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Kato USA - XCNWCAB - Passenger, Lightweight, Pullman, Coach, Bi-Level - Chicago & North Western - 154

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N Scale - Kato USA - XCNWCAB - Passenger, Lightweight, Pullman, Coach, Bi-Level - Chicago & North Western - 154
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Stock NumberXCNWCAB
Original Retail Price$45.00
BrandKato USA
ManufacturerKato
Body StyleKato Passenger Car Pullman Coach
PrototypePassenger, Lightweight, Pullman, Coach, Bi-Level
Road or Company NameChicago & North Western (Details)
Road or Reporting Number154
Paint Color(s)Green & Yellow
Print Color(s)Yellow
Coupler TypeKato Operating Knuckle
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Kit ComplexityModerate Skills
Kit Material(s)Injection Molded Plastic
Announcement Date2019-06-07
Release Date2019-12-01
Item CategoryPassenger Cars
Model TypeLightweight/Streamlined
Model SubtypePullman Smoothside
Model VarietyCoach, Bi-Level, Kit
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: N C&NW Pullman Bi-Level Cab-Coach Parts Kit This will be a complete parts kit that can be assembled into a fully painted and numbered C&NW Cab-Coach, complete with working head and tail lights
Road Name History:
The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (reporting mark CNW) was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s.

Until 1972, when the company was sold to its employees, it was named the Chicago and North Western Railway. The C&NW became one of the longest railroads in the United States as a result of mergers with other railroads, such as the Chicago Great Western Railway, Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway and others.

By 1995, track sales and abandonment had reduced the total mileage back to about 5,000. The majority of the abandoned and sold lines were lightly trafficked branches in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Large line sales, such as those that resulted in the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad further helped reduce the railroad to a mainline core with several regional feeders and branches.

The company was purchased by Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in April 1995 and ceased to exist.
Brand/Importer Information:
KATO U.S.A. was established in 1986, with the first U.S. locomotive model (the GP38-2, in N-Scale) released in 1987. Since that time, KATO has come to be known as one of the leading manufacturers of precision railroad products for the modeling community. KATO's parent company, Sekisui Kinzoku Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

In addition to producing ready-to-run HO and N scale models that are universally hailed for their high level of detail, craftsmanship and operation, KATO also manufactures UNITRACK. UNITRACK is the finest rail & roadbed modular track system available to modelers today. With the track and roadbed integrated into a single piece, UNITRACK features a nickel-silver rail and a realistic-looking roadbed. Patented UNIJOINERS allow sections to be snapped together quickly and securely, time after time if necessary.

The Kato U.S.A. office and warehouse facility is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. All research & development of new North American products is performed here, in addition to the sales and distribution of merchandise to a vast network of wholesale representatives and retail dealers. Models requiring service sent in by hobbyists are usually attended to at this location as well. The manufacturing of all KATO products is performed in Japan.

Supporters of KATO should note that there is currently no showroom or operating exhibit of models at the Schaumburg facility. Furthermore, model parts are the only merchandise sold directly to consumers. (Please view the Parts Catalog of this website for more specific information.)
Item created by: CNW400 on 2019-06-12 08:34:03. Last edited by CNW400 on 2020-10-02 11:48:18

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