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First Release:
Announced: 7-1-06
Orders Due: 7-25-06
ETA: Mid-2007!

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The AeroTrain name is recognized by most model railroaders, and yet finding good information about it has been a challenge.

Brief History:
There were two AeroTrain consists (train #1000 and train #1001). Built in 1955 and debuted at the 1955 "GM Powerama" which was held at Soldier's Field just south of Downtown Chicago. At the same show GM showed a Solar Powered Automobile (Geeze this was 51 years ago!) -and still no solar automobiles.

The two AeroTrain demonstrator sets logged over 600,000 miles traveling coast to coast and were open to the public for viewing in many major cities.

In addition to the roads listed below that we can verrify used the AeroTrain is regular service, we know it also ran on many other railroads such as the Southern Pacific, New Haven, Canadian National, and spent a couple of months in Mexico.

Today you can find parts of one Train Set at the Museum in St. Louis, and parts of the other Train Set at the Museum in Green Bay. The one in St. Louis was cosmeticly restored about 5 years ago using a $10,000 donation from the NMRA.

The Consist of each AeroTrain:  Each AeroTrain consisted of the locomotive unit, 8 40 seat coaches and the tail end observation car. A total of 10 units per train set. The Locomotive used the drive train off the SW-1200 switcher (regeared so it could hit a top speed of 102 mph), and the car bodies were built using parts from an inter-city bus body that GM was building at the time.

The GM Designer responsible for the AeroTrain project Charles "Chuck" Jordan is retired and living in Southern California. "Chuck" was very helpful in confirming design specifications and details of the AeroTrain. "Chuck" was the primary designer of the 1958 Corvette, and was named Cadillac’s Chief of Design in 1959. We owe a huge "THANK YOU" to Chuck for his help on this project.


The links below are to 3-D Computer Generated Preliminary Design Drawings for the "HO" version. These are not final and for reference for the designers only, but Con-Cor thought it would be fun to share them with you. These are fairly large files and will take time to download, so we listed them individually.

And we REPEAT, these are not "final". Small details and add-on pc are NOT shown in these early design views and much work remains by the engineering staff.

AeroTrain Design Engine 3/4 Front View
AeroTrain Design Engine Nose Front View
AeroTrain Design Engine /Engineer Side View
AeroTrain Design Back View of Engine
AeroTrain Design Engine Top View
AeroTrain Design Engine Underside View
AeroTrain Coach Car side View
AeroTrain Coach Car "A" End View
AeroTrain Coach Car "B" End View
AeroTrain Coach Car underside View
AeroTrain Observation Full Side View
AeroTrain Observation 3/4 top View
AeroTrain Observation 3/4 Side View
AeroTrain Observation Tail End View
AeroTrain Observation Underside View

Details on the "N" Scale version of the AeroTrain.
Design similar to the"HO" and "N" Pioneer Zephyr models introduced recently. The AeroTrain will be DCC compatible, have full interiors, and interior lighting, reversing headlights and tail lights.  The AeroTrain will be as faithfully reproduced as we can make it.  It is designed so you can just buy the basic 4 car set and it will run just fine as a 4 car train with all the features. But it will be easy to add the extra "Add-on" car set(s) to make a longer train if you so choose either immediately, or at a later date.

Delivery:
We expect delivery of the "N" Aerotrain model a few months after the "HO" version is delivered (about mid-2007).  Size of production run will be determined by number of advance orders we receive. Do not be disappointed reserve yours as early as possible.  As with all very complicated projects, this delivery date is only an educated projection.  Some delay may occur on any project of this size and complexity.


Details on Con-Cor's "N" Model:


Con-Cor will offer the AeroTrain in a basic set of 4 units, the Locomotive 2 coaches and the Observation car. And "add-on" sets of 3 more coaches will be offered. So a modeler can buy the basic 4 unit set, plus one "add-on" coach set to make a 7 car "AeroTrain", or buy 2 of the "add-on" coach sets to reproduce the full 10 car prototype train.

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Introductory 4 car sets...(Engine, 2 coach cars, and tail end observation)
P/N: C-C-0001-008760 Undecorated (painted Silver, no other paint or lettering) GM AeroTrain
$429.98
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P/N: C-C-0001-008761 G.M. Demonstrator color scheme GM AeroTrain
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P/N: C-C-0001-008762 Pennsylvania Ry. (Pennsy AeroTrain) 1956 GM AeroTrain
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P/N: C-C-0001-008763 New York Central (ran as Great Lakes AeroTrain) (1956) GM AeroTrain
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P/N: C-C-0001-008764 Union Pacific (ran as City of Las Vegas)(1957) GM AeroTrain
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P/N: C-C-0001-008765 Santa Fe (ran as The San Diegan) 1956 GM AeroTrain
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P/N: C-C-0001-008766 Rock Island (1958-1966) GM AeroTrain
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Add-On 3 car Coach set
P/N: C-C-0001-008770 Undecorated (painted Silver, no other paint or lettering) Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008771 G.M. Demonstrator color scheme Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008772 Pennsylvania Ry. (Pennsy AeroTrain) 1956 Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008773 New York Central (Great Lakes AeroTrain) (1956) Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008774 Union Pacific (City of Las Vegas)(1957) Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008775 Santa Fe (The San Diegan) 1956 Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008776 Rock Island (1958-1966) Add-On Aero-Train 3-Car coach set
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HO Scale Introductory 4 car sets
(Engine, 2 coach cars, and tail end observation)
P/N: C-C-0001-008740 Undecorated (painted Silver, no other paint or lettering) HO Scale GM AeroTrain
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P/N: C-C-0001-008741 G.M. Demonstrator color scheme HO Scale GM AeroTrain
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P/N: C-C-0001-008742 Pennsylvania Ry. (Pennsy AeroTrain) 1956 HO Scale GM AeroTrain
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P/N: C-C-0001-008743 New York Central (ran as Great Lakes AeroTrain) (1956) HO Scale GM AeroTrain
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P/N: C-C-0001-008744 Union Pacific (ran as City of Las Vegas)(1957) HO Scale GM AeroTrain
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P/N: C-C-0001-008745 Santa Fe (ran as The San Diegan) 1956 HO Scale GM AeroTrain
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P/N: C-C-0001-008746 Rock Island (1958-1966) HO Scale GM AeroTrain
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HO Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set
P/N: C-C-0001-008750 Undecorated (painted Silver, no other paint or lettering) HO Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008751 G.M. Demonstrator color scheme HO Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008752 Pennsylvania Ry. (Pennsy AeroTrain) 1956 HO Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008753 New York Central (Great Lakes AeroTrain) (1956) HO Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008754 Union Pacific (City of Las Vegas)(1957) HO Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008755 Santa Fe (The San Diegan) 1956 HO Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set
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P/N: C-C-0001-008756 Rock Island (1958-1966) HO Scale Add-On 3 car Coach set
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