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RailSmith - 74011 - Passenger Car, Pullman, Diner - Rio Grande - Eagle Canon

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Production TypeAnnounced
Stock Number74011
Original Retail Price$55.00
BrandRailSmith
ManufacturerRailSmith
Body StyleWalthers Passenger Pullman Diner Car
Image Provider's WebsiteLink
PrototypePassenger Car, Pullman, Diner
Road or Company NameRio Grande (Details)
Road or Reporting NumberEagle Canon
Paint Color(s)Yellow & Silver with Black Stripe
Print Color(s)Black
Paint SchemeOne Stripe
Coupler TypeAccuMate Magnetic Knuckle
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileStandard
Announcement Date2023-01-12
Release Date2023-09-01
Item CategoryPassenger Cars
Model TypeLightweight/Streamlined
Model SubtypePullman
Model VarietyDiner
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: The color scheme, known as ‘Grande Gold’ was introduced in 1949, and later simplified to this single (black) stripe version. This car was still on the railroad in 1967 in this ‘one stripe’ scheme, and still had its original skirts! This selection is for the Eagle Canon in this single stripe scheme. A limited production, this is a classic version of this car and as on the prototype, our model has full skirts. The Eagle Canon was originally assigned to the Royal Gorge.
Road Name History:
The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (reporting mark DRGW), often shortened to Rio Grande, D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American Class I railroad company. The railroad started as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line running south from Denver, Colorado in 1870. It served mainly as a transcontinental bridge line between Denver, and Salt Lake City, Utah.

In 1988, the Rio Grande's parent corporation, Rio Grande Industries, purchased Southern Pacific Transportation Company, and as the result of a merger, the larger Southern Pacific Railroad name was chosen for identity. The Rio Grande operated as a separate division of the Southern Pacific, until that company was acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad. Today, most former D&RGW main lines are owned and operated by the Union Pacific while several branch lines are now operated as heritage railways by various companies.

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Brand/Importer Information:
RailSmith is a brand launched by Lowell Smith in 2019. Lowell acquired the toolings from Walthers.

With each release, RailSmith will bring passenger cars from across the spectrum of North America’s railroads, with the goal of building entire trains over a period-of-time. It is our plan to release cars that might be for a specific train, but you can use these cars as you see fit, as did the railroads.

Production plans are grand, but we believe they are also achievable. We do not have the capabilities to release an entire train at once, but being able to focus on one release (two-or-three cars at a time), we can build a train over time.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2023-01-12 15:10:55. Last edited by CNW400 on 2023-01-12 15:12:56

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