Introduced in 1912, the Broadway Limited offered superb luxury and service between Chicago and the heart of New York City. Flagship of the Pennsylvania Railroad's passenger service, it quickly developed a fierce and loyal following.

Always accorded the finest, the train was streamlined in 1938, and refitted in 1949. Just 10 years later, the Broadway became America's last all-Pullman streamliner following archrival New York Central's merger of the 20th Century Limited with the combined Pacemaker/Commodore Vanderbilt. Pennsy continued the grand traditions of the Broadway and there was a brief increase in revenue. But as the Pennsylvania faced mounting financial problems, even its best train was expendable, and the Broadway made its last run on December 13, 1967. The train soldiered on briefly for Penn Central until 1971 when Amtrak took over, running its own version of the Broadway through September 1995.

Power for Pennsy's Finest —
PROTO 2000® E8A Units
Handling the Blue Ribbon Fleet, Pennsy's 74 E8A units began arriving in 1949 and provided outstanding power and performance for years. Like their prototypes, Walthers E8s include Train Phone antenna, an improved five-chime air horn replica, nose lift rings and much more. Multiple unit numbers are available, and each is factory-finished in authentic paint, lettering and striping to match the cars. Choose Sound and DCC equipped, or Standard DC versions. Other features include:

• See-Through Air Intake Grilles
• Painted Metal Grab Irons, Handrails & Lift Rings
• Superb Paint & Lettering
• Five-Pole, Skew-Wound, High-Torque, High-Efficiency Can Motor
• Helical Gears with 12:1 Ratio for Smooth, Ultra-Quiet Running
• Correct 36" Wheels
• Easy Multiple-Unit Operation
• Proto MAX™ Metal Knuckle Couplers

• Dual Speaker Design
• 32mm Diameter Speakers
• Accurate Nathan M3 Horn Sound

• All Grab Irons Factory-Installed & Painted
• Broadway Limited Cars based on 1953-68 Service
• Prototypically Accurate Window Tinting
• Authentic Paint, Lettering & Striping
• Car Name & Number Decals as Appropriate
• Superb Detail Inside & Out
• Proto MAX™ Metal Knuckle Couplers
• Correct Trucks with RP-25 Metal Wheels

• Exclusive Broadway Limited Crew Figure Set by Preiser
• Exclusive Platform Sign & Wrought-Iron Fence Set
• Order must be placed by December 31, 2010 to qualify!

• Certificate of Authenticity
• Special Equipment History

Build the Authentic Broadway Limited
With Walthers Broadway Limited passenger cars you can build an authentic-looking consist as seen in operation! The Broadway always ran more than one Creek, Imperial and Rapids sleepers, but as traffic increased more would be added as required. To the right, each car is pictured in the sequence they would have typically first appeared on the train from front to back. Next to each prototype's image is the number of units used in a typical Broadway Limited consist.

Here's an exterior side view of Walthers pre-production sample P-S "Creek" Series 12 Duplex 4 Bedroom Sleeper. Here you can see the 12 small windows for the duplex rooms as well as the much larger windows of the 4 bedrooms.

This is the opposite side view of the exterior which shows the aisle window configuration.

This is a side view of the interior of the P-S "Creek" Series 12 Duplex 4 Bedroom Sleeper. You can see the unique bi-level stacking approach that fit multiple rooms in limited space. The entire interior of the car is faithfully recreated in this model.

Though it's tough to show in photography, this photo focuses in on the car's aisle. On the inset we're showing the ramp to the lower floor that makes the room entrances on this unique car possible. The floor of the car in the prototype and the model sits lower than on a traditional Pullman-Standard streamliner. Though it's hard to see in our pre-production model, you can also get a look at the doors to the sleeping compartments and the steps leading to the upper level compartments.

This is another photo from a top-down angle that displays the seating/sleeping and sink/toilet configurations in each compartment.