I have come to the conclusion that they are right. His passion for trains began when he was a child. http://www.modelrailroadforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=141874#post141874, Tourist Railroad and Railway Museum Directory. I don't know it they still come without interiors. Rivarossi HO #2882 1920 Pullman -Southern Pacific Night Fern RTR NIB! I never liked the truck mounted couplers and replaced mine with body mounts. You just select which one your prototype used. Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, PremierName trains got the pretty paint. http://cgi.ebay.com/HO-Rivarossi-Passenger-Car-Set-Santa-Fe-600229_W0QQitemZ220195710250QQihZ012QQcategoryZ19129QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. The RPO and Baggage were also approximate 60' size. I'm glad its a steam that I am getting. Between these cars and the upcoming Branchline coaches (actually shown at the RPM meet in Cocoa Beach last weekend! Notes: * In the 50th Anniversary (1988) Rivarossi Catalog a model 9902 3 Pack is also listed. On every one I replaced the wheelsets with 33" Kadee wheels. Thanks Don! Rivarossi HO Scale Model Railroad Passenger Cars, Rivarossi HO Scale Model Railroad Steam Locomotives . They were kind of spartan when I bought them. . Starter Sets & Gift Sets . I have some Rivarossi passenger cars, and run them with Athearn, Model Die Casting, and BranchLine passenger cars, along with some head-end express cars from various manufacturers. I ordered metal wheels to fit the IHC trucks. Trains. I discovered they they meant 18, not 17 3/4, when I checked one flex-track curve. I'm trying to avoid modifying how the truck attaches to the frame. Apr 15, 2023 10:00 AM EDT. 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. Once there was a time when about 90% of my passenger fleet was the Rivarossi-made, imported by AHM, cars. Painted Daylight 1941 for the San Joaquin. There is, of course, the possibility of running non-home-road equipment in many trains, especially sleepers and head-end equipment. However, their latest ads seem to have dropped these items. Does anyone know for sure what the prototypes (if any) for these cars are? They are generic designs and not specific to any the prototype. The cars I bought have already had body mounted couplers added so I don't need to do that. Regardless of railroad. 1377 Rivarossi HO Locomotive Steam 4-6-2. These 60'ers are just the ticket for my smaller layout. They combine plastic and various metal parts and turn into gorgeous museum quality models, with a lot of care. He says it is HO. HO Scale Athearn HO 84857 50' Old Time Overland Passenger Car Set, Great Northern #1 (4) SKU: ATH-84857. But it did take on agreenish cast under some weathering and lighting conditions. This vendor had a half dozen sets a couple of weeks ago and that was the last I am told. Rivarossi Accessories - AC Wheel Sets "10. On some trucks you had to shave a little off the brake shoes. I also seem to recall that the observation car may have been a business car. HO Scale Baltimore Ohio Royal Blue Passenger Set B - RIVAROSSI 6909, Knuckle Cpl. Too bad they're not running undecs (yet?) 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. 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. 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. since i could adjust the coupler height as i went. 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. Do they use European-style Have some questions about these new "ACF coaches." GQ. If I add enought weight will they stay on the rails? Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. These were all around 80 feet long but the coaches were nearer 70 feet. No 96 RAF Blue - Matt 2.69. I am getting a four car set of 60 foot cars. "I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!". 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. /Partly/ because that green was the official color for Pullman which owned and operated most sleeping cars until after WWII. 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. I "test ran" them extensively on Kato HO scale unitrack down to 22" radius curves with no problems. Too bad they're not running undecs (yet?) Rivarossi have been making HO scale cars since the early 1950s. Rivarossi; N Freight Trucks; N Passenger Car Trucks; Gas Turbine; U-50; N Raintree Products - Hood Shells; . I upgraded all to McHenry truck mounted couplers, 36" or 38" Intermountain wheelsets (after removing car brake shoes), and, when necessary, extra weight using glued birdshot in nooks and crannies of model floors. They have springy diaphrams on the end doors. Their passenger cars are decent though. As mentioned earlier, these were produced by American manufacturer Athearn and remained in the catalog until 1963. There is a set of the Riverossi 60' Santa Fe coaches on ebay right now. On the 22" line and they ran through a number of turnouts fine both forward and backward. Skip to product information. Walthers bought out Rivarossi's remaining stock of these cars and sold them under their TrainLine banner for a year or two. Can I mix them with body mounted couplers? Rivarossi used accurate numbers on the C&NW cars). The 60' commuter cars were replaced and scrapped as the 85' bi-level cars began being delivered in 1956. I did a cursory look through a bunch of my GN and PRR materials andcould not find a believable match for any of them. They come with or without interiors. 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). 60' cars. The wood coaches would not be out of place if you are modeling the '30's-40's. So, it was actually a DARK yellowish black. Where I disagree is that their diesels weren't any good. If you are looking at the older cars, you would have to be prepared to fit new couplers and wheels. Deutsche-Bahn Eisenbahn modeling Oberbayern, western Austria, and eastern Switzerland. Yes the flanges were large and ran best on code 100 rail. I just bought them. Everyday trains got Pullman Green.> /Partly/ because that green was the official color for Pullman which owned> and operated most sleeping cars until after WWII. 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 and 3306 (the photos and car listing indicate Rivarossi used accurate numbers on the C&NW cars). I will send you a PM. I also have a set of the "Southern Crescent". But even in the late 50's and early 60's, I remember a couple Q steam fan trips where they were still able to assemble a complete green heavyweight train - my few photos from those trips where my "people filter" was really working look just like old Lucius Beebe steam portraits. Many older CB&Qhead end cars were repainted an aluminum color in the 50's and 60's so theywould not stand out so prominently when run in trains of fluted-sidestainless steel cars. Don't know which one you are talking about. 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. I can't wait until my set arrives. A major reference work for all Rivarossi Collectors, the text. Hey Don, thank you VERY much! Originally 7247, 7248 and 7240 of 7240-7249 series. So many choices but so little time. Reply These cars will be a welcome addition, the Milwaukee had very similar coaches with 6 wheel trucks. These HO scale cars can run on a radius as small as 18 inches allowing them to run on compact layouts. $59.95 + $14.82 shipping. The smooth-side diner is based on a UP 4800-series diner (built circa 1949) The original smooth-side coach was supposedly based on a CN car, in Rivarossis last few years they produced a nice version of a UP 5450-series 44-seat coach (1953-vintage) that was also similar to some other UP coaches. So you could run say a 60' Baggage with a 70' Rivarossi (if you can find one) or 72' Athearn coach or two in a train. I bought a set from the same vendor a couple of weeks ago. They used to be sold without any interior detailing. Always enjoyable seeing passenger car topics popping up. 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. Close, maybe, Really correct, no. I could ask you 25 questions about your cars andtrackand still not have a good answer for you. 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. A big difference is the old cars had cast on grabirons and railings; the 60' cars I believe required you drill tiny holes to add these as metal add-on parts. Rivarossi; Scalextric; Close sub menu. Good to know. 1947 Mexico Gold 50 Pesos Restrike - BU - 1.2056 oz. Bundles. And since the "Crescent" is not a part of my railroads, it is a "shelf queen". The GN buffs are still squabbling over these details. On the cars pictured below I replaced the stock Rivarossi "Pizza Cutter" wheels with Proto 2000 36" wheel sets. On the GN the baggages and RPOs all seemto have had differing door locations, and the coaches all havevestibules on BOTH ends. I painted a lot of undecorated figures, although not Mel-quality. I do agree that they would be nice additions, so a passenger train could be modeled that would look good on a home layout. Years ago I simply replaced the Riv's wheels with Kadees as that was all that was available. I thought they only were produced with Chicago & NW and Pennsy road names. . Cycling. They LOOK like nice cars, but where can they, reasonably correctly, be used? JavaScript is disabled. i'm a big kid right now.. going to open them up and get some pics. I do think the IHC cars are a "bit of this bit of that" generic, b ut I have seen online lists which purport to show the exact prototype of the Rivarossi/AHM heavyweights. 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. These are great coaches, track well, look fantastic, just perfect for the smaller layouts. This product has been discontinued by the manufacturer and is limited to the quantity on hand. I have some vague recollecction the coach was Soo Line but no longer recall why I think that. IHM and AHM are sorta-kinda related, but not exactly. New layout and passenger cars; New layout and passenger cars. I have one 2-8-8-2 that has headed up a group of 237 coal cars at a local show. 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I glommed onto a bunch of IHC (Rivarossi as sold in North America) back a few years, actually quite a few years ago. I eagerly await their arrival. The coaches/combine they modeled appear to be C&NW specific, but maybe we will see other 'old' passenger cars brought out by Walthers. Espee used dark olive which was not Pullman green. > 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. Adding diaphragms helps appearance too. if not, you can always use them to upgrade some freight cars. I have been having trouble with Con-Cor horn-hook couplers. rare N Scale Rivarossi the Alton Limited 6-car passenger set 9584 - 9589 train. For years, the BB kits were a staple of the hobby and I think it's a shame the line has been let go. Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, They are generic designs and not specific to any the prototype. As you can see, Out of stock or discontinued when sold out (as all the 60'ers are).. You might also look at Con-Cor, IHC under which, a lot of the same cars were marketed. Thanks. The car floors were predrilled with holes for wiring the car for electrical pickup from the trucks for lighting, but the wheels were plastic. I have ten Rivarossi heavyweight passenger cars I run with a A/B set of Athearn PAs. 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. On the cars pictured below I replaced the stock Rivarossi "Pizza Cutter" wheels with. Those with the distinctive inset bottom sill are Santa Fe: diner, combine and maybe observations? Hi Doug, good to hear from you. The so called "Empire Builder" green on the GN was of this nature. Be sure you check the gauge of your wheels, too, if you haven't already. Note: All prices in US Dollars Billboard Posters 1940-1960 Price View cart for details. I guess I'm just remembering the 'good ole days' when I first walked into a hobby shop and bought my first Athearn BB 50 footer for a whopping $2. Premier> Name trains got the pretty paint. Notes the series had 4 wheel trucks with 36 inch wheels and 5.5 by 10 inch journals. A lot of work but I wanted to keep the car for whatever reason. I wanted to see if there'd be anything else available other than the coaches, first. The RPO and Baggage were also approximate 60' size. Shop online for over 600 ho scale model train passenger cars at discounts up to 38%. it all worked out well with the smaller wheels. They are very much underweight. Add To Wish List. 00 and the Y6b retailed for $29. Rivarossi & Custom HO Scale Passenger Cars [5], Passenger Car Interior KIT for the IHC/Rivarossi Corrugated-Side Observation Car. HO Scale Riverossi Passenger Car LED Lighting Installation with "Floating Brass" pickups.www.modeltrainman.comwww.modeltraintechnology.com Passenger ; View all; Dioramas & Buildings Open/close sub . Sign in or register Daily Deals Brand Outlet Help & Contact Expand Watch List Expand My eBay Notification Expand Cart Back to home page | Listed in category: Toys & Hobbies Model Railroads & Trains Railroads & Trains Passenger Cars Share Con-Cor and Rivarossi may well get away with 18". 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. One baggage, one RPO, one combine and one coach. I did manage to get replacement axles from Kadee, I changed the majority of my Pullman cars into coaches, as my freelanced road is too short to need sleepers(click on the photos for a larger image). 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. They've been sold under several names since, including Rivarossi. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Rivarossi The company was founded in 1945 in Como, Italy by Alessandro Rossi. I picked up a Walthers lighting kit for each car, whick provided replacement trucks with metal wheels. I don't know if wjstix has had experience with these particular cars, or just body mounted couplers on 60' cars acting up on less than 24" radius. I bought some a while ago and they have given me nothing but problems to deal with. Although basically they're generic Budd units, Imho they look decent with a few simple upgrades and they are VERY EASY to paint strip. But, running those cars in reverse by backing up the motive power? i had to body mount my own couplers using sheet styrene to fabricate a mounting surface for the number 5 Kadee boxes. If you get a chance to look around, Walthers packaged a set of three coaches with trainsets. LOL. Super cheap? 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. Prices for these sets seem to range from $40.00 to $110.00 depending upon how many bidders there were. IIRC, there was even a 60' combine painted in the yellow/green 400 colors. Thanks. . On the 18" line I did run them forward and backward and no problem, I also ran them through one turnout. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners. HO SCALE RIVAROSSI UNION PACIFIC PASSENGER CAR LOT OF (6) READ! If you look around Walthers also had a 3 coach set bundled with a passenger set. I have to wonder why yours are derailing. I ended up pulling up the curve and fixing it. You might find a few wood passenger cars in the thirties/forties but it would be very rare. 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. . To my knowledge, neither the ATSF or CB&Q used 60' heavyweight combines or coaches. In the early years Rivarossi catered to children because Alessandro was producing trains with speeds in a more realistic ratio to scale. 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. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. They have truck-mounted couplers for operation on sharp curves. Regardless of railroad. Many railroads used these cars or similar ones from the 1900's well into the diesel era. 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 Come in black for heavyweight cars SKU 6060H Weight 0.13 lb Price $6.98 Qty Not available in the current price set. These sets occasionally appear now on eBay, with 4 car sets often going for around $100. 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. In 1960 the first passenger cars modeled after American prototypes appeared in the Rivarossi catalog. So I can't put "high quality" on either, neither are super cheap. I kept the stock trucks but switched to knuckle couplers (I forgot what number). Hi. Many railroads used multiple colors, or types of paint on the same car. Also if more road names are forthcoming. They appear to be updates of the 40 year old Walthers metal-sided "Shorty" passenger cars. Buyer's Premium 15% Lot 0232 Details. The firstto be run will be the coaches, then a baggage-mail and finally a combine. Did you back 'em up too? 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. 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). Baggage and RPO cars were often shorter than other cars in the steam era, and coaches were often around 70'. These sets are of very good quality and I was very happy to obtain them. according to my math, the coupler height difference would only be .023. that is 23 thousandths of an inch. Espee used dark olive which was not Pullman green. Con Cor advises those interested to enter reserve orders. This is a unit I metalized and weathered. Merged into another company (Rapido??). The MDC 1900 woodies are good looking, especially with a little paint and detail, but the axles are underscale and they derail frequently. The baggage appears to be a newer heavyweight than the Rivarossiheavyweight baggage and has lines more typical of the 60-foot(+/-)baggage cars which lasted in service into the 1960s and 1970s than theRivarossi model. I have obtained a few of these sets off of e-bay. 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! They all needed weight. The RPOs and baggage cars (with 6 wheel trucks) were in general passenger service, while the 4 wheel truck combines and coaches were used. If Shorter passenger cars are your thing, you might also look into ebay (or similar) for some older Athearn Blue Box kits. $5 - $ . This item is out of print and is limited to the quantity on hand. 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! The stock was limited and sold out rather quickly. They come with basic interiors, and I've seen three car sets (baggage, 2 coaches) available NIB in the local LHS recently, $50 give or take. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. I think we need more details. 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