I would like to eventually have a scale set of most of the PRR cabin cars. I have the N5c, the N6 and N8. I found a Weaver model of an N5 on the "bay" but it is brass and the bidding is north of $70 and the bidding is not over. I wish MTH, Lionel, Atlas or other O scale concern would make one. I understand that only a few other RRs used the N5 design. I don't know whether that would make a difference since we have seen Williams N5c cars in virtually every road name at one time. Do any of you think the N5 will be produced in the near future?

PRR Nut:

I have been hoping for one for a long time also. I have posted on Atlas's web site about this car suggesting either they or Atlas/Middle Division do it - but to no avial. Got to keep hoping though . . .

Robert

This cabin car is overdue.

In addition to PRR, PRSL had 22 N5 cars: Numbers 200 through 202 and 225 through 243. I suspect that the Long Island Rail Road also had N5 cars.

I agree.... the N5 was the 1st all steel cabin put into service by the PRR. I found a brass model on - Bay and painted it to depict # 477200 ...I have an old photo of my Grandpap's best friend and fellow Pennsy conductor posed along side this cabin somewhere near Conway Yards.......my Grandpap likely took the photo....anyway....we NEED this model.....to use Jimmy Sutter's most often used phrase...we NEED this cabin! Tom

Given its history of producing PRR models, I would think the N5 is a natural for MTH and we'll see it at some point...hopefully sooner than later.

Bob

I'm up for any affordable accurate scale PRR equipment. If we could put together an accurate list of which RR's used the N5 and how many each had (or at least a rough estimate), we could then make our case to MTH or Atlas or whoever that there is the potential for different runs in different roadnames and that they will be able to make back their R&D and tooling costs.

Andy

I would love to see the N5 made. Not only are there dozens of paint schemes under the PRR that could be reproduced as mentioned before PRSL and LIRR had these cabin cars. The cars also survived throughout the Penn Central and Conrail eras. I have even seen pictures in Amtrak orange.

Gettysburg Railroad owned an N5.

Bob

I believe the LIRR rostered 2 N5b's. The Boston & Maine also had N5's . on close inspection, some of the details of the car are differrent from the PRR car but to the average eye, they are the same. I would but all three if made at a reasonanble price.

I'd buy one.

Wow! I did not expect so much pent up interest in the N5 cabin car. Thanks for the reply and hopefully those train producers will read these comments and respond. Many thanks.

I've been wanting a N5 for a very long time. I hope someone steps up to it.

I emailed MTH to request the N5 in their Premier line and included a link to this thread.

I know that if they catalog it, I will pre-order both road numbers to do my part in trying to get it made.

Andy

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I would love to see the N5 made. Not only are there dozens of paint schemes under the PRR that could be reproduced as mentioned before PRSL and LIRR had these cabin cars. The cars also survived throughout the Penn Central and Conrail eras. I have even seen pictures in Amtrak orange

The PRR n5 and it's derivatives:






http://www.jefflubchanskycpa.com/AMT14006METUCHENNJ-FEB25-00DIGI3.jpg

Hey! Dont forget the PRR N5 at the Black River and Western.

I think MTH did a great job on their N5-C. There shouldn't too much new tooling required - I think, LOL. I defently would have to have one in Pennsy and Conrail.

I too have been clamoring for this caboose to be done in plastic for years, and have written many letters to a number of the manufacturers. It was Pennsys most common steel caboose. Why don't you guys write to MTH, Weaver, Lionel, and Atlas(as I have done) and bug them about this. If enough of us write, I'm sure that we will see it produced sooner or later.

Dimensionally, the railking N5c is about right for a N5 cabin Steps , floor and belt rail and rivet lines on the sides are about the same. As I see it the major differences between a Raiklking N5c and the N5 would be:

the cupola shape and size. The N5 is square and does not have the slanted and canted ends with the cant so that the front to back dimension in the center is greater than the outside dimensions.

The cupola is slightly offset in the N5. On the smoke stack side, The distance between the cupola end and the window is about two times that of the non cupola end.

The windows are rectangular on the N5 rather than round porthole on the N5C.

Wood roof walks would represent earlier as built cars while a metal roof walk could be cars that were past on to secondary oeners and shopped at some point.

Hello Atlas, Lionel, MTH, Weaver: $$ Anybody there? $$ Hello, hello. $$$$ $$ Anybody. ABS plastic N5 Cabin car? $$$$ Hello.

I do not need one but I would probably buy a couple

But they would have to be scale, done correctly and with marker lights.

I would buy several. I'd imagine MTH would be the most likely producer.

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I'd imagine MTH would be the most likely producer.

Norm I would agree. They certainly are the closest to creating thic car considering the availability of their tools for the N5c. Just a few changes as I noted earlier.

Ok MTH, will we see one?