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AZL - 72222 - Passenger Car, Lightweight, Pullman - Santa Fe - 11-Car Set

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BrandAZL
Stock Number72222
Original Retail Price$720.00
ManufacturerAZL
Body StyleAZL Passenger Lightweight Set
Prototype VehiclePassenger Car, Lightweight, Pullman (Details)
Road or Company NameSanta Fe (Details)
Road or Reporting Number11-Car Set
Paint Color(s)Silver
Print Color(s)Black
Paint SchemeEl Capitan
Coupler TypeAZL AutoLatch
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
MultipackYes
Multipack Count11
Multipack ID Number72222
Release Date2022-01-01
Item CategoryPassenger Car
Model TypeLightweight
Model SubtypePullman
RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era III: Transition (1939 - 1957)



Specific Item Information: 11-Car Set: 3457, 3479, 534, 713, 707, 579, 651, 721, 703, 708, 536
Prototype History:
In the post-war period, passenger rail service boomed. In order to increase efficiency, the railroads set to replacing their old wood, steel and concrete heavyweight passenger cars with newer lightweight, streamlined cars. The new cars were made from stainless steel, aluminum and Cor-Ten steel. These cars required less motive power to pull and were cheaper to manufacture. Production was also concentrated in a few manufacturers rather than each railroad making its own. This led to standardization which further reduced costs. The new "lightweight" cars were also given "streamlined" designs to make them more visually appealing. Budd, Pullman Standard and ACF were all well known manufacturers of these cars.

The Pullman Standard company successfully transitioned from the production of traditional heavyweight passenger cars to the new streamlined models.
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.

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Brand/Importer Information:
AZL is the leader in North American Z scale locomotives and rolling stock. Since 2000, AZL has released a vast variety of freight, passenger and locomotives. AZL continues to push the boundaries of Z scale with amazing details and incredible performance. No matter if you are looking to run steam, or the most modern diesels, AZL has something for you.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2022-01-03 09:19:07

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