Fast Facts: No train fired the imagination like New York Central’s 20th Century Limited. Its exclusive clientele and blistering schedule between New York and Chicago made it the stuff of legends for 65 years. A favorite with business and industry leaders, its luxurious accommodations – including a red carpet on the platform at New York – also attracted stars of stage and screen, further fueling the train’s celebrity status and romantic image.
First streamlined in 1938, this Century put in several years of tough wartime service. And with big plans for its post-war passenger fleet, New York Central spent considerable time and money to re-do its flagship. The new Century debuted in September 1948 with some refurbished 1938 cars (made necessary by delivery delays) and all-new equipment from Pullman-Standard. New power in the form of EMD E7 diesel sets was also delivered. But as its riders took to the airlines and highways, the Century lost its luster, and quietly ended 65 years of service in late 1967.
Features:
-9 All-New HO Scale Cars
-Special Figure & Accessory Set
-Based on Equipment used 1948-1967
-Authentic Paint, Lettering & Striping
-Car Name & Number Decals to Model the Century Fleet
-Superb Detail Inside & Out
-PROTO-Max™ Die Cast Metal Knuckle Couplers
-Prototypically Correct Trucks with RP-25 Metal Wheels
-Modeler-Applied Wire Grab Irons
-Matching PROTO 2000 E7 Phase II Diesels – New Model!
-First Car Arrives December 2008**
-$64.98 Each (Unless Noted)
Expected Delivery Date for First Car: December 2008 – #932-9311
Scale: HO
Decorated Cars $64.98 Each (Unless Noted)
932-9317 60′ Full Railway Post Office #5017-20; July 2009 Delivery**
932-9311 “… Bridge” Series 4-4-2 Sleeper; December 2008 Delivery**
932-9315 “…Bay” Series 22-Roomette Sleeper; February 2009 Delivery**
932-9313 “…River” Series 10-6 Sleeper; $64.98 January 2009 Delivery**
932-9314 “Port…” Series 12 Double-Bedroom Sleeper; March 2009 Delivery**
932-9318 Kitchen-Dormitory #474-75; May 2009 Delivery**
932-9316 68-Seat Full-Length Dining Car #400-03; April 2009 Delivery**
932-9310 “…Shore” Series Club-Lounge; June 2009 Delivery**
932-9312 “…Creek” Series 5 Double Bedroom Buffet-Lounge-Observation; $69.98 August 2009 Delivery**
Undecorated Cars $64.98 Each (Unless Noted)
932-9460 60′ Full Railway Post Office; July 2009 Delivery**
932-9340 4-4-2 Sleeper; December 2008 Delivery**
932-9420 22-Roomette Sleeper; February 2009 Delivery**
932-9380 10-6 Sleeper; January 2009 Delivery**
932-9400 12 Double-Bedroom Sleeper; March 2009 Delivery**
932-9480 Kitchen-Dormitory; May 2009 Delivery**
932-9440 68-Seat Full-Length Dining Car; April 2009 Delivery**
932-9320 Club-Lounge; June 2009 Delivery**
932-9360 Five Double Bedroom Buffet-Lounge-Observation; $69.98 August 2009 Delivery**
EMD E7 Phase II Diesels
Like the New York Central*, modelers will want the best motive power available to pull their 1948 Century! That’s why we’re taking the wraps off another “secret” project, the PROTO 2000® EMD Phase II EMD E7 diesel – a completely new body style, offered for the first time in plastic!
Features: Based on units assigned to the Century, these models feature the correct large rooftop radiator grids and side vents in place of some windows, designed to improve engine cooling on the prototypes. In addition, the models come in multiple unit numbers with a host of New York Central-specific details, and are factory-finished in authentic paint, lettering and striping to match the cars. And they’ll be available in both Sound and DCC equipped, or Standard DC powered versions in Fall 2009**.
Sound & DCC
A-B Sets Price to Be Announced
920-40993 #4024 & #4108
920-40995 #4025 & #4109
A Unit Price to Be Announced
920-40994 #4028
920-40996 #4029
Standard DC
A-B Set Price to Be Announced
920-47993 #4026 & #4110
920-47995 #4027 & #4111
A Unit Price to Be Announced
920-47994 #4030
920-47996 #4031
*CSX proprietary marks used by permission of CSX Transportation, Inc.
** Delivery dates shown were accurate at press time. For updates, please visit walthers.com
