Broadway Limited HO Scale Railroad Instruction Car Western Maryland WM #100 – BLI9936

Broadway Limited HO Scale Western Maryland WM #100 Railroad Instruction Car

Add an exceptionally distinctive piece of Western Maryland Railway history to your HO scale railroad with the Broadway Limited HO Scale Western Maryland WM #100 Railroad Instruction Car. Representing the specialized passenger-style equipment used by railroads for employee education and training, Western Maryland #100 offers WM enthusiasts and collectors an opportunity to model a fascinating side of railroad operations rarely represented in HO scale.

Railroad instruction cars functioned as mobile classrooms, allowing railroads to bring important training directly to employees throughout their systems. These specialized cars could be used to teach railroaders about equipment, operating practices, safety procedures and the proper handling of hazardous materials. Rather than serving as conventional passenger equipment, instruction cars were specifically adapted for railroad education, making them some of the most unusual company-service cars found on North American railroads.

Western Maryland WM #100 in HO Scale

Broadway Limited brings this unique category of railroad equipment to HO scale with Western Maryland Railway #100. Because prototype instruction and exhibit cars were individually customized for their specific roles, Broadway Limited adapted its proven coach tooling originally developed for the 1947 American Freedom Train. The resulting model uses BLI's modified 80-foot coach design to capture the appearance and character of these specialized railroad cars while maintaining dependable operating characteristics for HO scale layouts.

Decorated for the legendary Western Maryland Railway, WM #100 is an excellent addition for Western Maryland collectors, Appalachian railroad modelers, passenger car enthusiasts and anyone interested in unusual railroad company-service equipment. Precision paint, color and lettering combine with a detailed interior, numerous separately applied components and operating sprung diaphragms to create a model that stands apart from conventional passenger rolling stock.

Broadway Limited Western Maryland #100 Features

• HO scale railroad instruction car
• Decorated for Western Maryland Railway (WM)
• Car number 100
• Based on Broadway Limited's modified 80-foot coach tooling
• Beautifully detailed and accurately modeled
• Precision paint, color and lettering
• Detailed interior
• Properly colored interior components
• Numerous separately applied details including handrails and antennas where applicable
• Detailed underbody
• Operating sprung diaphragms
• ABS body with ABS chassis
• Two operating Kadee couplers
• Compatible with Code 70, Code 83 and Code 100 rail
• 18-inch minimum operating radius

A Unique Western Maryland Model for Your HO Scale Railroad

The Western Maryland WM #100 Railroad Instruction Car gives modelers an opportunity to expand beyond traditional WM locomotives, freight cars and passenger equipment and recreate the specialized company-service side of the Western Maryland Railway. Instruction cars played an important role in railroad employee education and safety, making equipment such as WM #100 an interesting piece of railroad history as well as a distinctive HO scale model.

For a Western Maryland HO scale layout, WM #100 can be incorporated into a specialized company-service train, displayed alongside other Western Maryland passenger equipment, spotted at a yard or terminal for an employee training scene, or showcased individually as an unusual piece of WM rolling stock. It is especially well suited to modelers recreating the Western Maryland's operations through West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania or collectors building a broader roster of historic Eastern railroad equipment.

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Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports
Scale: HO Scale
Prototype: Railroad Instruction Car
Road Name: Western Maryland Railway (WM)
Car Number: 100
SKU: BLI9936