Overland Models - 160050001.2 - Schnabel Car, Krupp CEBX 800 - Westinghouse Electric - 202

Specific Item Information: FACTORY PAINTED - WECX LIGHT BLUE BODY W/ LIGHT GRAY TRANSFORMER - #202 SCHNABEL TRANSFORMER CAR W/ REMOVABLE TRANSFORMER

Prototype History: This is the largest Schnabel car, and the largest freight car ever built. It was built for Combustion Engineering by Krupp Industries of West Germany, in 1982. The carrying capacity is 1,779,260 lbs and is more than 231 feet long when empty and up to 345 feet long with a load.

Road Name History: The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an American manufacturing company founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse. It was originally named "Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company", and was renamed "Westinghouse Electric Corporation" in 1945. The company acquired the CBS television network in 1995, and was renamed as the first incarnation of "CBS Corporation", until being acquired by Viacom in 1999. That merger was completed on April 26, 2000.
The Westinghouse brand is managed by the Westinghouse Licensing Corporation, established in 1998 and currently a subsidiary of ViacomCBS. The nuclear power business, Westinghouse Electric Company, was spun off from the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1999.

Brand/Importer Information: Since 1976, Overland Models has been a premier importer of fine brass scale models. The company’s new ownership, having passed from father to son, is steeped in the family’s passion for and knowledge of model railroads. We are dedicated to OMI’s tradition of quality, service and attention to detail, and are taking bold steps to introduce new models and features to delight the most discerning collector and hobbyist.

Our devotion to accuracy of detail is a hallmark of our products. We not only have a historical in-house library for reference, our project team also goes on-site to take measurements, photos and talk with railroad and other employees. We also maintain excellent relationships with manufacturers who know that we pride ourselves on maintaining the highest integrity in representing their product. And our relationships extend to our customers, many of whom offer railroad experience and knowledge from which our models are designed and refined.

Our products are handcrafted by some of the world’s foremost manufacturers of detailed brass models using our exact specifications. The models are beautifully factory finished for the most authentic representation possible. Our models now feature NMRA-compliant DCC plugs so that customers can install the decoder of their choice.

These combined resources and our commitment to quality make Overland Models the most realistic, highly collectible models you can own.