Chicago & NorthWestern 400 Passenger Car

Here is my final C&NW "400" car for my Oreland 400 passenger train.  This car is a model of the parlor cars that were introduced to the early 400 in 1939.  The basic car was from a 401 model kit.  I then added the underframe details as well as a complete interior with passengers as well.  I took the liberty of letting my fantasies come forward and added the "400" tail sign on the end door.  Most of the C&NW "400" trains did not get a tail sign except the original Twin Cities 400.  This car was another fun car to build although the details and interior took quite some time to build (9 months for those who are counting!!) 

This shows the end door with the "400" tail sign on this parlor car,  Since my models are based on what was operating from 1958 through 1960, I chose to keep the early 400 cars with the original paint scheme, although by the time I am modeling some of the 400 cars were being rebuilt and received the simplified paint scheme.   Again hope you enjoy the models I have added to the blog.  Thanks for visiting.  Bill