B&O (Baltimore & Ohio) Traditional Size Passenger Cars

I have both MTH and K-line 027 cars. They are both nice with full interiors.

The MTH are 30-6098 Delaware and Hudson 4-Car O-27 Streamlined Passenger Set from 1998.

I have two K-line sets, LIRR Greenport Scoot, and a couple of Yuengling cars. Both have full interiors, and the prior owner added passengers to the LIRR set.

They are all nice cars and navigate 027 curves just fine.

Just an FYI, the Lionel traditional sized 15" Aluminum and Madison style cars are not designed for O-27 curves. They need traditional O-31 or greater. The ABS/Plastic 2400 series style cars were the O-27 offering.

I should've mentioned this above....my new layout has 72", 54", and 42" curves using O27 (low profile) tubular track, nothing less, and 42" K-Line switches. But I'm sticking with semi-scale/traditional and O27 rolling stock since that's what I inherited and accumulated myself.  15" passenger cars would be longer than anything I currently own, but I've got but the layout will handle them. Thought it might be a nice step up.

Which k line set? Many  of the k line 15" cars are actually scale width and height representing a 60' scale car.

IMO, if you pulling these cars with a semi scale locomotive the MTH Railking cars will look best size wise. They are slightly shorter in height and narrower in width and also have smaller trucks.

Having said that. I run the k line 15" in cars behind my scale steamers. They are fantastic cars that have  more realistic  close coupling than most other brands. Brassures stocks a lot of old KLINE parts should you decide to go with them.

Raising 4,

Take a look at MTH 30-67743. B&O 4 car passenger set. They are very nice but are 16 inches.

I have a like new set that I'm going to list for sale soon.

If interested, email in profile.

johnstrains posted:

Raising 4,

Take a look at MTH 30-67743. B&O 4 car passenger set. They are very nice but are 16 inches.

I have a like new set that I'm going to list for sale soon.

If interested, email in profile.

 

Those are nice, but I'm looking for blue heavyweights (sometimes called Madisons), not streamliners.

RickO posted:

Which k line set? Many  of the k line 15" cars are actually scale width and height representing a 60' scale car.

IMO, if you pulling these cars with a semi scale locomotive the MTH Railking cars will look best size wise. They are slightly shorter in height and narrower in width and also have smaller trucks.

Having said that. I run the k line 15" in cars behind my scale steamers. They are fantastic cars that have  more realistic  close coupling than most other brands. Brassures stocks a lot of old KLINE parts should you decide to go with them.

Thanks. Good question.  I was thinking of the K-Line K-4810A Madisons. They do appear to be scale size and, as you point out, that typically means scale width and height, not just length.  Plan is to run whatever I buy with a Rail King 4-6-2 or Williams semi-scale/O27 4-6-4.