MTH ELECTRIC TRAINS

May 9, 2007 - Following up on last weekﾒs catalog corrections, in this email weﾒll correct some additional errors that crept into 2007 Volume 2, clarify some details that may have been unclear, and update a few items that have been improved since the catalog was published.

PREMIER STEAM LOCOMOTIVES

Page 79, Grand Trunk Western 2-8-2 USRA Mikado (Item No. 20-3284-1, 20-3284-2) is mistakenly labeled as Canadian National. The production model will be Grand Trunk Western.
Pages 80-81, 2-8-2 L-1 Mikado: Lehigh & New England (Item No. 20-3199-1, 20-3199-2), Cambria & Indiana (Item No. 20-3200-1, 20-3200-2), and Interstate (Item No. 20-3197-1. 20-3197-2) models depict prototype Pennsy engines that were sold to these smaller railroads. Pennsy (Item No. 20-3180-1, 20-3180-2) and Interstate versions will have high-mounted headlights, as shown in the large photo on page 80, and boiler-mounted class lights. Per their prototypes, Lehigh & New England and Cambria & Indiana versions will have a low-mounted headlight and two additional marker lights on the pilot, as shown in the smaller closeup of the boiler front on page 80.
Page 82, 2-8-4 Berkshire: Detail upgrades, not shown in the photos, will include smaller, prototypically sized smoke box hinges, painted valve handles and gauges in the cab, tender hatches that open to reveal Proto-Sound and smoke controls, and tender truck chains.
Page 84, USRA 0-6-0: All models will include hinged deck plate bridging the gap between engine and tender, not shown in catalog photos.
Page 89: The Pennsylvania K4 Streamlined Passenger Set (Item No. 20-3299-1), will be altered to more accurately represent the inaugural runs of the redesigned Broadway Limited in June, 1938. The streamlined locomotive will have an additional ﾓBroadway Limitedﾔ nameplate under the headlight, although the separate sale versions of this engine (Item No. 20-3297-1 and 20-3297-2) will not have the nameplate, which was removed when engine 3768 headed other trains. To more accurately reflect the 1938 Broadway Limited, set 20-3299-1 will contain the express reefer as pictured, smooth-sided sleepers City of New York and Imperial Park rather than the two coaches as shown in the catalog, and smooth-sided observation Skyline View with Broadway Limited drumhead. Sleepers and observation will be correctly lettered ﾓPullman,ﾔ the company that owned them, rather than ﾓPennsylvania.ﾔ
Page 89, The Pennsylvania 4-6-2 K-4s steam engine (Item No. 20-3296-1, 20-3296-2) will feature the same paint scheme as our 2004 version (20-3125-1) but will feature a new cab no.: 837 and is offered in both Hi-Rail and Scale Wheel models.
Pages 90-91, 4-6-4 Chicago and Northwestern E-4 (Item No. 20-3298-1, 20-3298-2): Engine number will be 4003 as shown in large photo on page 90, not 4008 as shown in smaller photos; detail upgrades, not shown in the photos, will include sliding cab windows, smaller, prototypically sized handrails, painted valve handles and gauges in the cab, tender hatches that open to reveal Proto-Sound and smoke controls, and tender truck chains.
Page 93, 4-6-6-4 Z-6 Challenger: Northern Pacific (Item No. 20-3273-1, 20-3273-2) version is incorrectly shown with oil tender; actual NP model will have correct coal tender. The Great Northern (Item No. 20-3272-1, 20-3272-2, 20-3278-1, 20-3278-2) and SP&S (Item No. 20-3274-1, 20-3274-2) versions are correctly shown in the catalog with a prototypical oil tender.
Page 95, 4-8-4 Daylight GS-4: As announced last week, an additional engine with Daylight colors and cab no. 4449 will be offered (Item No. 20-3303-1); tender lettering will be the small ﾓSouthern Pacific Linesﾔ in the top red stripe, as originally delivered and as currently seen on preserved engine 4449 in excursion service; detail upgrades, not shown in the photos, will include see-through trailing truck side frames, sliding cab windows, smaller prototypically sized smokebox hinges, painted valve handles and gauges in the cab, tender hatches that open to reveal Proto-Sound and smoke controls, and tender truck chains.

PREMIER DIESELS

Page 101, Alco S-2: scale wheel conversion set number is incorrect; engine uses 4-wheel set no. 20-89008, as indicated on page 77.
Page 103, F3 A-B-A Sets: Northern Pacific (Item No. 20-2818-1), Santa Fe (Item No. 20-2819-1), and Union Pacific (Item No. 20-2820-1) engines will have smooth passenger pilots and passenger station Proto-Effects; Western Maryland (Item No. 20-2821-1) version will have ﾓwedgeﾔ freight pilot, as shown in photos of Western Maryland engine, and freight yard Proto-Effects; colors on Northern Pacific engine are incorrect, and will be corrected to match the colors of the NP passenger cars shown on page 163.
Page 105, F40PH: scale wheel conversion set number is incorrect; engine uses 4-wheel set no. 20-89008, as indicated on page 77.
Page 107, BNSF ES44 (Item No. 20-2822-1, 20-2822-2, 20-2822-3) was incorrectly listed as a ES44AC. The BNSF will actually be produced as a ES44DC as the M.T.H. mold design created for the ES44 locomotive is configured for both AC and DC versions.
Page 109, Union Pacific/George Bush SD70ACe (Item No. 20-2828-1): colors and paint scheme shown in the catalog are incorrect shades and design, but will be accurate in actual model; more information on the prototype can be found on the Union Pacific railroad's Web site at www.up.com. The M.T.H. Web site correctly depicts the production paint scheme.

Page 115, GP38-2: scale wheel conversion set number is incorrect; engine uses 4-wheel set no. 20-89008, as indicated on page 77.
Page 117, Missouri Pacific SD50 (Item No. 20-2817-1, 20-2817-2, 20-2817-3) depicts an incorrect color scheme. An updated photo will be loaded onto the website shortly and can be found using the website's Advanced Search tool located at the top home page.

PREMIER LINE ELECTRICS
Page 123, GG1 East Wind Passenger Set (Item No. 20-5610-1): baggage car picture is reversed left-to-right.
Page 129, E33 and E44 Electric Engines: Note that all road names are prototypical including Norfolk and Western, which purchased the Virginian Railway and painted some of its acquired E33s in N&W paint before selling all of them to the New Haven.
The E-33 and E-44 Electrics were mistakenly listed as having die-cast bodies. These locomotives will feature detailed ABS bodies and produced in three powered cab numbers.
The E-44 Juice Train was mistakenly listed with an MSRP of $799.95. The correct MSRP is $529.95.

PREMIER FREIGHT

NOTE that, per our usual practice, all Premier freight cars will be delivered in two road numbers, except for Chessie Extended Vision Caboose in green, item no. 20-91237, which only existed in one prototype number.
Page 143, 70-Ton 3-Bay Hopper: Prototype for this car is the C&O Class HT hopper with notched, arched end extensions, built in 1951; C&O version (Item No. 20-97639) will have that unique C&O end, while other models will have flat-topped end panels as shown in catalog; except for Western Maryland version (Item No. 20-97642), which will have roller bearing trucks, cars are incorrectly shown with roller bearing trucks and will be delivered with Bettendorf trucks.
Page 151, 41ﾒ Wood Flat Cars: cars are incorrectly depicted with roller bearing trucks, but will be delivered with Bettendorf trucks as shown in closeup on same page.
Page 152, Flat Cars with Pup Trailers: although not shown in photo, cars will feature deck-mounted trailer hitch to support each trailer; cars are incorrectly depicted with roller bearing trucks, but will be delivered with Bettendorf trucks as well as separately applied grab iron details, as shown in closeup on same page.
Page 155, N6b Caboose: Nickel Plate version (Item No. 20-91240) will have non-Pennsy square-sided cupola, as shown on the M.T.H. Web site, rather than the Pennsy-style cupola shown in the catalog; Long Island version (Item No. 20-91241) will be painted the lighter orange shown on the full shot of the Long Island model, not the darker orange shown in the close-up shot.
Page 156, Item No. 20-91245 Steel Caboose was listed as Nickel Plate Road but featured a Jersey Central photo. The caboose will in fact be Jersey Central.
Page 158, Item No. 20-90389 6-car freight set is incorrectly listed as Santa Fe. The set will actually be produced as a Chicago NorthWestern set as depicted in its catalog photo.
Page 158, Item No. 20-90388 6-car freight set is incorrectly listed as Canadian Pacific. The set will actually be produced as a Railway Express Agency set as depicted in its catalog photo.
Page 160, Item No. 20-90374 and 20-90375 6-car freight set is incorrectly listed as Nickel Plate Road. The sets will actually be produced as a Chesapeake & Ohio as depicted in its catalog photo.
Page 160, Item No. 20-90380 and 20-90381 6-car freight set is incorrectly listed as Union Pacific. The sets will actually be produced as a Norfolk & Western as depicted in its catalog photo.

PREMIER PASSENGER CARS
Page 123. East Wind add-on passenger sets: note that two prototypical add-on sets are listed with the East Wind GG1 set on page 123; although not pictured in the catalog, these items are illustrated on the M.T.H. Web site; similarly, a non-prototypical full-length East Wind dome car, item no. 20-67124, is also pictured on the site.

Page 162: Milwaukee Road heavyweight sets represent the second incarnation of the Olympian, ﾓthe Queen of the Transcontinental Trains,ﾔ as it appeared from its re-equipping in 1927 through World War II. Hauled on its final leg into Seattle by a black Bi-Polar electric, the orange-and-maroon train included railroad-owned cars lettered The Milwaukee Road on their maroon letterboards, as well as a Pullman observation and sleepers lettered The Olympian. Our sets feature cars accurately painted and lettered for this luxurious Depression-era train as follows: 20-4089 (5-car set) includes baggage car 1025, coaches 3907, 3916, and 3950 (all lettered The Milwaukee Road), and Pullman observation Lake Chatcolet, lettered The Olympian on its letterboard and Pullman near each end, and featuring an authentic Olympian drumhead. 20-4489 (combine/diner set) includes combine 2104 and diner 5142, also lettered ﾓDining Carﾔ; both cars will be lettered The Milwaukee Road. 20-4489 will now contain two coaches, rather than a baggage and a coach as cataloged; both will be lettered to represent Pullmans, with The Olympian on their letterboards and Pullman near each end door. Car names will be Harlowton and Othello; Olympian sleepers were named after towns on the railroadﾒs Pacific Extension. 20-4289 (RPO) will be Railway Post Office car 2105, lettered The Milwaukee Road.
Page 163: Contents of Northern Pacific passenger sets will be revised to more accurately represent the mid-1950s consist of the Raymond-Loewy-styled Vista Dome North Coast Limited, the NPﾒs premier passenger train ﾗalso known as the Four Dome Train West. All car numbers and lettering will reflect actual cars on the mid-50s North Coast Limited, and as appropriate, car sides will feature the ﾓVista-Dome North Coast Limitedﾔ lettering applied circa 1956. A modeler buying the full complement of NP cars will be able to run a prototypical four-dome train, with a flat-top car separating all domes per prototype practice.
Item 20-65114 (5-car set) will now include four dome cars and one observation with North Coast Limited drumhead.
Page 164, Milwaukee Road streamlined sets: These sets represent the Milwaukee Roadﾒs premier transcontinental train in its final postwar incarnation, when it was re-styled by famed industrial designed Brooks Stevens and its name changed from the Olympian to the Olympian Hiawatha. The contents of 5-car set 20-65112 will include Creek-series Skytop observation-lounge-sleeper. The remainder of the set will include two coaches, one vista dome and one baggage car as cataloged.
Page 165, Santa Fe streamlined sets: Contents of the Santa Fe sets will be modified to more accurately reflect the Super Chief, the Santa Feﾒs premier, all-Pullman passenger run that raced from Chicago to Los Angeles in 39 ﾾ hours. Our sets model the final version of the Super Chief after it was re-equipped in 1951, with a consist that included a 500-series Pleasure Dome (advertised as ﾓthe top of the Super, next to the starsﾔ) and was frequently headed by a four-unit A-B-B-A brace of warbonnet F-units. All passengers traveled in sleeping accommodations ﾗ there were no coaches ﾗ and therefore the set contents will be modified as follows to reflect actual Super Chief cars: 20-65115 (5-car set) will now include one baggage car, sleepers Palm Star and Pine Rapids (rather than two coaches as shown in the catalog), Pleasure Dome 503, and observation Vista Plains.
Page 166, All the Pennsylvania silver streamlined passenger cars featured on page 166 will be produced with black roofs. The catalog photos incorrectly depict some of the cars with silver roofs.
Page 167, A number of changes will be made to Pennsylvania ﾓFleet of Modernismﾔ (FOM) separate-sale cars to more accurately represent cars that ran in the 1938 Broadway Limited and other Pennsylvania FOM trains. Pennsylvania Fleet of Modernism cars will be smooth-sided lightweight cars, not ribbed lightweight cars as indicated in the catalog. Sleepers and observation will be correctly lettered ﾓPullman,ﾔ the company that owned them, and head-end cars and diner will be lettered ﾓPennsylvania.ﾔ Set 20-66119 will be sleeper Allegheny County and diner # 4420; set 20-69119 will be sleeper Imperial Pass and baggage # 6051; set 20-65119 (5-car set) will represent the Spirit of St. Louis, another FOM train: baggage # 6054; sleepers Colonial Congress, City of Philadelphia, and City of Fort Wayne; and observation Juniata Narrows with Spirit of St. Louis drumhead.
Page 167, Amtrak 4-Car and 2-Car Superliner Sets (Item No. 20-65123 and 20-66123) were incorrectly listed in the catalog as Amfleet sets. Both will be Superliner sets as depicted in their catalog photographs.

RAILKING STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Pages 6-7, Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern (Item No. 30-1465-1): Engine number will be 2927 as shown on page 7, not 2926 as shown on the previous page.
Page 10, 2-8-2 Mikado and 0-6-0 switcher: Mikado will have Proto-Coupler on tender only, while switcher will have two Proto-Couplers.
Pages 12-13, Southern Pacific Cab Forward (Item No. 30-1464-1): Engine number will be 4275 as shown on page 13, not 4294 as shown on the previous page.

RAILKING SUBWAY AND TRANSIT CARS
Page 41, New York City R142A Series Subway Sets: all R142A Series cars will feature lighted interiors with seats; as announced last week, the 5-car set is incorrectly priced, the correct price is $449.95.
Page 39, Chicago 3200 Series Transit Sets: Item numbers for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs 4-car sets were listed incorrectly; the correct numbers are 30-26221-1 for the White Sox 4-Car 3200 Series Set and 30-26211-1 for the Cubs 4-Car Set. All Chicago 3200 Series cars will have lighted interiors with seats.

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