Favorite K-Line Passenger Set

For me it is the NCDOT set to run behind my City of Salisbury engine.

Also have the Crescent Limited set pictured above that I have never run.  But will be selling after the MTH set arrives.

And of course there is the Pennsy business car and Pennsy blunt end observation car that K-Line made.  Also the circus Advertising Car #1 car and JOMAR business car.

Ron

It is interesting to learn that almost every set talked about in this thread has a story behind it. The K-Line passenger cars have touched many of us in a very special way.

Though they are no longer made, they will be with us for many years to come as those of us who are privileged to own a set make them an important part of our train inventories.

Have been wanting these cars since I got back into the hobby and the wife settled on O scale

K-Line K4602-2003 Denali business car

K-Line K-4602A 

Passenger 6 pack: RPO, diner #401, dome car #500,  

dome car #7104, baggage #6332, Mount McKinley Observation

I also have that set along with the F-7's, with the exception of the baggage car (still looking!)  A great set.

It would have to be my Chicago and Alton heavyweights.

My Freedom Train All 18 cars. I think it is the largest train set made. Over 29 feet long.

"If we are able to build another layout sometime, I'd like to acquire some of the 21" cars like the B&O if available."

Sure hope you get your wish Sam. The B&Os are a beautiful set.

That sure is a beauty!

K-Line New Haven 21" set.

Ken

Gentlemen,

   Beautiful passenger cars, thanks for the pictures!

PCRR/Dave

When the word got out that K-Line production was coming to an end, I made it a point to try to gather as many 21" passenger sets as I could that I didn't already have, while they were still available.

My model train focus for passenger cars was to acquire sets of famous name passenger trains to represent the locations of family members we have located all over the country.  I really love all of the K-Line sets we have.  But these are the sets I was really glad to get:

Santa Fe "Super Chief" 

Great Northern "Empire Builder" 

Baltimore & Ohio "Columbian" 

Amtrak Superliners

Pennsylvania "Jeffersonian"

Milwaukee Road "Hiawatha"

Of the sets I wasn't able to find or buy at the time, some of them I was able to get or pre-order from Golden Gate Depot.

Brian:

That is an impressive list of K-Line passenger cars. You acquired some of their very best.

I really have enjoyed following this thread!  I have been searching for the K-Line Sounder Bombardier commuter rail cars and recently found a set (at Western Depot). These are the cars on the Sounder Train line which travels between Tacoma and Seattle and Everett and Seattle several times a day during the work week.  The line has recently been extended further south to Lakewood, and new includes a new station at 56th and South Tacoma Way, which is a short drive from my house. In Seattle, the train stops at King Street Station,  which always has some interesting cars parked on a siding.  The line uses the BNSF tracks, which has lots of freight train action, so it makes the hour long commute go quickly.  

The K-Line cars are really detailed, and really capture the look and feel of the real cars.  

Very happy for you Dave. The Sounder set is one of the nicest looking and colorful sets K-Line produced. Did you purchase the engine to match the commuter cars? 

Hi Brian,  I have not been able to find the engine.

 I may get the MTH version of the F59PHI, they have two versions that just came out this year, an Amtrak in a blue that looks like a good match color wise, or the Amtrak Cascades version, which is not the right color, but you see them hanging around King Street Station with the Sounder Train equipment.  

Dave:

I would also keep looking. Sooner or later this engine will show up. One of the outstanding features about this train is that it is operational today. People can relate to something they actually get to see on the rails.

Good luck in your hunt. I will also be on the lookout for you and if I find it I will be in touch with you directly.

Brian, you really hit home with this thread, great job!  You're right, we tend to model what we know, and what we know is our family's heritage... Whether its your father that worked for the Milwaukee, or my grandfather that worked for the Central, we all have great stories to share!

My story is one of the few that my Grandpa Mario (yes, I'm the 3rd) told me about having to go burn switches out on the Water Level Route one cold, winter's night.  He clearly told of one particular switch that was burning, and he was kicking to get it to unfreeze; when it popped and he looked over his shoulder to see a Hudson bearing down on him at track speed!

30 years later I can still see the fear in his eyes when he told that story.

That's why I model the Central.

K-line's Pacemaker - Soon to have interiors.

Hey Mark, if you have that K-line catalog, would you mind scanning the facing page (37) too?

I have the WP Exposition Flyer set shown on that page, but have never been able to find any information on it.

Thanks!

Wonderful story, Mario. It is so nice to have a railroad connection i the family. It is easy to understand why you are so passionate about the NYC.

Please post photos when you add the interiors to these cars.

Thanks Mark!  I picked up the set at a train show and have never seen the description before;  it's not on the legacy K-line site.

I'll let you know about the lottery ticket...

The Metra cars. Someone in the club that SanteFeJim has a full set, it was stunning.

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