1933 General Trains, Inc. All Aluminum, Two Rail Wide Gauge Union Pacific, M – 10000 3-Car Set For Sale

General trains, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois created two distinctive cast aluminum streamliner sets of the Union Pacific M –...

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1933 General Trains, Inc. All Aluminum, Two Rail Wide Gauge Union Pacific, M – 10000 3-Car Set

Name: 1933 General Trains, Inc. All Aluminum, Two Rail Wide Gauge Union Pacific, M – 10000 3-Car Set
Price: 12000 USD
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$12,000

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General trains, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois created two distinctive cast aluminum streamliner sets of the Union Pacific M – 10,000 … more General trains, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois created two distinctive cast aluminum streamliner sets of the Union Pacific M – 10,000 type passenger train circuit 1933. Harry Carpenter. Stearns, A Chicago area consulting engineer was the originator of the idea to mass produce a half scale replica M – 10,000 based on early drawings, leaked by the railroad. It was offered for two rail operation on a unique track gauge that was slightly wider than Lionel's standard gauge, as either three car or two car sets with power unit, and oval of the companies speed rail And transformer. The company was announced to the world via and add appearing in model Craftsman, February 1934 issue. The company was only in business from 1933 to 1939 and 1933, the union Pacific railroad was moving forward with a new concept in train design: the "streamliner". Advance promotion, for this radical departure was accompanied by a great deal of pipe, not to mention preliminary artist images of these "revolutionary changes in train design". Those early drawings with prove to be substantially different from the trains that actually rolled into service the following year, but the Chicago manufacturer that called itself. General trains incorporated couldn't have foreseen that. General trains raced into production with a wide gauge model of the."new Union Pacific type trains" before anyone had seen the real thing. Although very short-lived, their trains would come to hold several places of unique distinction in the pre-war wide gauge world: only use of aluminum for train, motors, or track, and only two rail operation.

At a time, when even Lionel was beginning to see the writing on the wall for the larger trains and standard gauge, general trains jumped on with both feet. They created Mammoth cast aluminum passenger cars powered entirely new aluminum frame motors on insulated aluminum wheels rumbling across two rail aluminum track. Each car was of cast aluminum with thickness from 1/8" to 1/4". Silver trim panels were unpainted aluminum inserted into the castings. The cars measure roughly 21 inches to 23 inches long each. Three car set with track is 85 inches in length car width is 4 1/2 inches and height is 7 1/2 inches. Each car had a lighted interior. Originally this train would've had a cloth insulation around the wiring however, this one has been rewired at a later date. A set of male and female connectors was added to the end of the car wiring to facilitate disconnection. The only component that they didn't design and fabricate to their own specific needs, was the foot-long coiled steel spring that holds each articulated car tightly fitted into the next. these springs were readily available at the local hardware store as they were used to pull screen doors closed. The AC motors employed in these trains was of the induction type. Induction electric motors, have no brushes or communicator.

Each general train set was serially numbered. A serial number was etched on the underside of each car, into either the casting or the sheet metal plate near the truck mounting. Each component within a set for the same serial numbers, based on research of general train sets, and collections and appearing for sale, it is estimated that production totals were in the 500 range. These General Trains Inc. streamliner sets were too expensive to be successfully marketable given the economics of the 1930s and the great depression, that's the reason for a short lifespan of the company. As a result, there are very few models still in existence and collectors, consider them to be quite valuable, due to their rarity and uniqueness of design and operation.

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Dimensions: 72ʺW × 5ʺD × 7.75ʺH

Styles: Art Deco

Period: 1930s

Country of Origin: United States

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Materials: Aluminum

Condition: Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color: Silver

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Condition Notes: This vintage train carries the hallmark of its age and historical journey, showcasing slight scratching on its aluminum exterior and … moreThis vintage train carries the hallmark of its age and historical journey, showcasing slight scratching on its aluminum exterior and a slightly loose front track rail. These imperfections authentically reflect the wear and tear accumulated over time. It’s important to note that, unfortunately, we couldn’t test the lighting functionality as we lack the means to plug it in; however, we believe it should work based on our assessment. less

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