Monday, February 13, 2012

Missouri Pacific 70' Streamliner Observation Car #750


MODEL INFORMATION
Company: MTH
Product #: 20-6567
Gauge: Standard O
First Cataloged: 2000 volume 3 Premier
Trucks: Die-cast
Couplers: Operating
Min Curve: O-42
Notes: MTH Premier Line. Part of a 5 car set with 3 additional cars available. Metal wheels and axles. Overhead interior lighting. Detailed interior (chairs, tables, etc). Separate metal handrails. Fast-angle wheel sets. Needle-point axles. Detailed undercarriage. A nice scale model with decent detail but not a ton. Adding painted mth figures will add a lot to it.
Product Website

PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Builder: ACF (American Car and Foundry)
Era: 1940 - 1962
Primary Use: Observation/Parlor Car
Notes: Number 750 is listed on the MOPAC Historical Society's website as being a "Parlor Car" or "Parlor-Observation Car" built in 1940 and retired in 1962.  It was part of the "Missouri River Eagle" train, which was inaugurated March 10, 1940 between St. Louis and Omaha.
Missouri Pacific Historical Society - "Passenger Operations"