New England Rail Service, Inc. began as a supplier of hobby items in November 1964. After working with other importers on the design of HO scale models patterned after New England prototypes, N.E.R.S. became an importer in its own right in 1984. Our purpose was, and continues to be, to provide modelers with the most highly accurate reproductions possible of a number of otherwise unavailable prototypes, particularly to those of us who model New England as it was in the 1940's and 1950's. Some much needed models were those of the heavyweight Pullman cars so popular here in that era. Thus the first item in what has become our Pullman Parts line was introduced in 1986, since which time the line has grown with the introduction of approximately one new part per year.

The window items in our Pullman Parts line are specifically designed to enable modelers to convert the Rivarossi/AHM 12-1 Pullman sleeper into other Pullman car types. These range from other Pullman sleeper types to parlors, lounges, diners and even Pullmans constructed coaches. While a desire for needed New England prototype models brought our entry into this field, Pullman of types found in all parts of North America can be kitbashed using our parts. Our underbody detail parts are useable on almost any type of Pullman constructed passenger equipment. We offer the correct Pullman 145 gal. pressurized water tank and the 8 cell battery box found on most Pullman heavyweight cars. In addition we offer a universal air conditioning duct kit and the underbody parts to equip your HO scale Pullman heavyweight with an ice activated, mechanical or electro-mechanical air conditioning system. Parts for a steam ejector A/C system should be available within the next year.

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In 1999 our subsidiary, The Standard Car Company was formed and introduced its first product, the #1000 ½ Door Add-on Kit. This kit was specifically designed to quickly and easily convert the Accurail #4000 series outside braced 40 ft. boxcar from a single door to a 1½ boxcar. While 1½ door boxcars were very common during the steam and transition era of railroading in North America, they are extremely rare in model form. Thus this kit can be used to fill that void and produce a prototypically accurate model very quickly and easily.

All items are manufactured to the highest standards working, in most cases, from original blueprints backed up with confirming measurements and photographs of the various prototypes to maintain our reputation for accuracy and quality. Most are injection molded from high quality styrene in regular injection molding tooling to ensure their continued availability and maintain all dimensions accurately.

We are proud of the fact that many Pullman modelers have written to advise us that they were replacing the underbody detailing on their imported brass Pullman cars with our parts because they were more accurate than what came on the models.

At this time all items are in HO scale only.

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