IRR Highspeed with rear baggage door

Indiana Railroad Highspeeds

The die cast Pennsylvania Scale Model (or Bowser model) of the IRR Highspeed reproduce the coach-parlor version built by ACF with the car numbers 50-63.

The cars 64-84, built by Pullman, had a rear baggage compartment with a folding baggage door in place of the emergency door of the ACF coach-parlor cars.

I wanted to have al least one IRR-Highspeed in the coach-baggage version. For that, on one body shell, I cut out the place for the door and build this door of styrene. Next step: the paint shop.

IRR Highspeeds : Coach-Parlor and Coach-Baggage version

"Railroad Roof" C&LE freight trailer

Interurban freight trailer with clerestory roof, C&LE

Most of the Ohio Interurban freight trailers where delivered originally with a "Railroad" clerestory roof instead of an arched roof. This variant of boxcars remained in service till the end of the C&LE.

Steven Greenup from Ohio, who knows more than I about Interurban railways, helped me with numerous documents and advices to redraw a diagram of this cars.

Now, I will go another step back into the past, and try the diagram of the original Ohio Electric trailer, with side windows, smaller sheeting and train doors at both ends.

C&LE arched roof Freight Trailer

Work in progress. The letterboard was lowered, the arched roof build higher. Improved handrails and new underframe.

Still missing : Brakes, brake chains, air pipes, footsteps, door hooks, ...

Interurban Freight Trailer diagram (update)

Interurban Freight Trailer built by Cincinnati Car Co. 

Indiana Railroad Highspeed Multiple Unit

Indiana Railroad Highspeed Multiple Unit in HO scale.

Made from the old die-cast models from Bowser, with new Bowser PCC drives. They have functionally Bemo couplers connecting both cars electrically for smooth riding.

The cars can operate as single units, a third unit is under construction.