Item 6-51008

THE BURLINGTON PIONEER ZEPHYR

 

  • We don't know how to rate the rarity of this set. All we can tell you is what we know, and that is that the catalog price was $ 1099, and we had very few advance orders (less than 10% of normal). When it was released by Lionel we couldn't get any extras either
  • With its fluted stainless-steel sides, the Pioneer Zephyr ushered in the streamlined age
  • After its debut in 1934, the articulated train became the showpiece of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad and routinely cruieed at over 80 miles per hour
  • Recently refurbished, the Pioneer Zephyr now resides at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
  • The Lionel model is a sight to behold as it effortlessly moves down the track. It is crafted almost entirely of die-cast metal with interior detailing inside each car
  • Customized RailSounds effects even capture the unique rumbling of the 600 horsepower Winton diesel engine.
  • Opeates with TMCC or conventional transformer control and equipped with Odyssey speed control (with on/off switch>
  • RailSounds sound system, crew talk and TowerCom
  • Operating headlight on locomotive and rear light on observation car
  • Realistic articulation between cars
  • Dual maintenance free motors with flywheels
  • Fan driven smoke unit emits exhaust from four stacks
  • Interior lighting in each car, train crew and passenger figures
  • Minimum 72 inch radius, length 49 1/4 inches
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