reduced Rare UNION PACIFIC "City Streamliner" 11-Car Set w/Grab Irons NIB

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RARE SET OF 11 UP CITY STREAMLINER PASSENGER CARS w/ Factory Installed Grab IronsEleven (11) New HO scale factory painted and assembled models of American Car & Foundry (ACF) & Budd 85' smooth side Passenger cars by Walthers. Painted yellow and gray with red lettering and silver trucks (City Streamliner paint scheme) for the Union Pacific RR. All of these limited edition passenger cars are sold out at Walthers and listed as discontinued products.ACCURATE CARS FOR UP CITY STREAMLINER CONSISTSPlacid... Series 11 Double-Bedroom Sleeper P-S Plan #4198932-9500 UPBaggage - #5631-5663 ACF Lot #3810932-9570 Union PacificOcean... Series 5-2-2 SleeperP-S Plan #4200 Lot #6960932-9510 Union PacificPacific... Series 10-6 Sleeper BuddJob #9660-039932-9610 Union PacificCity Series 5 Double Bedroom Buffet Lounge P-S Plan #4199932-9520 Union PacificImperial... Series 4-4-2 SleeperP-S Plan #4069H932-9490 Union PacificDome-Diner - #8000-8009ACF Lot #4098932-9590 Union Pacific48-Seat Diner - #4800-4817ACF Lot #3032932-9540 Union PacificAmerican... Series 6-6-4 SleeperP-S Plan #4099932-9620 Union Pacific (Unskirted)Cafe-Lounge - #5000-5006ACF Lot #3031932-9550 Union PacificObservation-Dome-Lounge -#9000-9014 ACF Lot #4096932-9600 Union PacificThe first three trains in this chart are typical City Streamliner consists (each day's train varied by season and demand) that you can model using Walthers cars. The Walthers UP City cars are also great starting points for the five additional trains shown .From the introduction of the M-10000 in 1934, Union Pacific set a new standard for luxury with its Streamliner trains. As ridership grew in the late 30s, UP ordered new equipment to provide daily service. Although WWII brought an abrupt halt to the project, by 1946, UP and partners CNW, SP and Wabash had over 100 new cars on order to begin daily "City" runs on several routes. As delivery delays mounted and competitors rolled out new trains, UP opted to rebuild some prewar cars and ordered still more new equipment. While other roads began cutting back in the 1950s, UP expanded service with new "Astra Dome" coaches, lounges and diners. And in 1955, a new service agreement saw Milwaukee Road cars added to UP trains. Despite its ongoing investment in new equipment -- by 1965, UP had purchased 642 brand-new cars -- and commitment to service, losses escalated and UP turned over operation of its trains to Amtrak on May 1, 1971. Today, several original "City" cars survive in museums, as well as in UP's excursion fleet, which sees service behind the company's restored steam and diesel power.Walthers most popular train makes it easy to model these great streamliners in HO and includes:* Complete Consists for:City of Los Angeles 1955-60City of San Francisco 1955-60Challenger 1955-58* Great Starting Point for modeling:City of Portland 1955-59City of Denver 1955-59City of St. Louis 1955, 1958-60sCombined City of Los Angeles/San Francisco 1960sCombined City of Portland/Denver 1959-1960s* 14 New HO Cars* Based on Cars used 1942-1971* Authentic Paint, Lettering & Striping* Prototypically tinted green windows* Factory-Applied Wire Grab Irons* Correctly painted grab irons as appropriate* Car Name & Number Decals as Appropriate* Superb Detail Inside & Out* Proto MAX(TM) Metal Knuckle Couplers* Correct Trucks with RP-25 Metal Wheels* Great with MILW Yellow & Gray Cars too!Add some light to your UP City cars with these interior lighting kits For DC or DCC layouts: for most Budd, P-S and ACF single level passenger cars; for most partial dome cars.PLEASE NOTE: As these cars are the correct prototype length and feature full underbody detail to match the prototypes, a minimum 24" radius is recommended for operation. Photos show preproduction models; some details may vary. Sketches are for illustration purposes o... read more

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