──FP7A+F7B/Milwaukee Road (Olympian Hiawassa) The most famous transcontinental train
- We will be producing Milwaukee Road FP7A, F7B, and Olympian Hiawassa, which were repainted in Union Pacific colors after 1955.
- Place it next to the previous Olympian Hiawatha (painted in orange and red) released by KATO to recreate the scene when both paint schemes were present during the transitional period.
[FP7]
- The FP7 is a locomotive designed by extending the body of the F7A freight locomotive by 4 feet (about 1.2 m) to provide space for the steam generator water tank.
- Equipped with a passenger towing skirt, cold weather hatches and heating equipment, it can be used to tow passengers even as a single engine.
- The FP7 was only designed for the A unit, as the B unit originally had space for a water tank.
[Olympian Hiawassa]
- One of the most famous transcontinental trains in the United States in the 1950s was the Olympian-Hiawassa of the Milwaukee Road Railroad.
- The Superdome Car, which was the first of its kind in the United States, and the Skytop Lounge Car attached to the end of the train are distinctive vehicles with a unique appearance that completely covers the rear of the passenger car with windows, making them unparalleled among other railroad companies.
- In later years, the orange and red livery was changed to Union Pacific colors.
[The mystery of why the Milwaukee Road is Union Pacific colored!]
- The Union Pacific Railroad, in partnership with the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and the Southern Pacific Railroad, had been operating the luxury long-distance passenger train City Streamliner (City of Los Angeles, etc.) since 1889. However, due to the poor track conditions of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad route, the Union Pacific Railroad entered into an agreement with the Milwaukee Road Railroad in 1955 and began joint operation between Chicago and Omaha.
- The Olympian Hiawassa, which was to be used as a City Streamliner, was repainted in Union Pacific colors instead of orange and red.
- Later, all Olympian-Hiawassa ships were repainted in Union Pacific colors, as the colors were less likely to get dirty and were less expensive to paint than the previous liveries.
[FP7A+F7B Milwaukee Road Post 1955 Scheme]
- Photo by Paul Hunnel
- FP7A and F7B, which were repainted in Union Pacific colors after 1955, are now available.
- FP7A #96A + F7B #96B 2-car set and FP7A #96C sold separately
- Different number fonts are reproduced for car numbers.
- The FP7A is reproduced with two headlights, a skirt for towing passengers, a hatch for cold weather protection, no dynamic brakes, and with SG.
- Features an extended body with an added water tank.
- The F7B is reproduced without dynamic brakes, but with SG.
- The two-car set comes in a decorative box, while the single car comes in a clear case.
[set content]
- FP7A #96C
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