Con-Cor N Scale GM Aerotrain 4-Car Set, GM Demonstrator (0001-008761)

Con-Cor N Scale GM Aerotrain 4-Car Set – General Motors Demonstrator

Brand new in box. A complete, ready-to-run N scale Aerotrain in its General Motors demonstrator scheme, the way GM sent it out to sell railroads on the future of passenger travel. Con-Cor's Aerotrain has been out of production for years, and factory-new sets are getting hard to find.

The Prototype

General Motors built the Aerotrain in 1955: a low-slung, jet-age streamliner powered by an LWT12 locomotive, with coaches built from GM's 40-seat intercity bus bodies. GM toured it across the country and loaned it to railroads including Santa Fe, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Rock Island and Union Pacific for testing in 1956 and 1957. It never caught on, but its styling made it one of the most recognizable trains ever built.

What's Included

• (1) LWT12 locomotive
• (2) Aerotrain coaches
• (1) Observation car
• N scale (1:160)
• Manufacturer SKU: 0001-008761
• Factory new, in original packaging

Features

• Ready to run on DC, with an 8-pin NMRA socket for adding DCC and sound
• Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels
• Detailed cab interior with two painted crew figures
• Detailed car interiors with LED interior lighting
• Reversing headlights and observation car backup lights
• Diaphragms between cars and electrical pickup on all cars

Want a longer train? Con-Cor 3-coach Aerotrain add-on sets (sold separately) extend the consist toward the full-length prototype.

Why Collectors Want It

Con-Cor, long based right here in Tucson, has built model trains since 1962. Its Aerotrain is one of the few ready-to-run models of this train ever offered in N scale, and the GM demonstrator is the scheme the train was introduced in.

Shipped from Arizona Hobbies in Tucson, AZ and packed carefully to protect the box.