Coach
Lambert 8400
Suydam RR-4

Updated 5/3/04

Erroneously advertized as ATSF 3345-3362

There are no exact matches since the model is based on a faulty drawing published in the book, Santa Fe Car and Locomotive Plans for Model Railroaders. These cars appear to be Pullman built 3335-3344 Coaches and 2960-69 Coach Smokers, both of which were not air conditioned, though the model has an a/c duct as shown in the drawing. You could remove the duct, as the roof is underneath, but you'd have to replace the vertical face of the clerestory and the curved portion of the roof (Keith Jordan has done it). Jon Miller warns that not all Lamberts did have the roof underneith, so look before you leap. Even with this, the small windows on one side are incorrectly spaced, see below.

The closest cars found are chair smokers 3130-3133 but they need air conditioning equipment to go with the a/c duct. A photo of the duct side of a 3130-3133 car is needed to verify the windows on the duct side. Any other a/c car will need the upper windows plated in addition to a/c equipment.

The windows on the model are the same for both sides, and the lavoratory windows are raised. Floor plans for the 3000-19 and 3020-3069 cars show the side with the a/c duct to have the small windows equally spaced between the vestibule and the first coach window. Photos of the 3365-68 show the duct side to be like the model while the non-duct side has the centered small window. Floor plans for the 3335-3344 and 2960-69 cars, though non a/c, show the same problem. On one side the lav windows are 2' 1.5" from the vestibule while they are 10.5" on the other side (supplied by Keith Jordan).

I have not seen photos of the 3362-64 series of air conditioned Hwt chair cars.

The placement of roof hatches, vents, and underbody details varies from car to car even within the same series. The underbodies of the Lambert cars are totally incorrect and represent only a facsimile of the Santa Fe's air condition and non-a/c equipment.

The 3130-3133 series did have two generators (USL&H 2kw and 3kw), one on each truck, which are Pullman's bolted-pedestal drop-equalized style, still with chains (Keith Jordan).

NERS is planning to have a SE a/c kit available in the future and they currently have correct SF water tanks. Pecos River Brass and Coach Yard have also produced roof hataches and underbody equipment.

Thanks to Jon Miller and Keith Jordan for their assistance with this page.