Dear HO Scale Customers;

Broadway Limited Imports proudly presents the Santa Fe (ATSF) Track Inspection Cars

The William Barstow Strong began its life as Coach Bar Lounge Car #1397 before being rebuilt as a Track Inspection Car. In 1975, it was renamed William Barstow Strong in honor of the former president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway—who also inspired the naming of the city of Barstow, California.

In August 1990, the car underwent another transformation, this time into a Theatre Lounge Car, and soon became a familiar sight on the rear of Santa Fe Executive Trains. It also had the distinction of bringing up the rear of Santa Fe 3751’s celebrated cross-country excursion between Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois, during the summer of 1992.

After the 1995 merger with Burlington Northern, the car received several exterior and interior updates and was renumbered from #89 to #32. Today, the William Barstow Strong remains in service with BNSF Railway, continuing its legacy by transporting company executives across the railroad’s vast system.

In Broadway Limited Imports first production run, they are building 6 different types of the car in multiple appearances over the course of it’s life. Each model boasts both road specific and era-specific details! Ensuring that your customers BNSF or AT&SF theater car is the perfect fit for their office car special!

Model Features:

• Unique interior layouts based on the prototype and the specific era in which each car operated
• Prototypically accurate trucks for both AT&SF and BNSF versions
• Individually controlled lighting functions, including interior lights, track inspection lights, and red/green marker lights — all operated with touch control
• Accurate carbody details such as protective panel door covers, window arrangements, and roof antenna configurations with GPS dome
• Detailed underbody components, including accurate warning label placements where applicable
• Era-specific lighting packages for each version
• Numerous separately applied details, including handrails and antenna assemblies (where appropriate)
• Couplers: Two operating Kadee couplers
• Track Compatibility: Code 70, 83, and 100 rail
• Minimum Operating Radius: 18 inches

Order Due Date: March 5, 2026

Anticipated Delivery Date: November 2026

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