Kato N 106-0432 DCC Ready EMD FP7A-F7B Set Milwaukee Road 'Post 1955 Armour Yellow' MILW #96A / 96B

In 1955, the Milwaukee Road announced that they would operate Union Pacific streamliners between Chicago and Omaha. This meant that the Hiawatha would be painted in Union Pacific’s Armour Yellow colors. In 1956, the line was officially “partnered with Union Pacific” as they navigated the next couple years competing with both airline and automobile travel. The Hiawatha train wore the UP colors into the sunset as The Afternoon Hiawatha ran up until January 23, 1970. The next year, The Morning Hiawatha service was also discontinued and replaced by Amtrak lines.

For the Olympian Hiawatha release, Kato will be making a new FP7A locomotive and a new tooled version of the F7B featuring a winterization hatch (a necessity for trips through the northern US and across the Rockies!)

Equip your Hiawatha train with all new uniquely tooled cars using the link below, sold separately:

• Kato N 106-089 Olympian Hiawatha 9-Car Passenger Set 'Post-1955 Version' Milwaukee Road Armour Yellow

Expand your locomotive consist to an A-B-A consist with the addition of an EMD FP7A Milwaukee Road #96C locomotive using the link below, sold separately:

• Kato N 176-2303 DCC Ready EMD FP7A Milwaukee Road 'Post 1955 Armour Yellow' MILW #96C