The Set A and Set B are OK cars. Where I disagree is that their diesels weren't any good. Free delivery for many products. Rivarossi is decent, although most if not all of their models have a small level of inaccuracy or missing some detail (which detail parts can fix). The combine and diner matched ATSF prototypes, the pullman was a standard type, as was the observattion. A railroad had to be mighty big to get Pullman to specially paint Pullman cars for a specific train. Thank you for any help you may offer. Add To Wish List. The Rivi 60 foot heavyweights are beauties, stock with interiors and diaphragms, grab irons you can install yourself. 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). Shop . Not inexpensive, $130 IIRC. HO Scale Baltimore Ohio Royal Blue Passenger Set B - RIVAROSSI 6909, Knuckle Cpl. These are CNW prototypes, but similar cars were widely used, especially the baggage and rpo. At one time, I had four sets of four Rivarossi 60' passenger cars. However, their latest ads seem to have dropped these items. 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. All the cars date from the 1920's. The short combine and coaches were used on locals - look at some of the C&NW picture books that are out. The GN buffs are still squabbling over these details. The old AHM / Rivarossi cars didn't have interiors, but the later Rivarossi "red box" ones from the 1990's did. Rivarossi; N Freight Trucks; N Passenger Car Trucks; Gas Turbine; U-50; N Raintree Products - Hood Shells; . 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. The set consists of a coach, combine, RPO, and baggage. Those with the distinctive inset bottom sill are Santa Fe: diner, combine and maybe observations? Back then I was able to order interiors for all of them. I painted the red stripe thru the windows using a rattle can. The aliens did it. You live in Skagit County and are calling FIFE SCENIC? Cycling. 3. I looked at these cars with interest. Also if more road names are forthcoming. I also added metal wheels. While the models' detailing may match nobody's actual car, the 60 foot length certainly does - for instance, the floor plan I'm looking at right now for L&N "Mail cars 1106 to 1112 including 1114". Rivarossi presents the iconic Pullman 60 ft passenger coaches that ran for many decades all over the country being pulled by early diesels and steam locomotives from the 1920s through the early 1950s. Others may vary. By todays standards they . 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. 60' cars. There were more recent runs of Rivarossi 72' cars that have a completely different design, more in line with what Walthers uses on their Proto line, probably both made by Hornby which purchased the assets of Rivarossi a few years back. 2022 Vintage HO Athearn Santa Fe SW-1 Switcher Loco . These HO scale cars can run on a radius as small as 18 inches allowing them to run on compact layouts. Be sure you check the gauge of your wheels, too, if you haven't already. Add Quote. As I understand it, the new Rivarossi company owned by Hornby has the old Rivarossi molds so I think there is a good chance the entire line might get reintroduced. 2. though, not exact replicas, they do make a decent looking train. Many railroads used multiple colors, or types of paint on the same car.The GN, for example, in heavyweight days seems to have used 'pullmangreen' for the sides of the cars, and 'dark green truck enamel'(whatever THAT was) for the underbody and trucks. 5217-5219 - St Louis Car-built 1937. Does anyone know for sure what the prototypes (if any) for these cars are? I am looking at getting a four car set of rivarossi heavyweight passenger cars in GN livery. This is a unit I metalized and weathered. 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. Thanks Don! 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 bought the NP set in the two tone green. Come in black for heavyweight cars SKU 6060H Weight 0.13 lb Price $6.98 Qty Not available in the current price set. They would probably have NOT been used in interchange service (not sure about regs for that time period), but would certainly be seen being pulled on the local. You must log in or register to reply here. 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. Some Rivarossi cars come with interior details, but most of my pre-used ones didn't. rare N Scale Rivarossi the Alton Limited 6-car passenger set 9584 - 9589 train. Good to know. Rivarossi 1920's HWT Passenger Car LACKAWANNA Ho Scale KEVIL. I'll have to dig up some four-wheel trucks for these. Most of the Horizon stuff I've seen in the Athearn name is RTR and IMO, Overpriced. Starter Sets & Gift Sets . His passion for trains began when he was a child. On every one I replaced the wheelsets with 33" Kadee wheels. Add a couple of traction tires to each of the 8-wheel engines and you have a locomotive that can pull a ton of cars. at the best online prices at eBay! Yes the flanges were large and ran best on code 100 rail. 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! Hi Doug, good to hear from you. 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 HO Scale Athearn HO 84857 50' Old Time Overland Passenger Car Set, Great Northern #1 (4) SKU: ATH-84857. Merged into another company (Rapido??). bear in mind these are the ones made several decades ago and things may have changed since then. These were the last cars made by Rivarossi before they went bankrupt, too bad as they were well finished and tracked well. Rivarossi used accurate numbers on the C&NW cars). GQ. You are using an out of date browser. 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. 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. I'm looking forward to these cars, specifically the RPO and the baggage. I bought a set of these from Trainworld last year and they are beauties. I never liked the truck mounted couplers and replaced mine with body mounts. They appear to be updates of the 40, The short combine and coaches were used on locals - look at some of the C&NW, > 2) Was the ATSF version [prototype] and the Burlington version, On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 00:21:44 UTC, "Christian" <. Fetters and Alco worked together to develop . A railroad had to be> mighty big to get Pullman to specially paint Pullman cars for a specific> train. Depending on the age the wheels might have the large wheel flanges, and can be plastic or metal. By 59CA, all painted Daylight with 5217-8 assigned to SJ Daylight and 5219 assigned to Trains 57-58. Charlie, are you happy with the way they roll with replacement wheels in the old trucks? I will look to add a single car of each style to the Fast Freight Express that we are assembling. i'm a big kid right now.. going to open them up and get some pics. Are other than coach cars forthcoming? Due Early December, 2022. I have a few of those in the IC paint. Free delivery for many products! As it is the Rivarossi cars did not exactly match the height of other and more correct cars either as built with the 31" wheels or as retrofitted. They LOOK like nice cars, but where can they, reasonably correctly, be used? Thanks. They come with or without interiors. The Rivarossi 60's are Clerestory roofed Heavy weights, not the round roofed, at least all mine are. About the only time they have been on the ground that I know of is when someone (not me) backed them through a closed turnout,OOOPPSSS. from Even with interiors they need additional weight to bring them up to standards. Can I mix them with body mounted couplers? The 4 car types would rarely have been used together, as the commuter runs did not carry RPOs, and the combines provided sufficient baggage space for the commuter trains. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Sold. I didn't think he should PolyTech Forum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. They are slightly overscale in height and width. Description. Once there was a time when about 90% of my passenger fleet was the Rivarossi-made, imported by AHM, cars. The car floors were predrilled with holes for wiring the car for electrical pickup from the trucks for lighting, but the wheels were plastic. Anxiously waiting. 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