John,

Here's what I've found.  I think you're correct about the website.  I first saw them in a K-Line catalog that I picked up at a show a couple years back:

You may want to check these though; they may already be in your 4-pack set.

Mike

I have the K680A 15" Baggage & RPO that I run with them.

I have a train of the 15" Spirit of St Louis consisting of six cars: Diner (4620), Square end obs (8424), Sleeper (8060), Coach (4149), RPO (6596), and REA/baggage (8795). I'd guess they produced a similar train in 18".

Jan

K-line did indeed make a 2 pack of matching 18 inch cars for the Spirit of St Louis. I don’t have the car numbers handy but one was an RPO and the other a Pullman from what I remember.

I’ve seen the 4pack of 18 inch cars in both the yellow/ black and black boxes. Have only seen the 18 inch add ons in the yellow/black boxes.

I’d you’re looking for an extra long train, you can add the 18inch business car. It will couple no problem with the flat end observation.

Thanks guys; these are beautiful cars but I prefer trains longer than 4 cars. The hunt begins for the add-on cars!!

In roughly the same time frame K Line produced comparable cars in the Fleet of Modernism livery. I find they mix pretty well with the Spirit of St Louis cars when I want a really long train.

@Mellow Hudson Mike posted:

John,

Here's what I've found.  I think you're correct about the website.  I first saw them in a K-Line catalog that I picked up at a show a couple years back:

Pennsylvania	Pass Car, Streamlined	Observation	K4680-38424	1999	18"		Spirit of St. Louis, 'Alexander Johnston Cassatt' (Black/Gold Box)	Aluminum	#8424
Pennsylvania	Pass Car, Streamlined	Pullman	K4680-38060	1999	18"		Spirit of St. Louis, 'City of Reading' (Black/Gold Box)	Aluminum	#8060

You may want to check these though; they may already be in your 4-pack set.

Mike

Update:

The above are indeed part of the 4-Car set.  My mistake.

A little more digging however did get me to two additional 2-Car 18" sets:

1.) K-Line K-4680S -- 2-Car Set (Catalogued 2004)

     K4680-30009  Pullman "Cabin Creek"

     K4680-33600  Coach #3600

2.) K-Line K-4680T -- 2-Car Set (Catalogued 2004)

     K4680-34234  RPO #4234

     K4680-30011  Pullman "Tippecanoe Rapids"

I'd like to add these to my collection as well, sometime in the future hopefully.

Mike

@BlueComet400 posted:

Thanks guys; these are beautiful cars but I prefer trains longer than 4 cars. The hunt begins for the add-on cars!!

John, since the PRR often mixed up their passenger consists, you could widen your search for some of the other K-Line PRR 18” cars. There are some 2 and 4 car sets you could add to your Spirit of St. Louis set, such as the Jeffersonian or Broadway Limited sets. They are often on eBay.  You could even add in a Congressional car set too.

Good luck with your search!!

Thanks guys. Mike, I'm pretty sure those 2 are in my 4-pack set. For now, I'll run it as a 4-car set behind my MTH Premier Torpedo. As for mixing-in cars from another set like the Congressional, I don't think I could do that as I like my cars to match. It probably has something to do with my love of prewar tinplate passenger trains

@Mellow Hudson Mike posted:

Update:

The above are indeed part of the 4-Car set.  My mistake.

A little more digging however did get me to two additional 2-Car 18" sets:

1.) K-Line K-4680S -- 2-Car Set (Catalogued 2004)

     K4680-30009  Pullman "Cabin Creek"

     K4680-33600  Coach #3600

2.) K-Line K-4680T -- 2-Car Set (Catalogued 2004)

     K4680-34234  RPO #4234

     K4680-30011  Pullman "Tippecanoe Rapids"

I'd like to add these to my collection as well, sometime in the future hopefully.

Mike

Thanks Mike!  I have the 18" Spirit of St. Louis and often wondered if there were ever any more cars produced.

George

Perfect. I have the Spirit set and want the addon cars.

Though my  K Line 18" extruded aluminum Lackawanna "Phoebe Snow" passenger train cars are not associated with the Penn. "Spirit of St. Louis" in this thread, I am again posting some messages from discussions concerning the existance of other K Line "Phoebe Snow" cars than the ones I own.  Possibly, some of the members who have access to the printed catalogues could help with the questions below.  Apologies in advance if this is a bit off the subject, but the Penn. car (18" aluminum) search is similar to my Lackawanna quest.

ORIGINAL POST

Golden Grail - K Line 18" extruded aluminum Lackawanna Baggage Car.  Still trying to determine if one was ever produced (uncatalogued or catalogued).  

Associated quest - to find out if the same K Line 18" extruded aluminum Lackawanna "Phoebe Snow" car names/numbers produced in the first run were produced in the second manufacturer run.  First run was:

Does anyone know if K-line's 18" "Spirit of St. Louis" come with 15" baggage and RPO cars, or 18" ones? I know their 18" "Golden State" had 15" baggage and RPO cars. Or should I just throw a Weaver B60 baggage car in there?

John: This thread may help you with this I was looking for cars also.

K Line Business Car K4680-30012

@Magicland posted:

Does anyone know if K-line's 18" "Spirit of St. Louis" come with 15" baggage and RPO cars, or 18" ones? I know their 18" "Golden State" had 15" baggage and RPO cars. Or should I just throw a Weaver B60 baggage car in there?

PRR never owned any lightweight baggage cars (like the K-Line models), so a Weaver B60 would be much more accurate.