_____ With newly tooled cars, this set recreates the first-year consist of the CZ with eight different car types. The exact specification of car type and car name for each of the cars in the set is below. Each car features a silver corrugated-side body, accurate CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR lettering, blackened metal wheels and Kato semi-automatic knuckle couplers. The Observation car features lighted tail lights, marker lights, and tail sign and has been retooled to allow the installation of an FL12 DCC decoder to control the rear lights via DCC. The interior of each of the cars can be dramatically lighted with the optional installation of our #11-204 1-car/11-206 6-car Bulb Light Kit or our #11-209 1-car/11-210 6-car White LED Light Kit (for DCC operation). _____Because of the recognition and history of the California Zephyr, this unprecedented set is sure to be coveted by railfans, rail enthusiasts and railroad historians around the world, not to mention the hobbyists modeling the CB&Q, D&RGW and WP. _____As an added bonus, this 11-car set includes enough N scale Unitrack at no additional cost for a first-class presentation of the set on a desk or shelf when not in operation on a layout. _____It was written that the California Zephyr was "a pretty train … pretty from any angle," the pinnacle of passenger railroad equipment. The Kato California Zephyr in N scale is equally impressive.

Equipped with KATO magnetic knuckle couplers.