Undecorated Late Milwaukee Road Streamlined Car -- #498-Series Coach w/Straight Sills, 8' Nystorm Trucks & Disc Brakes

Cars for Post-1955 Milwaukee Road Passenger Trains * Matches Equipment used 1955-1971 * Modernized Ends * Correct Later-Style Diaphragms & Lift Rings * Notched or Straight Side Sills as Appropriate * 8' Nystrom Trucks w/Disc or Clasp Brakes as Appropriate * Die Cast PROTO-Max Knuckle Couplers * Modeler-Applied Wire Grab Irons By late 1954, Union Pacific was unhappy with how long-time partner Chicago & North Western handled UP passenger trains between Omaha and Chicago. Work to find a new route began, and on September 20, 1955, Milwaukee Road president John P. Kiley announced that they would handle UP's trains, including the flagship City of Los Angeles, starting October 30. UP required cars in the Cities pool wear Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray. Milwaukee planned to paint nearly 40 cars for the five trains, but quickly found the UP scheme less expensive to apply and more durable than its own. Starting in 1956, all non-commuter pa