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1968/69 Transcontinental Express Sets

Catalog Numbers

Penn Central sets were simply named "Penn Central Express." Beginning in 1969, sets with power packs were renamed "Golden Spike Express." Sets with road names other than Santa Fe or Penn Central, which did not appear in any catalog, were created by adding road codes to one of the two existing sets. The sets were released in bookshelf boxes as well as both styles of flat boxes.

Without Power Pack
  • 4717 Santa Fe
  • 4717-240 Baltimore & Ohio
  • 4718 Penn Central
With Power Pack
  • 4727 Santa Fe
  • 4727-220 Santa Fe
  • 4727-240 Baltimore & Ohio
  • 4728 Penn Central

Contents

Rolling Stock

The new Transcontinental Express set dropped the dummy F9-A of its earlier namesake and included three coaches instead of two, plus a Vista-Dome.

Track
  • 3 X 4-3/8" straight
  • 1 X 4-3/8" rerailer
  • 11 X 7-1/2" radius 30 degree curve
  • 1 X curved feeder track
Other Items

Packaging

4717/4727 Trays

4718/4728 Trays

Bookshelf Box Labels

Yellow Flat Box

White Flat Box and Label

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