Unveiled in June 1929, the "Empire Builder" quickly established itself as the flagship passenger train of the Great Northern. Named for GN founder James J. Hill, it ran from Chicago (via the Burlington to St. Paul) to Seattle, with a separate section to Portland. Post-war plans for the new streamlined version were unveiled in early 1945 with the arrival of EMD E7A-A diesels attired in brilliant Omaha Orange and Pullman Green (later known as the Empire Builder scheme); deliveries of matching cars continued through 1947. Not content with this upgrade, GN completely refitted the train once more in 1951 and assigned A-B-A sets of F units as standard power. The Empire Builder reached its pinnacle of luxury in 1955 with the arrival of brand-new Vista-Dome and full or Great Dome cars offering incredible views of western scenery. This longer and heavier train was pulled by A-B-B-A sets of F units. Based on the 1955 train, Walthers offers a complete series of authentic models to re-create this legendary streamliner:

Cars in the Main Series 

932-9031  Wal - HO - ACF 60-Seat Coach #1209-1214 - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Sept 2006)

932-9032  Wal - HO - ACF Baggage-Mail Car #37-42 - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Oct 2007) 

932-9033  Wal - HO - Pullman-Standard "...River" Series 7-4-3-1 Sleeper - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Feb 2007)

932-9034  Wal - HO - ACF Ranch Coffee Shop Lounge #1240-1245 ("...Lake" Series) - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Nov 2006) 

932-9035 Wal - HO - ACF Baggage-Dormitory #1200-1205 - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Dec 2006)

932-9036  Wal - HO - "...Pass" Series 6-5-2 Sleeper - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Jan 2007)

932-9037  Wal - HO - ACF 36-Seat "Lake..." Series Diner - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Jan 2007)

932-9038  Wal - HO - PS "Coulee" Series 6-4-1 Observation - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Apr 2007)

932-9039  Wal - HO - Budd 46-Seat Vista Dome Coach - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (May 2007)

932-9040  Wal - HO - Buydd Great Dome "...View" Series Lounge # 1390-95 - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (June 2007)

Extra Cars in the Great Northern Train

932-9045  Wal - HO - CB&Q-Owned, ACF 60-Seat Coach (orange, green w/SP&S & CBH&Q sub lettering decals) - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Sept 2007)

932-9057  Wal - HO - CB&Q-Owned, PS 7-4-3-1 Sleeper (orange, green w/SP&S & CBH&Q sub lettering decals) - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Feb 2007)

932-9065  Wal - HO - CB&Q-Owned, ACF Coffee Shop Lounge (orange, green w/SP&S & CBH&Q sub lettering decals) - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Nov 2006)

932-9074  Wal - HO - CB&Q-Owned, PS 6-5-2 Sleeper (orange, green w/SP&S & CBH&Q sub lettering decals) - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (March 2007)

932-9083  Wal - HO - CB&Q-Owned, ACF 36-Seat Diner (orange, green w/SP&S & CBH&Q sub lettering decals) - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (Jan 2007)

932-9087  Wal - HO - CB&Q-Owned, PS Observation Car (orange, green w/SP&S & CBH&Q sub lettering decals) - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (April 2007)

932-9093  Wal - HO - CB&Q-Owned, Budd 46-seat Vista Dome Car (orange, green w/SP&S & CBH&Q sub lettering decals) - Great Northern ("Empire Builder") (May 2007)