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The AeroTrain name is recognized by most
model railroaders, and yet finding good information about
it has been a challenge.
Brief History: There
were two AeroTrain consists (train #1000 and train #1001).
Built in 1955 and debuted at the 1955 "GM Powerama" which
was held at Soldier's Field just south of Downtown Chicago.
At the same show GM showed a Solar Powered Automobile
(Geeze this was 51 years ago!) -and still no solar automobiles.
The
two AeroTrain demonstrator sets logged over 600,000 miles
traveling coast to coast and were open to the public
for viewing in many major cities.
In addition to the roads
listed below that we can verrify used the AeroTrain is
regular
service, we know it also ran
on many other railroads such as the Southern Pacific,
New Haven, Canadian National, and spent a couple of months
in
Mexico.
Today you can find parts of one Train
Set at the Museum in St. Louis, and parts of the other
Train
Set at the Museum
in Green Bay. The one in St. Louis was cosmeticly restored
about 5 years ago using a $10,000 donation from the NMRA.
The Consist of each AeroTrain: Each AeroTrain consisted
of the locomotive unit, 8 40 seat coaches and the tail
end observation
car. A total
of 10 units per train set. The Locomotive used the
drive train off the SW-1200 switcher (regeared so it
could
hit a top speed of 102 mph), and the car bodies were
built using parts from an inter-city bus body that
GM was building at the time.
The GM Designer responsible
for the AeroTrain project Charles "Chuck" Jordan
is retired and living in Southern California. "Chuck" was
very helpful in confirming design specifications
and details of the AeroTrain. "Chuck" was
the primary designer of the 1958 Corvette, and was
named Cadillac’s Chief of Design in 1959. We owe
a huge "THANK
YOU" to Chuck for his help on this project.
The
links below are to 3-D Computer Generated Preliminary Design
Drawings for the "HO" version. These are
not final and for reference for the designers only, but
Con-Cor thought
it would be fun to share them with you. These are fairly
large files and will take time to download, so we listed
them inidually.
And we REPEAT, these are not "final".
Small details and add-on pc are NOT shown in these early
design views
and much work remains by the engineering staff.
AeroTrain Design Engine
3/4 Front View
AeroTrain Design Engine
Nose Front View
AeroTrain Design Engine
/Engineer Side View
AeroTrain Design Back
View of Engine
AeroTrain Design Engine
Top View
AeroTrain Design Engine
Underside View
AeroTrain Coach Car
side View
AeroTrain Coach Car "A" End
View
AeroTrain Coach Car "B" End
View
AeroTrain Coach Car
underside View
AeroTrain Observation
Full Side View
AeroTrain Observation
3/4 top View
AeroTrain Observation
3/4 Side View
AeroTrain Observation
Tail End View
AeroTrain Observation
Underside View
Details on
the "N" Scale version of the AeroTrain.
Design similar
to the"HO" and "N" Pioneer Zephyr models introduced
recently. The AeroTrain will be DCC compatible, have full interiors,
and interior lighting, reversing headlights and tail lights. The
AeroTrain will be as faithfully reproduced as we can make it. It
is designed so you can just buy the basic 4 car set and it will
run just fine as a 4 car train with all the features. But it will
be easy to add the extra "Add-on" car set(s) to make a longer train
if you so choose either immediately, or at a later date.
Delivery:
We expect
delivery of the "N" Aerotrain model a few months after
the "HO" version is delivered (about mid-2007). Size of production
run will be determined by number of advance orders we receive.
Do not be disappointed reserve yours as early
as possible. As with all very complicated projects, this
delivery date is only an educated projection. Some delay
may occur on any project
of this size and complexity.
Details
on Con-Cor's "N" Model:
Con-Cor
will offer the AeroTrain in a basic set of 4 units, the Locomotive
2 coaches and the Observation car. And "add-on" sets
of 3 more coaches will be offered. So a modeler can buy the basic
4 unit set, plus one "add-on" coach set to make a 7 car "AeroTrain",
or buy 2 of the "add-on" coach sets to reproduce the full 10
car prototype train. |
| Item Description |
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| Introductory
4 car sets...(Engine, 2 coach cars, and tail end observation) |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008760 Undecorated (painted
Silver, no other paint or lettering) GM AeroTrain |
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| P/N: C-C-0001-008761 G.M.
Demonstrator color scheme GM AeroTrain |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008762 Pennsylvania
Ry. (Pennsy AeroTrain) 1956 GM AeroTrain |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008763 New
York Central (ran as Great Lakes AeroTrain) (1956) GM AeroTrain |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008764 Union
Pacific (ran as City of Las Vegas)(1957) GM AeroTrain |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008765 Santa
Fe (ran as The San Diegan) 1956 GM AeroTrain |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008766 Rock
Island (1958-1966) GM AeroTrain |
| Add-On 3 car Coach
set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008770 Undecorated
(painted Silver, no other paint or lettering) Add-On Aero-Train
3-Car coach set |
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| P/N: C-C-0001-008771 G.M.
Demonstrator color scheme Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car coach set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008772 Pennsylvania
Ry. (Pennsy AeroTrain) 1956 Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car coach
set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008773 New
York Central (Great Lakes AeroTrain) (1956) Add-On Aero-Train
3-Car coach set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008774 Union
Pacific (City of Las Vegas)(1957) Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car
coach set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008775 Santa
Fe (The San Diegan) 1956 Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car coach set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008776 Rock
Island (1958-1966) Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car coach set |
HO
Scale Introductory 4 car sets
(Engine, 2 coach cars,
and tail end observation) |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008740 Undecorated (painted
Silver, no other paint or lettering) HO Scale GM AeroTrain |
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| P/N: C-C-0001-008741 G.M.
Demonstrator color scheme HO Scale GM AeroTrain |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008742 Pennsylvania
Ry. (Pennsy AeroTrain) 1956 HO Scale GM AeroTrain |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008743 New
York Central (ran as Great Lakes AeroTrain) (1956) HO Scale
GM AeroTrain |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008744 Union
Pacific (ran as City of Las Vegas)(1957) HO Scale GM AeroTrain |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008745 Santa
Fe (ran as The San Diegan) 1956 HO Scale GM AeroTrain |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008746 Rock
Island (1958-1966) HO Scale GM AeroTrain |
| HO
Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008750 Undecorated
(painted Silver, no other paint or lettering) HO
Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set |
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| P/N: C-C-0001-008751 G.M.
Demonstrator color scheme HO
Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008752 Pennsylvania
Ry. (Pennsy AeroTrain) 1956 HO
Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008753 New
York Central (Great Lakes AeroTrain) (1956) HO
Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008754 Union
Pacific (City of Las Vegas)(1957) HO
Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008755 Santa
Fe (The San Diegan) 1956 HO
Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set |
| P/N: C-C-0001-008756 Rock
Island (1958-1966) HO
Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set |
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Stock Checks:
Inventory is a fluid commodity. It changes by the
hour (sometimes by the minute). To retain our pricing structure
we maintain stock levels designed to turnover 6 times each
year. We cannot guarantee stock status till we have an order
in hand. All product is subject to prior sale. If we confirm
that we have it, and, while we are waiting for the order
it sells, you would be upset that we did not hold it.
We used to hold items but learned a VERY EXPENSIVE lesson.
When we held items for customers’ orders, the order
never materialized 80%+ of the time. We lost out on
the orders placed while the item was on hold. Also
we wasted staff time that could have been used to pull actual
orders.
Since we are well known for finding older stock the fact
that it may not be on our shelves at this minute does not
mean we can’t get it. So, as we spell out on our terms
pages, we don’t do it anymore. You may, however, call in and we will tell you if the items
are available and if possible attempt to locate what we
don’t have while you are on the phone. |
| Last Update by: GJC |
| Monday, November 11, 2013 7:07 AM |
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