Kato smoothside baggage car

[keeper]

Sometimes rail cars give me some headache... 

Is the Kato smoothside baggage car based on a specific prototype and for which RR could it be used?

http://a248.e.akamai.net/origin-cdn.volusion.com/ztna9.tft5b/v/vspfiles/photos/KAT-106010-2-2.jpg?1313757924

Any help is much appreciated.

Thomas

[Mark5]

Is the Kato smoothside baggage car based on a specific prototype and for which RR could it be used?

Thomas

According to the helpful Fred Klein site, these are UP prototype:

http://www.trainweb.org/fredatsf/protopass5.htm

Mark

[keeper]

Thanks for the info.

I just won an ebay auction of such a baggage car, undecorated... 

Thomas

[jmlaboda - RIP]

It is worth noting that this is the original baggage car offered by Kato and not the car that is part of the City of Los Angeles set.  Accurate for UP 5664 - 5678 ACF baggage - messenger cars and a reasonable stand-in for the UP 5711 - 5745 baggage - storage cars, which had the roof vent placed closer to one of the doors.  A Garland vent from American Limited Models roof and underbody car parts set (#8050) could be used if the placement change was desired... the difference in its placement can be seen in the images linked to below:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42817804@N04/5357832092
http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?june04/06-05-04/UPP5714_2004_0604_072704AAbf_LakeCharlesLA.jpg
http://rrpicturearchives.net/rspicture.aspx?id=6100
http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2803079
http://rrpicturearchives.net/rspicture.aspx?id=771443