{"product_id":"mth-railking-30-6715-pennsylvania-4-car-60-streamlined-passenger-set-4019-o-scale-like-new","title":"MTH Railking 30-6715 Pennsylvania 4-Car 60' Streamlined Passenger Set #4019 O SCALE Like New","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduct Title: \u003c\/b\u003eMTH Railking 30-6715 Pennsylvania 4-Car 60' Streamlined Passenger Set #4019 O SCALE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eManufacturer: \u003c\/b\u003eMTH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScale: \u003c\/b\u003eO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400; \" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font - weight: 400; \"\u003e Item Condition: C-8, Box Condition P-8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOperational Status: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400; \" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font - weight: 400; \"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTCA Condition\/Grading Standards: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400; \" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font - weight: 400; \"\u003eC-8: Like New—Complete All Original: no rust, no missing parts; may show effects of being on display and\/or age; may have been run.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTCA Box Grading Standards: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400; \" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font - weight: 400; \"\u003eP-8: Like New: Complete and all original. Evidence of light use and aging, additional notations since leaving publisher or manufacturer. Contents of box may be missing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eListing Notes: Like new , box in good cond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhotos: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400; \" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font - weight: 400; \"\u003eActual item pictured. Any stock image is included for reference only.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eManufacturer Information:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lightweight, streamlined passenger car was a product of the Great Depression. While the heavyweight steel cars built in the teens and 1920s were dependable and often luxurious, their dark colors and solid, battleshiplike exteriors did little to lift the spirits at a time when the entire nation needed a pick-me-up. As noted railroad historian John H. White, Jr. put it in The American Railroad Passenger Car, \"Some hope during these gloomy years was offered by a new design concept called streamlining. It presented a sleek, modern image of speed and innovation. What had been an obscure technical term in aerodynamics was made into a household word through an astute publicity campaign mounted by several railroad traffi c departments. It succeeded in creating a general interest in railroading practically unknown since the opening of the fi rst transcontinental line. According to Railway Age, For the fi rst time in many years, the words sold out re-entered the ticket clerks vocabulary.\" \u003cp\u003e But as White notes, the real change in passenger car construction was in weight, not the streamlined appearance that was largely for show: \"Weight, not air friction, was the chief obstacle to economic operation.\" Unlike the heavyweights, the lightweight cars that debuted in the mid-1930s featured sides and roofs that contributed to their structural strength, eliminating the need for the heavyweights massive underframes. Trucks went from six wheels to four, non-revenue space was decreased by using a vestibule on only one end of the car, and lighter, stronger, more rust resistant steel alloys came into widespread use. A typical new lightweight could be 15-20 tons lighter than the heavyweight car it replaced. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As with the diesel revolution that was simultaneously taking place, one of the key players in the changeover to lightweights was not an established industry name, but an upstart new player from the automotive industry: the Budd Company of Philadelphia, a supplier of auto body stampings. In 1928, Edward G. Budd had heard about stainless steel, a lightweight, rustproof metal introduced in 1912 by Krupp of Germany. Budd was the first to grasp the potential of stainless beyond cutlery and novelty items. The key problem was the inability of stainless steel to be fabricated with normal welding techniques. Budds chief engineer, Colonel Earl J.W. Ragsdale, spent five years developing the key process needed to make stainless into a viable structural material: the patented Shotweld electric welding process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Beginning with the Burlingtons Pioneer Zephyr of 1934, gleaming Budd-built trains, constructed almost entirely of stainless, helped defi ne the look of the streamlined era to the American public - even on railroads like the Pennsylvania and Norfolk and Western that painted over the stainless with company colors. While other car builders such as Pullman countered with stainless-sheathed steel cars like the Southern Pacifi cs Daylights, they were forced to use rivets rather than welding for construction. In later years, the result was that Budd cars lasted almost indefi nitely, while the stainless-sheathed imitators were plagued with out-of-sight rusting under the sheathing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e RailKing Passenger Cars are available in the popular 60 Streamlined and Madison style bodies. Configured in 4-car, 2-car and single-car configurations, each type features car interior detail, overhead interior lighting, end-of-car diaphragms and intricate under-car detail. All configurations are mounted atop die-cast metal 4 or 6-wheel trucks with operating metal couplers, metal wheels and metal axles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Designed to bring authenticity and smooth performing operation to any O Gauge layout, modelers will find no finer O Gauge value than RailKing Passenger Cars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- used-item-notice --\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #c9c9c9; border-radius: 6px; padding: 12px 16px; margin: 16px 0; background: #f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease Read: Pre-Owned Item Notice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis item is pre-owned. We make every effort to describe each used item accurately and completely, but we may occasionally miss something. Please review the photos and description carefully before purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe item pictured is the item you will receive.\u003c\/b\u003e Our photos show the exact item for sale, not a representative example. Any manufacturer stock image is included for reference only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMany of our used items come to us from collections. Occasionally an item may have been stored in the wrong box (for example, an RPO car in a combine car's box), or small detail parts and accessories may be missing that we did not know were originally included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eManufacturer information may not reflect the actual product.\u003c\/b\u003e The manufacturer details below are taken from the manufacturer's published information, which is not always accurate. For example, some passenger cars were advertised - and even boxed - as including passenger figures but shipped without them, and the manufacturer's website was never corrected. Paint schemes and liveries may also differ from the manufacturer's website and stock photos. Where the photos and the manufacturer information disagree, the photos show what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSee something wrong with this listing?\u003c\/b\u003e Let us know what looks incorrect and we will review it and correct the listing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:customerservice@bradystrains.com?subject=Listing%20Quality%20Issue%20-%2030-6715%20MTH%20Railking%2030-6715%20Pennsylvania%204-Car%2060%27%20Streamlined%20Passenger%20Set%20%234019%20O%20SCALE\u0026amp;body=Item%3A%20MTH%20Railking%2030-6715%20Pennsylvania%204-Car%2060%27%20Streamlined%20Passenger%20Set%20%234019%20O%20SCALE%0D%0ASKU%3A%2030-6715%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat%20looks%20wrong%20with%20this%20listing%3A%0D%0A\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: 4px; background: #333333; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eReport a Listing Issue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MTH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67498177364209,"sku":"30-6715","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0331\/2330\/3564\/files\/ab8c79365f47433a84e4f499e978ef8d.jpg?v=1794427347","url":"https:\/\/bradystrains.com\/products\/mth-railking-30-6715-pennsylvania-4-car-60-streamlined-passenger-set-4019-o-scale-like-new","provider":"Brady's Train Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}