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- CB&Q
EMD F-3's
Wearing the Chicago Burlington & Quincy passenger
service paint scheme of silver with black nose
stripes, these F3 units were on
the point when the very first run of the California
Zephyr pulled out of Chicago on its inaugural westbound
run, March 21, 1949.
- California
Zephyr Train Set
The California Zephyr is
one of the most famous and widely recognized transcontinental
trains in the history of North American railroading.
Kato will recreate and offer the complete original
consist of eleven cars that initiated the service
on March 20th, 1949. Said to be "a pretty train
from any angle" the CZ was jointly operated
by three railroads. The Chicago Burlington &
Quincy handled the train between Chicago and Denver.
The Denver & Rio Grande Western operated the
middle portion of the route, between Denver and
Salt Lake City, and the Western Pacific carried
the train between Salt Lake City and San Francisco.
Each of these railroads contributed specifically
lettered cars for the make-up of the train. Because
of its silver stainless-steel body, all of the cars
of the CZ were given a name characteristic to the
western territory it traversed with a "silver"
preface. EMD F3 locomotives from all three railroads,
as well as by AlCo PA and PB locomotives on the
D&RGW, supplied the power for the CZ. The CB&Q
operated their F3’s in an A-B-A lash-up. Kato
will offer this as a complete 11 car train which
will feature extensive
new tooling to better match CZ prototype on Kato's
well received passenger cars.
With newly tooled cars, this set
recreates the first-year consist of the CZ with
eight different car types. The exact specification
of car type and car name for each of the cars in
the set is below. Each car will feature a silver
corrugated-side body, accurate CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR
lettering, blackened metal wheels and Kato semi-automatic
knuckle couplers. The Observation car will feature
lighted tail lights, marker lights, tail sign.
The
interior of each of the cars can be dramatically
lighted with the optional installation of our #11-204
1-car/11-206 6-car Light Kit or LED lights 11-209
single / 11-210 6-car LED Light set (sold separately).
Because of the recognition and history of the California
Zephyr, this unprecedented set is sure to be coveted
by railfans, rail enthusiasts and railroad historians
around the world, not to mention the hobbyists
modeling
the CB&Q, D&RGW and WP.
This 11-car set will
include enough N scale Unitrack for a first-class presentation of the
set on a desk or shelf when not in operation
on a layout.
Kato # 106-056 Eleven Car California Zephyr is being RE-RELEASED. Information shown below are the road names/road #'s of the cars to be available in August, 2017. There have been previous releases of this set -- PLEASE CHECK NAMES/NUMBERS carefully as you may not have these. This will be a limited run re-release. Your shopping cart will show a "free" zero deposit reservation. Your card will not be charged until the time of actual shipment when standard shipping / handling charges will apply.
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California
Zephyr 11 Car Passenger Set - 2017 Re-Release
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CB&Q
EMD E5A Locos |
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Silver
Speed CB&Q E5A 9910A
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# KA-1765401 -  / Limited to stock on hand |
List: $110
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Silver Speed Black Band #9910A - w/DCC Installed
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# KA-1765401DCC - |
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CB&Q Silver Pilot Red Band #9911A - (Illinois Railway Museum)
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# KA-1765403 |
CB&Q Silver Pilot Red Band #9911A - (Illinois Railway Museum) w/DCC Installed
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# KA-1765403DCC |
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CB&Q Red Band #9912A - 1960's Version
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# KA-1765404 |
CB&Q Red Band #9912A - 1960's Version w/DCC Installed
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# KA-1765404DCC |
| D&RGW PA/PB -- Motive Power for California Zephyr |
Kato's
Alco PA-1 & PB-1's are being re-run in the attractive Aspen Four Stripe scheme for December '17 delivery. Please reserve now.
Shopping cart will show a free zero deposit reservation. Your card is not charged until time of actual shipment. |
D&RGW frequently emplyed their railfan-favorite and very attractive Alco PA/PB's in the Aspen Four Stripe scheme to power the California Zephyr over their part of the journey..
Restock of both A/B in analog and DCC versions.
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D&RGW Alco PA-1 #6011
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# KA-1764107 - ASPEN FOUR STRIPE |
D&RGW DCC Alco PA-1 #6011
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# KA-1764107-1 - ASPEN FOUR STRIPE |
D&RGW Alco PA-1 #6013
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# KA-1764108 - ASPEN FOUR STRIPE |
D&RGW DCC Alco PA-1 #6013
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# KA-1764108-1 - ASPEN FOUR STRIPE |
D&RGW Alco PB-1
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# KA-1764113 - ASPEN FOUR STRIPE |
D&RGW DCC Alco PB-1
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# KA-1764113 - ASPEN FOUR STRIPE |
| Western Pacific
F3's -- Motive Power for California Zephyr |
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Kato's
CB&Q F3's being re-run for December '17 delivery. Please reserve now.
Shopping cart will show a free zero deposit reservation. Your card is not charged until time of actual shipment.
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The
Western Pacific Railroad operated the westernmost leg
of the California Zephyr's route. At the head-end of
the CZ for the WP typically found was an EMD F3 diesel lashup.
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Western Pacific EMD F-3A, Rd #802A
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# KA-1761202 |
Western Pacific DCC EMD F-3A, Rd #802A
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# KA-1761202-1 |
Western Pacific EMD F-3A, Rd #803
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# KA-1761203 |
Western Pacific DCC EMD F-3A, Rd #803
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# KA-1761203-1 |
Western Pacific EMD F-3B, No Rd #
ITEM
# KA-1761208 |
Western Pacific DCC EMD F-3B, No Rd #
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# KA-1761208-1 |
DCC
Conversions for Kato EMD F-Units
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DCC
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