Plans and Drawings for Modeling the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway
by Tom Armstrong
The following plans can be used to model the N-C-O Ry. Some of them were drawn as N-C-O equipment, and some for N-C-O equipment either before or after it was on the N-C-O. The rolling stock changed little as it passed from railroad to railroad, except for the lettering. The locos changed the most, with new pilots, headlights, boilers, cabs, tenders, etc. As with all modeling, it helps to have a photo of the genuine article in front of you as you work. Yes, I know that good original photos are hard to come by . . ..
N-C-O RY. NUMBERS PLANS DRAWN AS: PLAN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LOCOMOTIVES 0-6-0 Santa Cruz Chester & Lenoir RR Narrow Gauge Railways in America, Howard Fleming (reprint) top of page 46. 2-6-0 No. 1-3 (Sierra Valleys), No. 20-21 (N-C-O) Sierra Valleys No. 1-3 Wayne C. Darr SV 100. 4-6-0 No. 7 N-C-O No. 7 Baldwin erecting card diagram 471-31, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas. No. 8 N-C-O No. 4 Baldwin erecting card diagram 471-62, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas. No. 8 SP No. 8 Ed Cass. No. 8 SP No. 8 Tom Petersen 500-1. No. 8 SP No. 8 Narrow Gauge Nostalgia, by G. Turner, Johnson & Howe Publications, 1965, pages 54-55. No. 9 N-C-O No. 9 Slim Rails Through the Sand, G. Turner, Johnson & Howe Publications, 1963, pages 52-53. No. 9 SP No. 9 (loco only) Tom Petersen 502-1. No. 9 N-C-O No. 9 Valley Car Works L-la, also, Railroad Model Craftsman, Feb. 1962. No. 9 & 10 N-C-O No. 9 & 10 Ed Cass. No. 10 PC No. 110 Tom Petersen 504. No. 10 PC No. 110 Curt Johnson. No. 11 PC No. 111 Tom Petersen 505. No. 11 N-C-O No. 11 Model Railroader, Sept., 1970, pages 44-45. No. 11 & 12 N-C-O No. 11 & 12 Ed H. Cass. No. 12 SP No. 18 (loco only) Tom Petersen 501-1. No. 22-23 RGS No. 20 Ken Pruitt/Coronado Scale Models K-19, or Silver San Juan, by Mallory Hope Ferrell, Pruett, 1973, page 642. No. 22-23 RGS No. 20 John Maxwell R-103. 2-8-0 No. 4 N-C-O No. 4 Baldwin erecting card diagram 675A-98, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas. No. 14 N-C-O No. 14 Baldwin erecting card diagram 1031-8, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas. No. 14 SP No. 1 Slim Rails Through the Sand, by George Turner, Johnson & Howe Publications, 1963, page 50. No. 14 NCNG No. 9 Herman Darr NCNG 101. No. 14 NCNG No. 9 Model Railroader, Nov. 1949, page 30. TENDERS No. 9 N-C-O No. 9 Baldwin detail part drawing 446-40, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas. No. 11 N-C-O No. 11 Baldwin detail part drawing 542-70, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas. Various N-C-O numbers SP whale back tenders Tom Petersen 503-1. BOX CARS 200 series N-C-O 200 series Herman Darr NCO-3. 200 series N-C-O 215 Herman Darr includes a flat car). 500-600 series F&CC 500-600 series John Maxwell F-5. 500-600 series SP No. 26 Slim Gauge News, Spring, 1974, page 44 . 500-600 series SP No. 37 David Braun SP-4. 500-600 series SP No. 38 Herman Darr SP-24. 500-600 series SP Coronado Scale Models F-6. 500-600 series NCNG No. 134 Herman Darr NCNG-1. 500-600 series NCNG No. 138 Herman Darr NCNG-1. 500-600 series N-C-O No. 661 David Braun NCO-l, NCO-lA. 500-600 series PC No. 11508 Tom Petersen 600. 500-600 series F&CC 500-600 series Slim Gauge News, Spring, 1972, page 30. 500-600 series SP California-Nevada Mining and Smelting SP Box Car No. F(??). Butter Car No. 31 Sumpter Valley box car John Maxwell SV-3. Butter Car No. 31 Sumpter Valley John Cummings. box car No. 1139 No. 1-4 (Sierra Valley) SPC 10-ton Narrow Gauge Portrait, by B. MacGreggor, convertible box cars Glenwood Publishers, 1975 pages 46-51, and in pocket in back of book. GONDOLAS No. 613 N-C-O No. 613 Valley Car Works F-3. 300 series F&CC 300 series John Maxwell F-4. 300 series N-C-O 351 series Herman Darr NCO-1. 300 series Victor Gold Mining Co. Slim Gauge News, Spring, 1972, page 12. 300 series Victor Gold Mining Co. K. Pruitt/Colorado Scale Models K31. FLAT CARS No.s 337, 343, 345, 349, 366 NCNG Herman Darr NCNG-9. No.s 337, 343, 345, 349, 366 N-C-O No. 337 Herman Darr NCO-1. No.s 337, 343, 345, 349, 366 F&CC No. 101-107 John Maxwell F-7. No.s 337, 343, 345, 349, 366 F&CC No. 107 Ken Pruitt/Coronado Scale Models K32. ???? SP No. 339 Herman Darr SP-26. ???? SP No. 339 California-Nevada Mining & Smelting Co. F-5. ???? SP No. 327 T. Petersen 603-1. No. 59 N-C-O No. 59 Herman Darr NCO-2. ??? N-C-O ??? Herman Darr NCO-3. ??? N-C-O ??? Herman Darr (includes box car No. 215). TANK CARS No. 019-021 SP No. 61 Herman Darr SP-7, or Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge, by Mallory Hope Ferrell, PFM, 1982, page 242. No. 019-021 SP No. 61 David Braun SP-6. No. 019-021 SP No. 61 Herb Cearley 537. ??? SP No. 178/353 Herman Darr SP-11, or Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge, by Mallory Hope Ferrell, PFM, 1982, page 240. ??? SP No. 178/353 David Braun SP-2. ??? SP No. 178/353 U. B. Graff, Railroad Model Craftsman, April 1960. A6-A9 (Standard Oil) N-C-O A6-A9 Herman Darr. A10-A11 (Shell Oil) NCNG/ Herman Darr NCNG-7. Shell Oil Co. A10-A11 STOCK CARS No. 152 N-C-O No. 152 Coronado Scale Models F-18. No. 170 N-C-O No. 170 David Braun NCO-3. 129 SP No. 184 Herman Darr SP-12, also Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge, by Mallory Hope Ferrell, PFM, 1982, page 232. 155 SP No. 174 Herman Darr SP-14. REFRIGERATOR CARS No. 01001?? F&CC No. 1001 John Maxwell F-9. No. 01001?? N-C-O No. 01001 David Braun NCO-2. CABOOSES No. 2 PC No. 2 Tom Petersen 609-1. No. 2 PC No. 2 Curt Johnson, also Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette, Nov./Dec., 1983, page 46. No. 3 PC No. 3 Tom Petersen 612-1. No. 4-5 F&CC No. 05-06 Ed Collins, Jr. D1. No. 4-5 F&CC No. 05-06 John Maxwell F-8. No. 4-5 F&CC No. 05-06 Ken Pruitt/Coronado Scale Models K-33. No. 4-5 F&CC No. 05-06 Ed. Gebhardt, Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette, July/August 1983, page 67. PASSENGER CARS Combination No. 1 BZ&C Ken Parshall for E. Collins 05. Combination No. 2 NPC No. 804 Narrow Gauge to the Redwoods, by A. Dickinson, Trans-Anglo Books, 1967, page 157. Combination No. 24 SP No. 24 Coronado Scale Models P-2. Coaches No. 2-3 N-C-O No. 2-3 Tom Armstrong NCO-C1, or Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette, Mar/April 1981, page 63. Coach No. 4,6, or 7 WP&Y No. 234 Folio drawing No. 19. Coach No. 8 NWP No. 733 Herb Cearley NWP-1. Coach No. 8 WP&Y No. 263 Folio drawing No. 20. Coaches No. 52, 55-56 F&CC No. 52, 55, 56 John Maxwell F-108. Mail-bag. No. 71-72 F&CC No. 71-72 John Maxwell F-110. Parlor-buffet cars Silverton Northern Rainbow Route, by R. Sloan, Sundance Alturas and Madeline Animas Forks Publications, 1975 page 401, also, S Gaugian, November, 1981, page 65. Parlor-buffet cars D&RGW Ouray Narrow Gauge Lettering Guide, by R. Sloan, Alturas and Madeline page 18. Office car Fairport N-C-O Lakeview Herman Darr. Office car Fairport SP No. 20 Lakeview ERM S-201. MOTOR CARS 101-102 N-C-O 101-102 Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette, Sept./Oct., 1990. MAINTENANCE OF WAY Flanger V&T flanger F. Braun Railroad Model Craftsman, August, 1961. American Railroad Ditcher Silverton Northern Rainbow Route, by R. Sloan, Sundance Publications, 1975, page 398. American Railroad Ditcher D&RGW OW Slim Gauge News, Fall, 1972, page 36. American Railroad Ditcher D&RGW OX Slim Gauge News, Fall, 1972, page 38. Marion Ditcher (Model 40) No. 1 General builders plans Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette, July 1976, pages 18-29. Marion Ditcher (Model 40) No. 1 D&RGW OQ Slim Gauge News, Fall, 1972, page 25.
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