N Scale 156-0899 Kato USA Precision Models "Chicago" Business Car

Description: FREE SHIPPING. PLEASE READ ENTIRE LISTING BEFORE BUYING,FOR YOUR PROTECTION AND MINE Up for sale is a N Scale 156-0899 Kato USA Precision Models "Chicago" Business Car. In the post-war period, passenger rail service boomed. In order to increase efficiency, the railroads set to replacing their old wood, steel and concrete heavyweight passenger cars with newer lightweight, streamlined cars. The new cars were made from stainless steel, aluminum and Cor-Ten steel. These cars required less motive power to pull and were cheaper to manufacture. Production was also concentrated in a few manufacturers rather than each railroad making its own. This led to standardization which further reduced costs. The new "lightweight" cars were also given "streamlined" designs to make them more visually appealing. Budd, Pullman Standard and ACF were all well known manufacturers of these cars. Budd was well known for their corrugated cars (for which they held a patent).Also known as Private Cars, Business Cars have existed since the early days of railroading. They are generally self-contained with office, meeting room, track inspection, entertainment, dining and sleeping facilities on board for railway officials and their invited guests. Assigned to key railway personnel for the purpose of inspecting track and traveling on company business, these cars were often handled on the rear of a convenient regularly scheduled passenger run. Today, it is not uncommon to see them at the back of an Amtrak or freight train. FREE SHIPPING. Please view all photos as they are part of the item description. I try and list all items as accurately as possible. Any defects, any flaws will be noted in auction with pictures of defects. Please LOOK at ALL pictures and READ listing info before you bid. There is a ZOOM feature for the pictures, USE IT. Look closely at the item. If you don't like what you see, please move on. Item in photo is of the actual item you will receive. I have detailed photos of item for sale. If there's something you would like to see, please ask. Obviously sealed items cannot be shown in detail. I would appreciate payment as soon as you are done purchasing. I understand sometimes it will take time to surf all of the items I have, however please make payment within 48 hours of purchase, If you need longer, let me know. New or used, all items are sold as-is. USPS and Tracking number is used for shipping I try to ship most orders the same day, as long as payment is is received before 1 PM Central time.(Except Weekends & Major Holidays). Make an offer is always on the table. Please check my store for newly posted items. Have questions? Message or email. I will try to answer all of your questions to the best of my ability. Have a problem? Please contact me, I can not fix a problem unless I know there is one. I ship many items each day and sometimes I do make mistakes but I cannot correct it unless I know. Thanks for looking!!

Price: 43 USD

Location: Bald Knob, Arkansas

End Time: 2025-01-11T18:46:26.000Z

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