On passenger trains, railroads operated lots of equipment other than sleepers, coaches, dining cars, etc. This equipment was generally called 'head-end' equipment, these 'freight' cars were at one time plentiful and highly profitable for the railroads. In the heyday of passenger service, these industries were a big part of the railroad's operations, and got serious attention.

Head End Cars in Life-Time Brass

For those with Broadway Limited Trains, you need this head end car. It is a BM70M. These cars ran virtually everywhere on the PRR and commonly ran on the Broadway Limited in addition to many other Blue Ribbon Fleet and Northeast corridor trains.

For Horse and Railroad Fans, you can’t be without a Horse Express car. They were decorated for SP, Santa Fe, PRR and REX.We will supply the car, you supply the horses, hay and manure.

Lastly, don’t miss the well known but difficult to find, PRR Theater - Scenery cars. "These unique cars were designed for carrying large Broadway Show scenery sets to various cities and had end doors in addition to large side doors for easier loading and unloading. These cars also saw occasional service carrying bulk mail when not being used for scenery sets. The Sunset model will have opening side doors."