The criteria for inclusion in this list is an item suitable for use in a 19th century layout, with some leeway given for items that date to the early 1900s but that kinda 'look old' :-) Thus inclusion here is somewhat subjective, and I figure it is better to be more inclusive, allowing each modeler to decide if a given item is suitable for his/her own layout. These can be kits or Ready-to-Run. I tried to provide a useful URL for each maker's items, clicking on this URL should get you to a good description of the product.
Note that some of the kits here are out of production, but are included because they might be available on the secondary market.
| Boxcar | Reefer | Gondola/Hopper/Coal Car | Flat Car | Stock Car | Tank Car | Caboose | Others |
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| Scale | Maker | Notes | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| HO | Craig Bisgeier | NYC&HR 1876 boxcar | resin kit |
| HO | Alkem Scale Models | IC 28' Ventilated Boxcar (discontinued) | wood laser-cut kit |
| HO | B.T.S. | US Military RR House Car (radial roof) | wood laser-cut kit |
| HO | B.T.S. | US Military RR House Car (peaked roof) | wood laser-cut kit |
| HO | B.T.S. | B&O 1870 M-2 Radial Roof Boxcar | wood laser-cut kit |
| HO | B.T.S. | PRR XA 28' Boxcar | wood laser-cut kit |
| HO | B.T.S. | Generic 1870 33'-9" Radial Roof Boxcar | wood laser-cut kit |
| HO | B.T.S. | Generic 1870 31'-9" Radial Roof Boxcar | wood laser-cut kit |
| HO | Rio Grande Models | Mostly V&T prototypes, ventilated and regular boxcars. | wood laser-cut kits |
| HO | Funaro & Camarlengo | DLW prototype 28'? | Resin kit |
| HO | Funaro & Camarlengo | NYO&W 34' boxcar (out of production?) | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | PRR XG/XH, 1895. | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | PRR XL, fishbelly underframe, 36', a real stretch for 19th century. | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | PRR/RDG XMH steel underframe, 36', another stretch for 19th century. | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | Harriman boxcar early 1900s | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | Harriman boxcar early 1900s | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | New Haven early fishbelly cars built 1902 | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | ATSF early steel underframe, delivered 1905 | |
| HO | Roundhouse | The old classics, 36', now sold RTR only. Many different roadnames, 2 styles, truss-rod and early steel fishbelly. Exact prototype unclear. (These cars do not have the old classic metal underframe) | Styrene RTR |
| HO | Trout Creek Engineering | Many prototypes, lengths, including CM 34', ATSF 28', ATSF 34', Ma&Pa. | Wood kits (not laser-cut) |
| HO | LaBelle Woodworking | Many prototypes, presumably appropriate lengths for each. | Wood kits (not laser-cut) |
| HO | Rems Railroad Models dead website> | generic 30' and 40' boxcars. Prototypes unclear. 30' would fit for 1860s (too long?)/1870s. | Wood laser-cut(?) kits |
| HO | Ye Olde Huff n Puff | 36' steel underframe. Sides could be used for earlier cars. Also 28' truss-rod underframe. | Wood (not laser-cut) kits |
| HO | Ye Olde Huff n Puff - Silver Streak | 36' boxcars, steel underframe, sides could be used for earlier cars. | Wood (not laser-cut) kits |
| HO | Model Power (former Mantua) | "1860" box cars and horse cars (ventilated box cars) | Styrene RTR(?) |
| HO | Roundhouse | The old classics, 36', now sold RTR only. Many different roadnames, 2 styles, truss-rod and early steel fishbelly. Exact prototype unclear. (These cars do not have the old classic metal underframe) | Styrene RTR |
| HO | The Old & Weary Car Shops | Reefers and Boxcars, custom lettered on older(?) MDC fishbelly frames | Styrene and metal? kit |
| HO | The Old & Weary Car Shops | Reefers and Boxcars, custom lettered on older(?) MDC truss-rod frames | Styrene and metal? kit |
| Scale | Maker | Notes | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| HO | Roundhouse | The old classics, 36', now sold RTR only. Many different roadnames, 2 styles, truss-rod and early steel fishbelly. Exact prototype unclear. (These cars do not have the old classic metal underframe) | Styrene RTR |
| HO | Westerfield | Heinz Reefers, 1890s version (currently out of stock but still listed on the website) | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | Coffin/Heinz pickle car (OK, not really a reefer...) | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | ATSF truss rod reefer (too modern but looks 19th century) | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | PRR RD/RE, 1890. | Resin kit |
| HO | The Old & Weary Car Shops | Reefers and Boxcars, custom lettered on older(?) MDC fishbelly frames | Styrene and metal? kit |
| HO | LaBelle Woodworking | Tiffany and Hanrahan reefers | Wood kit |
| HO | Ye Olde Huff & Puff | Various 36' reefers with steel fisbelly underframes. Potential for bashing into earlier cars. | Wood kit |
| HO | Model Power (former Mantua) | looks like a boxcar lettered as a reefer | Styrene RTR(?) |
| Scale | Maker | Notes | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| HO | Alkem Scale Models | Coal Jimmy (discontinued) | wood laser-cut kit |
| HO | Alkem Scale Models | 28' Flat Car/Gondola (discontinued) | wood laser-cut kit |
| HO | Rio Grande Models | Side Dump gondola (suitable for late 19th century?) | Wood laser-cut kit |
| HO | Funaro and Camarlengo | Rutland Hopper Bottom Coal car | Resin kit |
| HO | Funarl and Camarlengo | Rutland Ballast Gondola (side dump) car (OK for 1890s?) | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | Inside stake 36' coal gondola | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | PRR GG Wood coal Hopper | Resin kit |
| HO | Westerfield | SSC Hopper, built 1903 for various railroads. | Resin kit |
| HO | The Old & Weary Car Shops | NYO&W 27' coal hopper | Resin kit |
| HO | Trout Creek Engineering | CM 34', CM 37', CM 30', Ma & Pa Drop Bottom Gondola, Wabash Gondola, 20' ore cars | Wood (not laser-cut?) kits |
| HO | LaBelle Models | Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Gondola | Wood (not laser-cut?) kit |
| HO | Rem's Railroad Models | Gondola (side) conversion kit for their flat cars | Laser-cut kit |
| HO | Ye Olde Huff & Puff | Truss rod "Oldie" gondola | Wood (not laser-cut) kit |
| HO | Tichy | GN (1906) wood ore hopper | Styrene kit |
| Scale | Maker | Notes | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| HO | Alkem Scale Models | 28' Flat Car/Gondola (discontinued) | wood laser-cut kit |
| HO | B.T.S. | 34' flat car | Laser-cut kit |
| HO | B.T.S. | USMRR (Civil War) 9 stake flatcar | Laser-cut kit |
| HO | B.T.S. | USMRR (Civil War) 5 stake flatcar | Laser-cut kit |
| HO | Rio Grande Models | Yosemite Valley Bulkhead log car, V&T Kimball flat, V&T Moving flat (rails for NG cars?), V&T Detroit flat | Laser-cut kit |
| HO | Trout Creek Engineering | CM, Ma&Pa and V&T flats | Wood (not laser-cut) kits |
| HO | Labelle Models | Wisconsin Central & Astoria & Columbia River Flat Car (2-in-1) kit | Wood (not laser-cut) kit |
| HO | Rem's Railroad Models | 30' flat and 40' flat | Laser-cut kit |
| HO | Ye Olde Huff n Puff | "Oldie" flat car, 36' flat cars | Wood (not laser-cut) kits |
| Scale | Maker | Notes | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| HO | Alkem Scale Models | Civil War/PRR KA 28' cattle car (discontinued) | Laser-cut kit |
| HO | Rio Grande Models | Yosemite Valley cattle car | Laser-cut kit |
| HO | Funaro & Camerlengo | Rutland 36' single deck stock car - modernized can be back-dated. | Resin kit |
| HO | Funaro & Camerlengo | Rutland 36' single deck stock car - modernized can be back-dated. | Resin kit |
| HO | LaBelle Models | Fort Worth & Denver stock car, CM stock car. | Wood (not laser-cut) kit |
| HO | Rems Railroad Models dead website | (generic?) 40' stock car | Laser-cut kit |
| HO | Ye Olde Huff n Puff | Open Top Stock car | Wood (not laser-cut) kit |
| HO | Roundhouse | 36' stock car | Styrene RTR |
| Scale | Maker | Notes | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| HO | Rio Grande Models | V&T Wood Tank | Laser-cut Kit |
| HO | Trout Creek Engineering | Oil Tank cars (Conoco, Standard Oil, Zerolene, RPM) | Wood (not laser-cut) kit |
| HO | LaBelle Models | Oil Tank Cars (Texas Midland, Waverly Oil) | Wood (not laser-cut) kit |
| HO | Ye Olde Huff n Puff | Oil Vat car, barrel car, Wood Tank car, Metal Tank car | Wood (not laser-cut) kit |
| HO | Model Power (former Mantua) | Dinsmore style (barrels on a flatcar) tank car | Styrene RTR |
| Scale | Maker | Notes | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| HO | B.T.S. | US Military RR Conductor Car | laser-Cut kit |
| HO | Funaro & Camerlengo | Pennsylvania ND bobber with K brake (4-wheel) | resin kit |
| HO | Funaro & Camerlengo | Pennsylvania ND bobber with K brake (8-wheel) | resin kit |
| HO | Bachmann | 4 Wheel Bobber Caboose | |
| HO | MDC Roundhouse | 8 wheel caboose, rides on passenger trucks | Plastic ready-to-run |
| HO | MDC Roundhouse | 8 Wheel 'drover's caboose' | Plastic ready-to-run |
| Scale | Maker | Notes | Technology |
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