You must place an order for any of these products NOW if you want GUARANTEED DELIVERY.

The Series 787 Electric Train was built in 1992 as an express train, named “Tsubame” (Swallow), in the westernmost Japanese island of Kyushu. Designer-built, the 787 featured not only a unique outer appearance, but
also a luxurious interior, complete with high grade coach accommodations and a buffet. For many years the 787 was the symbolic train of Kyushu, though it has recently been replaced by a new, 2nd generation “Tsubame” bullet train.

Built in 1948, the 4-6-4 C62 Steam Locomotive is one of the most popular passenger steam locomotives in Japan. When it was designed, the C62 was built around the existing D52 freight boiler, whose large size required equally large drivers. As a result, the C62 was the fastest and most powerful high-speed passenger steam locomotive of its day. It was used for the famous express trains “Tsubame” (Swallow) and “Hato” (Pigeon), which it pulled on the
Japanese mainline between Tokyo and Osaka until 1956 – this service granting C62 #2 its signature Swallow emblems which it wears on its smoke deflectors. After the retiring from the main line, C62 #2 was used in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido until early 1970’s, where its glorious history as a high speed passenger locomotive make it a popular sight, and eventually granted it a place of honor at the railroad museum in Kyoto.

Order By Aug. 25, 2011

Delivery Expected  Jan. 2012

grl