Tourist 16-section sleeper
A. Description: Pullman
B. Name/number: choose one: 4073-4097, 4142-4144, 4061, 4064-66, 4168, 4170, 4173, 4175, 4178-80, 4186, 4188, 4191, 4193, 4223-28
C. HO model: 16-section sleeper from Pullman pool (not specifically for Santa Fe) Plan 2412U (NKP Car Co. #?) — need to determine how different it is from a tourist 16-section sleeper (per Bob Drenk: tourist sleeper cars were the standard cars of the early years; 14 and 16 sections, no rooms and had only the heavy curtains for night time privacy. There were no solid bulkheads between sections; the daytime view was clear through the car body; these cars were built in the ‘teens, mostly; some in the early 20′s)
D. Details to be added to the model: steam-ejector A/C (NKP #? or from Walthers chair car), diaphragms (Am. Ltd. #9200), seats and interior details, window shades (LaserKit #382, buff); decals (Champ “bronze gold” color); Santa Fe coach green paint
E. Major references: http://www.atsfrr.net/resources/Page/HWTPsgr.htm; Plan 2412 Mainline Modeler, June 1986
Standard 10-1-2 sleeper
A. Description: Pullman Plan 3585 per Walthers model
B. Name/number: choose one: Lake Bonaparte, Lake Kegonsa, Lake Martha, Lake Owen (all were 1937 assignments from Pullman)
C. HO model: Walthers 932-10551; Branchline Trains 5200 (undecorated) or 5299 (green w/black roof, unlettered)
D. Details to be added to the model: steam-ejector A/C (Walthers Santa Fe chair car); diaphragms (Am. Ltd. #9200), window shades (LaserKit #382, buff)
E. Major references: http://www.atsfrr.com/resources/Page/HWTPsgr.htm (cites other references); Mainline Modeler, March 1985 (Plan 2585D — probably is 3585D) ; photo of Lone Lake and others showing roof A/C, P. 156, Steel Rails Through California, Kistler.
Standard 12-1 sleeper
A. Description: Pullman Plan 3410A per Walthers model (however, plan 3410A was not made specifically for the Santa Fe)
B. Name/number: need to see which were likely to be assigned to the Calif. Ltd. and were Plan 3410A: Alpland, Aylsebury, Balzac, Bohemian, Bonsecour, Burland, Bushard, Chatsworth, Elveden, Fort Monroe, Holtenau, Hopatgong, Ilsesboro, Isolita, Jefferson, McConaughy, McConnico, McDowell, McKell, McMann, Milbank, Napanoch, Oakhill, Ondawa (shown on a 1932 Train 3 (westbound) consist), Orston, Parvin, Prometheus, Raritan, Sbago, Sundridge, Torbert, Vandor, Viento, Watanga, Yakima.
Plan 3410 — not 3410A: McPeek, McRaney (shown on a 1932 Train 3 (westbound) consist), McWade
Plan 3410 — not 3410A — but could be a Pullman pool car: McCallum, McCloskey
C. HO model: Walthers 932-10001; Branchline Trains 5300 (undecorated) or 5399 (green w/black roof, unlettered)
D. Details to be added to the model: steam-ejector A/C (Walthers Santa Fe chair car); diaphragms (Am. Ltd. #9200), window shades (LaserKit #382, buff)
E. Major references: http://www.atsfrr.com/resources/Page/HWTPsgr.htm; “Modeling Pullman Heavyweight Sleepers,” Railway Prototype Cyclopedia, Vols. 1, 2; Mainline Modeler, May 1986 (Plan 3410).
9. Standard 8-1-2 sleeper
A. Description: Pullman Plan 3979A per Walthers model (3979A was built for Chief as of 1937; by 1939 the Chief used lightweight cars so it’s plausible that at least one was then used on the California Limited)
B. Name/number: choose one: Centacre, Centcroft, Centdale, Centello, Centholm, Centlow, Centosa, Centrock, Centshire, Centwell
C. HO model: Walthers 932-10051; Branchline Trains 5000 (undecorated) or 5099 (green w/black roof, unlettered)
D. Details to be added to the model: steam-ejector A/C (Walthers Santa Fe chair car); diaphragms (Am. Ltd. #9200), window shades (LaserKit #382, buff)
E. Major references: http://www.atsfrr.com/resources/Page/HWTPsgr.htm; Centwell, later MOW 194289, is at the Fillmore & Western Ry, Fillmore, CA; Centwell photo P. 80, Railway Prototype Cyclopedia, Vol. 3.
