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#932-9200 - 52-Seat Coach #498 Series
Nov 2007 delivery

 



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#932-9205 - 30-Seat Parlor "...Valley" Series #190-197
Dec 2007 Delivery

 



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#932-9202 - Express Car #1 w/Conductor's Window #1330-36
January 2008 Delivery

 



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#932-9208 - Coach #535 Series
February 2008 Delivery

 



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#932-9201 - Railway Post Office #2152/2153
March 2008 Delivery

 



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#932-9209 - Express Car #2
April 2008 Delivery

 



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#932-9203 - 48-Seat Diner #115-120
May 2008 Delivery

 



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#932-9204 - 26-Seat Tap Lounge #172-173
June 2008 Delivery

 



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#932-9206 - Skytop Lounge "...Rapids" Series #186-189
July 2008 Delivery

 



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#932-9207 - Pullman-Standard Super Dome #50-59
August 2008 Delivery

 



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#920-40950 - E-8 P2K A-A units
August 2008 Delivery

 



#920-40953 - E-8 P2K A unit
August 2008 Delivery

 



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Rapido model trains, as well as other Milwaukee Road equipment not currently produced by Walthers.

 

Features:

  • 10 Authentic Milwaukee Road Cars
  • Upgraded PROTO 2000 E7 Diesels
  • Completely New HO Scale Models
  • Based on 1955 "Twin Cities Hiawatha"
  • Correct 8' Wheelbase Nystrom Trucks (GSC 6-Wheel Trucks on Superdome)
  • Car Name & Number Decals
  • Superb Detail Inside & Out
  • Authentic Laser-Sharp Paint & Lettering
  • Diecast PROTO Max(TM) Knuckle Couplers
  • Produced Especially for Walthers 75th Anniversary
  • First Car Arrives November 2007

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    Background Information from Walthers:

    From 1935 on, the name Hiawatha symbolized the fastest and best the Milwaukee Road had to offer. As the original Chicago-Minneapolis trains grew in popularity, the road built all-new Hiawatha streamliners to serve Midwestern and Pacific Northwest destinations.

    The entire fleet was refitted in 1948 with 153 new lightweight cars and in 1952, the Milwaukee revolutionized its luxury service with full-length Super Dome cars.

    Now, these great trains are rolling once again, as Walthers celebrates its 75th Anniversary with a complete series of Hiawatha equipment in HO Scale.

    Based on a typical Twin Cities Hiawatha consist of 1955, this amazing new collection features 10 authentic Milwaukee cars, including two different coaches, a parlor, tap-lounge, diner, Railway Post Office, two styles of express cars, and the signature Skytop and Super Dome cars. Available for the first time in plastic with all the standard features of Walthers passenger cars, they're handsomely painted and lettered, and include number and name decals to model a complete consist.

    To meet blistering schedules, you can power your Hiawatha just like the Milwaukee, with new PROTO 2000 EMD E7 A-A Diesels. With superb prototype-specific detailing, accurate bulldog nose, 14-1 gearing and much more, they're the ideal choice to lead your new train.

    PLEASE NOTE: As these cars are the correct prototype length and feature full underbody detail to match the prototypes, a minimum 24" radius is recommended for operation.


    Modeler's note, that these are listed as 1955, but in the 1952 color scheme. This is probably in order to justify the Milwaukee-specific Nystrom 8' trucks which were Milwaukee designed and very smooth riding, but rather maintenance-intensive in practice so they never caught on with other railroads.

     
     



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    #933-2943 - Milwaukee Station & Trainshed
    November 2007 Delivery

     



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    #933-2944 - 8-Sided Watch Tower
    October 2007 Delivery

     



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    #933-2949 - Trainshed
    December 2007 Delivery

     



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    #933-2950 - Freight Office & Freight Depot
    March 2008 Delivery

     



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    #933-2953 - Freight Office
    March 2008 Delivery

     



    #933-2954 - Freight Depot
    March 2008 Delivery