Passenger Cars: Doors: 2 Windows: 4 - Heavyweight Railway Post Office

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

railway post office

Doors:

2

Windows:

4

Length:

60'

Road Name:

(undecorated)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWHH 7

Factory:

Sae-Hyung Model Co., Korea

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

scale

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no

Bill Winans painted his for his private railroad (lettering not yet applied at the time of this photo).

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

railway post office

Doors:

2

Windows:

4

Length:

63'

Road Name:

(undecorated)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Super Scale Models

Manufacturer ID:

SP-2

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1948

Product Type:

wood & metal kit

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

scale

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no

Product Notes:

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Notes:

The trucks supplied with the kit were very crude.

Dick Karnes built his model per the instructions, but added hand grabs, steps, Kadee couplers, B.T.S. mail catchers, and S Scale Locomotive & Supply six-wheel trucks. Lettering is from a Champ decal set.

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

railway post office

Doors:

2

Windows:

4

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWM-0020

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1989

Qty Made:

60

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

unpainted | painted, not lettered

Wheels:

scale

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no

Notes:

These have 6-wheel trucks. They are marked as "0-4, 4-0", which means they have four windows toward one end and none on the other end, mirrored on the other side of the car. Both ends have skinny doors.

Bill Winans painted his for his private railroad (lettering not yet applied at the time of this photo).

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

railway post office

Doors:

2

Windows:

4

Length:

60'

Road Name:

Northwestern Pacific (NWP)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWHH 4/5

Factory:

Sae-Hyung Model Co., Korea

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

railway post office

Doors:

2

Windows:

4

Length:

60'

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

SouthWind Models

Manufacturer ID:

SWHH 4/5

Factory:

Sae-Hyung Model Co., Korea

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

brass

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

not included

Lighted:

no