee Couplers onto your locomotives and rolling stock. 4) Do you plan to run those four cars together in one train or split them up between two or three trainsand then addother brands of passenger cars with truck or body mount couplers to make up a train or two or three of eight cars eachmore or less? Premier> Name trains got the pretty paint. rivarossi rivarossi HO Rivarossi IHC EIGHT Union Pacific 2 Color Gray Passenger Cars Boxed (121RX) August 16, 2022 This listing is for a HO gauge Rivarossi set of 8 smooth side passenger cars in two tone gray. As doctorwayne has shown, they can be a good starting point and can be made as detailed as you like. Do they use European-style Have some questions about these new "ACF coaches." Thank you for any help you may offer. At one time, I had four sets of four Rivarossi 60' passenger cars. (BTW I believe the Athearn ones are 63' and 67' respectively.) The stock was limited and sold out rather quickly. As some of the others have said, there are two different sets. IIRC, there was even a 60' combine painted in the yellow/green 400 colors. though, not exact replicas, they do make a decent looking train. I was running quite slow backwards if that makes any difference. The dealer claims they can run on 18 inch radius. I'm looking forward to these cars, specifically the RPO and the baggage. They were 60ft 10 1/4 inches over the end sills and 60ft 1inch interior length. If I add enought weight will they stay on the rails. But today is a Gift, that is why it is called the Present. Thank goodness I was home to see your post right away. I did a cursory look through a bunch of my GN and PRR materials andcould not find a believable match for any of them. Yes, but even 'pullman green' varied with era, railroad, and weathering. Good to know. The GN, for example, in heavyweight days seems to have used 'pullman green' for the sides of the cars, and 'dark green truck enamel' (whatever THAT was) for the underbody and trucks. The same guy (Bernard Paul) was involved in both, but the products were not the same. 3) What kind of couplers are on them now? The baggage appears to be a newer heavyweight than the Rivarossi heavyweight baggage and has lines more typical of the 60-foot(+/-) baggage cars which lasted in service into the 1960s and 1970s than the Rivarossi model. No 61 Flesh - Matt 2.69. I just bought them. I don't know how they are going to look behind a cab forward or something like that but a nice 4-6-0 or 4-4-2 would look right at home pulling them. Did you back 'em up too? They were very good quality for the 60's and 70's. Yes the flanges were large and ran best on code 100 rail. Offered primarily in the 1970s, "The Golden West" was one of two TYCO train sets to employ 1860s and 1890s offerings from the company's line. Thanks Don! This is a unit I metalized and weathered. While I had the shells off for lighting, I painted the interior and added some passengers. For the Athearn Blue Box Passenger cars (or MANY, MANY , MANY Blue Box/MDC items) try calling PF&S Railway Supply, in Pasco, WA (509) 266-4384 If You ever go to The Tri-Cities, this place should be a MUST SEE, they have an INCREDIBLE amount of stock in there, just DON"T judge them from the outside, it doesn't look like much from the parking lot, but get inside and WOW. I painted a lot of undecorated figures, although not Mel-quality. I also have a set of the "Southern Crescent". Later, when I took some of them off the layout to do some other work, I found that many of the Kadee wheelsets were dropping out of the trucks, and discovered that the ends of the Kadee axles were severely worn, as were the truck sideframes where the axles were seated. For years, the BB kits were a staple of the hobby and I think it's a shame the line has been let go. Print. The 60' commuter cars were replaced and scrapped as the 85' bi-level cars began being delivered in 1956. I got a set of the 60 footers around 20 years ago, maybe longer. Mine have run many miles down at the club, and they have performed very well. I don't know it they still come without interiors. These were the last cars made by Rivarossi before they went bankrupt, too bad as they were well finished and tracked well. Frequently bought together + Total price: Add both to Cart $9.66 Amazon Basics Remote Control Battery Operated Hobby Train 4-Car Set with Light and Sounds - 2.4GHz 28 4 offers from $19.94 But with their similar appearance, they do look good together on a model RR, and particularly one with tighter curves. By todays standards they . More weight (depending how much) will make the cars ''track'' better. Rivarossi HO UP Streamliner passenger cars. But even more recently, a resurrected Rivarossi (under new outside control), has brought back the coach and combine as a limited run item (see ads in MR). Their best known cars date from the mid 1960s. . $60.00 + $18.00 shipping. I actually like the Roundhouse cars but as you reference, they are late 1800s, early 1900s. I'm afraid they'll vanish from the marketplace, Modeling the Wabash from Detroit to Montpelier You never really specified which kind you were buying, so the responses were all over the place. PremierName trains got the pretty paint. Sounds good; however that does mean most of the replies you got don't apply since they're referencing the 'old' Rivarossi cars from the 1960's-1990's. The item "Rivarossi Southern Pacific 60ft Passenger RPO Baggage Coaches Set Of 5 Cars" is in sale since Wednesday, December 28, 2016. I made bronze axle wipers to pick up juice. Rivarossi Southern Pacific HO Model Railroad Passenger Cars, Rivarossi Union Pacific Railroad HO Model Railroad Locomotives, Product Notes: 1. I bought a set from the same vendor a couple of weeks ago. 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