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| Con-Cor
Twin-Headlight Pioneer Zephyr
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About the Con-Cor Twin Headlight version
of the Pioneer Zephyr:
After several accidents, the Pioneer Zephyr
was modified in the 1940's to add a double "Twin
Headlight" assembly above the nose,
and the rear observation car.
The second headlight on the nose was an
early version of the "Mars" light.
A bright oscillating light enabled motorists
to see the approaching train from a greater
distance.
Our version of the "Twin Headlight" Zephyr
will use a flashing LED that will operate
in both DC and DCC mode to simulate this
safety feature. The Pioneer Zephyr retained
this "twin headlight" until its
final run on March 20th, 1960.
When running on Analog "DC" the
Front headheadlight will blink as long as
the Train is moving forward. (See Video below).
When convered to DCC mode by swapping out
the factory mounted PCB board plugged into
the NMRA 8 pin Socket with a DCC Decoder,
you can program the P-3 connection to vary
the Intensity and duration of the blinking
to suit your own taste, by changing the CV
settings of CV 51 to 2 or 3 and CV 62 to
a setting around #16. (See instructions at
end of the Video below. Double check with
your Decoder Manufacturer to make sure these
settings will be appropriate for the model
and brand decoder you will be using.
By this time the Original Pioneer Zephyr
had many additional sisters in service on
the Burlington system, and the tail end observation
car had the name "Pioneer Zephyr" name
applied onto it. Our "Twin Headlight" Zephyr
will also have this name applied to the rear
of the Train.
You can see a short video
of the Engineering Sample of the new HO Twin
Headlight Zephyr running on
the Elmhurst Model Railroad Club layout in Elmhurst
Illinois by clicking the link found lower on
this page.
FEATURES
of both "HO" and "N" models:
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Fully Assembled and Ready
to Run 3 Car Train
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Historic
Paint and lettering
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Metal
Die Cast weighting
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Metal
RP-25
wheelsets
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Interiors
in
#2
and
#3
cars
(lst car
has
loco
drive mechanism)
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All
cars
lighted
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Fourth "add-on" car
available
to
make your train
longer.
(You
can
add
more
than one of these extra cars if you so choose).
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" DCC" ready
with
Industry
Standard
NMRA
8 Pin Medium
Socket
set
mounted
on
Locomotive
Printed
Circuit
Board
(PCB)
Please Note:
the
below
video
prompts
you
to
order direct
from
Con-Cor
at
what
will
certainly
be well
above
the
reservation
pricing
we offer. Please feel free to compare. However, we think you will
want
to
place
your
order
here with us at Wig-Wag LLC.
Click
on
Video
Link
Below
to
see
the
HO
Engineering
Sample
of "Twin
Headlight" Zephyr
running
on
the
Elmhurst
Illinois
model
railroad
club
layout.
Our
thanks
to
Bob
Roundy
and
Bob
Pearson
of
the
Elmhurst
Club
for
their
help.
You
Tube
Video
Link
If
the
link
does
not
work
copy
&
paste
this
address
in
your
browser:
http://www.youtube.com/v/4JXcx6hkkdU
Historical info on the Pioneer Zephyr
train. The Pioneer Zephyr is
a name that has become synonymous with the word "Streamliner:
and needs no introduction. Almost all railfans
the world over instantly recognize the name. While
the Union Pacific was running their M-10000 "Streamliner" some
months before the Zephyr was put into service
in May of 1934, the Zephyr stole the public
relations show and is better-known and more widely
remembered than the UP's M-10000.
The Zephyr's distinctive
nose began making the newspapers and newsreels.
As a symbol, the train had a distinctiveness,
a sleekness, an "image" if you will, that made
it easy for the pulbic to identity. When it made
ists
record breaking 1015 mile run on May 26th from
Denver to Chicago,it gained even more PR. It
traversed the 1015 miles non-stop in 13 hours,
4 minutes
and 58 seconds to arrive at the Opening of the
Century of Progress Exposition.
It was one of the
biggest attractions at the Century of Progress
Exposition in Chicago during the summer of 1934.
Before it went into regular service in the Fall
of 1934, it was taken on tour. During 1934 it traveled
to over 220 different American cities and was toured
by over 2 million People.
So even if you are
not a Burlington Route Fan, it is quite possible
that the Zephyr visited your city and you
could run it on your layout as a white flagged
special just like the real train did during its
travels in 1934 over many different railroads in
the East, Midwest and Western USA.
The Pioneer Zephyr also
stared in its own Movie, "Silver Streak" and
was seen by millions more people all over the world.
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N-Scale
Twin-Headlight Version |
Part
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CCI-8734 - "Twin
Headlight" Zephyr, "N" full
3 car N-Scale Train.
Make
Sure you enter the correct stock number on the order so
you get the correct scale train!
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#: CCI-8733 - 4th Zephyr
Car,
Painted Silver, no lettering "N"N-Scale
Single car.
Make
Sure you enter the correct stock number on the order
so you get the correct scale car!
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HO-Scale
Twin-Headlight Version |
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#: CCI-8724 - "Twin
Headlight" Zephyr, "HO" full
3 car HO-Scale Train.
Make
Sure you enter the correct stock number on the order so
you get the correct scale train! |
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Part
#: CCI-8723 4th Zephyr
Car,
Painted Silver, no lettering "HO" HO-Scale
Single car.
Make Sure you enter the correct stock
number on the order so you get the correct scale car!
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Original
Releases Below |
Updated
info 03/25/05
Original Release"HO" and "N" Scale 1934 Pioneer Zephyr
The project entails
almost 100 plus hardened steel molds, assembly dies,
printing plates,etc.. etc. for all the plastic and
die-cast parts, total man hours for the design team,
mold making team etc. are estimated so far are over
10,000 hours , about 30% more than first estimated. All the tooling for the "N" Zephyr
is scheduled to be finished by early May, and we have
been making flying changes in the "N" tooling using information
learned from the HO models.. so they should be along
3-4 months after the HO models (fingers crossed).
Here are some photos of the final production
set and some actual photos for comparison.
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This model will be of the original Pioneer Zephyr 3
car train.
The Pioneer
Zephyr is a name that has become synonymous
with the word "Streamliner: and needs no introduction.
Almost all railfans the world over instantly
recognize the name. While the Union Pacific
was running their M-10000 "Streamliner" some
months before the Zephyr was put into service
in May of 1934, the Zephyr stole the
public relations show and is better-known and
more widely remembered than the UP's M-10000.
The Zephyr's distinctive
nose began making the newspapers and newsreels.
As a symbol, the train had a distinctiveness,
a sleekness, an "image" if you will, that made
it easy for the pulbic to identity. When it made
ists record breaking 1015 mile run on May 26th
from Denver to Chicago,it gained even more PR.
It traversed the 1015 miles non-stop in 13 hours,
4 minutes and 58 seconds to arrive at the Opening
of the Century of Progress Exposition.
It was one of
the biggest attractions at the Century of Progress
Exposition in Chicago during the summer of 1934.
Before it went into regular service in the Fall
of 1934, it was taken on tour. During 1934 it
traveled to over 220 different American cities
and was toured by over 2 million People.
So even if you
are not a Burlington Route Fan, it is quite possible
that the Zephyr visited your city and
you could run it on your layout as a white flagged
special just like the real train did during its
travels in 1934 over many different railroads
in the East, Midwest and Western USA.
The Pioneer
Zephyr also stared in its own Movie, "Silver
Streak" and was seen by millions more people
all over the world.
The model will
be made first in "HO" Scale, and we hope to have
it ready in early Spring of 2005. It will be
followed a few months later by the "N" Scale
version.
Design Features of the 1934 Pioneer Zephyr
Following are the tentative
design features of this model, the list
may be amended as we go along so we wind
up with the best possible model.
Wig-Wag
Note: We do not know which of
the features listed below are
for the HO version only
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5 pole motor w/ Flywheel drive
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Cab Interior
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Special material diaphram to
connect the 3 cars together for prototypical
appearance.
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Lighted Interior in cars #2
and #3 (The motor/drive is in the the lead
car which was also the freight and Mail compartment
on the original train)
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Directional Lighting
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PC board "DCC" ready,swt
up with 10 pin ready for sound installation
if you choose.
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Modeler can add DCC decoder
/and or Sound Unit of his own choosing if he
so desires.
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Flush fit windows
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Set up for 18 inch radius operation
(HO Version)
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Item Description
This model is Ready-To-Run
Comes with a factory-installed, standard 8 pin DCC
ready board, plus, 2 extra pins for speaker mounting
History The Pioneer Zephyr began it's journey in May of 1934. The
Zephyr is synonymous with the word "Streamliner"
and is instantly recognized the world over. The Zephyr's
distinctive nose made news all around the country and was
easy to recognize. The Zephyr made even more headlines after it's record breaking
1,015 mile run on May 26th, from Denver to Chicago. During
the summer of 1934 it was one of the biggest attractions
when exhibited at the Century of Progess Exposition in Chicago.
Before going into regular passenger service in the Fall
of 1934, the Zephyr was taken on tour. It travelled to over
220 different cities throughout the US and was toured by
over 2 million people. It was also featured in the 1935
movie "Silver Streak". |
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Con-Cor
Original Pioneer Zephyr |
| Part #: 8730
1934 "Pioneer Zephyr" 3 Car Train - Powered - DCC
Ready -- Undecorated (silver, no lettering) |
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| Part #: 8731 1934
"Pioneer Zephyr" 3 Car Train - Powered - DCC Ready
-- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy |
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Item Description |
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| 4th "Add-on" car
for the "HO" and "N" Zephyr Trains |
Now Accepting Reservations
for the
4th "Add-on" car for the "HO" and "N" Zephyr Trains
Click
photo to see large view
The drawing above shows the actual model made to articulate
with the other cars in the Zephyr train.
Click
photo to see large view
In the train it will look like this.
The Pioneer Zephyr proved immensely popular with the
public, and the Burlington immediately ordered an additional
coach car built for the Zephyr. The first add on car
was #500 which ran only for a short time and was later
destroyed in an accident in Texas.
The 2nd 4th Car was number 525 (the one we modeled)
was built in June of 1938 and was a buffet-coach car,
with passenger seating for an additional 40 passengers
as well as a small kitchen and pantry area.
This car ran for many years
with the Pioneer Zephyr consist and is the one usually
found in photos of the
Zephyr in later years.
The "HO" 4th Car is due late spring/early Summer 2006
The "N" 4th car is due Fall of 2006.
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| Part #: 0001-008733 4th "N" Zephyr
Car, Painted Silver, no lettering
Make Sure you enter the correct stock number on the order
so you get the
correct car! |
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Part #: 0001-008723
4th HO Zephyr Car, Painted Silver,
no lettering
Make Sure you enter the correct stock number on the
order so you get the correct car!
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| Silver
Streak Special Edition Train Set |
Part #: 0001-008732
"Silver Streak" Version of the Zephyr
 Click
photo to see large view
Please see these links for more info on the original movie
"Silver Streak"
http://www.thezephyr.com/monson/silverstreak.htm
http://www.san.beck.org/MM/1935/SilverStreak.html
http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=44758
http://www.vh1.com/movies/movie/31725/plot.jhtml
http://movies.go.com/movies/movie?name=silverstreakthe_1935&genre=mystery&studio=TBA |
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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
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| Last Update by: GJC |
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