Chesapeake & Ohio Pere Marquette
Scale: Z (1:220)
Price: Contact manufacturer
Era: 1946 to 1971
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Electro-Motive Division E7A features:
- 7mm can motor
- Dual flywheels
- Metal steps
- Blackened metal wheels
- Directional light-emitting-diode lighting
- Optional front truck with mounted coupler
- AutoLatch couplers
- DCC ready
Road name: Chesapeake & Ohio (dark blue, yellow, and gray with Pere Marquette lettering). Two road numbers.
Chesapeake & Ohio lightweight passenger cars feature:
- Injection-molded plastic
- Metal wheels
- AutoLatch couplers
- Window glazing
Car types: Diner, coach, mail car (dark blue, yellow, and gray with Pere Marquette in letterboard). One road number each. Also available in two four-car sets with Railway Express Agency baggage car, U.S. Post Office mail car, diner, coach, and Electro-Motive Division E7A.
Release date: To be announced.
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