Kusan-Auburn Passenger Cars

Kusan continued to market, with some decorating changes, the extruded aluminum passenger cars originally offered by American Model Toys (AMT). The first five cars on this page are from The Texas Special set. The Texas Special cars have been documented with (G. Clarke collection) and without window silhouettes. AMT Texas Special passenger cars had aluminum colored roofs instead of the red roofs shown below. Kusan used the same AMT catalog numbers for their passenger cars.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 1002. The Texas Special, Bowie roomette. The G. Clarke collection has a Bowie roomette with a correct Bowie plate on one side and an incorrect Crockett plate on the other.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 1003. The Texas Special Diner.

Side 1

Side 2

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 1004. Both sides of The Texas Special, Crockett Vista Dome. Notice each side has a different window configuration. Side 1 has nine windows, starting from the left - one small, three large and five small. Side 2 has seven windows - six large and one small. More interesting, the window configurations are from two different roomette cars rather than a Vista Dome. Though incorrect roomette sides were used on this car, the correct Crockett side plates were installed.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 1005. The Texas Special, Sam Houston observation car.

THE Texas Special ★, Sam Houston observation car rear drumhead.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 1008. The Texas Special 4170 baggage car.

The following four cars are from the Chicago and North Western set.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 6002. Chicago and North Western, Northern Pines roomette.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 6004. Chicago and North Western, Northern Streams Vista Dome.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 6005. Chicago and North Western, Northern States observation car.

Chicago and North Western, The 400, Northern States observation car rear drumhead.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 6008. Chicago and North Western 4170 baggage car.

The last four cars are from the Pennsylvania set.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 4002. Pennsylvania, City of Pittsburgh roomette. There was also a Pennsylvania, Fort Wayne roomette with the same catalog number. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 4004. Pennsylvania, City of New York Vista Dome. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 4005. Pennsylvania, City of Chicago observation car. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.

Pennsylvania, BROADWAY LIMITED, City of Chicago observation car rear drumhead. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.

Kusan-Auburn catalog number 4008. Pennsylvania 4170 baggage car. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.

Kusan-Auburn passenger car box, which features a Budd car picture. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.