“oh, so steamy!” noisy!...time that purpose-built sgus were built by cc&f (canadian car...
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MSRP $79.95 US
$89.95 CAN
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Steam Heater Cars, known in Canada as Steam Generator Units or SGUs, were introduced in the diesel era to provide steam heat to passenger trains. When passenger trains were hauled by steam locomotives, there was always a reliable source of steam. Unless a diesel locomotive was equipped with a boiler and water tank, heat could not be provided. This was before the days of Head End Power for passenger cars.
Heater cars were usually rebuilt from boxcars, B-units and old steam locomotive tenders, so they varied in shape and size from railroad to railroad. That is, unless you are in Canada. It is so cold here so much of the time that purpose-built SGUs were built by CC&F (Canadian Car & Foundry), GMD (General Motors Diesel Division) and NSC (National Steel Car).
Our model is based on the GMD prototype. Check out the usual insane amount of underbody detail!
The Steam Heater Car is back and noisier than ever!• First Time with Sound!• New Paint Schemes• Number Re-Runs
Our recent sound-equipped locomotives have steam included, but we don’t expect you to pay $110 for a sound decoder. That’s why we’ve made our own sound chip, just for this model! And you can adjust the volume to suit your preferences. We think this is a beauty goal, eh?
“OH, SO STEAMY!”STEAM HEATER CAR
NOISY!NOISY!
Santa Fe (ATSF) Item # Road Number
107301 9000
107302 9002
107302 9004
Amtrak Phase II Item # Road Number
107304 661
107305 664
107306 665
Auto Train Item # Road Number
107307 1134
Algoma Central Item # Road Number
107308 75
107309 77
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CONDITIONAL MODEL
• Numerous popular paint schemes• Scaled from field measurements and original blueprints• Steam sounds included, with user-controlled volume• High-quality, high-bass speaker• Works on DC and DCC layouts• Super-detailed underframe and express trucks• Working backup lights, controlled by magnetic wand• Metal Macdonald-Cartier couplers
The Oh, So Noisy! Steam Heater Car features:
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“OH, SO STEAMY!”STEAM HEATER CAR
NOISY!NOISY!
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Canadian National (1954 Scheme) Item # Road Number
107310 15455
107311 15458
107312 15461
CN Rail (Wet Noodle Scheme)
Canadian Pacific Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW)
Item # Road Number
107313 15469
107314 15472
Item # Road Number
107315 15451
107316 15453
107317 15462
Item # Road Number
107318 15466
107319 15473
Item # Road Number
107320 96
107321 97
107322 98
Canadian Pacific Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW)
Great Northern (GN) Item # Road Number
107326 7
107327 8
107328 9
Milwaukee Road (1950 Scheme) Item # Road Number
107329 73
107330 75
107331 77
Milwaukee Road (1955 “UP” Scheme) New York Central (NYC) Item # Road Number
107332 71
107334 74
107336 76
Item # Road Number
107335 XH-1
107336 XH-2
107337 XH-5
Item # Road Number
107323 250
107324 251
107325 252
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“OH, SO STEAMY!”STEAM HEATER CAR
NOISY!NOISY!
Northern Pacific (NP) Item # Road Number
107338 H-4
107339 H-5
107340 H-6
Ontario Northland (Green Scheme)
Pennsylvania (PRR)
Item # Road Number
107341 200
107342 201
107343 210
Item # Road Number
107347 5305
107348 5306
107349 5308
Item # Road Number
107344 200
107345 201
107346 210
Ontario Northland (Chevron Scheme)
VIA-CN Item # Road Number
107350 15450
107351 15465
Union Pacific (UP)
Undecorated
Item # Road Number
107352 302
107353 305
107354 307
Item #
107399
VIA Rail Canada Item # Road Number
107355 15454
107356 15456
107357 15457
Item # Road Number
107357 15474
107358 15475
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DEALER NAME:
“OH, SO STEAMY!”STEAM HEATER CAR
NOISY!NOISY!