Product Title: Atlas 3001773A STRATES SHOWS 4 car set 70' Madison Heavyweight Passenger Cars, AND 3001773B STRATES SHOWS 2 Car Passenger Set LIMITED NEW
Manufacturer: Atlas
Scale: O
Condition: Item Condition: C-10, Box Condition P-10
Operational Status: This item is brand-new and is assumed to be fully operational according to the manufacturer's specifications.
TCA Condition/Grading Standards: C-10: Mint—Brand New: all original; unused and unblemished.
TCA Box Grading Standards: P-10: Mint—Brand New: Complete and all original as manufactured and unused.
Photos: Stock
Manufacturer Information:
3001773A — Atlas 3001773A STRATES SHOWS 70' Madison Heavyweight Passenger Car PREMIER Blue
- BAGGAGE ELECTRICAL DEPT #47
- COACH NASHVILLE #7,
- COACH SAVANNAH #11,
- OBSERVATION RALEIGH #5
Features:
- Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies
- Metal Wheels and Axles
- Constant Voltage Overhead LED Interior
Lighting - Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
- Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
- End-of-Car Diaphragms
- Separate Metal Handrails
- Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
- Needle-Point Axles
- Detailed Car Interiors
- 1:48 Scale Dimensions
- Detailed Car Undercarriage
- Sliding Baggage Car Doors
- Die-Cast 6-Wheel Trucks
- Unit Measures: 19" x 2 7/16" x 3 1/2"
- Operates On O-42 Curves
3001773B — Atlas 3001773B STRATES SHOWS Madison Heavyweight Train 2 Car Set PREMIER Blue O Scale
- COACH DUNKIRK #4
- COACH CLEARFIELD #6
Features:
- Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies
- Metal Wheels and Axles
- Constant Voltage Overhead LED Interior
Lighting - Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
- Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
- End-of-Car Diaphragms
- Separate Metal Handrails
- Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
- Needle-Point Axles
- Detailed Car Interiors
- 1:48 Scale Dimensions
- Detailed Car Undercarriage
- Sliding Baggage Car Doors
- Die-Cast 6-Wheel Trucks
- Unit Measures: 19" x 2 7/16" x 3 1/2"
- Operates On O-42 Curves
For more information regarding the Strates Shows, please visit www.stratescarnivalcompany.com
One of the most iconic pieces of Americana dating from the late 19th and 20th centuries is the traveling Carnival Show. Arriving in a town with a stream of brightly colored wagons and trucks, the traveling shows featured a menagerie of exotic animals, exciting rides, unique acts and performances and large Midways with games of skill (chance) and concessions that most small towns had never seen. These shows(following an arrival of an advanced advertising and marketing team) set up tents and booths in local fields and would stay on average a week in one location, then move on to another town from Spring to Fall, returning to a winter quarters where the circuit for the next year would be planned and new attractions would be created. In 1932, the newly-renamed James E. Strates Shows (originally founded as Southern Tier Shows in Elmira, NY in 1923) rented two railroad boxcars to help move the rapidly growing carnival show. By 1934, the Strates Show became a 5 railcar show, expanding to 10 before the end of that year. The switch to rail eventually included several passenger cars as well as over 60 flatcars moving wagons and rides. In 1970, the show was so large that two complete units (the Red and Blue trains) were fielded. The passenger cars in these Red and Blue trains received complimentary paint schemes, and the cars were individually named based on the fairs they would be attending.