Did anyone model the ‘67 Can Federation Train in O scale? Lionel, Weaver,3rd Rail, K Line, etc.? I love the color design. Just saw it in July Trains. A beauty.
Wally
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Nope.
Rapido Trains planned to offer it in HO, but didn't get enough interest.
Rusty
The only thing that comes *close* is the Lionel HO Confederation Flyer in 1976, but the paint scheme is not even close.
Cho Cho Wally posted:Did anyone model the ‘67 Can Federation Train in O scale? Lionel, Weaver,3rd Rail, K Line, etc.? I love the color design. Just saw it in July Trains. A beauty.
Wally
I have never heard of this train. It sounds interesting. Does anyone have photos to post?
NH Joe
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I never heard of that train either, neat graphics
Chuck Sartor posted:The only thing that comes *close* is the Lionel HO Confederation Flyer in 1976, but the paint scheme is not even close.
Forgot about that one, probably because it's not even close to being close:
Rusty
The Summer 2017 issue of Classic Trains had a write up about (or is that "aboot?") the Confederation Train.
Couple of interesting side notes:
- Canadian Pacific supplied most of the trainset.
- Canadian National only supplied the trailing FP7 and steam generator car.
- The CN unit rarely, if ever, was the lead unit.
- Secondary airhorns played the first four notes of "O Canada," the Canadian national anthem.
- There was also a Confederation truck caravan that went to locations the railway's didn't.
- The color purple was used because "it had no political connections, is a powerful color and regal to boot." (Direct quote.)
Rusty
