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Southern Pacific
Passenger Trains
Solomon. Well into the 1950s,
Southern Pacific’s fleet of passenger
trains was the preferred
mode of travel along the West
Coast and in the Southwest. This
heavily illustrated book examines
the motive power (from semistreamlined
GS-4s to snoot-nosed PA1s) and rolling
stock used in those regions, showing you rich images
captured from Portland to southern California and
from the southwest desert to Texas and New Orleans.
160 pages, 150 color and B&W photos, 8½"x 11",
hardcover......#R03211AA Reg: $ 36.95 Now: $ 18.45
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Daylight
Reflections
Volume One: From
Daylight to Starlight
Huxtable. This wonderfully
illustrated book
– signed by the author! –
covers Southern Pacific’s
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vaunted Daylight passenger trains during the apex of
their career from 1922 to 1949. You’ll view the legendary
motive power and specialized cars, explore
the routes, witness the transition from steam to diesel,
and more. 152 pages, 240 color and B&W photographs
and illustrations, 11¾"x 9¼", hardcover.
#R02960A Reg: $ 99.95
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“The Most Beautiful in
the World” Metal Sign
Wearing a Daylight paint
scheme, famous Southern
Pacific Class GS-4 #4449 has
met its match for the title of
“The Most Beautiful in the
World.” Hand distressed to create
the look and feel of aged
metal and paint, this 24-gauge
steel sign measures 12"x 18"
and includes mounting
holes.......#R66660AA $ 19.95
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Daylight Combo
This program offers you two documentaries,
each featuring the famous
Daylight #4449. World’s Fair Daylight
takes you for a cab ride aboard #4449
as she sprints across Arizona and New
Mexico and then follows the engine
across California with its 13-car consist. By Daylight
to the Fair follows #4449 from Portland to the
World’s Fair in New Orleans. You’ll enjoy exciting
pacing and on-board footage and share the festivities
that greeted the train at each stop.
2 hrs. 45 min...#RV6319B Reg: $ 29.95 Now: $ 9.95
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Daylight
Freedom Special
In 2002, Southern Pacific
Daylight #4449 – a GS-4 repainted
in the red, white and blue she wore
during her 1975-76 Freedom Train
tours – returned to the rails for a twoday
excursion through the Columbia River Gorge
and the Deschutes River Canyon. This program
takes you trackside to view that excursion, showing
you fantastic pacing sequences, high bridge crossings,
and a segment on the Daylight in all her different
liveries. 1 hr. 25 min.
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Daylight #99 at Gaviota
John Winfield. Southern Pacific 4-8-4 #4449 leads the
westbound Coast Daylight passenger train – which ran
between Los Angeles and San Francisco – along the
bluffs at Gaviota, California. 24"x 18" print is
signed and numbered by the artist.....#R78207B $ 39.95
GS-4 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive
This premium quality, O scale model of a Southern
Pacific GS-4-class 4-8-4 Daylight features a die cast
metal locomotive with a True Blast II digitally recorded
whistle
and bell,
a working
headlight
and
smoke
unit, a powerful
motor with a flywheel,
8-wheel drive with two
traction tires, and separately applied
detail parts; a 12-wheel tender with a water
scoop; an authentic Southern Pacific Daylight paint
scheme; and more. Measures 22" long and arrives ready
to run on O-31 or gentler curves................................#R97721B $ 399
GS-4 4-8-4 Daylight Steam Locomotive
DCC-equipped for speed, direction
and lighting, this HO scale model features
a powerful motor, a finely molded
body, a die cast metal chassis,
detail parts such as wire railings and
coupler cut levers, working head and
backup lights, a realistic tender, an
HO Scale American Freedom.......................................#R90177C
authentic Southern Pacific Daylight paint
scheme, and more. 15½" long.
#R93544D Reg: $ 195 Now: $ 165 each
85' Smooth-Side, Full-Dome
Passenger Car
This pre-wired, HO scale model of a full-dome lounge
car features etched body panel lines, a full-length
dome with windows, a complete interior with operational
lighting, realistic diaphragms, a detailed underframe,
added weight for smooth tracking, an authentic
Southern Pacific Daylight paint scheme, and
more. 11¾" long..............................#R94210C $ 34.95
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F7A/B Diesel
Locomotive Set
This HO scale set – which
includes powered A- and
unpowered B-units – will
be a standout on the point
of your Southern Pacific
trains! The A-unit features a powerful motor with a flywheel, glazed cab and porthole windows, a working headlight,
and 8-wheel drive; both units feature finely cast body panels and trucks, an authentic Southern
Pacific Daylight paint scheme, and more. 14" long.....................................................................#R00964D $ 89.95
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“I’ll Hold You in My
Dreams” Jigsaw Puzzle
William Phillips. Before boarding the
Southern Pacific Daylight passenger
train bound for San Francisco, a
young pilot going off to war says
goodbye to his girl at the Santa Barbara
depot in 1944. 1,000-piece puzzle measures
34"x 16" when assembled...............#R06949B $ 14.95