Sale Name: Merle VanSteenwyck Brass Train Estate Collection
LOT 509 - SHOREHAM SHOPS 453 HO BRASS CBQ09 CHICAGO BURLINGTON & QUINCY 6-5 SLEEPER
Description

HO Scale brass passenger car from Shoreham Shops Limited, catalog number CBQ09, featuring a Chicago Burlington & Quincy 6-compartment, 5-bedroom sleeper. Manufactured in Korea by premium builders such as Samhongsa or Yulim International Corporation. Shoreham Shops Limited was known for producing highly detailed brass passenger cars representing the premier trains of American railroads.

This model represents the classic Pullman 6-5 sleeper configuration used by the Burlington Route on their famous named passenger trains including the California Zephyr, Denver Zephyr, and other premier services. The 6-5 arrangement provided first-class accommodations with six individual compartments and five bedrooms, offering passengers privacy and comfort during overnight journeys across the Burlington system.

Shoreham Shops models are renowned for their exceptional detail and accuracy, capturing the distinctive features of CB&Q prototype passenger equipment including proper window arrangements, roof details, and underframe components. The Burlington Route was known for operating some of America's most elegant streamlined passenger trains.

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