{"product_id":"st-louis-car-co-161-seat-gallery-coach","title":"St. Louis Car Co 161 Seat Gallery Coach","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are N scale 3D printable files for the \u003cstrong\u003eSt. Louis Car Co 161-Seat Gallery Coach\u003c\/strong\u003e — an early and influential bi-level gallery coach, built for the \u003cstrong\u003eChicago \u0026amp; North Western Railway\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1955 and numbered \u003cstrong\u003e1–16\u003c\/strong\u003e, among the pioneering bi-level commuter car designs that transformed Chicago-area railroading. Available in four livery variants spanning the car's full ownership history: \u003cstrong\u003eCNW As Delivered\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCNW Late\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRTA\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eMetra\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSt. Louis Car Co gallery coach\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003ebi-level gallery car\u003c\/strong\u003e — a distinctively Chicago design in which passengers ride on two levels connected by open galleries overlooking the lower deck, maximizing seating capacity within the car's length while maintaining a single-level floor at the doors for fast station loading and unloading. With \u003cstrong\u003e161 seats\u003c\/strong\u003e, these cars were purpose-built for the intense peak-hour commuter traffic of the Chicago metropolitan area. The \u003cstrong\u003ecoach\u003c\/strong\u003e configuration seats the maximum number of passengers per car and is the backbone of any gallery car consist — a real Chicago commuter train typically required multiple coaches paired with a single cab car, making this an essential car to roster in quantity for a prototypically accurate model.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered in 1955, the CNW's 1–16 series were among the earliest bi-level gallery coaches built, following the pioneering Budd-built bi-levels delivered to the \u003cstrong\u003eChicago, Burlington \u0026amp; Quincy\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1950. Built by the \u003cstrong\u003eSt. Louis Car Company\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the great American railcar manufacturers of the 20th century — these 16 cars proved the concept so decisively on the CNW that the railroad immediately followed up with the larger Pullman-Standard Plan 7653 order in 1956. Together, the early bi-level orders from multiple Chicago-area railroads launched an era of gallery car procurement that would define Chicago commuter railroading for the next half century and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe four livery options trace the car's journey through Chicago commuter railroad history:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCNW As Delivered\u003c\/strong\u003e — the cars in their original 1955 Chicago \u0026amp; North Western livery as they emerged from the St. Louis Car Company shops, representing the early days of bi-level commuter operations out of \u003cstrong\u003eChicago's North Western Station\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCNW Late\u003c\/strong\u003e — the cars in the CNW's later livery scheme, reflecting the railroad's evolving image as it continued to modernize its Chicago commuter operations through the 1960s and 1970s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRTA (Regional Transportation Authority)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the cars in the livery of the RTA, the Chicago area's regional transit authority that assumed oversight of commuter rail operations as the private railroads struggled financially in the 1970s and early 1980s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetra\u003c\/strong\u003e — the cars in Metra's livery, as the newly created commuter rail agency took over operations from the RTA in \u003cstrong\u003e1984\u003c\/strong\u003e and rebranded the Chicago area's commuter fleet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe St. Louis Car Co gallery coach is an essential car for any layout depicting the early years of Chicago bi-level commuter operations — a rare and historically significant prototype that modelers rarely have the opportunity to capture in N scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter purchase, your digital files will be available for \u003cstrong\u003eimmediate direct download\u003c\/strong\u003e from your order confirmation. These files are for \u003cstrong\u003ePersonal Use Only\u003c\/strong\u003e — if you are interested in a commercial license, please contact us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease allow a few weeks for 3D printing and shipping. 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