This ten car train is lettered for the Empire Builder with Central Valley trucks and Kadee couplers.  This train was built in 1970 before I knew better.  Thus the car types are correct but the consist and car names are incorrect for the Empire Builder.  The kits for several of these cars were made from GN plans and are no longer available except in costly brass. Also included, but not installed is a correct Tomar lighted Empire Builder drumhead to replace the decal drumhead now on the observation.

This train was built to run behind a glossy green boiler S-2 Northern.

Kit assembly is not the best, but acceptable for the era. The paint job is not the finest example of the painters art!  Some of the glazing also needs to be replaced.  Some need a bit of work and the set is definitely not pristine.  These are sold as is, so take a close look. 

The consist 7832 70' RPO/Baggage;  7877 Second Class coach; 7877 Second Class coach; 7878 First Class coach; 7865 Diner; 7811 8-1-2 Pullman; 7802   12-1 Pullman;   7807 16s Pullman ; 7807   16s  Pullman;   7810 Solarium Observation;

    RPO/Bag #395

Seven car train with Kadees and trucks. The cars are lettered for Empire Builder, Great Northern or Pennsy. Two cars have turtle back roofs a signature feature on GN mail trains in the age of steam. This train was built to run behind a glossy green boiler P-2 Mountain.

Kit assembly is not the best, but acceptable for the era. The paint job is not the finest example of the painters art!  Some of the glazing also needs to be replaced.  Some need a bit of work and the set is definitely not pristine.  These are sold as is, so take a close look. 

Consist

7832 60' Postal EB,

7820 70' Baggage Express EB,

7820 70' Baggage Express GN,  

7820 70' Baggage Express GN,

7821 70' Baggage Express EB,

7821 70' Baggage Express PRR,

7879 Coach EB

This train represents the five car train that ran between Seattle and Vancouver prior to 1950.  This set consists of three Walthers kits, two head end and a coach, and two built Walthers cars, a lounge and Observation.This train is intended to run behind a glossy green boiler H-4 or H-5 Pacific.

Also included, but not installed is a Tomar lighted Great Northern drumhead to replace the decal drumhead now on the observation. These are sold as is, so take a close look. 

Consist

6632   60' Postal  

6620   70' Baggage Express 

6680   75' coach  

7805   Sleeper-lounge Loch Lomond

7801   Observation Great Falls 

CNR's Continental Limited ran the 2929 miles between Montreal and Vancouver, in 82 hours and 45 minutes, or four days and three nights on board. A separate Toronto section was combined/separated at Capreol, Ont 426 miles from Montreal, and 276 miles from Toronto. This model represents the heavyweight train that ran until 1955.

The ten cars are custom painted green and black with yellow striping and Champion decals. The train looks 'swell' behind a Northern or Mountain. All named sleepers are AHM 12-1 type. Coach 5437 and the baggage car are Athern and the other eight are AHM. The two Athern cars have Kadee couplers and the AHM cars have stock NMRA couplers. Three have metal wheels, the rest plastic. Also included but not installed is a Tomar Canadian National drumhead. These are sold as is, so take a close look.