SOUTHERN PACIFIC’S Passenger cars: More than just the Daylight, Part 8 by V. S. Roseman Photos by V. S. Roseman unless otherwise noted Part 8: More lightweight cars you can model Here in part 8, we finish off looking at lightweight cars you can build by kitbashing or near-scratchbuilding. This final part concludes the series, so let’s get started! Rebuilt lightweight cars Over the years, the corrosive cleaning agents used on the prewar lightweight Daylight cars damaged their Cor-Ten steel carbody frame components. By the early 1950s the railroad began a massive rebuilding pro- gram, replacing badly corroded parts with new ones. Nearly all of the cars received new flat polished stainless steel skins. MRHMAG.COM • TABLE OF CONTENTS • INDEX