MTH 30-67792 LI 60' VISTA DOME CAR – Your Source for Gaming Essentials* Trains

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This is MTH 30-67792 LI 60′ VISTA DOME CAR. 60′ streamlined ABS full-length vista dome car: Long Island. Vista dome: Lloyd Harbor. As with the diesel revolution that was simultaneously taking place, one of the key players in the changeover to lightweights was not an established industry name, but an upstart new player from the automotive industry: the Budd Company of Philadelphia, a supplier of auto body stampings. In 1928, Edward G. Budd had heard about stainless steel, a lightweight, rustproof metal introduced in 1912 by Krupp of Germany. Budd was the first to grasp the potential of stainless beyond cutlery and novelty items. The key problem was the inability of stainless steel to be fabricated with normal welding techniques. Budd’s chief engineer, Colonel Earl J.W. Ragsdale, spent five years developing the key process needed to make stainless into a viable structural material: the patented Shotweld electric welding process. Beginning with the Burlington’s Pioneer Zephyr of 1934, gleaming Budd-built trains, constructed almost entirely of stainless, helped defi ne the look of the streamlined era to the American public – even on railroads like the Pennsylvania and Norfolk and Western that painted over the stainless with company colors. While other car builders such as Pullman countered with stainless-sheathed steel cars like the Southern Pacifi c’s Daylights, they were forced to use rivets rather than welding for construction. In later years, the result was that Budd cars lasted almost indefi nitely, while the stainless-sheathed imitators were plagued with out-of-sight rusting under the sheathing. RailKing Passenger Cars are available in the popular 60′ Streamlined and Madison style bodies. Configured in 4-car, 2-car and single-car configurations, each type features car interior detail, overhead interior lighting, end-of-car diaphragms and intricate under-car detail. All configurations are mounted atop die-cast metal 4 or 6-wheel trucks with operating metal couplers, metal wheels and metal axles. Designed to bring authenticity and smooth performing operation to any O Gauge layout, modelers will find no finer O Gauge value than RailKing Passenger Cars. Its key features are: Durable ABS intricately detailed bodies Metal wheels and axles Overhead interior lighting Die-cast 4-wheel trucks Operating die-cast metal couplers Colorful, attractive paint schemes End-of-car diaphragms Fast-angle wheel sets Needle-point axles Detailed car interiors Unit measures: 16 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 3 13/16 Operates on O-31 curves

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 30-67792

Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Passenger Cars

The Trainz SKU for this item is P12083910.

Trainz Product Id: 12083910