Shorter Streamliner Passenger sets

[Renodemona]

I have a ton of the old 65' passenger sets but I'm having a hard time finding shorter streamlined cars, even 75' looks really long, are there or were there 65ish foot equivalent lightweight units? I like how the shorter heavyweights run but would these still be in service in the 1960s when my layout is set? I guess I could say it was cheaper to refurbish them than buy new for a small semi rural line but they would look a little silly behind a PA1?

Anyway thanks for any input

 

[Iron Horseman]

I have a ton of the old 65' passenger sets but I'm having a hard time finding shorter streamlined cars, even 75' looks really long, are there or were there 65ish foot equivalent lightweight units? I like how the shorter heavyweights run but would these still be in service in the 1960s when my layout is set? I guess I could say it was cheaper to refurbish them than buy new for a small semi rural line but they would look a little silly behind a PA1?

In its later years the Santa Fe San Diegan train regularly ran a single heavyweight coach behind a PA. Also throughout Texas heavy weight cars would be found behind the PAs. I have photos of them on trains train 66 in Temple TX, Train #75 in San Angelo. Can't share them as they are in a copyrighted book.

Inspired by a photo of the San Diegan I got out my set of Rivarossi (HO Scale not N) heavyweight shorties. I thought it would look really cool. It did not, they just looked toylike. I relegate those cars to traveling on "mixed train" daily type things behind GP7s,

 

[Renodemona]

In its later years the Santa Fe San Diegan train regularly ran a single heavyweight coach behind a PA. Also throughout Texas heavy weight cars would be found behind the PAs. I have photos of them on trains train 66 in Temple TX, Train #75 in San Angelo. Can't share them as they are in a copyrighted book.

Inspired by a photo of the San Diegan I got out my set of Rivarossi (HO Scale not N) heavyweight shorties. I thought it would look really cool. It did not, they just looked toylike. I relegate those cars to traveling on "mixed train" daily type things behind GP7s,

Thank you for the insight! My road would run commuter style services in the north bay so theoretically for maybe less used lines a couple old heavyweights with walkover seats would be believable. I agree they look small behind the big Alco but it's a beast of a locomotive no matter what it's pulling.