March 25, 2025 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing RailKing O Gauge 60' Madison Passenger Cars in three different schemes this Fall to complement the 2025 K-4 Pacifics announced this past February. Like the locomotives these cars will be available in extremely limited quantities and are expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in October 2025.
Check out each of the offerings in this year's collection in the scrolling list at the bottom of the page.
ABOUT THE RAILKING O GAUGE 60' MADISON PASSENGER CAR OFFERINGS
The steel passenger car was in large part a byproduct of the building of New York’s Pennsylvania Station. In 1901 the Pennsylvania Railroad, under President A.J. Cassatt, began the construction of its gateway into Manhattan. Until then, Pennsy passengers bound for New York de-trained in Jersey City and crossed the Hudson River by ferry to their final destination — while travelers on rival New York Central went straight to Grand Central Station. A key element of the Penn Station project was long tunnels under the Hudson, and another set of tunnels under the East River to link up with Pennsy subsidiary Long Island Rail Road. Cassatt was adamant that the cars going through his tunnels be fireproof, a requirement that the wooden cars of the era could not satisfy. The search for a steel car design was on.
With Cassatt’s support, and that of George Westinghouse as well, New York’s Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) was also looking for fireproof subway cars around the same time. Thus in 1904, in time for the IRT’s opening, the first American regular-production steel cars were delivered to the IRT by American Car and Foundry (ACF), based on the designs of IRT technical engineer George Gibbs; similar suburban commuter cars went to Pennsy’s LIRR.
Configured in 4-car, 2-car and single-car configurations, each type features car interior detail, overhead interior lighting, end-of-car diaphragms and intricate under-car detail. All configurations are mounted atop die-cast metal 6-wheel trucks with operating metal couplers, metal wheels and metal axles.
Designed to bring authenticity and smooth performing operation to any O Gauge layout, modelers will find no finer O Gauge value than RailKing Passenger Cars.
Check out each of the offerings in this year's collection in the scrolling list at the bottom of the page.
