Here Comes Walthers Next Hot-Selling Name Train!

If you thought Walthers plated Santa Fe Super Chief went fast, wait 'til you see the all-new El Capitan'. Starting in October 2011, we're rolling out the complete consist of the famous coach streamliner.

Based on the 1956 consist with its unique Hi-Level cars, the new HO Scale El Capitan has built-in appeal - and these cars can also be run with Walthers Super Chief, just as the Santa Fe did after 1958!

The El Capitan set of cars and engines is complete with all the cars used on the prototype, including Baggage Car, Railway Post Office, Baggage-Dormitory "transition car" with rooftop shroud, Hi-Level 68-Seat Step-Down Coach, Hi-Level 72-Seat Coach, Hi-Level "Sky Lounge," Hi-Level Diner, and Hi-Level 68-Seat Step-Down Coach with Tail Sign to bring up the rear.

Each car comes fully assembled with Walthers real metal "stainless steel" finish, factory-installed grab irons, prototypically tinted windows, correct trucks and much more.

Customers who reserve all eight First Edition cars by August 30, 2011 will receive an El Capitan Travel Poster Print, Brochure Replica and Enamel Conquistador Pin - this exclusive package is available only for customers who purchase at least eight cars, and will ship with your final car!

Walthers has also decided to produce new PROTO 2000 37-Class F7s which are perfect for El Capitan and the Super Chief. Finished in Santa Fe's classic Passenger Warbonnet scheme and highlighted by a plated metal finish, choose Sound and DCC versions with full-function Tsunami decoders, or Standard DC models, each with multiple unit numbers, to meet your needs. Typically the El Capitian would consist of 5 F7's in an A-B-B-B-A configuration.

On July 15, 1956, Santa Fe began Hi-Level Equipment El Capitan service with the following consist:

• EMD F7A Locomotive #327L
• EMD F7B Locomotive #327A
• EMD F7B Locomotive #327B
• EMD F7B Locomotive #44A
• EMD F7A Locomotive #44L
• Baggage #3521
• Baggage-Dormitory "Transition Car" 3480
• Hi-Level "Chair" car (68 Seats) #536
• Hi-Level "Chair" car (72 Seats) #714
• Hi-Level "Chair" car (72 Seats) #722
• Hi-Level Diner (80 seats) #653
• Hi-Level "Top Of The Cap" Lounge (88 seats) #577
• Hi-Level "Chair" car (72 Seats) #700
• Hi-Level "Chair" car (72 Seats) #709
• Hi-Level "Chair" car (72 Seats) #717
• Hi-Level "Chair" car (68 Seats) #529

When the El Capitan was run in a combined consist with the Super Chief in the 1960’s, the consists contained:

• EMD FP45 Locomotive #104
• EMD FP45 Locomotive #101
• Baggage #3671
• Baggage #3553
• Baggage-Dormitory "Transition Car" #3478
• Hi-Level "Chair car" / Coach (68 Seats) #549
• Hi-Level "Chair car" / Coach (72 Seats) #731
• Hi-Level Diner (80 seats) #654
• Hi-Level Lounge (88 seats) #575
• Hi-Level "Chair car" / Coach (72 Seats) #725
• Hi-Level "Chair car" / Coach (68 Seats) #542
• Sleeper Pine Cove (10 roomettes, 6 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Indian Mesa (11 double bedrooms)
• "Turquoise Room"-"Pleasure Dome"-Lounge #504
• Fred Harvey Company Diner #600 (48 seats)
• Sleeper Indian Flute (11 double bedrooms)
• Sleeper Palm Leaf (10 roomettes, 6 double bedrooms)

WIth this many choices, Walthers is producing enough rolling stock and motive power to build a complete train of your choice.

We'd like you to be able to do just that, so we are offering all PORTERS Members a special 20% discount when you order one or more of each of the eight cars being offered. And if you also add any of the matching locomotives, you will get that same discount on those too. This special runs until the DDOD for these cars on August 30, 2011. To get this discount, enter "El Capitan Special" in the "notes" box during checkout.

Features:

• Based on Cars used from 1956 to 1971
• Real Metal Finish
• Prototypically Accurate Window Tinting 
• All Grab Irons Factory Installed 
• Six All-new Cars Designed from Budd Plans 
• Window Gasket Details as Appropriate
  
• Each car comes with decals to label it as desired by the modeler
  

Reservations Due By: August 30, 2011

Expected Release: December 2011