Can anyone confirm these are Athearn or Bachmann Passenger Cars.


Smudge617

Smudge617

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I should have asked this earlier before I started this project, so my apologies.

There are no manufacturer markings on these anywhere and I would like to add interiors, but which ones would fit, I think these are Athearn Heavyweight (??) Streamlined passenger cars is this correct ?

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bnsf971 said:
Those are Athearn shorty streamline passenger cars. In the box, they usually had the windows included.
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santafewillie said:
I know very little about passenger car models, but they are definitely Athearn. The metal coupler box cover gives them away.
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They all had windows except the observation car which had styrene replacements, I just removed them to make it easier to paint.

Thank you, Gentlemen, I wasn't 100% certain they were Athearn but as the only place I can find interiors for passenger cars is at Gold Rush Bay in CA, I thought before shelling out for the postage it might be prudent to check, so again, thank you both.


Dub said:
I have a few. I always painted the weights. Glad I did.
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Yes, I've also started doing that to mine, you never see them but it's nice to know they look respectable.
 
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The dome car is definitely an Athearn "shorty" passenger car. It is modelled after the "pattern dome" of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, based on the angular windows. I think the Santa Fe also used this pattern, rather than the curved domes manufactured by the Budd company.
 
trailrider said:
The dome car is definitely an Athearn "shorty" passenger car. It is modelled after the "pattern dome" of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, based on the angular windows. I think the Santa Fe also used this pattern, rather than the curved domes manufactured by the Budd company.
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Thank you.
 
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