O-Gauge MTH Union Pacific 49er & WP Feather Route Freight Model Trains HD
Channel: SilverRailClub Model Trains
Date: 2022-05-08

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The 49er was an exotic, passenger train which the Union Pacific railroad launched in the late 1930s as a secondary train to complement the first-class City Of San Francisco that had debuted around the same time.  In addition to providing 1st class commuter service, it also carried the many travelers and vacationers hoping to experience the Golden Gate International Exposition, a special fair ongoing in San Francisco during 1939 and 1940 to celebrate the recently opened Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridges.  This video features a version of the 49er as produced by MTH in classic sized O-gauge.  The locomotive and tender are accurate in their details and color scheme, however, the streamlined passenger cars which were made available never existed.  The streamlined set looks great, but the actual train utilized rebuilt, modernized heavyweight passenger cars which were semi-streamlined and painted in a special shade of Harbor Mist Gray with gold striping, black roofs and wheel trucks.  It was an all-Pullman, extra-fare train featuring an eight-car consist that ran an alternative, five-times-per-month schedule from the San Francisco.  Sadly, this beautiful train survived only through the early 1940s when it was canceled following the end of the exposition.  The WP 4-8-4 'Northern' type steam locomotive, also made by MTH, can be seen pulling a very prototypical freight consist for that era, and the special 'Feather Route' boxcars were very popular for the railroad to use in advertising their fast, comfortably cushioned freight service.  Please 'Like' and share this video, and be sure to post your comments below.
O-gauge model trains are displayed and operated by the Silver Rail Club in Virginia.  Founder: Peter J. Martens.