"You've asked for them, so we're making them."

You can now expand your N scale Business Car/OCS fleet with a complete train of Burlington Northern Executive Scheme passenger cars (Duplex Sleeper, two 10-5 Sleepers, Leg-Rest Coach) as well as the Conrail and CSX 10-5 Sleeper "Youngstown," which is the only example of our 10-5 sleeper that still exists in real life. Unfortunately, we aren't including the exercise bike that's currently in one of the roomettes... You'll have to scratchbuild it!

Because we've had trouble getting N scale passenger cars out of the factory lately, we're doing something different with these cars. We've told the factory to make 100 of each alongside our new Cafe-Bar-Lounge cars and 10-5 sleepers and production has already begun. That's it: 100 of each. So you'll need to order now if you don't want to miss out.

Brief history of the "Youngstown Sleeper" - Crew car

Built in 1954 by Pullman for the Erie Railroad as a five double bedroom / 10 roomette sleeper.  The car was originally named the "Spirit of Youngstown.  Youngstown was conveyed to Conrail on April 1, 1976 and renumbered to CR 11.  Passed to CSX in 1999, it is now simply (and appropriately) the "Youngstown" in the CSX business car fleet.

A side note from Rapido:

"There is a sad story as to why no more postwar 10-5 sleepers exist. VIA owned the largest fleet and VIA services were decimated in 1990. In a shameful display of political interference in a railway's operations, the highers-up demanded that VIA sell off its conventional passenger car fleet as quickly as possible to generate revenue. Of course, with so many passenger cars on the market, VIA only got scrap value for them.

VIA's 10-5 sleepers had just had a full mechanical, exterior and interior overhaul a few years earlier and were the jewel of the steam-heated sleeper fleet. They were all scrapped.

And what happened? 10 years later, under a new government, VIA needed to buy new sleepers."

N SCALE PASSENGER CAR FEATURES:

• Super-detailed underbody
• Body-mounted Micro-Trains© couplers
• Fixed steps or partial skirts, as appropriate
• All air, steam and electrical lines represented
• Insulated 36" metal wheelsets (no pizza cutters!)
• "Easy-Peasy" battery-powered interior lighting
• Flush windows with painted gaskets and shades
• Full interior detail including armrests and headrests
• Diaphragms with etched brass end gates
• Painted metal roof grab irons applied at the factory
• Multiple car names and/or numbers per paint scheme
• Will operate smoothly on curves down to 9-3/4" radius
• Super-detailled 41-N-11 Inside Swinghanger or 41-BNO-11 Outside Swinghanger trucks as appropriate for each roadname and car type.