Hello,
Does anyone know who the car manufacturer for the subject set was. They look like Budd cars.
Steve
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I did some research online and found this. The cars in the set are:
a baggage car #3533, car builder was the Budd Co.
a vista dome car #505, car builder was Pullman Standard
an observation car #3244, car builder unknown.
Steve
The prototype 3244 observation was built by Budd in 1938 for El Capitan/Kansas Citian-Chicagoan/Golden Gate/San Diegan service..
The 3533 baggage by Budd in 1953 for general service.
The 505 by Pullman Standard in 1950 for Super Chief/El Capitan/Kansas City Chief service.
The cars as modeled by MTH actually don't have a prototype as such, but are based on the streamliners offered in HO by Athearn over the decades. They have a combination of mostly Budd and some Pullman Standard characteristics.
Rusty
