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II when the locomotives received numerous upgrades includ-
ing new nickel-steel frames, new cylinders, and new fireboxes.
They were redesignated as class H-1. The 4-8-4 Northerns were
assigned to both passenger and fast freight service, but because
of their size and weight, CNW restricted them to the Omaha-to-
Chicago main line. The models were handcrafted in Korea. Both
2-rail and 3-rail versions are available at $1499.95 each.
Major projects currently under development at 3rd Rail include
an 8-car set of Canadian Pacific’s famous transcontinental name
train – The Canadian. The cars will be crafted in aluminum and fea-
ture correct window arrangements with a proper prototype tint,
and warm-white LED overhead lighting. The eight cars include a
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baggage/dorm, two 60-seat day coaches, Skyline Dome (coach/
dome/coffee shop), diner, sleeping cars Manor and Chateau, and
Park Dome (observation/sleeper). Additional coaches and sleepers
will be available. The O scale train set will be available decorated
for CP, CP Rail, and VIA Rail. As shown in the prototype photo, a
matching EMD FP7 A-unit will also be available.
Among the items shown by
Mullett River Model Works
at the Chicago O Scale Meet last
month, was a new kit that builds into this Northern Pacific dou-
ble-sheathed wood boxcar. During the first decade of the 1900s,
when steam locomotives grew more powerful and began haul-
ing heavier trains with more cars, the increased tonnage caused
draft gear on cars with wood underframes to fail. It became
apparent that draft gear needed to be attached to steel sills to
pull the heavier trains. Steel construction in railroad cars was
new and it took time for shops to acquire the proper tools and
develop the skills to handle steel fabrication. During this wood-
to-steel transition period some railroads continued to favor tra-
ditional wood cars with truss rods, but incorporated steel center
sills to link the cars' draft gear. Mullett’s new Northern Pacific
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