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sstyrnolCharter Member · 141 posts

Saw this in a catalog, apparently by Bachmann... It looked like the ends of two observeration cars (TA style) welded together with a motorised truck underneath it, called the "Eggliner"!Did something like that ever exist or is it a fictional model?Cheers, Sebastian

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bnsf1959Charter Member · 333 posts

RE: Eggliner???

LAST EDITED ON Mar-24-03 AT 03:14 PM (EDT)

>Saw this in a catalog, apparently by Bachmann... It looked
>like the ends of two observeration cars (TA style) welded
>together with a motorised truck underneath it, called the
>"Eggliner"!
>
>Did something like that ever exist or is it a fictional
>model? Answer to your question, no. I asked someone at the train show in LaGrange, Il last year and he said no. There is no such thing in real life. Bachmann just made it for the fun of it (in my opinion).Ken
Muschka Activity WorksEggliner? – image 1
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