of a P-S baggage-dorm-coffee shop-lounge, followed in June by a
P-S Strata-Dome coach, and a Budd Strata-Dome 5-1-3 sleeper in
July. The consist will be completed in August with the release of
a P-S 5-bedroom-buffet-lounge-observation car.
Matching Proto diesels based on B&O class DP-6 (E9A) and
rebuilt DP7-X (E8Bm) units will have special details such as a
raised B&O Capitol Dome shield, brass Nathan M5 air horn,
single headlight with flush lens and gasket detail, flush number
boards, stainless steel side grilles, fuel tank skirts, and an ATS
shoe on engineer’s side of the front truck. Models will be avail-
able for standard DC operation and with SoundTraxx Tsunami
Sound for DCC or DC operation. Check the above website for
pricing and additional details on Walthers B&O Capitol Limited.
A limited-run 10-car Deluxe Edition of the Capitol Limited will fea-
ture factory-printed car names and numbers, factory-installed LED
interior lighting, and more than 150 Preiser figures. For additional
information on the Deluxe Edition collector set visit
.
Also on display in
the Walthers NTS
booth were sev-
eral pre-produc-
tion samples of new lightweight passenger cars. The full-length
cars are in Walthers Mainline series (mid-level) and will have a
reasonable amount of detail along with truck-mounted couplers
for operation on 18” radius curves. A conversion set will be avail-
able to convert to body-mount couplers.
Also on display was an early test shot of a Walthers Mainline
series 40 foot AAR 1944 boxcar. The finished product is sched-
uled for release late next January. Features of the 10 foot 6
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