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We are very pleased to bring to you some historical photos of the New Haven Comet under construction in 1934 at the Goodyear-Zeppelin factory in Ohio. These are from the Archives of the Goodyear Corporation, and provided to us by Robert P. an avid modeler. We wish to thank Robert for these fantastic photos !! Please scroll to the bottom of this page to see them.
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The 1935 New Haven "Comet" 3 Car Train

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     Due to the current economic enviroment we can not commit to making this model unless we receive enough Advance Pre-Orders to cover the Costs for Tooling and Production.

      Once (if) enough orders are received we will begin the tooling process which will take about 12-14 months, so for example, if we get enough Pre-Orders by early Fall, delivery would probably be Fall of 2010.

     This holds True for Both "HO" and/ or "N" version of this famous New Haven Train.

     We can not at this time give you a final price, but factoring in the expected inflation and drop in the U.S. Dollar exchange rates due to the Politicans in Washington spending Trillions of dollars we do not have to spend,we expect in the range of about $430.-$460.

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Stock Numbers:

  • 0001-008735 "HO" 3 Car Comet Basic Set
  • 0001-008736 "HO" Extra Coach(s) to extend above to 4, 5 or 6 car Train
  • 0001-008737 "N" 3 Car Comet Basic Set
  • 0001-008738 "N" Extra Coach(s) to extend above to 4, 5 or 6 car Train
    History of the New Haven Comet:
    1935 - 1951

         While the Union Pacific (M-10000) and Burlington Rt's Zephyr were zipping around on Western Rails in 1934 and attracting huge attention from the public, the New Haven was quieting building a smilar train for use on the East Coast, on it's trackage between Boston and Providence. It debuted in 1935.

         The Comet owes much to airship design as it was designed and built by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation, a consortium of the US Goodyear Corp. and the German Zeppelin Airship company, with funds supplied by the U.S. Government via the depression Era " Works Progress Administation."

         The "Comet" was a light diesel-electric streamlined train using a novel design. It had an engine at either extremity so it was not necessary to turn the train at the end of each trip. Both engines operated simultaneously by a master control, and after the train completed the run, the engineer just walked to the other end of the train for the return journey. The car had a 3 car train designed to seat 160 passengers.

         In a test run of of Comet in April 1935 it hit a speed of 110.5 mph which was a record for any train in New England at that time. In its published timetable for the run between Boston and Providence (43.8 miles) the Comet's normal schedule was only 44 minutes. (With stops included.).

         While the Comet was built for the Boston-Providence run, it did show up on other New Haven trackage, and also was used for many excursion trips to New York City.

         Their were several paint schemes used on the Comet, we will be using the original paint scheme as introduced in 1935.

         We at Con-Cor are still doing research on this project and if you have any photos, or other information on this Famous train, please contact our office.

    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)
  • Note. Minimum Radius will be about 22" in HO and 18" in N Scale because in order to make the model look as Authentic as Possible we have to leave the side skirts on, restricting the turning radius.

    Click the icon in the middle of the box below to see about a 3 minute presentation of the early Design Drawings for the Comet Train.

    Place a "No Obligation" Pre-Order today so you do not miss out, quantities will be limited.

    Layaway Multi-month payment plan also available, click on "Pre-Order Today" Banner above for full details.

         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.

    Photos of the Hew Haven Comet under Construction by Goodyear-Zeppelin Corp (1934)

    We assume this is first day Train was rolled out of shop. Not as yet Decorated with New Haven lettering.

    Left Side and Right Side of Locomotive Unit.

    Photo of Interior, and another exterior shot..

    Photo of Train from low angle.

    Loco Under Construction

    More Construction Photos

    Conceptual Floor Plan

    Artist's Concept before Production began

    We do have more photos, we will produce a brochure of all photos we gather to be included with the final set box.

    You the Customer Have a choice. You are encouraged to order through your favorite local retailer if you have one, but you have the choice of also ordering directly from us. Direct Ordering Information is located near the top of this page.

    By direct ordering you are also insured your name is "on the list", even if your local Retailer forgets to order one for you, and we require no advance deposit of any kind.

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