Broadway Limited is next Walthers Name Train
Walthers is pleased to announce its next HO Scale name train, the world-famous Broadway Limited. Based on Broadway equipment in service from 1953 to 1968, the train includes nine all-new cars, many of which were also used on other Pennsylvania streamliners. First Edition models include a special certificate of authenticity and an in-depth history. Deliveries begin in January 2011* with the Inn Series 21-Roomette Sleeper, and continue into September. For the finishing touch, matching PROTO 2000® EMD E8A and E7B models will be available separately.
Fast Facts: Thundering over the great “broad way” between New York and Chicago, no finer train served the Pennsylvania than the Broadway Limited. Its exclusive clientele demanded — and received — the very best, from equipment to impeccable service.
Flagship of Pennsylvania’s Blue Ribbon fleet of streamliners, the Broadway was updated with new lightweight cars in 1949, offering a wider range of sleeping accommodations and improving some services. Many were used on other Pennsylvania trains as well. Signature cars built especially for the Broadway included the View series observation lounges and Harbor series bedroom-lounge cars. Traditional accommodations were offered in 10-6 and 4-4-2 sleepers, while modern Roomette sleepers for the budget-conscious or business traveler, and duplex Sleepers with both single and double bedrooms, were new to the train. Other changes included a new 68-seat dining car paired with a kitchen-dormitory designed to speed service and lower costs. Typical of fast, important trains, the Broadway carried a full Railway Post Office, and the railroad assigned one of its rebuilt heavyweight baggage-mail BM70m cars to the job.
At this time, the Broadway also provided through sleeper service between New York and Los Angeles, so passengers did not need to change trains in Chicago. Through 1954, a Pennsylvania Imperial sleeper (painted two-tone gray to better match Santa Fe equipment) was used. From 1954 to 1957, a Santa Fe Regal series 4-4-2 sleeper (coming in April 2011 from Walthers as #932-9729) was assigned.
Despite its grace and style, the Broadway was no match for airlines, automobiles and the downward spiral of the Pennsylvania itself. Formally discontinued as an all-Pullman Train on December 13, 1967. With coaches and other cars added to the consist, it soldiered on briefly for Penn Central. Amtrak ran a revised and refitted Broadway through September 1995. Some of the original 1949 Broadway cars are now privately owned.
Features:
• Nine New HO Cars - Many used on other PRR Streamliners
• Based on Equipment used 1956-1968
• Factory-Installed & Painted Grab Irons
• Prototypically Tinted Windows
• Authentic Paint, Lettering & Striping
• Car Name & Number Decals as Appropiate
• Superb Details Inside & Out
• Correct Trucks with Turned RP-25 Metal Wheels
• Proto MAX™ Metal Knuckle Couplers
Scale: HO
Price: $64.98 each unless noted*
BM70m Railway Post Office Baggage
August 2011 Delivery*
- Correct 3D-P1 6-wheel Trucks
932-9700 Pennsylvania
932-9701 Undecorated
Budd Inn 21-Roomette Sleeper, Job #9667-024
January 2011 Delivery*
932-9630 Pennsylvania
932-9631 Undecorated
P-S Creek 12 Duplex 4 Bedroom Sleeper, Plan #4130, Lot #6792
$69.98 Each May 2011 Delivery*
932-9670 Pennsylvania
932-9671 Undecorated
P-S Imperial 4-4-2 Sleeper, Plan #9009, Lot #2982
July 2011 Delivery*
932-9690 Pennsylvania
932-9691 Undecorated
P-S Harbor 2 Bedroom Buffet Lounge, Plan #4141, Lot #6792
June 2011 Delivery*
932-9680 Pennsylvania
932-9681 Undecorated
Budd 68-Seat Full Diner #4610, 4614-4622, Job #9666-024
February 2011 Delivery*
932-9640 Pennsylvania
932-9641 Undecorated
Budd Kitchen-Dormitory #4611, 4615-4623, Job #9665-024
March 2011 Delivery*
932-9650 Pennsylvania
932-9651 Undecorated
P-S Rapids 10-6 Sleeper, Plan #4129, Lot #6792
April 2011 Delivery*
- Correct 3D-P1 6-wheel Trucks
932-9660 Pennsylvania
932-9661 Undecorated
P-S View 2 Master Bedroom, 1 Bedroom Buffet Lounge Observation, Plan #4133, Lot #6792
$69.98 Each September 2011 Delivery*
932-9710 Pennsylvania
932-9711 Undecorated
PROTO 2000® EMD E8 Diesels
Fast Facts:Handling the Blue Ribbon Fleet, Pennsy’s 74 E8A units began arriving in 1949 and provided outstanding power and performance for years. Typically run in A-A sets on important trains, when more power was needed an E7B was assigned
Features: Like their prototypes, Walthers Pennsylvania E8A units include Train Phone antenna, an improved air horn replica, nose lift rings and much more. Multiple unit numbers are available on both A and B units, and each is factory-finished in authentic paint, lettering and striping (extending across the portholes per original specifications for these engines) 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
• Available in Sound & DCC or Standard DC Versions
Sound Units Feature:
*Dual Speaker Design
*32mm Diameter Speakers
*Accurate Nathan M3 Horn Sound
E8 A-A Sets
October 2011 Delivery*
$499.98 Sound & DCC
920-41360 #5804A & 5807A
920-41363 #5712A & 5713A
$349.98 Standard DC
920-48360 #5804A & 5807A
920-48363 #5712A & 5713A
E8A Units Only
October 2011 Delivery*
$259.98 Sound & DCC
920-41361 #5803A
920-41364 #5710A
$179.98 Standard DC
920-48361 #5803A
920-48364 #5710A
E7B Units Only
October 2011 Delivery*
$259.98 Sound & DCC
920-41362 #5840B
920-41365 #5848B
$179.98 Standard DC
920-48362 #5840B
920-48365 #5848B
