Coming Soon in "HO" and "N" ! Twin Headlight Version of the Pioneer Zephyr
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About the Con-Cor Twin Headlight version of the Pioneer Zephyr:
After several accidents, the Pioneer Zephyr was
modified in the 1940's to add a double "Twin Headlight" assembly above the nose, and the rear observation car.
The second headlight on the nose was an early version
of the "Mars" light. A bright oscillating light enabled motorists to see the approaching train from a greater distance.
Our version of the "Twin Headlight" Zephyr will use a
flashing LED that will operate in both DC and DCC mode to simulate this safety feature. The Pioneer Zephyr retained this "twin headlight"
until its final run on March 20th, 1960.
When running on Analog "DC" the Front headheadlight
will blink as long as the Train is moving forward. (See Video below). When convered to DCC mode by swapping out the factory mounted
PCB board plugged into the NMRA 8 pin Socket with a DCC Decoder, you can program the P-3 connection to vary the Intensity and
duration of the blinking to suit your own taste, by changing the CV settings of CV 51 to 2 or 3 and CV 62 to a setting around #16.
(See instructions at end of the Video below. Double check with your Decoder Manufacturer to make sure these settings will be appropriate for
the model and brand decoder you will be using.
By this time the Original Pioneer Zephyr had many
additional sisters in service on the Burlington system, and the tail end observation car had the name "Pioneer Zephyr" name applied onto
it. Our "Twin Headlight" Zephyr will also have this name applied to the rear of the Train.
You can see a short video of the Engineering Sample
of the new HO Twin Headlight Zephyr running on the Elmhurst Model Railroad Club layout in Elmhurst Illinois by clicking the link at the
bottom of this page.
FEATURES of both "HO" and "N" models.
Fully Assembled and Ready to Run 3 Car Train
Historic Paint and lettering
Metal Die Cast weighting
Metal RP-25 wheelsets
Interiors in #2 and #3 cars (lst car has loco drive mechanism)
All cars lighted
Fourth "add-on" car available to make your train longer. (You can add more than one of these extra cars if you so choose).
"DCC" ready with Industry Standard NMRA 8 Pin Medium Socket set mounted on Locomotive Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
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Coming Mid-2009. You can Pre-Order Yours Today !
"HO" Scale "Twin Headlight" Zephyr
0001-008724 "Twin Headlight" Zephyr, full 3 car HO Train.
0001-008723 Add-On 4th "HO" car for above (Also can be used with previously released basic Zephyr 3-car Train.)
"N" Scale "Twin Headlight" Zephyr
0001-008734 "Twin Headlight" Zephyr, full 3 car HO Train.
0001-008733 Add-On 4th "N" car for above (Also can be used with previously released basic Zephyr 3-car Train.)
Video Below taken on Dec 18th 2009, it shows final version of the working Mars light, the model
shown in the Video does not have the final decoration applied as yet. (2nd Video below shot some time ago, and Zephyr model shown in that did
not have the final electronics in place. But it gives you an idea of how this fantastic model will look on a larger layout.
Click on Video Link Below to see Engineering Sample of "Twin Headlight" Zephyr running on the
Elmhurst Illinois model railroad club layout. Our thanks to Bob Roundy and Bob Pearson of the Elmhurst Club for their help.
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.
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