However, if you prefer to keep the factor Rivarossi trucks, metal wheel replacements seem to work fine on them. 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. Walthers 910-31101 HO scale 60' Thrall Material Handling Car MHC-2 Amtrak #1541. More weight (depending how much) will make the cars ''track'' better. These really need to be re-trucked with proper flange width axles, and you have to plug the talgo-type snap pin hole for a solid screw mount. They appear to be updates of the 40 year old Walthers metal-sided "Shorty" passenger cars. The Athearn cars can be a little hit and miss, sometimes they're in production, sometimes not!! ), it's going to be a loteasier to make up some decent-looking typical heavyweight consists thatdon't look as much like a boxed set. Years ago I simply replaced the Riv's wheels with Kadees as that was all that was available. 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. . 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. Sold for $60 4 Bids. I "test ran" them extensively on Kato HO scale unitrack down to 22" radius curves with no problems. Over the last 17 years, I've acquired over 100 Rivarossi/IHC/AHM passenger cars which are all pretty similar. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. Rivarossi 60' HO Passenger Car Set Unboxing & Review 2,291 views May 1, 2020 49 Dislike Share Save Trainman440 1.25K subscribers Hi guys! However, if you prefer to keep the factor Rivarossi trucks, metal wheel replacements seem to work fine on them. You must log in or register to reply here. Rivarossi Accessories - AC Wheel Sets "10. 3) What kind of couplers are on them now? I have had an Alco C420 for years and although the detail is not the highest is does run very well. 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). This item was produced exclusively for The Western Depot. 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. PRR had so much stuff> there may be some hope there. 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. of the Black River Transfer & Terminal R.R. My. Sold. I was lucky enough to obtain a couple of sets of Rivarossi passenger cars from there last year of production. Est. So the first and biggest question is 1) Do they stay on the rails now? His passion for trains began when he was a child. The Proto Budd RPO is 65'. Shop . May your flanges always stay BETWEEN the rails. All photos I recall of similar ATSFcars were "Pullman" green, as were CB&Q cars through WWII. Maybe I'l try new wheels and go from there. They LOOK like nice cars, but where can they, reasonably correctly, be used? Originally 7247, 7248 and 7240 of 7240-7249 series. manage your account online and more! 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. No 72 Khaki Drill - Matt 2.69. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Rivarossi HO RTR Southern Pacific Heavyweight 4-Car Set, Used, VG at the best online prices at eBay! They used to be sold without any interior detailing. 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. Appreciate it.. Just remember they are old technology so don't over pay for one. . Rivarossi Southern Pacific HO Model Railroad Passenger Cars, Rivarossi Union Pacific Railroad HO Model Railroad Locomotives, 99 $8. A few photos(photos will enlarge if clicked upon). $21.50 + $17.70 shipping. 5217-5219 - St Louis Car-built 1937. Should I look for metal ones made by IHC or are there other suitable, less expensive options. Close, maybe, Really correct, no. This vendor had a half dozen sets a couple of weeks ago and that was the last I am told. I've searched for replacement trucks but don't know what to look for. Bought my set from Walthers 18 months ago, "limited quantity" etc, but no problems, they arrived in short order and good shape. (BTW I believe the Athearn ones are 63' and 67' respectively.) They won't handle 17 3/4 inch curves. When installed on IHC and Rivarossi passenger cars, these diaphragms will fill that 'non-scale' space between passenger cars without affecting their 18" turning radius. But by 1940 I'd guess 99% of passenger cars in service on std. HO Scale AHM/Rivarossi, IHC Passenger cars in box. Mostly the heavweights were models of Santa Fe prototypes. So called, "Pullman Green" was the most common color on passenger cars from the turn of the century until after WWII. This product has been discontinued by the manufacturer and is limited to the quantity on hand. If you look around Walthers also had a 3 coach set bundled with a passenger set. The Rivarossi RPO's are 60-footers. 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 Jeff. 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. By 59CA, all painted Daylight with 5217-8 assigned to SJ Daylight and 5219 assigned to Trains 57-58. So if your layout has sharp curves, the MDC cars would be a better choice. Walthers Plastic HO Model Train Passenger Cars, Walthers HO Flat Car Model Train Carriages, bear in mind these are the ones made several decades ago and things may have changed since then. Thanks Don! I think it was Don that said no problem, even on 18" curves, which doesn't surprise me. . There is a newer set of 4 cars that are 60' long. This required modifications to the underframe to accommodate the center mounting point versus the older Rivarossi asymmetrical approach. ), it's going to be a lot easier to make up some decent-looking typical heavyweight consists that don't look as much like a boxed set. Pre-owned. Thank you. I believe the many of the RPOs and baggage cars survived into the 1960s. There's one for the heavyweight cars with 6-wheel trucks and another for the lightweight car's with four-wheel trucks. I believe Chicago Northwestern prototype. Those cars were completely different than the Rivarossi / Hornby / Walthers 60' cars that came out a quarter century later. Rivarossi & Custom HO Scale Passenger Cars [5], Passenger Car Interior KIT for the IHC/Rivarossi Corrugated-Side Observation Car. The Rivi 60 foot heavyweights are beauties, stock with interiors and diaphragms, grab irons you can install yourself. Cycling. HO Scale Riverossi Passenger Car LED Lighting Installation with "Floating Brass" pickups.www.modeltrainman.comwww.modeltraintechnology.com Thecoaches ranfine, I then ran them on my mainline which is 22" radius and of course they ran perfectly. Rivarossi was very innovative and the Pocher brand (Luxury car kits at 1/8 scale) are also issued from the same Italian factory. Easy to do. Does anyone know for sure what the prototypes (if any) for these cars are? On the cars pictured below I replaced the stock Rivarossi "Pizza Cutter" wheels with Proto 2000 36" wheel sets. This is Rivarossi's postal/express baggage car, altered a bit to better ressemble a CNR prototype. Most of them are rivarossi. 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. Prices for these sets seem to range from $40.00 to $110.00 depending upon how many bidders there were. Picture . They seemed to have dropped Athearn pass cars from the catalog all together. 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". The RPOs and baggage cars were more ubiquitous and are probablylike cars rostered by ATSF and CB&Q. They were kind of spartan when I bought them. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Rivarossi Walthers 60' Heavyweight Southern Pacific 4 Car Passenger Set at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Rivarossi - German Passenger Coach ICE-T Set Class 415 of the DB. Rivarossi 60' RPO car. Here is a link showing Walther's Rivarossi stock of passenger cars. . I ordered metal wheels to fit the IHC trucks. $120.90 Previous topic - Next topic. I'm glad its a steam that I am getting. You might find a few wood passenger cars in the thirties/forties but it would be very rare. I run them both straight out of the box with their horn hook couplers, and also heavily detailed and modified to include body mounted Kadee couplers. cars. HO Scale Baltimore Ohio Royal Blue Passenger Set B - RIVAROSSI 6909, Knuckle Cpl. gauge lines were steel. I did remove some of the excess weight, but will be replacing the trucks with ones from Walthers, and will likely re-up the weights. Once there was a time when about 90% of my passenger fleet was the Rivarossi-made, imported by AHM, cars. 2. While I do add weight to pretty-well everything that runs on the rails, I experimented with making my Rivarossi "heavyweight" cars into true heavyweights. 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. They had no lighting and only a bare set of interior seats. 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. The Rivarossi 60's are Clerestory roofed Heavy weights, not the round roofed, at least all mine are. So called, "Pullman Green" was the most common color on passenger cars fromthe turn of the century until after WWII. Regardless of railroad. Bundles. 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. This item is out of print and is limited to the quantity on hand. Again DON'T judge them from the road. Excellent. But today is a Gift, that is why it is called the Present. One of the baggage rpo cars and the duplex sleeper were definitely PRR. 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. High quality? Buyers choice. I've been doing some reading and have learned that most people replace the wheels and or trucks. I recently bought an eight car, Rivarossi streamline train in CNW on ebay. Thanks Doug. C-415 Build: https://imageshack.com/a/tShC/1, Other builds: https://imageshack.com/my/albums. The address in the header of this message is deliberately bogus tofoil address-harvesters. The combine and diner matched ATSF prototypes, the pullman was a standard type, as was the observattion. The factory paint schemes were well-applied. Rivarossi have been making HO scale cars since the early 1950s. Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, I discovered they they meant 18, not 17 3/4, when I checked one flex-track curve. Rivarossi 1920's HWT Passenger Car LACKAWANNA Ho Scale KEVIL. I collect passenger trains and cabooses. They are generic designs and not specific to any the prototype. In 1960 the first passenger cars modeled after American prototypes appeared in the Rivarossi catalog. They are advertised to handle 18 inch curves, and they do. Butadd more resistance which may not be a good thing. But we (my dad and I) went crazy and also bought a 2-8-8-2 and a bunch of other things. Railway: DB. These are Harriman style rounded roofs, correct? I have a couple of these sets and would recommend them highly. They have springy diaphrams on the end doors. So, it was actually a DARK yellowish black. I used Kadee 36" wheels to replace the original ones, but you'll need to trim a little material off the brake shoes on the outboard ends of the trucks, in order to allow the replacement wheels to turn freely.There have been comments from some modellers complaining about incorrect proportions of the cars' clerestory roofs, and other minor issues, but they're not things which bother me.Kadee sells coupler conversion kits specifically for the Rivarossi cars, if you're planning to use truck-mounted couplers. Charlie, are you happy with the way they roll with replacement wheels in the old trucks? 00 and the Y6b retailed for $29. 8% positiveSeller 99. all with clerestory roofs. All the replacement axles I've tried are too tight and introduce significant friction. The Set A and Set B are OK cars. Merged into another company (Rapido??). GQ. I used Kadee 33" wheel sets. 8) Any grades if anyare in your track work? 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. Be sure you check the gauge of your wheels, too, if you haven't already. 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; Scalextric; Close sub menu. I pretty much agree with what has been said about Rivarossi locomotives so far. They come with or without interiors. After upgrades, they look good and run well on my layouts. I also have A PRR GG1 (sold by AHM) and even though it is only single truck drive and underpowered, again with the large flanges it runs very well. There were also 60 ft heavyweight sets packaged in both the Walthers and Rivarossi labels, the 60' cars came in a wide variety of railroad names as well. 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. 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 . I will look to add a single car of each style to the Fast Freight Express that we are assembling. Walthers Mainline is ranked #1 out of 12 ho scale model train passenger cars manufacturers, followed by Bachmann, and Rapido Trains Inc.. Products of HO Scale Model Train Passenger Cars 1-20 of 600 Sort by: Popularity 1860-1880 Coach Painted Unlettered Most of the Horizon stuff I've seen in the Athearn name is RTR and IMO, Overpriced. The roofs may, or maynot, have been either black, 'pullman green', or 'dark green truckenamel'. . I have some of those 60' cars from when they were made by Walthers - Trainline. On some trucks you had to shave a little off the brake shoes. From coach cars to baggage cars to sleeper cars and dining cars, we have a wide selection of options in HO scale, O Scale, N Scale, and more for you as you build out your model train layout. 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" <. I kept the stock trucks but switched to knuckle couplers (I forgot what number). Passenger ; View all; Dioramas & Buildings Open/close sub . 3. But, running those cars in reverse by backing up the motive power? I believe Chicago Northwestern prototype. Rivarossi HO UP Streamliner passenger cars. These cars will be a welcome addition, the Milwaukee had very similar coaches with 6 wheel trucks. I did a cursory look through a bunch of my GN and PRR materials andcould not find a believable match for any of them. All have truck mounted horn-hook couplers, and they stay on the track just fine. I never liked the truck mounted couplers and replaced mine with body mounts. 2022 Vintage HO Athearn Santa Fe SW-1 Switcher Loco . -- I don't care for strippingcars, but I'll need to before I paint up one in Wabash. The baggage appears to be a newer heavyweight than the Rivarossi heavyweight baggage and has lines more typical of the 60-foot(+/-) baggage cars which lasted in service into the 1960s and 1970s than the Rivarossi model. For years, the BB kits were a staple of the hobby and I think it's a shame the line has been let go. I weakened and bought a boat tail observation car because it was cool, not because the B&M ever owned one. Close, maybe, Really correct, no. http://cgi.ebay.com/Walthers-Trainline-City-Express-Ho-ScaleTrain-Set_W0QQitemZ170136478613QQihZ007QQcategoryZ19135QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Walthers 933-1052: HO RIVAROSSI Passenger Car INTERIOR LIGHTING Kit NIOB at the best online prices at eBay! I looked at these cars with interest. In the early years Rivarossi catered to children because Alessandro was producing trains with speeds in a more realistic ratio to scale. They are very Nice cars, that I am sure you will be very Happy with. Rivarossi 60' Passenger Cars: Anything other than Coaches coming? Many older CB&Q head end cars were repainted an aluminum color in the 50's and 60's so they would not stand out so prominently when run in trains of fluted-side stainless steel cars. I don't use diaphragms, and they didn't come with any. Too bad they're not running undecs (yet?) These HO scale cars can run on a radius as small as 18 inches allowing them to run on compact layouts. Rivarossi is a European company so the earlier stuff isn't built to American standards (but when they realized the steamer market in the states, they quickly changed) . I think the 60' cars all came with interiors. Hey Don, thank you VERY much! On the 18" line I did run them forward and backward and no problem, I also ran them through one turnout. I have a few of those in the IC paint. 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. On the GN the baggages and RPOs all seem to have had differing door locations, and the coaches all have vestibules on BOTH ends. i had to body mount my own couplers using sheet styrene to fabricate a mounting surface for the number 5 Kadee boxes. Espee used dark olive which was not Pullman green. Only thing I'd point out is they have body mounted couplers; the coupler boxes do allow for a fair amount of lateral swing, but if you bought them figuring they would work well on tight curves (like 18" radius) you might be disappointed. Yes, but even 'pullman green' varied with era, railroad, and weathering. Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, I just bought them. 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. Walther's made a LED light bar that fit in nicely. 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. This website has all the protype information for Riverossi cars. To my knowledge, these cars arearound 54' between the vestibules, or about 64' between the coupler faces. if not, you can always use them to upgrade some freight cars. These were the last cars made by Rivarossi before they went bankrupt, too bad as they were well finished and tracked well. Kit $60.00 + $18.00 shipping. I eagerly await their arrival. If you want clerestory roofs, Athearn makes RPO, Baggage and Coach cars that are fullsize and a Diner, Pullman and Obs car that are shortened down to 72' (same length as the Coach, the RPO and Baggage car are shorter). Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for I Rivarossi Level Passage at the best online prices at eBay! 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. thanks for your info guys. The GN buffs are still squabbling over these details. After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. It is always Fun to meet other modelers, the invite to Visit the Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club is always good, let me know if it ever works out for You. "I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!". IIRC, there was even a 60' combine painted in the yellow/green 400 colors. Saw some late in the day at the Timonium train show. Every pic I've seen of the Rivarossis on ebay, etc. Come in black for heavyweight cars SKU 6060H Weight 0.13 lb Price $6.98 Qty Not available in the current price set. Body mounting any 60' car should not be much problem once 'coupler height' has been dealt with. I started in the model train business in 1959 buying die-cast freight car kits from Clarence Menteer at Model Die Casting, painting and . These sets are of very good quality and I was very happy to obtain them. The wheel flanges are not pizza cutter type. Part # 380-505 AHM/Rivarossi 6-Wheel Passenger Truck Conversion Bolsters -- 1 Pair $5. 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