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N Scale - Bachmann - 81465-Custom-2-A - Railcar, Gas-Electric, Doodlebug - Santa Fe - M.117 Image Courtesy of Klaus Nahr
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Production TypeCustom
Stock Number81465-Custom-2-A
BrandBachmann
ManufacturerBachmann
Body StyleBachmann Gas Electric Doodlebug
Prototype VehicleRailcar, Gas-Electric, Doodlebug (Details)
Road or Company NameSanta Fe (Details)
Road or Reporting NumberM.117
Paint Color(s)Pullman Green, Yellow, Red
Print Color(s)Yellow
Paint SchemeWarbonnet
Coupler TypeE-Z Mate Mark II Magnetic Knuckle
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Multipack ID Number81465-Custom-2
Multipack Element1
Series NameSpectrum
DCC ReadinessDC/DCC Dual Mode Decoder
Release Date2011-11-01
Item CategoryPassenger Trains
Model TypeGas-Electric
Model SubtypeDoodlebug
Model VarietyEMC With Trailer Coach Car
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraEU Epoch II (1920 - 1945)
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: Custom Santa Fe painting and lettering. Comes as standard with interior light (always on).
Series Information: Spectrum is a line of higher quality models introduced by Bachmann in the 1990's.
Model Information: Originally released in 1998 as a single car DC model with a Rapido coupler, the DCC decoder versions that were released in 2011 are fitted with E-Z-Mate Mark II operating knuckle couplers and are accompanied by a 72 foot heavyweight trailer coach car.
Prototype History:
In 1923 the Electro-Motive Company began production of self-propelled railcars, subcontracting bodies to the St. Louis Car Company, prime movers to the Winton Engine Company, and electrical equipment to General Electric.

Commonly called Doodlebugs, self-propelled passenger cars (gas-electrics) with gasoline engines that spun generators, which in turn provided electricity to the traction motors that turned the wheels were popular with American railroads in the early part of the 20th century. Thrifty to operate on lightly traveled local and regional lines, with their forward baggage sections, Doodlebugs provided economical mail and passenger service. Although they were more often used singly, Doodlebugs sometimes pulled trailer cars when additional capacity was needed.
Road Name History:
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. Chartered in February 1859, the railroad reached the Kansas-Colorado border in 1873 and Pueblo, Colorado, in 1876. To create a demand for its services, the railroad set up real estate offices and sold farm land from the land grants that it was awarded by Congress. Despite the name, its main line never served Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the terrain was too difficult; the town ultimately was reached by a branch line from Lamy.

The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport, an enterprise that (at one time or another) included a tugboat fleet and an airline (the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway). Its bus line extended passenger transportation to areas not accessible by rail, and ferryboats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys to the Pacific Ocean. The ATSF was the subject of a popular song, Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer's "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe", written for the film, The Harvey Girls (1946).

The railroad officially ceased operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway.

Read more on Wikipedia.
Brand/Importer Information:
Bachmann Industries (Bachmann Brothers, Inc.) is a Bermuda registered Chinese owned company, globally headquartered in Hong Kong; specializing in model railroading.

Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the home of its North American headquarters, Bachmann is today part of the Kader group, who model products are made at a Chinese Government joint-venture plant in Dongguan, China. Bachmann's brand is the largest seller, in terms of volume, of model trains in the world. Bachmann primarily specializes in entry level train sets, and premium offerings in many scales. The Spectrum line is the high quality, model railroad product line, offered in N, HO, Large Scale, On30, and Williams O gauge all aimed for the hobbyist market. Bachmann is the producer of the famous railroad village product line known as "Plasticville." The turnover for Bachmann model trains for the year ended 31 December 2006 was approximately $46.87 million, a slight increase of 3.36% as compared to 2005.
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Item created by: klausnahr on 2021-10-30 06:38:58. Last edited by klausnahr on 2022-01-02 12:38:17

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