stainless steel cars are popular with private collectors and sev-
eral operate in charter service.
Road names on the CZ diner include CB&Q Silver Café, D&RGW
Silver Banquet, Western Pacific Silver Platter, Amtrak Silver
Diner (above), and Amtrak Silver Restaurant. Names on the
sleeping car are CB&Q Silver Maple, D&RGW Silver Aspen
(below), WP Silver Palm, Amtrak Silver Larch, and Amtrak Silver
Cedar. Both cars will also be available unlettered.
Key features include working diaphragms, accurately repre-
sented stainless-steel corrugations and welding seams, and
interior LED lighting using a choice of either track or self-con-
tained battery power. The cars will be available for 3-rail at
$149.95 and for 2-rail operation at $154.95.
Atlas O has scheduled a second quarter release for its
Master® series three-bay and six-bay covered hoppers in
new decorating schemes. Three-bay cars will be available
for SHPX-Agrico, NAHX- Amerthene, NAHX-Dresser Minerals,
and JHPX-Huntsman Chemical. Cars with six-bays will be
Detroit & Toledo Shore Line, and Wabash (above). Undecorated
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