Preorder Atlas O 3001955 Spring Atlas 3001955 Milwaukee Road 4 car set Premier O Streamlined Pasenger Cars – 4 Car Sets #Maroon/Orange/Gray

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Atlas 3001955 Milwaukee Road 4 car set Premier O Streamlined Pasenger Cars – 4 Car Sets #Maroon/Orange/Gray 579.95
The 1930’s ushered in a “sea change” in the concept of passenger car design. As the United States was striving to come out of the Great Depression,images of renewed power and progress became those of speed, technical innovation, and forward motion exemplified by the Streamline Moderne schoolof industrial design. Aerodynamic shapes such as horizonal fluting and rounded or curved surfaces made of smooth, bright materials such as welded andpolished stainless steel began to replace the staid and solid concepts that had governed passenger car designs since the turn of the century. While safe,smooth riding, and often quite luxurious, the riveted side framing and cover plates and massive steel underframes (supporting a floor of poured concrete inmost cases) could cause a typical “Heavyweight” passenger car to weigh as much as 1 ton per linear foot!
The ”Streamliners”, by contrast, eliminated heavy underframes and adopted methods of construction where the entire car body and roof contributed to thestructural integrity – much the same as what is now referred to as “unibody” construction. The use of lighter materials both inside and out also contributedto these cars weighing as much as 20-25 tons less than that of a comparable heavyweight. Gleaming aluminum fixtures, cut and frosted glass, and evendecorative celluloids replaced the dark woods and veneers and heavy cast iron and brass fittings heretofore common to car interiors – further reducingweight and contributing to a modern, glamourous style which was readily accepted by the traveling public. The lighter designs proved to be much moreeconomical as well and were adopted by Pullman-Standard and a newcomer to passenger car design – the Budd Company of Philadelphia.
Features:
• Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Bodies
• Stamped Metal Floors
• Detailed Car Undercarriage
• Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
• Metal Wheels and Axles
• Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
• Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
• Needle-Point Axles
• (2) Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
• O Scale Kadee-Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
• Constant Voltage Overhead LED Interior Lighting
• End-of-Car Diaphragms
• Separate Metal Handrails
• Detailed Car Interiors
• Sliding Baggage Car Doors
• Detailed Brake Wheel
• 1:48 Scale Proportions
• Unit Measures: 19” x 2 7/16” x 3 1/2”
• Operates On O-42 Curves