Broadway Limited's HO scale heavyweight instruction car in Western Maryland #100, finished in Circus scheme, white, red and black. Ready to run, and unlike anything else in a typical passenger consist.
Instruction cars were rolling classrooms, used to train railroaders on equipment, safety procedures and the handling of hazardous materials. Between them the two types covered both education and outreach, and they are among the most distinctive passenger cars ever built because each one was custom-made for its own job.
Broadway Limited built these on the modified 80 foot coach tooling originally developed for the 1947 American Freedom Train. Because every real instruction and exhibit car was a one-off conversion, no model can copy one exactly. These capture the look and character of the type at a price that keeps them accessible.
Specifications
Brand
Broadway Limited Imports
Item Number
9936
UPC
840396399360
Scale
HO (1:87)
Car Type
Heavyweight Railroad Instruction Car
Road Name
Western Maryland
Road Number
#100
Paint Scheme
Circus scheme, white, red and black
Base Tooling
Modified 80 foot coach, from the 1947 American Freedom Train
Assembly
Ready to run
Condition
New
Features
Ready to run, no assembly required
Prototypically accurate Western Maryland paint and lettering: Circus scheme, white, red and black
Based on Broadway Limited's 80 foot heavyweight coach tooling
Separately applied detail parts
Knuckle couplers and free-rolling metal wheelsets
A genuinely unusual car for a passenger or maintenance consist
Scale: HO (1:87)
More in This Series
Other road names we stock from the same Broadway Limited instruction and exhibit car run:
Chesapeake & Ohio #SI-4 — BLI 9930
Chessie System B&O #CSC-1 — BLI 9931
Denver & Rio Grande Western #X-200 — BLI 9932
Great Northern #X1828 — BLI 9933
Norfolk & Western #402 — BLI 9934
New York Central #X23177 — BLI 9935
Southern Railway #24 — BLI 9939
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an instruction car?Instruction cars were rolling classrooms, used to train railroaders on equipment, safety procedures and the handling of hazardous materials.
Is this an exact model of the real car?Not exactly. Every prototype was a one-off conversion, so Broadway Limited adapted its 80 foot coach tooling to capture the look and spirit of the type rather than copy a single car rivet for rivet.
Does it need anything fitted?No, it is ready to run with couplers and metal wheelsets installed.
What scale is this?HO scale (1:87).
How long does a special order take?Typically 7 days. We order it in the moment you check out and ship it the day it reaches us.
Explore More
Browse more HO Scale Rolling Stock, the full Broadway Limited Imports range, and everything on Special Order.
Read
more
less