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Blue Comet Steam Passenger Set at the Very Apex of the Roaring Blue Comet Steam Passenger Set At the very apex of the Roaring Twenties, just months before 1929 stock Sets RailKing R-T-R market crash, the Central of New Jersey Railroad inaugurated its Blue Comet service between Jersey City and Atlantic City. Heading the fast, luxurious trains were the CNJ's nearly-new Baldwin-built 4-6-2 Pacifics. Three locomotives — painted in a beautiful blue livery with gold stripes, carrying the train's name on a bronze plate high on the boiler front, and numbered 831, 832 and 833 — cov- ered The Blue Comet's fast schedule along the Jersey shoreline. The train itself was painted in blue to symbol- ize the sea and sky of the Jersey shore, with a cream window band to represent both the shoreline's pristine sand and a comet streak- ing through the heavens. In a departure from normal railroad practice, the cars carried the train name rather than the railroad name on their letterboards. The rolling stock consisted of coaches and diners trailed by an open-plat- form observation, with each car named for a different comet. The Blue Comet's glorious Baldwin Pacific joins the RailKing Line for 2009, trailed by Jersey Central - Blue Comet Steam Passenger accurately decorated, illuminated Blue Comet R-T-R Train Set cars. Duplicate the drama and excitement of 30-4192-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $349.95 steam-era fast passenger service with this handsome, great-performing set, complete with billowing smoke, smooth operation at Jersey Central O-27 Madison Coach Car any speed from a crawl to full throttle, and 33-6230 $44.95 authentic steam locomotive sounds and Blue Comet arrival and departure announcements. Jersey Central O-27 Madison Diner Car 33-6231 $44.95 Jersey Central - O-27 Madison Combine Car 33-6232 $44.95 18 19 Capitol Limited Steam Passenger Set Chartered in 1827, when trains were a new invention and horses the main form of trans- Sets RailKing R-T-R portation, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was built with one goal in mind: to link East Coast cities and ports with The West — which at that time was everything on the other side of the Allegheny Mountains. As the railroad and the young country grew together, the B&O adopted the slogan "Linking 13 Great States With the Nation." Not as large or well funded as its neighbors to the north, the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central, the B&O competed on innovation and service. Its flag- ship passenger train, the Capitol Limited between New York and Chicago via Washington, was known for personalized service and luxury. A favorite of businessmen and government officials, the Capitol fea- tured onboard secretaries, valets, manicurists, and barbers. Dining car patrons feasted on Chesapeake Bay cuisine served on fine china under crystal chandeliers. Recreate the luxury and excitement of train travel in the steam era with this Capitol Limited set featuring illuminated cars and a B&O 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive with puffing smoke; steam whistle, bell, and other engine Baltimore & Ohio - Capitol Limited Steam sounds; and Capitol Limited arrival and Passenger Set departure announcements. 30-4193-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $349.95 Baltimore & Ohio - O-27 Madison Coach 33-6233 $44.95 Baltimore & Ohio - O-27 Madison Diner 33-6234 $44.95 Baltimore & Ohio - O-27 Madison Combine 33-6235 $44.95 20 21.
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