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CN U-1-f Mountains Released!

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After 2 years of starts and stops, K&L Trainz is proud to finally present the CN U-1-f’s Mountain: “Bullet-Nose Betty”

The CN U-1-f Mountain set includes: (2) Engines, (2) Tenders, (1) Aux Tender, (18) passenger cars

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CN U1f Mountain

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The Canadian National U-1-f class was the final revision of the railroad’s 4-8-2 mountain type, and were built in 1944 by the Montreal Locomotive Works in Quebec. While they shared similar dimensions as the prior (58) locomotives, these (20) new U-1-f’s were a far cry mechanically and cosmetically. Saddled on 73″ box pox drivers and a one piece cast steel frame, the U-1-f’s weighed 324 tons (loaded),  operated at 260 psi, produced 52313 lbs of tractive effort, and trailed Vanderbilt style tenders with capacities of 5000 gals of oil, and 11000 gallons of water.

These new locomotives sported olive green streamlined skirting, gold pin striping, and most notably, a blunted cap covering the smokebox. This feature inspired their nickname: “Bullet-Nose Betty”. Eventually a number of them lost the Bullet Nose. The U-1-f’s were originally built as passenger locomotives, but the choice of 73″ drivers made them quite suitable for fast-freight duties. All were retired by 1960.

Of the (20) U-1-f’s built in 1944, (3) were saved for preservation.

#6060 is being restored at the Alberta Prairie Railway by the Rocky Mountain Rail Society.
#6069 is on display at the Sarnia Centennial Park in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
#6077 is on display at the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum in Capreol, Ontario, Canada.


#6060 was retired in 1959, and sat in storage awaiting scrapping. CN engineer Harry R.J. Home purchased the locomotive for $1 and in 1962, the 6060 was placed on static display at the Jasper, Alberta train station. A decade later, the Canadian National reacquired the 6060 and restored her to operating condition to replace the U-2-g #6218 for excursion service. After 7 years of operation, the 6060 was retired for a second time. The 6060 was once again restored in 1986 by Harry Home and the Rocky Mountain Rail Society to operating condition. Her restoration coincided with Steam Expo 86. She traveled under her own power to Vancouver to participate in the event, arriving just days before the event ended. The 6060 stayed in Vancouver until 1988, often double heading with CP Royal Hudson #2860 and CP 2-8-0 #3716. She was then stored at the Alberta Railway Museum until 1998, and was then moved to Alberta Prairie Railway in Stettler, Alberta, Canada, and operated until 2011. As of today, the 6060 is undergoing a full restoration to operating condition.

Harry R.J. Home passed away on March 30th 2020. Without Harry’s efforts, the 6060 would not exist today.

The CN U-1-f Mountain set includes: (2) Engines, (2) Tenders, (1) Aux Tender, (18) passenger cars

CN U1f Engine and Tender V1 – Bullet Nose Betty w/Round Maple Leaf CN logo
CN U1f Engine and Tender V2 – No nose cone w/Square CN Logo
CN U1f Aux Tender 6060B – 6060’s Auxiliary Water Tender

Lightweight Passenger Cars: Baggage, 1st Class Coach, Daynighter, Cafe-Bar-Lounge, 10-5 Sleeper, E Series Sleeper

All cars available in:
V1 – CN Black & Green
V2 – CN Black & White
VIA – Blue & Yellow

Eagle River #62 Office Car Special Released!

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The Eagle River is celebrating 5 years of steam-powered tourist excursions! To mark the occasion, a new dinner train service is being introduced! This service utilizes the railroad’s immaculately maintained Office Car Special heavyweight fleet! To power the train is the newly restored 4-6-4 tank engine number 62 along with an auxiliary water tender.

The Eagle River #62 & Office Car Special set includes: (1) Engine, (2) Aux Tenders, (1) Generator/Lounge, (1) Diner & (1) Parlor Observation Car.

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Eagle River Tank Engine #62

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The Eagle River is celebrating 5 years of steam-powered tourist excursions! To mark the occasion, a new dinner train service is being introduced! This new service utilizes the railroad’s immaculately maintained Office Car Special heavyweight fleet! Painted
in a tuscan red and vermillion paint scheme, the OCS trainset consists of a lounge car with a front power generator compartment, a matching pair of dining cars, and a parlor observation car!

With a new service, comes the need for a new locomotive! A former CN X10a 4-6-4 tank engine has been acquired by the Eagle River and painstakingly restored to operating condition, as well as cosmetically modified to match the railroad’s existing steam
locomotives. #62 wears a 5 Chime whistle from South America, and trails an auxiliary water tender.

The new 3 hour: “Feast through the Trees” train operates between Beaver Cove and Keane on Saturday evenings, departing at 5pm and returning at approximately 8pm.

The Eagle River #62 & Office Car Special set includes: (1) Engine, (2) Aux Tenders, (1) Generator/Lounge, (1) Diner & (1) Parlor Observation Car.

PRR L1s Mikado Released!

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K&L Trainz is continuing their 10th Anniversary by reissuing another original locomotive from 2012: The PRR L1s Mikado! Rebuilt with endless details, functional cab interior, working cab signals, this set includes both the Prewar and Postwar configurations, as well as rebuilt PRR N6b wooden cabooses.

PRR L1s Mikado set includes: (2) Engines (3) Tenders, and (6) Cabooses

Prewar Engine with 90F75 tender
Postwar Engine with both 90F75 and 110P75a tenders, both with doghouses

N6b Caboose with both centered and off-centered cupola:
Early Steam Era: Red Cupola and Trucks
Late Steam Era: Black Cupola and Trucks
Shadow Keystone: Black Cupola and Trucks

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PRR L1s Mikado 10 Year Anniversary

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While Europe was erupting into WWI, the Pennsylvania Railroad was preparing to unveil their K4 Pacific class design. Due to the wartime increase in freight traffic, the PRR needed a replacement for they’re now 20 year old H6 class Consolidations. Utilizing the K4s boiler, firebox, cab and trailing truck, the PRR created to this day the largest 2-8-2 Mikado class. Sitting on 62in drivers, stretching 82ft in length, and standing 15ft tall, the L1s Mikados dwarfed they’re H class counterparts both in size and power. With 61,465lb of tractive effort, a single L1s was strong enough to replace most double headed H class freights. The L1’s fame was short-lived with the production of the I1sa just 2 years later.

Today: Only (1) of the original (574) L1s survives:

#520 is on display at the Railroad Museum of PA in Strasburg, PA

PRR L1s Mikado set includes: (2) Engines (3) Tenders, and (6) Cabooses

Prewar Engine with 90F75 tender
Postwar Engine with both 90F75 and 110P75a tenders, both with doghouses

N6b Caboose with both centered and off-centered cupola:
Early Steam Era: Red Cupola and Trucks
Late Steam Era: Black Cupola and Trucks
Shadow Keystone: Black Cupola and Trucks

PRR/PC/PP&L/CR N5c Caboose Megapack

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The Pennsylvania Railroad’s N5c caboose is widely considered the railroad’s most distinct caboose design. First introduced in 1942, these all steal cabooses featured streamlined elements like rounded corners and an aerodynamic profiled cupola, as well as portholes in place of the conventional rectangular windows. A total of (199) were built in 1942. Throughout their career on the PRR, a number of them received an antenna for use with the new Trainphone system. They would sport a number of paints schemes as well over their 30 and 40 year careers. Some including yellow painted cupolas designating Pool Service. These cabooses were also vastly popular with model train maker Lionel in the 1950s. By the late 1960’s, a good number of the N5c cabooses were under Penn Central. Most of them eventually lost their overhead running boards. A total of (4) were designed for the Pennsylvania Power & Light unit coal trains and were painted dark brown. A handful of N5c’s lasted into the Conrail years in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

PRR/PC/PP&L/CR N5c Caboose Megapack includes: (12) Cabooses

PRR N5c Caboose Steam Era Early – Red roof and trucks
PRR N5c Caboose Steam Era Late – Black roof and trucks
PRR N5c Caboose Shadow Keystone – Black cupola
PRR N5c Caboose Poor Service – Yellow cupola
PRR N5c Caboose Focal Orange 1 – Orange w/ white lettering
PRR N5c Caboose Focal Orange 2 – Orange w/ black lettering, Yellow cupola
PC N5c Caboose 1 – Black cupola
PC N5c Caboose 2 – Green cupola
PP&L N5c Caboose 1 – Brown w/PC decals
PP&L N5c Caboose 2 – Brown w/Conrail decals
CR N5c Caboose 1 – Blue cupola
CR N5c Caboose 2 – Black cupola

PRR/PC/PP&L/CR N5c Caboose Megapack Released!

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K&L Trainz is proud to welcome the PRR, PC, PP&L and CR N5c Caboose Megapack to the roster!

By popular demand, K&L has created a pack of cabooses that covers 40 years of paint schemes and modifications for the N5c caboose.

PRR/PC/PP&L/CR N5c Caboose Megapack includes: (12) Cabooses

PRR N5c Caboose Steam Era Early – Red roof and trucks
PRR N5c Caboose Steam Era Late – Black roof and trucks
PRR N5c Caboose Shadow Keystone – Black cupola
PRR N5c Caboose Poor Service – Yellow cupola
PRR N5c Caboose Focal Orange 1 – Orange w/ white lettering
PRR N5c Caboose Focal Orange 2 – Orange w/ black lettering, Yellow cupola
PC N5c Caboose 1 – Black cupola
PC N5c Caboose 2 – Green cupola
PP&L N5c Caboose 1 – Brown w/PC decals
PP&L N5c Caboose 2 – Brown w/Conrail decals
CR N5c Caboose 1 – Blue cupola
CR N5c Caboose 2 – Black cupola

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PRR K4s Pacific Megapack Released!

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K&L Trainz is celebrating their 10th Anniversary by reissuing the locomotive that started it all: The PRR K4s Pacific! Rebuilt with endless details, this set includes (4) variations of the K4s stemming from the mid 1930’s until their retirement in 1957. Also included are 6 heavyweight passenger cars, presented in both Prewar and Postwar liveries, as well as Prewar and Postwar cars in PRSL.

PRR K4s Pacific set includes: (4) Engines, (6) Tenders, (2) Baggage, (1) RPO, (5) Combines, (5) Coaches, (2) Diners, (2) Observation Cars

Prewar Engine with both 110p75 and 130p75 tenders
Postwar Engine with both 110p75 and 130p75 tenders
Deflectors Engine #5038 with 110p75 tender
Skyline Engine #1188 with 110p75 tender

B70 Baggage car in both Prewar & Postwar
BM70nb Railway Post Office
PB70 Combine in both Prewar & Postwar for PRR & PRSL
P70 Coach in both Prewar & Postwar for PRR & PRSL
D78 Diner in both Prewar & Postwar
Z74 Observation in both Prewar & Postwar

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PRR K4s Pacific 10 Year Anniversary

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The K4s was the Pennsylvania Railroad’s premier passenger-hauling steam locomotive from 1914 through the end of steam. The K4s’ total length was 83ft 6in and it had a combined weight of 468,000lb. Along with it’s 80in drivers, the K4s produced 44,460lb of tractive effort. It was not uncommon to see a K4s easily pulling 12 coaches at 100+mph on level ground. The PRR K4s is widely considered to be one of the greatest steam locomotives designs of all time. It has been said that the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London & North Eastern Railway, Nigel Gresley, incorporated much of the boiler design into his famous Class A1 Pacific. The K4s was used until the end of steam in 1957.

Today: Only (2) of the PRR’s original (425) K4s’ survive:

#1361 is currently being restored at the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, PA
#3750 is on display outdoors at the Railroad Museum of PA in Strasburg, PA

PRR K4s Pacific set includes: (4) Engines, (6) Tenders, (2) Baggage, (1) RPO, (5) Combines, (5) Coaches, (2) Diners, (2) Observation Cars

Prewar Engine with both 110p75 and 130p75 tenders
Postwar Engine with both 110p75 and 130p75 tenders
Deflectors Engine #5038 with 110p75 tender
Skyline Engine #1188 with 110p75 tender

B70 Baggage car in both Prewar & Postwar
BM70nb Railway Post Office
PB70 Combine in both Prewar & Postwar for PRR & PRSL
P70 Coach in both Prewar & Postwar for PRR & PRSL
D78 Diner in both Prewar & Postwar
Z74 Observation in both Prewar & Postwar

R&N/RBM&N/BM&R G-1 Pacific #425

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#425 was delivered new to the Gulf Mobile & Northern Railroad in 1928. She is a considerably light pacific, weighing in at 395,000 lbs. A 210 psi boiler pressure and 69″ drivers help produce 35,156 lbs of tractive effort. While #425 lacked any modern appliances, she was uniquely equipped with a front end throttle. She became #580 when the GM&N was consolidated into the Gulf Mobile and Ohio.  After being retired in 1950, she was sold to the Louisiana Eastern and became their #4. Once the railroad collapsed in 1961, she was sold to the Valley Forge Scenic in Kimberton, PA where she regained her old number again. In 1970, #425 was sold again and moved for storage at the Wilmington & Western railroad, where she never ran due to her high axle load. She was sold one last time to Andy Muller and was moved to the Blue Mountain & Reading railroad to Temple, PA to tourist trains. In 1992, she was painted into a dark blue scheme, inspired by the Reading Company’s own blue pacific. #425 was one of 6 operational steam locomotives present at the grand opening of the new Steamtown National Historic Site on 4th of July weekend 1995. She remained in operation just one more year and was retired in October 1996. She was placed into storage and sat dormant for nearly a decade.

In 2005, work began to restore #425 back to operation again. She made her first test run in December 2007, and again in May 2008. She debuted a new brighter blue and gold paint scheme, and her headlight was lowered to just above center on her smokebox face. Her bell was also relocated to the top of the smokebox. She would tour the entire Reading & Northern system, pulling many excursions, office car specials, and powering numerous trips on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railroad out of Jim Thorpe. She was once again repainted in 2015. This time, the top half of the engine was painted in a darker blue, and the lower half was painted black, with white accents on the wheels and running boards. Her spoked lead pilot wheel was finally replaced with a solid wheel, and her tender now spots a GM&N inspired logo bearing the RBM&N lettering. #425 was the star of the R&N’s Fall Foliage Excursions from Reading to Jim Thorpe during the last 2 weekends of October 2021. As of now, there are no plans to #425 as all efforts have been shifted to finishing Reading T-1 #2102. However, 2022 will be the last year for #425 to operate before she will need to receive her mandatory FRA 1472 inspection.

R&N/RBM&N/BM&R G-1 Pacific #425 set includes: (5) Engines, (5) Tenders, (7) Aux Tenders, (3) Baggage/Generator cars, (4) RPO Powerpak cars, (4) Coaches, (3) Observation/Coaches, (2) Pullman Sleepers, (1) Parlor, (2) Super Domes, (2) Pullman Observation cars, (2) Open Air cars, (3) Archroof coaches, and (19) pre-made consists.

Megapack Breakdown:

R&N 425 Engine & Tender V1 – 1983-1992 Scheme – BM&R lettering and black paint
R&N 425 Engine & Tender V2 – 1992-1996 Scheme – RBM&N lettering and dark blue paint
R&N 425 Engine & Tender V3 – 2008-2015 Scheme – R&N lettering and bright blue paint
R&N 425 Engine & Tender V4 – 2015-Present Scheme – R&N lettering and navy blue paint
R&N 425 Engine & Tender V5 – Fictional Scheme – Same as V4, but with high headlight

R&N 425 Aux Tender V1a – PRR Tender with high sidewalls in BM&R and black paint
R&N 425 Aux Tender V1b – PRR Tender without sidewalls in BM&R and black paint
R&N 425 Aux Tender V2 – PRR Tender without sidewalls in Iron Horse Ramble and dark blue paint
R&N 425 Aux Tender V3a – PRR Tender without sidewalls in R&N and bright blue paint
R&N 425 Aux Tender V3b – RDG Tender in R&N and bright blue paint
R&N 425 Aux Tender V4 – RDG Tender in R&N and navy blue paint
R&N 425 Aux Tender V5 – PRR Tender without sidewalls in R&N and navy blue paint

R&N Baggage Generator Green – 1983-1996 Scheme – BM&R lettering and dark green paint
R&N RPO Powerpak Green
R&N Coach Green
R&N Observation Coach Green

R&N Coach Red BM&R – 1983-1996 – BM&R lettering and tuscan red paint

R&N Baggage Generator Red Faded – 2007-2019 – Faded RBM&N lettering and faded red paint
R&N RPO Powerpak Red Faded
R&N Coach Red Faded
R&N Observation Coach Red Faded
R&N Pullman Sleeper Red Faded
R&N Super Dome Red Faded
R&N Observation Pullman Red Faded

R&N Baggage Generator Red – 2019-Present – RBM&N lettering, gold embellishments and fresh red paint
R&N RPO Powerpak Red
R&N Coach Red
R&N Observation Coach Red
R&N Coach Archroof Red
R&N Open Air Red
R&N Pullman Sleeper Red
R&N Pullman Parlor Red
R&N Super Dome Red
R&N Observation Pullman Red

R&N Coach Archroof Blue V1 – 2007-2020 – Faded LGSR or RBM&N lettering and royal blue paint
R&N Coach Archroof Blue V2
R&N Open Air Blue

*All coaches have auto assigning numbers or names. All baggage, RPO, Parlor, Pullman, Dome and Observation cars have a default number which can be changed manually.

R&N/RBM&N/BM&R 425 Released!

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K&L Trainz is proud to welcome the R&N/RBM&N/BM&R 425 Pacific Megapack! 8 months in the making, finished just in time for the holidays!

R&N/RBM&N/BM&R G-1 Pacific #425 set includes:

(5) Engines, (5) Tenders, (7) Aux Tenders, (3) Baggage/Generators, (4) RPO Powerpaks, (4) Coaches, (3) Observation/Coaches, (2) Pullman Sleepers, (1) Parlor, (2) Super Domes, (2) Pullman Observations, (2) Open Airs and (3) Archroof coaches.

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Southern Ps-4 Pacific Released!

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K&L Trainz is proud to welcome the Southern Ps-4 Heavy Pacific to the roster!

Southern Ps-4 Heavy Pacific set includes:

Southern Ps-4 Engine & Tender (1926-1938)
Crescent Limited Ps-4 Engine & Tender (1929-1934)
Southern Ps-4 Engine & Tender Modernized (1938-1952)

(2) Railway Post Office Cars (Pullman Green & Two-Tone Green)
(3) Baggage/Lounge/Buffet Club Cars (Pullman Green, Two-Tone Green, Pullman Green with AC)
(3) 10-2 Sleepers (Pullman Green, Two-Tone Green, Pullman Green with AC)
(3) 8-1-2 Sleepers (Pullman Green, Two-Tone Green, Pullman Green with AC)
(3) 14 Section Sleepers (Pullman Green, Two-Tone Green, Pullman Green with AC)
(2) Dining Cars (Pullman Green & Two-Tone Green)
(2) 3-2 Observation Cars (Pullman Green & Two-Tone Green)

Crescent Limited Consist (1926-1929) Pullman Green
Crescent Limited Consist (1929-1934) Two-Tone Green
Crescent-37-38 Consist (1934-1941) Pullman Green with AC

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Southern Ps-4 Pacific

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With the success of the first (27) Ps-4’s received in 1923, the Southern Railway placed a second order for another (27) in 1926. Like the first order, these new Ps-4 closely resembled the USRA Heavy Pacific design, with the exception of smaller 73″ drivers and slightly shorter boiler, plus the addition of a firebox combustion chamber. However, unlike the first order, these newer Ps-4’s were equipped with an Elesco Feedwater Heater. The year earlier, Southern’s President: Fairfax Harrison, had traveled to the United Kingdom, where he admired the LNER’s use of green-painted steam locomotives. This inspired Harrison to have the second order of Ps-4’s, numbered 1393 through 1406 to be painted in Virginian Green paint, with gold leaf trimming and lettering. Eventually all of the previous Ps-4’s from 1923 would be painted green as well.

These engines were assigned to the Southern’s highest priority trains, including the: Piedmont Limited, the Aiken-Augusta Special, the Birmingham Special, and most notable, the Crescent Limited. In 1929, engines #1393 through 1396 were selected and decorated with Crescent Moon decals on their steam chests and outer cab walls. They were given green number plates, and their tenders were also lettered “Crescent Limited”. A total of (5) new Pullman lash-ups were delivered in 1929 to accompany the (4) newly decorated engines. The cars were painted in the same green as the locomotive, and the piers/mullions around the windows were painted in a lighter Sylvan green. The Crescent Limited was doomed almost from the start. The train was debuted on Monday, October 21st, 1929….just 3 days before the Stock Market Crash. By 1934, the Southern had held on as long as possible, but inevitably succumbed to the economics of the Great Depression. Cost cutting measures were implemented, which resulted in the two-tone green screen being dropped in lieu of the traditional Pullman green. This allowed for easier equipment swaps, and savings on paint since all cars were the same paint scheme. The train continued from 1934 through 1938 listed on the timetable as “Thirty Seven” and “Thirty Eight”. I resumed in 1938 as simply “The Crescent”.

By the early 1940s, the Southern was quickly dieselizing the majority of it’s high priority trains, thus sideling many of their steam locomotives. The Ps-4’s were not immune to these changing times. All were retired and scrapped by the middle 1950’s, with the exception of one.

#1401 was saved from the scrappers torch thanks to the efforts of Mr. Graham Claytor Jr. At the time he was a member of the Southern’s Outside Legal Council, and an avid railfan. He would later go on to serve as the Southern’s President from 1967 through 1977. However in the late 1950’s, Mr. Claytor convinced the Southern to save and donate the 1401 to Smithsonian Institute, which at that point was still being constructed. On November 25th, 1961, the 1401 was transported and placed inside the museum, where she resides today.

Southern Ps-4 Heavy Pacific set includes:

Southern Ps-4 Engine & Tender (1926-1938)
Crescent Limited Ps-4 Engine & Tender (1929-1934)
Southern Ps-4 Engine & Tender Modernized (1938-1952)

(2) Railway Post Office Cars (Pullman Green & Two-Tone Green)
(3) Baggage/Lounge/Buffet Club Cars (Pullman Green, Two-Tone Green, Pullman Green with AC)
(3) 10-2 Sleepers (Pullman Green, Two-Tone Green, Pullman Green with AC)
(3) 8-1-2 Sleepers (Pullman Green, Two-Tone Green, Pullman Green with AC)
(3) 14 Section Sleepers (Pullman Green, Two-Tone Green, Pullman Green with AC)
(2) Dining Cars (Pullman Green & Two-Tone Green)
(2) 3-2 Observation Cars (Pullman Green & Two-Tone Green)

Crescent Limited Consist (1926-1929) Pullman Green
Crescent Limited Consist (1929-1934) Two-Tone Green
Crescent-37-38 Consist (1934-1941) Pullman Green with AC

All locomotives, RPO’s and Diners have auto running numbers. All Baggage and Sleepers have automatic name assignment.