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AZL - 73905-1 - Passenger Car, Lightweight, Pullman RPO - Chicago & North Western - 8201

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BrandAZL
Stock Number73905-1
Original Retail Price$71.00
ManufacturerAZL
Body StyleAZL Passenger, Lightweight Railway Post Office
Prototype VehiclePassenger Car, Lightweight, Pullman RPO (Details)
Road or Company NameChicago & North Western (Details)
Road or Reporting Number8201
Additional Markings/SloganUnited States Mail
Paint Color(s)Yellow with Green Roof
Print Color(s)Green & Yellow
Coupler TypeAZL AutoLatch
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Release Date2020-07-01
Item CategoryPassenger Car
Model TypeLightweight
Model SubtypePullman
Model VarietyRailway Post Office (RPO)
RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era III: Transition (1939 - 1957)



Prototype History:
When lightweight cars came to the Pullman fleet in the early 1940s, their smooth sides lent themselves to classy, colorful paint schemes. Baggage cars operated on everything from premier trains to mail runs from coast to coast, normally mixing with the head-end cars of connecting lines.

RPO cars were built to government specifications by the railroads, which owned these cars and were paid by U.S. Post Office contracts per mile of running time. They were staffed by specially-trained, armed U.S. Postal Clerks, who referred to their runs by the cities between which they operated: north to south or east to west, with north-south taking precedence.
Road Name History:
The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (reporting mark CNW) was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s.

Until 1972, when the company was sold to its employees, it was named the Chicago and North Western Railway. The C&NW became one of the longest railroads in the United States as a result of mergers with other railroads, such as the Chicago Great Western Railway, Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway and others.

By 1995, track sales and abandonment had reduced the total mileage back to about 5,000. The majority of the abandoned and sold lines were lightly trafficked branches in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Large line sales, such as those that resulted in the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad further helped reduce the railroad to a mainline core with several regional feeders and branches.

The company was purchased by Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in April 1995 and ceased to exist.
Brand/Importer Information:
AZL is the leader in North American Z scale locomotives and rolling stock. Since 2000, AZL has released a vast variety of freight, passenger and locomotives. AZL continues to push the boundaries of Z scale with amazing details and incredible performance. No matter if you are looking to run steam, or the most modern diesels, AZL has something for you.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2021-07-13 12:00:57

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