I have 3 coaches and a baggage car. It did require shaving away some of the cast on brake shoes but with care you can shave away enough to retain the "look" of the shoes yet let the wheels turn freely. Yes, but even 'pullman green' varied with era, railroad, and weathering. I have had an Alco C420 for years and although the detail is not the highest is does run very well. ModelRailroadForums.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. They came with both horn hooks and knuckle couplers and I can't remember which were mounted when I got them. These sets occasionally appear now on eBay, with 4 car sets often going for around $100. The 60' commuter cars were replaced and scrapped as the 85' bi-level cars began being delivered in 1956. I would liketo know more about them too. The Athearn cars can be a little hit and miss, sometimes they're in production, sometimes not!! This item was produced exclusively for The Western Depot. Sold. Hey Don, thank you VERY much! I looked at these cars with interest. Living the dream and happily modeling my STRATTON AND GILLETTE Railroad in HO scale. 2. Country: Germany. I don't know it they still come without interiors. Just remember they are old technology so don't over pay for one. MDC Roundhouse made some 60 ft. Harriman passenger cars. how do they roll? I picked up a Walthers lighting kit for each car, whick provided replacement trucks with metal wheels. If so, sounds great. You are using an out of date browser. Rivarossi 60' HO Passenger Car Set Unboxing & Review 2,291 views May 1, 2020 49 Dislike Share Save Trainman440 1.25K subscribers Hi guys! But it did take on agreenish cast under some weathering and lighting conditions. Rivarossi Accessories - AC Wheel Sets "10. Reg Price: $60.99. They were very good quality for the 60's and 70's. Yes the flanges were large and ran best on code 100 rail. This is Rivarossi's postal/express baggage car, altered a bit to better ressemble a CNR prototype. Free delivery for many products! My cars came with couplers body mounted in swing boxes, so the cars are rated to take the 18-inch curves on my layout. Mostly the heavweights were models of Santa Fe prototypes. Looking at these cars, the couplers are body, not truck mounted, BUT the couplers are mounted on a swinging arm, which allows more travel in addition to the normal coupler movement. HO 1880's-1920's Old Time Passenger Cars; HO Modern Mail Handling Box Cars - On Sale! Although all four Riv 60' cars are based on real 60' long cars, the RPO and Baggage cars were much more common at that length. Don't know which one you are talking about. You never really specified which kind you were buying, so the responses were all over the place. Bachmann & Rivarossi HO Scale Assorted Passenger Cars [6] EX. Should I look for metal ones made by IHC or are there other suitable, less expensive options. Mine have run many miles down at the club, and they have performed very well. * Era starts with repaint to Tri-Color scheme and ends with Amtrak, if not sooner. Rivarossi used accurate numbers on the C&NW cars). To my knowledge, neither the ATSF or CB&Q used 60' heavyweight combines or coaches. Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, Plus of course, none of the AHM/Rivarossi/IHC cars are connected to what the OP bought. See my web sites for my real address. Dimensions: 600mm. Should I look for metal ones made by IHC or are there other suitable, less expensive options. I think Rivarossi even captured the blanked out windows of the original. Most all of my Rivarossi/AHM cars have interiors, I add weight in the vestibules (the rectangular 'peel and stick' weights) since the cars are pretty light. The stock was limited and sold out rather quickly. In stock : Ships in 1 Business Day! RIVAROSSI HO SCALE U25C DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE (#266188039026) d***r (61) - Feedback left by buyer d***r . Pre-owned. I do have Bachman and Proto 72-foot RPO's, but most are 70' and shorter. HO Scale AHM/Rivarossi (5) Passenger Cars "Baltimore & Ohio" Lot#1246. I used motive power with body mounted couplers with no problem. The Rivarossi 60's are Clerestory roofed Heavy weights, not the round roofed, at least all mine are. Others may vary. On the GN the baggages and RPOs all seemto have had differing door locations, and the coaches all havevestibules on BOTH ends. The RPO and Baggage were also approximate 60' size. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Rivarossi /IHC & AHM Passenger car NMRA horn hook coupler Lot Of 12 Couplers new at the best online prices at eBay! it all worked out well with the smaller wheels. Rivarossi HO Scale Model Railroad Passenger Cars, Rivarossi HO Scale Model Railroad Steam Locomotives, http://cgi.ebay.com/Walthers-Trainline-City-Express-Ho-ScaleTrain-Set_W0QQitemZ170136478613QQihZ007QQcategoryZ19135QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. Free delivery for many products. Perfect for the tight curves on my branchline. I pretty much agree with what has been said about Rivarossi locomotives so far. Those coaches look short. I could ask you 25 questions about your cars andtrackand still not have a good answer for you. I am looking at getting a four car set of rivarossi heavyweight passenger cars in GN livery. Rivarossi HO #2882 1920 Pullman -Southern Pacific Night Fern RTR NIB! I got a set of the 60 footers around 20 years ago, maybe longer. Mine also have metal wheels but I can't remember if they were original or add ons. Although basically they're generic Budd units, Imho they look decent with a few simple upgrades and they are VERY EASY to paint strip. $60.00 + $17.00 shipping. So some bolster modifications are in order (obviously easier to add a shim or washer than to shave away. Late run Rivarossi, ie the red box era, commonly have can motors, RP25 flanges on all the wheels and usualy run the best of that brand, early stuff can be made to run well, flanges can be turned down carefully(the wheel centers are plastic) and remotored. Rivarossi HO scale Baltimore & Ohio Passenger Car Train B&O # 5501 new $15.00 $9.85 shipping or Best Offer Rivarossi HO Scale Santa Fe Super Chief 1930s Passenger 4 Car Set A NIB 6938 (1) $200.00 $15.00 shipping or Best Offer HO RIVAROSSI RT600036 VISTA DOME ALASKA # 500 $129.99 $7.95 shipping or Best Offer Mine were lettered for the Burlington but I removed that and relettered them for my fictional branchline. The "windows" are a plastic box that fits inside the car body so the windows are not flush with the outside of the car body. I painted the red stripe thru the windows using a rattle can. Rivarossi; N Freight Trucks; N Passenger Car Trucks; Gas Turbine; U-50; N Raintree Products - Hood Shells; . Free shipping for many products! Their passenger cars are decent though. They appear to be updates of the 40 year old Walthers metal-sided "Shorty" passenger cars. The depression was in full swing then, and any servicable equipment would be used as long as possible. 8) Any grades if anyare in your track work? Jeff. I will have a lot more questions soon. I think the 60' cars all came with interiors. High quality? The ones you're getting are completely different. Hi. They have truck-mounted couplers for operation on sharp curves. Add Quote. 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. Something went wrong. There were later runs where the wheelsets improved but I still replaced these with Kadee wheels. Walthers Plastic HO Model Train Passenger Cars, Walthers HO Flat Car Model Train Carriages, However, I don't do too much, just adding say 1 oz. I have a trio of 2-8-8-2 Mallets. Come join the discussion about brands, various scales, repairs, storage, displays, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! 36" wheels were too large unless you wanted to completely remove the brake shoe hanger. On the GN the baggages and RPOs all seem to have had differing door locations, and the coaches all have vestibules on BOTH ends. To my knowledge, neither the ATSF or CB&Q used 60' heavyweight combines orcoaches. Charlie, are you happy with the way they roll with replacement wheels in the old trucks? If anyone wants I can share some pictures but I won't worry about it otherwise. I am happy with all of them. I have to wonder why yours are derailing. #508 HO Scale AHM Rivarossi 4 wheel Coupler Conversion Bolsters Be the first to review this product $5.99 Availability: In stock 287 in stock SKU 508 Add to Cart #508 HO Scale AHM Rivarossi 4 wheel Coupler Conversion Bolsters is available to buy in increments of 1 Details #508 HO Scale AHM Rivarossi 4 wheel Coupler Conversion Bolsters 1pr. 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. If anyone has some good ideas on how to upgrade these passenger cars I'd appreciate it. . On those, I have replaced the trucks with Walthers passenger trucks. HO Scale AHM/Rivarossi, IHC Passenger cars in box. Thank you for any help you may offer. Sometimes the metal wheels found their way on to the unlighted cars. The firstto be run will be the coaches, then a baggage-mail and finally a combine. They combine plastic and various metal parts and turn into gorgeous museum quality models, with a lot of care. www.newsnorthwoods.blogspot.com. I am getting a four car set of 60 foot cars. I think we need more details. Rivarossi NYC Passenger Car Taken Apart John Bellucci 5K subscribers 3.4K views 7 years ago I made this video for all of those who own some of the older style passenger cars out there,. Everyday trains got Pullman Green. They are very much underweight. But by 1940 I'd guess 99% of passenger cars in service on std. 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. 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. Painted Daylight 1941 for the San Joaquin. HO Scale Coupler Conversions AHM (Rivarossi) The perfect solution for all of your coupler woes. http://cgi.ebay.com/HO-Rivarossi-Passenger-Car-Set-Santa-Fe-600229_W0QQitemZ220195710250QQihZ012QQcategoryZ19129QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. 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. Rivarossi HO Scale Model Railroad Passenger Cars, Rivarossi HO Scale Model Railroad Steam Locomotives . Big dog's bark is definitely worse than his bite ( never bit anyone that I know of, but he is intimidating, if you don't know him) Plan on lots of time in there, after you wander around awhile, LeRoy will talk your ears off. Picture Information. All photos I recall of similar ATSFcars were "Pullman" green, as were CB&Q cars through WWII. I was running quite slow backwards if that makes any difference. 00 and the Y6b retailed for $29. I thought the original trucks looked good enough to use, although for a time IHC offered a better quality replacement truck that was very nicely detailed, but also with 31" metal wheelsets. I have some vague recollecction the coach was Soo Line but no longer recall why I think that. I'll just add that a few years back I modified my Rivarossi Budds with metal wheels and filled the cavities in the underframe with BB pellets which were covered with glue. 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. All was fine. 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. I have ten Rivarossi heavyweight passenger cars I run with a A/B set of Athearn PAs. In 1960 the first passenger cars modeled after American prototypes appeared in the Rivarossi catalog. JavaScript is disabled. CNW used some as smokers on commuter trains for example. The RPOs and baggage cars were more ubiquitous and are probablylike cars rostered by ATSF and CB&Q. Thanks. 1377 Rivarossi HO Locomotive Steam 4-6-2. 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. These sets are of very good quality and I was very happy to obtain them. I appreciate any info. Buyer's Premium 15% Lot 0232 Details. Be sure you check the gauge of your wheels, too, if you haven't already. So the first and biggest question is 1) Do they stay on the rails now? I wanted to see if there'd be anything else available other than the coaches, first. No 61 Flesh - Matt 2.69. Does anyone know for sure what the prototypes (if any) for these cars are? I eagerly await their arrival. I don't believe they are doing the Athearn BB passenger cars anymore (again, Could be wrong) or at least I couldn't ferret any of them out at Walther's website. 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. 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. I did resist the urge to get a checkerboard sleeper and a dome car because the B & M never owned such. 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 won't handle 17 3/4 inch curves. Rivarossi presents the iconic Pullman 60 ft passenger cars that ran for many decades all over the country being pulled by early diesels and steam locomotives from the 1920s through the early 1950s. I have a few of those in the IC paint. Add To Wish List. Hi Jeff. Due Early December, 2022. Those cars were completely different than the Rivarossi / Hornby / Walthers 60' cars that came out a quarter century later. 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