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Concor and Athearn LWT Baggage
Concor (The above model is labeled Burlington, but the ATSF is identical)
Athearn
Athearn
Concor (The above model is labeled Burlington, but the ATSF is identical)
Drawing by Frank Ellington, from the Head End Cars.
Photo by Joe shine, from the Head End Cars.
The Concor model 742 and Athearn SL Baggage are 70' fluted baggage cars which are close to Budd 3432-3452 built in 1942.
The Concor comes with a Pullman roof. You have to substitute a Budd roof (Concor Part #70, cut down). Concor doors are placed better than Athearn, fluting is incorrect on both. The Athearn model has a Budd roof, but with misplaced (and cast on) roof vents. Both lack the second set of steps.
The roof should have 6 vents, three per side, offset from each other.
Reference
Car and Locomotive Plans for Model Railroaders. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System, 1953. Includes drawing of 3446 class saying it is Budd built but showing a smooth roof, which probably influenced the wrong roof on the Concor model. It also has one step per door as the models above. The Concor coach is also erroniously based on a drawing in this publication.
Drury, George H. Santa Fe in the Mountains: Three passes of the West; Raton, Cajon, and Tehachapi. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Pub., 1995. Page 34 shows the roof of 3439 clearly showing the vents and reinforcing bars.
Ellington, Frank M., and Joe. W. Shine. Head End Cars: Santa Fe Railway: Passenger Car Reference Series – Volume one. Highlands Ranch, CO: Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society, 1999. Page 104-108 includes drawings and Photos.
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