Product Description

[Explanation]
- The Union Pacific (UP) is the largest railroad in the United States and dates back to the 1860s.
- Historic locomotives and rolling stock are kept in working condition and used for holiday events and special trips.
- For these excursion groups, when inviting the general public to ride on UP's preserved carriages, imposing locomotives such as FEF-3 #844 are used as [living legends] UP's SD70Ace locomotives. It is one of the opportunities to show the history of railways to railway fans young and old by connecting with modern diesel locomotives such as.
- Many of the UP's preserved cars are in museums with exhibits and memorabilia about the history of the UP, and a 1962 baggage car [Promontory] was also added for excursion trains.
- A particularly extensively modified vehicle is a former employee's bedroom car, which has been stripped of its interior and fitted with a diesel generator to supply the excursion train with passenger train service power when hauled by a steam locomotive. It has been reborn as a power supply car that can
- Other vehicles are preserved along with Pullman cars and ACF luxury coaches. UP continues to exhibit and support railways, and continues to protect the history of UP passenger cars.

[Product introduction]
- FEF-3, a large passenger steam locomotive of the American giant railroad company Union Pacific Railroad.
-The dynamic preservation machine #844 is currently based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and is active in pulling event trains.
- The excursion train is used during the event train run. Railway passenger transport in the 1950s It consists of 7 cars that have been remodeled and preserved from the glamorous days of passenger cars, transporting human resources and equipment necessary for operation support, museum cars introducing Union Pacific Railway, power supply cars, and At the end of the line is a passenger car with an observation deck called a business car.
-At the same time, we also commercialized a tank car called a water tender, which carries the water that is essential for the operation of the steam locomotive. It is an indispensable vehicle for FEF's long-distance operation.
- KATO will commercialize the active machine FEF-3 #844, which was highly requested in the United States, along with the excursion train organization and water tender. Please look forward to the commercialization of a large passenger steam locomotive following the GS-4.

[Product Features]
- The Excursion Train is a 7-car set of passenger cars, and newly produced power car (power supply car) and business car (observation car).
- Combine with existing dome cars and seat cars (coaches) to reproduce a 7-car operation support train.
* Excursion means excursions, tours, and fun excursions.
- FEF steam locomotive and excursion train are in a cosmetic box.
- UP Mobile Museum #5779 beautifully reproduces the Stars and Stripes painted on the side of the car body
- Tail lights on
- 2 UP Water Tenders can be stored in the vanity case
- Knuckle coupler standard equipment

[set content]
- 1 Power Car
- 1 Crew Sleeper
- 1 Museum Car
- 1 Dome Coach
- Coach 1 car
- 1 Dome Diner
- 1 Businiss Car
- 14 coupler pins

[Characteristics of each vehicle]
- Museum Car #5779 [Promontory]:
・The exterior of the 1962 baggage car [Promontory] car number 5779 has been modified, decorated with a large American flag that is easily recognizable in the formation of the excursion train, and the interior is decorated with various Union Pacific (UP) memorabilia. It has been converted into a museum for use on excursion trains.
- Power Car #207:
Originally a baggage car and dining car/employee dorm car, it was converted into a steam-powered car to provide steam and heat to trains previously relied on steam locomotives.
- It has since been refurbished and a diesel generator was installed to power the trains and is now used to power the steam hauled excursion trains.
- Business Car #119 [Kenefic]:
- Named after John Cooper Kennefick, president of UP from 1971 to 1983, the Kennefick is a Pullman business car used on excursion trains and a heritage vehicle of UP9 One of the two. It is a special pleasure for railway fans to touch these cars as a place for luxurious meals and sleeping quarters during special events.

[Organization example]
Big Boy #4014 + 2 Water Tenders + EMD SD70M #4015 + Excursion Train 7-Car Set

[Related optional parts]
- Interior light: 11-211 (11-212) LED interior light clear (6 cars), 11-213 (11-214) LED interior light clear light bulb color (6 cars)


Item Size/Weight : 33.5 x 26.6 x 2.6 cm / 518g

Product Specifications

Item series

Passenger Car

Organization

Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Region

North America

Item code

10-706-4

JAN code

4949727662466

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