Prototype Information:
Called
“The Most Famous Train in the World, the New York Central 20th Century Limited
is one of the classic and most recognizable named trains of the 20th Century.
Headed by some of the worlds most famous locomotives and connecting the great
cities of New York City and Chicago, the 20th Century Limited – along with its
competitor from the Pennsylvania Rail Road the Broadway Limited –
operated for more than 60 years.
Now,
coming in late 2020, Kato USA will finally be paying homage to this classic
train in N Scale, recreating the train as it appeared in 1948-1954 (a perfect
era match with the Broadway
Limited), with a sleek two-toned grey color and pair of streamlined
E7A locomotives with brand new tooling for this project!
Model Features:
· Completely
new tooling for each of the individual car bodies in this set to accurately
match the prototype!
· Specific
interior and exterior details that match the 50’s era consist, including such
iconic cars as the “big window” observation!
· Shock
absorber construction gives even traction and performance, fitting for these
“water level route” cars!
· Observation
car with illuminated tail sign.
· All
detail parts installed – fully ready to run!
· Interior
of cars can be lighted with optional installation of #11-211/212 LED Interior Light Kits
· Released
along with a pair of newly tooled EMD E7A locomotives era appropriate to pull
the train!
· E7A
locomotives are DCC friendly and compatible with Digitrax DN163K0D or Train Control Systems K0D8-G decoders.