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Model Trains → Train Sets → N Scale Train Sets
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Model Trains → Train Sets → HO Train Sets
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In February 1941 the first run of Electroliners were advertised as America's first ''All Electric Luxury Trains''. Their unique design was influenced by the competition between CNWs 400 trains and Milwaukee Road's Hiawathas. Another factor was that the trains had to circumnavigate Chicago's EL tracks in the Loop and run down the middle of Milwaukee city streets. Electroliners were later sold to the city of Philadelphia and renamed Liberty Liners. One train was totally
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...more about the Con-Cor Electric ''Electroliner'' 4-Car Train Powered -- Undecorated - HO-Scale
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A 1950s-Era Glimpse of the Future. ''This train will save an industry'' declared a New York Central advertisement in 1956. With passenger traffic declining in the mid-1950s due to the rapid expansion of the Interstate Highway system, railroads were looking for ways to attract more ridership. Many, including the Pennsy, NYC, UP and others hoped the AeroTrain would do just that. Featuring a wraparound windshield, multiple headlights, a low center of gravity and new air
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...more about the Con-Cor AeroTrain Set - Powered Diesel, 2 Coaches & Observation Car -- GM Demonstrator - HO-Scale
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A 1950s-Era Glimpse of the Future. ''This train will save an industry'' declared a New York Central advertisement in 1956. With passenger traffic declining in the mid-1950s due to the rapid expansion of the Interstate Highway system, railroads were looking for ways to attract more ridership. Many, including the Pennsy, NYC, UP and others hoped the AeroTrain would do just that. Featuring a wraparound windshield, multiple headlights, a low center of gravity and new air
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...more about the Con-Cor AeroTrain Set - Powered Diesel, 2 Coaches & Observation Car -- Rock Island 1958-66 - HO-Scale
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