The Chicago & Alton's Alton Limited Pacific is really one of the more stunning passenger sets you will come across. This "red train" livery is particularly elegant.
Here is a stunning representation of the 1924 Alton Limited. This set features a four car heavyweight passenger set led by a beautiful 4-6-2 Pacific steam engine. Run the set conventinally OR digitally with your TMCC--your call.
Set includes
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4-6-2 Pacific Steam Engine and tender
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heavyweight combination car,
- two heavyweight coaches
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and heavyweight observation car
STEAM ENGINE FEATURES
- Die-cast Body
- Trainmaster Command Control
- Odyssey System for Speed Control
- Electrocouplers
- Stamped Metal Frame
- Headlights Marker Lights
- Smoke Unit
- Wireless Tether
- Red Firebox Glow
- Engineer and fireman figures
- High-torque Pittman® motor with momentum flywheel
- RailSounds
- Traction Tires
- Die-cast Metal Trucks
- Rail Line: Chicago & Alton
- Gauge: Standard O Scale
- Min Curve: O-54
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Dimensions: Set length: 98"
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Released 2003
EACH HEAVYWEIGHT PASSENGER CAR FEATURES:
- Decorated and detailed interiors
- Each car has a switch underneath for control of the interior lighting
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A lighted "Alton Limited" drumhead and plated railing on the observation car deck finish off this very special train.
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Passenger figures
PLEASE LOOK AT THE PICTURES AS THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE VERY BOTTOM TO SEE EVEN MORE PICTURES.
CONDITION: C-7++. Tested and runs, smokes, sounds as expected. Everything looks C-8 like new except for a little bit of texture under the paint in one small area of the tender; Evanston car has rust spot on pickups, and there are some super light rubs on the silver roofs, but they are hard to see.
BOXES: Set box is P-6 with some holes and rubs. The inner individual boxes have some discoloration/fade but are otherwise excellent to like new.
CONDITION: C-7++. Tested and runs, smokes, sounds as expected. Everything looks C-8 like new except for a little bit of texture under the paint in one small area of the tender; Evanston car has rust spot on pickups, and there are some super light rubs on the silver roofs, but they are hard to see.
BOXES: Set box is P-6 with some holes and rubs. The inner individual boxes have some discoloration/fade but are otherwise excellent to like new.
Some History
The Chicago & Alton Railroad was a pioneer of luxury passenger service. In the nineteenth century, the first sleeper cars and the first true dining cars saw service on the C & A. Since the turn of the twentieth century, the railroad's premier run between Chicago and St. Louis was named the Alton Limited, often referred to as the "red train" because of its trademark livery. In 1924, although on the verge of bankruptcy, the C & A updated the Alton Limited into a railroading legend. A fast, Pacific type locomotive pulled a brand new set of Pullman steel-sided heavyweight cars, all painted in matching shades of maroon and red. Inside, the cars featured luxurious rosewood, plush green fabrics and even Venetian blue smoking couches. From its debut at Chicago's then under-construction Union Station, the "new" Alton Limited held the title "Handsomest Train in the World." A scale-sized Pacific type locomotive, fully featured and painted in "red train" livery , heads the Lionel 1924 Alton Limited Passenger Train Set.
The Chicago & Alton Railroad was a pioneer of luxury passenger service. In the nineteenth century, the first sleeper cars and the first true dining cars saw service on the C & A. Since the turn of the twentieth century, the railroad's premier run between Chicago and St. Louis was named the Alton Limited, often referred to as the "red train" because of its trademark livery. In 1924, although on the verge of bankruptcy, the C & A updated the Alton Limited into a railroading legend. A fast, Pacific type locomotive pulled a brand new set of Pullman steel-sided heavyweight cars, all painted in matching shades of maroon and red. Inside, the cars featured luxurious rosewood, plush green fabrics and even Venetian blue smoking couches. From its debut at Chicago's then under-construction Union Station, the "new" Alton Limited held the title "Handsomest Train in the World." A scale-sized Pacific type locomotive, fully featured and painted in "red train" livery , heads the Lionel 1924 Alton Limited Passenger Train Set.