paint schemes made these trains bigger than life to any child and probably most adults, as well. Inside the train it was more comfortable than most peoples’ homes, warm and cozy in the winter and cool in the summer. Riding in comfort is what these trains were all about. All of this seems to have been lost in
the transition from train to automotive and air travel. I can’t remember the last time I left the airport thinking, “Wow, I wish that flight was a few hours longer!” Fortunately, we can hang onto the good memories of traveling by train from years ago through models like these from Broadway Limited Imports. Broadway Limited Imports has of-
fered cars for two very familiar South- ern Pacific trains, the Morning Day- light and the Coast Daylight. The Morning Daylight is the pre-war, 1941 version of the train. Parlor observation car No. 2954 is the object of this re- view. Broadway Limited claims to have spent nearly three years re- searching this train in order to provide an accurate model. That fact shows clearly, as I could not find a dimension that was wrong or a detail that was out of place. This car matches up to all photos I was able to find and is exactly what I would expect from a model of this caliber. My first impression upon opening
the box was that this car seemed dif- ferent from most models of lightweight streamlined cars. There is a good rea- son for that. The underbody detail is all represented faithfully. Seeing all of the HVAC, electrical, plumbing and airbrake equipment hanging under- neath the floor of the car really adds to the appearance of the car. Most of this
equipment is normally largely ignored or incorrectly modeled. BLI has placed everything where it needs to be. The result is a car that has “visual mass.” My attention initially shifted to the
trucks. They are nicely molded and are fine representations of the trucks that this car rode on. The axle ends rest in metal cups which not only help the car roll well but also allows near flicker- less lighting inside the car. I am al- ways happy to see a manufacturer avoid the old standby method of using wipers on the axles for electrical con- ductivity. The body of the car is well sculpted
and all of the lines are cleanly molded to create precise forms. I really like how the windows are treated. The fit is nearly flush with the outside surface of the car and very fine window trim is painted in silver to the edge of the win- dow. The rooftop antenna is very thin plastic which looks a tad fragile, but I think that most owners of these cars would handle them with care anyway. Grab irons are stainless steel wire and add to the high level of detail. The “flat” end of the car features a full- width diaphragm which is non-opera- tional. Inside that space is a nicely modeled safety gate and end door. There is a nice, thin coupler cut lever there as well. The interior of this car is almost as
nice as the exterior detail, even to the chairs having cloth head liners mod- eled on the headrest. There are multi- ple colors throughout the interior rather than the usual molded, one-col- or interior detail. The layout is correct and well modeled, and the windows even have a shade painted near the up-
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Two New ELHS Exclusives
MAITLAND TOWER HO
Maitland Tower
Erie Crossing Shanty
The Maitland Tower kit builds into a model of the tower's initial configuration and can be modified to represent a number of other Erie west end towers. Maitland also broke up the block between Glen Echo and Cold Springs on the Dayton Branch and was used by the DT&I to issue trains orders. This served to extend the tower life more than anything else and remained in service well into the Conrail years. Crossing Shanty not included
Member price $5200
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Non-member price $6500
ERIE CROSSING SHANTY
This kit builds into a model representing crossing shanties located throughout the Erie west end.
Member price $1400
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Non-member price $1750
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HO $5000 N
Member price $3800 (US Funds Only)
$8.95 s&h Books from
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Erie Steam Locomotive Diagram Book Book No. 2 (1944)
Erie Passenger Equipment Diagram Book Book No. 76, May 1952
DL&W Locomotive Classificaton Diagram Book Revised July 1st 1939
DL&W Classification of Freight Equipment Corrected to May 1, 1952
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information. Separate check please. Send to: ELHS c/o Randy Dettmer, 290 W. Prospect St., Hudson, OH 44236
RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN 83
$32.00 $24.00 $30.00 $21.00
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Erie Waldwick Interlocking Tower HO & N plus
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Non-member price HO $6500 $4800
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