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Micro-Trains - 985 52 605 - Passenger Car, Lightweight, Budd, Sleeper 10-6 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey - 139

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Stock Number985 52 605
BrandMicro-Trains
ManufacturerCon-Cor
Body StyleCon-Cor Passenger Smoothside 85 Foot Sleeper
Prototype VehiclePassenger Car, Lightweight, Budd, Sleeper 10-6 (Details)
Road or Company NameRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey (Details)
Reporting MarksRBBX
Road or Reporting Number139
Paint Color(s)White
Print Color(s)Red
Coupler TypeMT Magne-Matic Knuckle
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeInjection Molded Plastic
Wheel ProfileStandard
Multipack ID Number993 00 051
Multipack Element2
Series NameRunner Pack
Series Release/Issue Number51
Release Date2011-05-01
Item CategoryPassenger Cars
Model TypeLightweight/Streamlined
Model SubtypeBudd
Model VarietySmoothside 72 Foot Baggage Car
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era V: Modern Diesel (1979 - Present)



Model Information: This model has been around for a while. The originals were produced by Kato Japan operating as Sekisui Kinzoku. Later versions were made in China. The models are based on prototypes from the late 1950's and reasonably accurate though somewhat "generic". As of 2016, these have been produced in 40 road names across 7 different varieties for a total of 280 cars. Each road name has a Baggage-Mail, Baggage, Coach, Sleeper, Dome, Diner and Observation variety

The models are currently available in both Micro-Trains Magnetmatic? couplers as well as Con-Cor's "Rigid Face" couplers. They are fully assembled "RTR" models with detailed interiors, and add-on lighting kits are separately available.
Prototype History:
Budd was one of the leading producers of lightweight streamlined passenger cars during the postwar period. The corrugated design permitted extra strength to the car sides. Budd built many different designs such as sleepers, coaches, dome cars and diners. The cars were built from stainless steel.

The most popular of the sleeper designs was the 10-6 configuration. This means that the car had 6 double bedrooms and six roomettes. The smaller roomette is a dual purpose room (typically 4' by 6') with two facing seats. These can be reconfigured to form a bed, while a second bed can be folded down from the ceiling. The larger double bedroom was closer to 7' by 7' and also can be reconfigured for daytime or sleeping use.
Road Name History:
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was an American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show on Earth. It and its predecessor shows ran from 1871 to 2017. Known as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, the circus started in 1919 when the Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth, a circus created by P. T. Barnum and James Anthony Bailey, was merged with the Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows. The Ringling brothers had purchased Barnum & Bailey Ltd. following Bailey's death in 1906, but ran the circuses separately until they were merged in 1919.

From Wikipedia
Brand/Importer Information: Micro-Trains is the brand name used by both Kadee Quality Products and Micro-Trains Line. For a history of the relationship between the brand and the two companies, please consult our Micro-Trains Collector's Guide.
Item created by: gdm on 2016-01-15 14:43:56. Last edited by George on 2024-01-26 20:28:53

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