Growing up riding the Durango & Silverton railroad, I have become quite accustom to the "Golden" paint scheme that the passenger cars have. I was excited when I learned that I could get models of these. Some History of the Jackson & Sharp Car Company.
Jackson & Sharp had its beginning in April 1863 at Wilmington, Delaware as a partnership of Job H. Jackson (1833-1901) and Jacob F. Sharp (ca. 1815-1888). Jackson had quit school at an early age and worked as a tinsmith and mechanic. Sharp had worked as a carpenter and bridge-builder before taking a job in 1840 at the Halan & Hollingsworth car plant.
Jackson & Sharp built the first narrow gauge cars in this country for the Denver & Rio Grande Railway in 1871. In the following years, Jackson & Sharp were to build a good many cars for this railroad. They would produce more than 400 narrow gauge passenger cars by 1876.
Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge Coach Denver built 1871 by Jackson & Sharp. Too narrow (7' wide) for the usual two seats on each side of a center aisle, this car had two seats on one side and one on the other. The arrangement was switched at the middle of the car to “maintain balance.”
Jackson & Sharp had its beginning in April 1863 at Wilmington, Delaware as a partnership of Job H. Jackson (1833-1901) and Jacob F. Sharp (ca. 1815-1888). Jackson had quit school at an early age and worked as a tinsmith and mechanic. Sharp had worked as a carpenter and bridge-builder before taking a job in 1840 at the Halan & Hollingsworth car plant.
Jackson & Sharp built the first narrow gauge cars in this country for the Denver & Rio Grande Railway in 1871. In the following years, Jackson & Sharp were to build a good many cars for this railroad. They would produce more than 400 narrow gauge passenger cars by 1876.
Information from http://www.midcontinent.org/rollingstock/builders/jacksonsharp1.htm
Bachmann has done a good job recreating these cars. They come ready to roll out of the package and have lights inside.
Baggage Car (Needs more decals)
Combine Car #211
Passenger Car #284
Passenger Car #290
Passenger Car #307
Ready to rollBachmann only sells #284 as a single passenger car. I wanted more passenger cars but different numbered cars. I was able to find #290 and #307 on eBay that come from set that Bachmann sells. (This is also how I got my D&RGW engine #138)
The Jackson & Sharp cars are a classic sign of the D&RGW and a great addtion for a Rio Grande model railroad.
