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Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway introduced it's lightweight design of coaches in 1936. The cars were designed for high speed long distance intercity service across Canada and were often hauled by a well turned out Royal Hudson 4-6-4 locomotive. These cars differed from most North American designs because they had smooth curved sides. This distinctive design was seen over most of the Canadian Pacific Railway main line from their introduction through to them being sold to several other railways in the 1970's. Many still run on active and preserved railways in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The Canadian Pacific Railway range of cars in 1/32nd scale is ideally suited to run behind the new Accucraft CPR Royal Hudson. Like the originals they are designed for comfort at all speeds and longevity. All cars are fitted with Gary Raymond insulated steel wheels finished in black and Kadee couplers. All handrails are stainless steel. The overall length of each car is a scale 83'- 10 1/2" (31.5") Each car weighs approx 5lbs. (weight is different for each type.) Liveries are available in Tuscan Red and others to suit the Accucraft Royal Hudson range. A DVD is available of our CPR Lightweight Cars being hauled by the new and impressive Accucraft Royal Hudson. Please see details below.

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Passenger Cars

The 68 seat passenger cars were built in two shops in Canada with final fitting out at CPR's famous Angus shop. The seating was divided into two sections. A 52 seat main section and a 16 seat smoking section. The interior seating is finished in the appropriate colours.

These cars were numbered 2200-2298 and were 83'-10 1/2" in overall length. Elegantly finished in Tuscan Red with gold lettering. The trucks were unique in design. Built by General Steel Castings Corporation of Eddystone, Pennsylvania they were known as four wheeled "Commonwealth" trucks. The passenger car trucks differed from the express baggage and express mail trucks and were fitted with a shock absorber. Price per car with interior, painted, lettered and ready to run.  $650 USD.

Sleeping Cars

The sleeping cars were all named and known as "Grove" series. Similar in design to the passenger cars they were designed with 5 bedrooms and 10 roomettes.

The "Grove" Sleepers are available with the following names - Apple, Ash, Balsam, Beech, Birch, Cedar, Maple, Olive, Orange, Palm, Peach, Poplar, Spruce, Walnut and Willow. The Grove Sleepers were the same length as the passenger cars. All were finished in the same livery and had ivory coloured window blinds. These cars were fitted with the same "Commonwealth" trucks as the passenger cars. Price per Sleeping Car painted, lettered and ready to run. $650 USD

Baggage Express Car

The Baggage Express cars were refered to as 'Head-end" cars and typically one or more ran behind the locomotive. They were also fitted with a unique truck built by The General Steel Castings Corporation which incorporated a transverse leaf spring. The trucks were designed for the heavier loads of the baggage cars.

The Baggage Express Cars are available in the following number range 4202 to 4256 and are finished in the same livery as the passenger cars. A matching Horse Express Car is also available. Price per Baggage Express Car painted, lettered and ready to run. $600 USD

Mail Express Car

The Mail Express Car was an essential part of the Canadian communication system and invaluable in transporting mail over the vast distances between major Canadian centres. All Mail Express Cars were fitted with the heavier truck with transverse leaf springs. These were hauled at the head end of the train.

The Mail Express Car is available in the number range of 3605 to 3619 and the same livery as the passenger cars. A matching Horse Express Car is available. Price per Mail Express Car painted, lettered and ready to run. $600 USD

This DVD is available to anyone interested in seeing the cars described above being hauled by the new Accucraft Royal Hudson. This DVD was taken in December 2006 in Ontario during the boiler trials and shows the loco hauling 1- Baggage Express, 1-Mail Express, 1-Grove Sleeper and 5-Passenger Cars. There is a nominal charge of $17.00 US which includes the shipping worldwide via airmail and this charge is fully refundable with any order. Payment can be made through Paypal if prefered

To see a clip of the Accucraft Royal Hudson hauling WrightWay cars during it's steam trials click on the DVD