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Locomotives

#	Manufacturer	Power (hp)	Capy (Cars)	Prototype	Description	Roadname	Repmark	Number	Color	Former Owner	DCC Decoder
01	Walthers	4400	15	GE ES44AC	ES44AC	Canadian National	CN	2884	Orange/Black CN URI	CN	ESU LokSound
02	Spectrum	4000	13	GE C40-8W	C40-8W	BC Northern	BCN	4042	Blue CN/BCN	ExSF	Tams
03	Athearn	4400	15	GE C44-9W	C44-9W	Canadian National	CN	2653	Orange/Black CN URI	CN	Tams
04	Athearn	4400	15	GE C44-9W	C44-9W	Canadian National	CN	2672	Orange/Black CN URI	CN	Tams
05	Athearn	4400	15	GE C44-9W	C44-9W	BC-Rail	BCOL	4641	Red-White-Blue	BC Rail	DecoderWerk
06	Mehano	3500	12	EMD FP45	F45/ FP45	BC Northern	MRL	391	Blue MRL	ExMRL	No
07	Proto 1000	2500	8	EMD GP35	GP35	BC Northern	MRL	401	Blue MRL	ExMRL	No
08	Atlas	2000	7	EMD GP38	GP38-2W	Canadian National	CN	4770	Red/Black CN Noodle	ExSF	Tams
09	LifeLike	2000	7	EMD GP38	GP38-2	Canadian National	CN	4710	Red/Black CN Stripes	DUMMY	DMY
10	Atlas	3000	10	EMD GP40	GP40	Canadian National	CN	9316	Red/Black CN Noodle	ExMILW	Tams
11	Walthers	1750	6	EMD GP9	GP9M	Canadian National	CN	7024	Red/Black CN Noodle	ExUP	No
12	Proto 2000	1750	6	EMD GP18	GP9RM	Canadian National	CN	4122	Red/Black CN Stripes	ExBN	No
13	Proto 2000	1750	6	EMD GP18	GP9RM	Canadian National	CN	7074	Orange/Black CN/Noodle	ExBN	No
14	Proto 2000	1750	6	EMD GP18	GP9RM	Canadian National	CN	4156	Red/Black CN Noodle	ExD&H	Yes
15	Athearn	3000	10	EMD SD40-2	SD40-2	Canadian National	CN	5282	Red/Black CN Map	CN	Yes
16	Mehano	3000	10	EMD SD40-2	SD40	Canadian National	CN	5232	Red/Black CN Noodle	DUMMY	No
17	Kato	3000	10	EMD SD40	SD40u	Canadian National	CN	6014	Red/Black CN Map	ExSP	Tams
18	Proto 2000	1700	6	EMD SD20u	SD20	BC Northern	BCN	2022	BCN Blue	ExSP	Uhlenbrock
19	Athearn Genesis	4000	13	EMD SD70i	SD70i	BC Northern	BCN	4430	BCN Blue	ExEMD	Digitrax
20	Kato	3500	12	EMD SD45	SD45	BC Northern	BCN	4508	Yellow/Grey	ExUP	Yes / n.bek.
21	Athearn	3000	10	EMD SD40-2T	SD40-2T	BC Northern	BCN	3036	Blue BCN	ExSP	No
22	Athearn	3000	10	EMD SD40-2T Snoot	SD40-2T	BC Northern	BCN	3032	Blue BCN	ExCB	No
23	Rivarossi	2500	8	GE U25C	U25C	BC Northern	BCN	2507	Blue BCN	ExSF	No
24	Atlas	1600	5	Alco RSD-5	RSD-5	BC Northern	BCN	1608	Yellow/Black BCN	ExCNW	No
25	Atlas	2400	8	EMD SD20u	SD20	BC Northern	BCN	2021	BCN Blue	EXSF	No
26	Spectrum	4000	13	GE C40-8	C40-8	retired	BCN	4016	retired	ExNS	No
27	Spectrum	3000	10	EMD F40PH	F40PH	VIA Rail	VIA	6425	VIA Grey & Yellow		LaisDCC
28	KASLO	4000	13	GE C40-8M	C40-8M	BC Rail	BCOL	4622	BC Rail red-white-blue	BC-Rail	No

Last updated: 31 Mar 2025

BNC Locomotive Numbering Scheme

All BCN locomotives are numbered using 4-digit numbers to avoid confusion with the 5-digit BCN Railcar Numbering Scheme. The first two digits indicate the locomotives horsepower rating, while the second two digits indicate the number of the actual engine, further divided by the ten’s and one’s. So BCN 4016 is a 4000hp engine number 16. There is a sublettering underneath the engine number indicating a more detailed type, similar to CN’s method, which describes number of axles, hp rating and type.

Rolling Stock

Manufacturer	AAR	Length	Prototype	Description	Roadname	Repmark	Number
Athearn	HM	30	Hopper, 30′	30ft Ore Hopper	Canadian National	CN	0
Athearn	HM	30	Hopper, 30′	30ft Ore Hopper	Canadian National	CN	0
Roundhouse	HK	40	40ft 70ton 3 Bay Hopper	40ft Quad Hopper	Canadian National	CN	100202
Athearn	HK	40	40ft 70ton 3 Bay Hopper	40ft Quad Hopper	Canadian National	CN	100203
Athearn	HK	40	40ft 70ton 3 Bay Hopper	40ft Quad Hopper	Chicago Outer Belt Line	COBL	70172
Unknown	GB	42	Gondola, 42′	42ft Idler Car (old BN Gondola)	Canadian National	CN	100100
Bowser	HK	45	45ft 100ton Hopper	45ft 100ton 3-Bay Coal Hopper	Burlington Northern	BN	540700
LifeLike	HK	45	45ft 100ton Hopper	45ft 100ton Hopper	Canadian National	CN	80002
LifeLike	HK	45	45ft 100ton Hopper	45ft 100ton Hopper	Canadian National	CN	80006
LifeLike	HK	45	45ft 100ton Hopper	45ft 100ton Hopper	Canadian National	CN	80003
LifeLike	HK	45	45ft 100ton Hopper	45ft 100ton Hopper	Canadian National	CN	80005
LifeLike	HK	45	45ft 100ton Hopper	45ft 100ton Hopper	Canadian National	CN	80004
LifeLike	HK	45	45ft 100ton Hopper	45ft 100ton Hopper	Canadian National	CN	80001
Roundhouse	XF	50	Box, 50′	50ft Box Car	Conrail	CR	208071
Roundhouse	RB	50	Box, 50′	50ft Box Car	Lake Erie Franklin & Clarion	LEF	1007
Roundhouse	RB	50	Box, 50′	50ft Box Car	Lake Erie Franklin & Clarion	LEF
Roundhouse	RB	50	Box, 50′	50ft Box Car	Lamoille Valley	LVRC	5371
Athearn	GBR	50	Gondola, 50′	50ft Covered Gondola	Canadian National	CN	0
Roundhouse	LO	50	Hopper, Covered, 50′	50ft Covered Hopper	Chicago & North Western	CNW	178948
Roundhouse	LO	50	Hopper, Covered, 50′	50ft Covered Hopper, A668	Farnhamville Iowa	RREX	4328
Athearn	GB	50	Gondola, 50′	50ft Drop End Gondola Frisco	Frisco	SLSF	61009
Athearn	GB	50	Gondola, 50′	50ft Gondola	Great Northern	GN	78965
Bachmann	RB	50	Box, 50′	50ft Isulated Modernized Box Car	BC Northern	BCN	10082
Custom	FB	53	Pulwood Flatcar 53ft	52ft 6in Bulkhead Flatcar	Canadian National	CN	603847
Walthers	T	52	52ft FunnelFlow Tank Car	52ft FunnelFlow Tank Car	RailCorp America	TGOX	13166
Athearn	LO	56	Hopper, Centerflow, 56′	56ft Covered Hopper	ADM Milling Co.	ACFX	56687
Athearn	LO	56	Hopper, Centerflow, 56′	56ft Covered Hopper	Canadian National	CN	388286
Accurail	LO	56	Hopper, Centerflow, 56′	56ft Covered Hopper	Soo-Line	SOO	74071
Bachmann	LO	56	Hopper, Centerflow, 56′	56ft Covered Hopper, A601	Shell Plastics	SCPX	5220
Bachmann	LO	56	Hopper, Centerflow, 56′	56ft Covered Hopper, A642	BC Northern	BCN	71001
Athearn	FB	60	Bulkhead Flatcar, 60′	60ft Bulkhead Flatcar w. Steel Pipes	Wisconsin Central (CN)	WC	5742
Athearn	FB	60	Bulkhead Flatcar, 60′	60ft Bulkhead Flatcar w. Sheet Gypsum	Longview Portland & Northern	LPN	61050
Bachmann	XP	86	Autoparts Box 86′	86ft Autoparts Box Car, A665	Pensylvania RR	PRR	125291
Bachmann	LO	56	Hopper, Centerflow, 56′	ACF Centerflow	Canadian National	CN	370018
Bachmann	LU	50	Box, 50′	All Door Box Car	BC Northern	BCN	52033
Bachmann	LU	50	Box, 50′	All Door Box Car	BC Northern	BCN	52111
Bachmann	LU	50	Box, 50′	All Door Box Car	BC Northern	BCN	53644
Athearn	XM	50	Box, 50′	BC Rail 50ft Double Plug Door Boxcar	British Columbia Railway	BCR	800306
Walthers	LO	64	64ft Plastic Pellet Hopper / Covered Grain Hopper	DCLX 64ft Covered Hopper w/ Canadian Census Logo	DCLX	DCLX	8022
LifeLike	LU	50	50ft Thrall Door Box Car	DEL 50ft Steel Box Car	Delson Lumber Co.	HTCX	3291
LifeLike	LU	50	50ft Thrall Door Box Car	DEL 50ft Steel Box Car	Delson Lumber Co.	HTCX	3293
LifeLike	LU	50	50ft Thrall Door Box Car	DEL 50ft Steel Box Car	Delson Lumber Co.	HTCX	3292
Walthers	RB	50	Box, 50′	Insulated 50ft Box Car	Hubinger	NIRX	14018
Walthers	RB	50	Box, 50′	Insulated 50ft Box Car	Hubinger	NIRX	14025
LifeLike	XM	50	50ft Steel Box Car	RF&P 50ft Steel Box Car	Richmond, Fredericksburgh & Potomac	RF&P	26151
LifeLike	XM	50	50ft Steel Box Car	RF&P 50ft Steel Box Car	Richmond, Fredericksburgh & Potomac	RF&P	26152
LifeLike	XM	50	50ft Steel Box Car	RF&P 50ft Steel Box Car	Richmond, Fredericksburgh & Potomac	RF&P	26155
LifeLike	XM	50	50ft Steel Box Car	RF&P 50ft Steel Box Car	Richmond, Fredericksburgh & Potomac	RF&P	26153
LifeLike	XM	50	50ft Steel Box Car	RF&P 50ft Steel Box Car	Richmond, Fredericksburgh & Potomac	RF&P	26154
Walthers	FBC	72	72ft Centerbeam Flat Car	TrailerTrain (Opera) 72ft Centerbeam Flat Car	TrailerTrain / TTX	TTZX	86377
A-Line / Proto Power West	FW		HuskyStack 48ft Well Car	TrailerTrain 48ft Husky Stack Well Car	TrailerTrain / TTX	DTTX	56128
A-Line / Proto Power West	FW		HuskyStack 48ft Well Car	TrailerTrain 48ft Husky Stack Well Car	TrailerTrain / TTX	DTTX	56079
A-Line / Proto Power West	FW		HuskyStack 48ft Well Car	TTX 48ft Husky Stack Well Car	TrailerTrain / TTX	DTTX	56374
A-Line / Proto Power West	FW		HuskyStack 48ft Well Car	TTX 48ft Husky Stack Well Car	TrailerTrain / TTX	DTTX	56186
A-Line / Proto Power West	FW		HuskyStack 48ft Well Car	TTX 48ft Husky Stack Well Car	TrailerTrain / TTX	DTTX	56251
A-Line / Proto Power West	FW		HuskyStack 48ft Well Car	TTX 48ft Husky Stack Well Car	TrailerTrain / TTX	DTTX	56258
A-Line / Proto Power West	FW		HuskyStack 48ft Well Car	TTX 48ft Husky Stack Well Car	TrailerTrain / TTX	DTTX	56183
A-Line / Proto Power West	FW		HuskyStack 48ft Well Car	TTX 48ft Husky Stack Well Car	TrailerTrain / TTX	DTTX	56377
Athearn	FW		HuskyStack 56ft WellCar	TTX 56ft Husky Stack Well Car	TrailerTrain / TTX	DTTX	560050
Athearn	FW		HuskyStack 56ft WellCar	TTX 56ft Husky Stack Well Car	TrailerTrain / TTX	DTTX	560052
Walthers	FBC	72	72ft Centerbeam Flat Car	UP 72ft Centerbeam Flat Car, A664	Union Pacific	UP	273340
Custom	T	60	Tank, 60′	Tank, 60′	Chevron Chemival	CHVX	180235
Athearn	RPB	60	60′ Mech Reefer	60ft Mech Reefer	CSX	CSX	613
A-Line	FWA		Thrall Lo Pac 2000 Unit A	5 Unit DoubleStack Car A	TTX	DTTX	62143 B
A-Line	FWA		Thrall Lo Pac 2000 Unit E	5 Unit DoubleStack Car E	TTX	DTTX	62143 D
A-Line	FWA		Thrall Lo Pac 2000 Unit D	5 Unit DoubleStack Car D	TTX	DTTX	62143 C
A-Line	FWA		Thrall Lo Pac 2000 Unit C	5 Unit DoubleStack Car C	TTX	DTTX	62143 E
A-Line	FWA		Thrall Lo Pac 2000 Unit B	5 Unit DoubleStack Car B	TTX	DTTX	62143 A
Athearn	FC	89	Flat, 89′	85ft TOFC FlatCar	Great Northern	GN	61006
Athearn	FC	89	Flat, 89′	85ft TOFC FlatCar	Great Northern	GN	61003
LifeLike	LU	50	50ft Thrall Door Box Car	DEL 50ft Steel Box Car	Illinois Terminal	ITC	7800
Athearn	FC	89	Flat, 89′	85ft TOFC FlatCar	North American (Intermodal)	NAFX	256
Athearn	FC	89	Flat, 89′	85ft TOFC FlatCar	North American (Intermodal)	NAFX	221
Athearn	FC	89	Flat, 89′	85ft TOFC FlatCar	Soo Line	SOO	5709
Walthers	LO	64	64ft Plastic Pellet Hopper	64ft Plastic Pellet Hopper	UNPX / PROCOR	UNPX	123989
Athearn	XM	50	Box 50′	50ft Double Door Box Car	Yreka Western	YW	25134
Athearn	XM	50	Box 50′	51ft Double Door Box Car	City of Prinville	COP	7341
Bachmann	LO	56	Hopper, Centerflow, 56′	56ft Covered Hopper	The Rock	ROCK	1332801
Mehano	T	56	56ft Tank Car	57ft Tank Car	TankTrain	GATX	10450
Mehano	T	56	56ft Tank Car	57ft Tank Car	TankTrain	GATX	10451
Bachmann	LO	56	56ft Cylindrical Covered Hopper	56ft Cylindrical Covered Hopper	Canadian National	CN	317375
Bachmann	LO	56	56ft Cylindrical Covered Hopper	56ft Cylindrical Covered Hopper	Canadian National	CN	317378
Bachmann	LO	56	56ft Cylindrical Covered Hopper	56ft Cylindrical Covered Hopper	Gov. Of Sasketchewan	SKNX	397387
Bachmann	LO	56	56ft Cylindrical Covered Hopper	56ft Cylindrical Covered Hopper	Gov. Of Sasketchewan	SKNX	397381
Intermountain	LO	56	56ft Cylindrical Covered Hopper	56ft Cylindrical Covered Hopper	Canadian National	CN	377851
Athearn	LO	40	3Bay 70ton Covered Hopper	3Bay 70ton Covered Hopper	BC Northern	BCN	46003
Proto2000	LO	50	4427cf PS2-CD Highside Covered Hopper	4427cf PS2-CD Highside Covered Hopper	BC Northern	BCN	47007
Proto2000	LO	50	4427cf PS2-CD Highside Covered Hopper	4427cf PS2-CD Highside Covered Hopper	BC Northern	BCN	47008
Proto2000	LO	50	4427cf PS2-CD Highside Covered Hopper	4427cf PS2-CD Highside Covered Hopper	BC Northern	BCN	47011
Proto2000	LO	50	4427cf PS2-CD Highside Covered Hopper	4427cf PS2-CD Highside Covered Hopper	BC Northern	BCN	47022
Custom	GTR	63	62ft Woodchip Gondola	62ft Woodchip Gondola	Canadian National	CN	873632
Athearn	RPB	50	50′ Mech. Reefer	50ft Mechanical Reefer	Fruit Growers Express	FGCX	11432
Athearn	RPB	60	60′ Mech. Reefer	60ft Mechanical Reefer	American Refrigerator Transit Co.	RMOX	863
Proto2000	GB	53	52’6“ DropEnd Mill Gondola	52’6“ DropEnd Mill Gondola	CP Rail	CP	993572
ModelPower	XM	40	40′ BoxCar	40′ BoxCar	Canadian National	CN	128173
LifeLike	LU	50	50ft Thrall Door Box Car	50ft Thrall Door Box Car	Weyerhaeuser	LUNX	4687
Atlas	XM	53	52ft6in DPD BoxCar	52ft6in DPD BoxCar	BC Rail	BCIT	800408
Athearn	GB	50	50ft Mill Gondola	50ft Mill Gondola	CP Rail	CP	340203
Walthers	FBC	72	72ft Centerbeam Flatcar	72ft Centerbeam Flatcar	CP Rail	CP
Walthers	FBC	72	72ft Centerbeam Flatcar	72ft Centerbeam Flatcar	CP Rail	CP
Walthers	FW		48ft NSC Double Stack Well Car	48ft NSC Double Stack Well Car	CP Rail	CP
Walthers	FW		48ft NSC Double Stack Well Car	48ft NSC Double Stack Well Car	CP Rail	CP
Walthers	FW		48ft NSC Double Stack Well Car	48ft NSC Double Stack Well Car	CP Rail	CP
Roundhouse	LO	50	Hopper, Covered, 50′	50ft Covered Hopper, A668	Western Pacific	WP	12055
Roundhouse	LO	50	Hopper, Covered, 50′	50ft Covered Hopper, A668	Arthur Farms	AFEX	103
Roundhouse	LO	50	Hopper, Covered, 50′	50ft Covered Hopper, A668	Peavey	TLDX	5145
Roundhouse	LO	50	Hopper, Covered, 50′	50ft Covered Hopper, A668	Burlington Northern	BN	452578
Atlas	XM	50	Box Car, 50′	50ft Smooth Side Box Car	Western Maryland	WM	35210
Atlas	XM	50	Box Car, 50′	50ft Smooth Side Box Car	Chicago & North Western	CNW	154543
Athearn	XM	50	High Cube Box Car, 50′	50ft DPD Excess Height Box Car	Norfolk Western	NW	605973
Athearn	XM	50	High Cube Box Car, 50′	50ft SPD Excess Height Box Car	Seabord Coast Line	SCL	90935
Roundhouse	T	50	Tank Car, 50′	50ft Tank Car	ADM	ADMX	18017
Roundhouse	T	50	Tank Car, 50′	50ft Tank Car	ADM	ADMX	18006
Roundhouse	FB	60	Bulkhead Flat Car 60ft	60ft Bulkhead Flatcar	Union Pacific	UP	215611
Roundhouse	FB	60	Bulkhead Flat Car 60ft	60ft Bulkhead Flatcar	Union Pacific	UP	215645
Roundhouse	FB	60	Bulkhead Flat Car 60ft	60ft Bulkhead Flatcar	Union Pacific	UP	215663
Roundhouse	FB	60	Bulkhead Flat Car 60ft	60ft Bulkhead Flatcar	Union Pacific	UP	215668
Roundhouse	FB	60	Bulkhead Flat Car 60ft	60ft Bulkhead Flatcar	Canadian Pacific	CP
Roundhouse	FB	60	Bulkhead Flat Car 60ft	60ft Bulkhead Flatcar	Santa Fe	ATSF
PROTO2000	GB	53	Gondola 53ft	53ft Gondola	Rock Island	RI
Athearn	QA		3-Unit-SpineCar A	8-Unit-SpineCar A	BC Northern	BCN	8401a
Athearn	QA		3-Unit-SpineCar C	8-Unit-SpineCar C	BC Northern	BCN	8401c
Athearn	QA		3-Unit-SpineCar B	8-Unit-SpineCar D	BC Northern	BCN	8401d
Athearn	QA		5-Unit-SpineCar C	8-Unit-SpineCar E	BC Northern	BCN	8401e
Athearn	QA		5-Unit-SpineCar A	8-Unit-SpineCar F	BC Northern	BCN	8401f
Athearn	QA		5-Unit-SpineCar D	8-Unit-SpineCar G	BC Northern	BCN	8401g
Athearn	QA		5-Unit-SpineCar E	8-Unit-SpineCar H	BC Northern	BCN	8401h
Athearn	QA		5-Unit-SpineCar B	8-Unit-SpineCar B	BC Northern	BCN	8401b

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2017

3D Printed Additions

Below are some of the 3D-Printed additions to the Roster. Im am in the process of designing and building new railcars, using Blender and Inkscape for the design process and FDM and Resin printig for production. In this process I’m also redesigning my previously made N-scale model to HO-scale. The following tablew lists what I have and what I want, along with an indication of the progress I made so far.

Design by	AAR	Length	Prototype	Description	RepMark	Number	Notes
BCN (mirc)	FB	60	NSC 60ft 90 ton BH Flat Car	Bulkhead Flatcar	BCNR	tba	sample printed & built
BCN (mirc)	RP	64	Trinity 64ft Reefer	Reefer	BCNX	88012	sample printed & built
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Last updated: 01 Jan 2022

AAR Mechanical Designations and Type Codes

The lists above have been assembled overtime and with growing (and at my age sinking) levels of knowledge, that I had at the top of my head at the time of writing. In other words: errors are likely and I want to update them all, to follow a structured pattern.

As I operate a model railroad for fun and not a real railroad for profit, I allow my self the luxury of time and to use the AAR Mechanical Designations for my Rolling stock. It may take a while to fix the lists, though. For anyone interested, here is a ressource to double check any entry using the description againt a good ressource. Further ressources listed below.

AAR Mechanical Designations	Guide to Car Codes (PDF)
BNSF Car Type Codes	AAR Car Type Codes Explained & Resources
MRH-Mag Forum Thread on Modern AAR Codes	UMLER
Identifying Rail Equipment through UMLER	UMLER Data Specification Manual (PDF)

BCN Car Numbering Scheme

All Railcars are numbered using 5-digit numbers to prevent confusion with the 4-digit BNC Locomotive Numbering Scheme.