| Colorado Central Coach #1 & #2 In August 1872, the Golden Transcript reported that the U.P. Omaha shops were "building a passenger train for the Western Division," and that one coach was now finished and "other parts of the train" were due soon.
According to another source, the 6 November issues of the Denver Daily Times and of the Golden Transcript reported coach #1 had been used for the first time two days before. It had been out-shopped by the Union Pacific the prior month.
It is widely believed that these were the first two passengers cars to be built in Colorado.
Coach #2 was received from the Union Pacific January 1873.
Whether the two coaches were actually built by the U.P. no one knows. They were more than likely knock-downs provided by some eastern builder such as Jackson and Sharp and merely assembled by the U.P. shops.
They both had 13 double pane - arched windows, oval nameplates and the typical Carter style Duck Bill roof. As built they both also used Board & Batten siding which later was changed to Plank Siding.
At the Union Pacific renumbering in 1885, coach #1 became #182 and coach #2 became #183. Both cars kept these numbers under the UPD&G.
Coach #1 was scrapped in January 1897, more than likely after being in a wreck.
Coach #2 made it to the Colorado & Southern roster and became C&S #140. It was reportedly scrapped in February of 1901, again more than likely after being in a wreck
This CC Coach kit was designed by David Fletcher as an extension of his Master Class on MyLargeScale.com.
Bronson-Tate was one of the original cutters for Davids kits. It is with his permission that we are able to offer this kit to the general public. This kit is constructed out of laser cut Aircraft grade plywood and Basswood dimensional lumber. For stiffness the walls and roof are constructed from several layers of plywood.
This kit comes with detailed prototypical simple air brakes mounted to the undercarriage along with additional brake details for the Hartland trucks. The kit also comes with Sierra Valley metal wheel sets.
Also included are all the needed glazing's for the doors and clerestory windows, door hinges and knobs, all necessary end platform and body castings and a full set of decals.
The windows and passenger doors are operationable.
Interior details include cast stove kit and the necessary amount of bench seats with wooden back rest, seat and metal side frames.
Both, fully sprung cast Link & Pin couplers and cast knuckle coupler mounts, which accept all Kadee knuckle couplers, are included.
BASIC DIMENSIONS:
Length - 24.25"
Width - 5.125"
Height - 6.75" $290.00
Temporarily Sold Out
Next production date is set for mid March. 2012
Kit# MLH-04
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