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UP City Trains Poster UnionUnion Pacific...Pacific... DistinctiveDistinctive inin DesignDesign PROTO 2000® UP EMD E8 Diesels | December 2010 • Matching Paint & Lettering • Prototype Details • Sound & DCC or Standard DC A-B Sets 920-41350 #933 & 939B w/Sound & DCC $499.98 920-41353 #937 & 946B w/Sound & DCC $499.98 920-48350 #931 & 933B Standard DC $349.98 920-48353 #938 & 938B Standard DC $349.98 A Units Only B Units Only 920-41351 #930 w/Sound & DCC $259.98 920-41352 #937B w/Sound & DCC $259.98 920-41354 #940 w/Sound & DCC $259.98 920-41355 #948B w/Sound & DCC $259.98 920-48351 #939 Standard DC $179.98 920-48352 #945B Standard DC $179.98 920-48354 #934 Standard DC $179.98 920-48355 #936B Standard DC $179.98 Union Pacific City Cars Surrounded by western lore and breathtaking scenery, travel aboard Union Pacific’s City trains rose to a new level with the arrival of “Astra Dome” cars in the mid-1950s. Riders aboard the great “Domeliners” enjoyed daily service and a view that was second to none between Chicago and points west. And now, modeling these great streamliners is easy, with this exciting series of Walthers models: Imperial… Series 4-4-2 Sleeper P-S Plan #4069H | $64.98 Each | December 2009 932-9490 Union Pacific 932-9491 Undecorated Placid… Series 11 Double-Bedroom Sleeper P-S Plan #4198 | $64.98 Each | January 2010 932-9500 UP 932-9501 Undecorated Ocean… Series 5-5-2 Sleeper P-S Plan #6960 | $64.98 Each | February 2010 932-9510 Union Pacific 932-9511 Undecorated City Series 5 Double Bedroom Buffet Lounge P-S Plan #4199 | $64.98 Each | March 2010 932-9520 Union Pacific 932-9521 Undecorated 44-Seat Coach - #5450-5487 ACF Lot #3812 & 4095 | $64.98 Each | April 2010 932-9530 Union Pacific 932-9531 Undecorated 48-Seat Diner - #4800-4817 ACF Lot #3032 | $64.98 Each | May 2010 932-9540 Union Pacific 932-9541 Undecorated Cafe-Lounge - #5000-5006 ACF Lot #3031 | $64.98 Each | June 2010 Reserve Your First Edition 932-9550 Union Pacific 932-9551 Undecorated † Union Pacific City Streamliner Cars Today! Baggage-Dormitory - #6000-6008 ACF Lot #3029 | $64.98 Each | July 2010 932-9560 Union Pacific 932-9561 Undecorated • Complete Consists for: • Car Name & Number Available Only with City of Los Angeles 1955-60 Decals as Appropriate First Edition Models Baggage - #5631-5663 ACF Lot #3810 (8 Cars) & #4094 (25 Cars) | $64.98 Each | August 2010 City of San Francisco 1955-60 • Certificate of Authenticity 932-9570 Union Pacific 932-9571 Undecorated • Superb Detail Challenger 1955-58 • Special Equipment History Inside & Out • Limited Production First Edition Packaging • Great Starting Point for • Proto MAX™ Metal Complete Train Pacific… Series 10-6 Sleeper Budd Job #9660-039 | $64.98 | August 2010 modeling: Knuckle Couplers Bonus Features 932-9610 Union Pacific City of Portland 1955-59 • Correct Trucks with Reserve one of the complete trains below to receive: City of Denver 1955-59 • UP City Collectable Route Map City of St. Louis 1955, 1958-60s RP-25 Metal Wheels • UP City Timetable Replica Dome-Coach - #7000-7009 ACF Lot #4097 | $74.98 Each | September 2010 Combined City of Los Angeles/ • Limited Time Offer – Order by 11/20/09 to Qualify! 932-9580 Union Pacific 932-9581 Undecorated San Francisco 1960s • Modeler-Applied Wire Combined City of Portland/ Grab Irons City of Los Angeles; Preorder 1 Each: Denver 1959-1960s #932-9570, 9560, 9590, 9600, 9610, 9500, 9520, 9490, 9510 • Matching PROTO 2000 E8 Dome-Diner - #8000-8009 ACF Lot #4098 | $74.98 Each | October 2010 • 14 New HO Models! Diesels City of San Francisco; Preorder 1 Each: 932-9590 Union Pacific 932-9591 Undecorated #932-9570, 9560, 9530, 9550, 9610, 9620, 9490, 9540 • Based on Equipment • Great with MILW used 1942-1971 Yellow & Gray Cars too! The Challenger; Preorder 1 Each: #932-9570, 9560, 9530, 9550, 9580, 9540 American… Series 6-6-4 Sleeper P-S Plan #4099 | $64.98 | October 2010 932-9620 Union Pacific (Unskirted) • Authentic Paint, • First New Car Arrives Lettering & Striping December 2009* Observation-Dome-Lounge - #9000-9014 ACF Lot #4096 | $74.98 Each | November 2010 932-9600 Union Pacific 932-9601 Undecorated PRESORTED ™ FIRST CLASS MAIL WALTHERS U.S. POSTAGE PAID P.O. Box 3039 MILWAUKEE, WI PERMIT #3616 Milwaukee, WI 53201-3039 UPCity Streamliners Now Arriving in HO Scale TM Walthers Newest Name Train is Coming – Open Now for Complete Details! Build Authentic Union Pacific Streamliners for Operation or Display Model the classic UP City fleet from the 50s to the 70s by mixing and matching Walthers newest cars, and matching PROTO 2000® EMD E8 Diesels (most trains were pulled by A-B-B lash-ups). Here are typical consists (actual make-up of each train varied by season and number of cars required daily) for the City trains: City of Los Angeles City of San Francisco The Challenger 932-9570 Baggage 932-9570 Baggage 932-9570 Baggage 932-9560 Baggage-Dormitory 932-9560 Baggage-Dormitory 932-9560 Baggage-Dormitory 932-9530 44-Seat Coach 932-9530 44-Seat Coach 932-9590 Dome-Diner 932-9550 Cafe-Lounge 932-9550 Cafe-Lounge 932-9600 Observation-Dome-Lounge 932-9580 Dome-Coach 932-9610 Pacific… Series 10-6 Sleeper 932-9610 Pacific… Series 10-6 Sleeper 932-9490 Imperial… Series 4-4-2 Sleeper 932-9540 48-Seat Diner 932-9500 Placid… Series 11 Double-Bedroom Sleeper 932-9620 American… Series 6-6-4 Sleeper 932-9520 City Series 5 Double Bedroom Buffet Lounge 932-9490 Imperial… Series 4-4-2 Sleeper 932-9540 48-Seat Diner 932-9510 Ocean… Series 5-5-2 Sleeper Train 1970s The Perfect Starting Point for these City Trains Too! City Combined City of LosCity Angeles/San of Portland #105-106FranciscoCity of Denver1955-591960s #111-112Combined 1955-59 City of Portland/DenverCity of St. Louis 1959-60s #9-10Combined 1955, 1955-60s 932-9490 Portland Imperial… Series 4-4-2 Sleeper 932-9500 C IT Placid…Series 11 Double-Bedroom Sleeper Y O F 932-9510 P OR Ocean… Series 5-5-2 Sleeper TL AND 932-9520 Boise City Series 5 Double Bedroom Buffet Lounge 932-9530 44-Seat Coach CISCO THE CHALLE Chicago 932-9540 AN FRAN NGER TY OF S Ogden C Omaha 48-Seat Diner CI IT Y Des Moines 932-9550 O F Cafe-Lounge S DE San Francisco E NVE L R CITY OF ST. L 932-9560 E OUIS G Baggage-Dormitory N Denver A S St. Louis 932-9570 O L Baggage F O 932-9610 ITY C Pacific… Series 10-6 Sleeper Los Angeles 932-9580 Dome-Coach 932-9590 Dome-Diner 932-9620 American… Series 6-6-4 Sleeper 932-9600 Observation-Dome-Lounge †Wm. K. Walthers, Inc., is a licensed supplier of products bearing Union Pacific trademarks. *Delivery dates and prices shown were accurate at press time; for updates, visit your participating dealer, see the latest Walthers Flyer or visit walthers.com. Sketches shown for illustration purposes only, actual colors and details may vary. ©2009 Wm. K. Walthers, Inc..
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