More Heavyweight Car for The Dixie Line!

The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway started life 1851, but was controlled by L&N for most of it's existence until the merged into L&N (1957).  Known as a bridge carrier through it's 735 mile route in the south - it was the original Dixie Line railway before L&N adopted the motto. NC&St.L field a variety of passenger trains with heavyweight & lightweight equipment mixed together like it's parent road L&N.  Classic named trains were:  The Dixie Flyer, Dixie Limited, The Dixieland, The Georgian (Nashville to Atlanta), City of Memphis (Nashville to Memphis). NC&St.L No. 960 heavyweight baggage-express car became L&N 1355 sometime after the merged into L&N. This 71'-8" as measured inside were lettered in script font - and in this manner over the baggage doors!  Perfect for your NC&St.L - L&N train. Wheels of Time is happy to present this classic Dixie Line car in N-scale.  Pre-orders due on May 19th.

The Old Reliable and The Dixie Line

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad - The Old Reliable and The Dixie Line (after NC&StL merge) -  served the southeast U.S.  L&N was a latecomer to the streamliner era. So here is your chance to run heavyweight baggage-express cars in your consist! L&N ran joint passenger trains with ACL, C&EI, PRR, SAL, SOU, Wabash to name a few - to bring passengers from the Chicago, Florida, New York markets. L&N heavyweight 70-ft baggage-express cars were built by Pressed Steel Car Company and weighed over 67 tons.  They had 125 of these cars in service by 1958. Some were built with clerestory roof and others were built originally with arched roof + Utility ventilators. Wheels of Time will roll out these N-scale L&N baggage-express cars: one with clerestory and one with arched roof in multiple car numbers. Pre-orders due on May 19th.

The Boilermakers

The Monon Railroad also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway served a number of colleges and universities receiving much passenger traffic from these places. Their 70-ft heavyweight baggage cars were one of the few newly bought passenger cars that were not repurposed from ex-US Army cars. Built by St. Louis Car in 1942, which is late for the heavyweight era, was painted in the striking team colors of Purdue University - hence Boilermakers - and DePauw University. They rode on 4-wheel trucks. Wheels of Time will roll out this classic in fall with pre-orders due on May 19th.

Illinois Central "Death Star"

Okay modern railroad fans, this one is for you! Illinois Central, a frugal railroad, used their old baggage cars for Maintenance-of-Way service. Here's one that was actually painted with the cool stealth looking "Death Star" logo. We hope to do some experimenting in making the roof look rusty too. Pre-orders are due on May 19th.

Photo Inspiration: Martinez-Bencia Bridge on the Cal-P Line

Large civil engineering works such as this Martinez-Benicia Bridge built over the Suisun Bay in 1930 by the Southern Pacific Railroad are awe inspiring. All photos taken from Benicia. First photo is an Amtrak GE P42 deadheading some equipment on a cold afternoon. I wonder why the Surfliner car in Northern Cal. Next two photos are the Eastbound Capitol Corridor No. 533. The last photo a straight on shot of the bridge. Enjoy.