Canadian National Passenger Cars
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Type 1 - silver-grey moulded plastic bodies and black:
CN Passenger Car, Baggage Car and Dining Car first issued August / September 1965
According to the Lines Bros. company records, no CN Observation Cars were made until 1968.
In real-life Canadian National did not use Dome Observation Cars in the style of the 2nd Series Transcontinental Coaches. So,
Tri-ang were being prototypically correct. The 1937 built Budd “Le Champlain” Observation Car did not have a roof dome and the few other observation/lounge cars in use on CN were more akin to the style of the 1st Series Transcontinental Coaches.
According to the Lines Bros. company records, no CN Observation Cars were made until 1968.
In real-life Canadian National did not use Dome Observation Cars in the style of the 2nd Series Transcontinental Coaches. So,
Tri-ang were being prototypically correct. The 1937 built Budd “Le Champlain” Observation Car did not have a roof dome and the few other observation/lounge cars in use on CN were more akin to the style of the 1st Series Transcontinental Coaches.
R.444CN Canadian National Passenger Car - silver-grey and black - 300
R.444CN Canadian National Passenger Car - silver-grey and black - 303
The Passenger Car and the Dining Car (Diner) were manufactured from the same body mould. The only differences were in the numbering that was heat-stamped on the number panel and the seating interiors.
When first introduced the first Passenger Cars were numbered 303 and the Dining Car numbered 300. However, numbering tools were sometimes unintentionally swapped in production, the different seating interiors were sometimes installed in the wrong models, or quite simply there may have been a lack of one particular numbered body so the principle of 'needs-must' was applied and whatever was available was used to complete a production run on the factory assembly line.
When first introduced the first Passenger Cars were numbered 303 and the Dining Car numbered 300. However, numbering tools were sometimes unintentionally swapped in production, the different seating interiors were sometimes installed in the wrong models, or quite simply there may have been a lack of one particular numbered body so the principle of 'needs-must' was applied and whatever was available was used to complete a production run on the factory assembly line.
R.445CN Canadian National Observation Car - silver-grey and black - 304
R.446CN Canadian National Baggage Car - silver-grey and black - 304
R.447CN Canadian National Dining Car (Diner) - silver-grey and black - numbered either 300 or 303
Type 2 - silver spray-painted bodies and black:
The spray-painted passenger cars were first issued circa late 1969 / early 1970
R.4441 Canadian National Passenger Car - silver and black - numbered either 300 or 303
R.4441 / R.4401 Canadian National Passenger Car - silver and black - 70831
Examples of this Passenger Car with the number 70831 are known to exist.
R.4441 / R.4401 Canadian National Passenger Car - silver and black - 91119
R.4451 Canadian National Observation Car - silver and black - 304
R.4451 / R.4411 Canadian National Observation Car - silver and black - 70831
R.4451 / R.4411 Canadian National Observation Car - silver and black - 91119
Examples of this Observation Car with the number 91119 are known to exist.