Description:
Bachmann 13606 72' Heavyweight Combine - Southern Railway #654 (Two-Window Baggage Door)
Developed at the turn of the 20th century, Heavyweight Cars were the first passenger rail vehicles to be constructed using modern industrial materials, with most cars featuring a body comprised of rivetted steel. Improvements included better durability, greater interior comfort, and new wheel designs that dampened rail noise and resulted in a quieter, smoother ride for passengers. Despite these advances, the cars retained certain characteristics derived from their wooden predecessors, such as the iconic clerestory roof design and potbelly stoves in more basic coach cars. Heavyweight Cars could be found operating on just about every railroad in North America until the advent of lighter-weight streamlined equipment in the 1930s. While mostly absent from long-distance trains by the late 1940s, heavyweight designs continued to be used on commuter railroads into the 1970s.
Features:
• Authentic early 20th century designs
• Fully furnished interiors
• Constant amber LED lighting
• Detailed, painted bodies with precision graphics
• Clear windows, including etched lavatory windows
• Separately applied, articulated plastic diaphragms
• Roadname-specific, opening baggage compartment doors
• Car type-specific separately applied details, including roof vents, brake wheels, grab irons, stirrups, railings, and underbody details
• Added weight for optimum tracking
• Kinematic magnetically operated E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers, for operation on tight radius curves
• Upgraded coupler pockets
• Detailed die-cast trucks with see-through sideframes
• Blackened metal wheels with RP25 contours
• Performs best on 22” radius curves or greater
