HO CB&Q Sleeper #423/Silver Point
Features
Plastic (ABS) Construction with Nickel Finish
Authentic design, paint, and color schemes
Complete detailed interior
Baggage cars do not have any interior lighting
Tinted windows where applicable
Operating sprung diaphragms
- Many
separate applied details including grab irons, antenna, etc.
Prototypical accuracy
Full electrical pick-up for consistency in lighting
Magnetic knuckle couplers- Will
operate on Code 83 and 100 rail
Recommended minimum radius: 22 in.
The route of
the California Zephyr covered 2,525 miles and took an average of two
and a half days to complete. The CB&Q handled the train from
Chicago to Denver, Colorado, where it was then handed over to the
D&RGW. The D&RGW would then handle it until reaching
Salt Lake City, Utah, where it would be taken over by the WP for its
final leg into California. Scheduling intentionally placed the trains
in the grandeur of the Feather River and Rocky mountains during
daylight hours, while the Nevada deserts and plains states were crossed
at night. This practice allowed passengers the most breath-taking views
of the route during the day time. Each railroad contributed cars to the
CZ, lettered for the participating roads. Even the Pennsylvania
contributed a sleeping car, which we will also make available.
The California
Zephyr was the train that became known as the “Silver Lady.” The CZ was
the grandest–and thus the most famous–way to reach the Golden State
and the west. Join Broadway Limited Imports, as we remember one of the
all-time premier trains with our upcoming HO Scale models, which will
include the stainless steel cars and locomotives, all decorated and
complete with interior detail, lighting, underbody appliances plus of
course our now famous sound-equipped locomotives. BLI’s
Zephyrs are the most desirable California Zephyrs ever produced.
**Specifications
on this page subject to change.
