Above Photo courtesy of Mike Shafer.

HO ElectroLiner

America's First "All Electric Luxury Trains"

(Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Ry, 1941 to 1963)

Estimated Delivery Early 2009

       After the North Shore went Bankrupt in 1963, the ElectroLiners were eventually sold to the "Red Arrow Lines" Transit system of Philadephia, where they were remodeled and called "LibertyLiners". Con-Cor will eventually also produce the LibertyLiner version of this famous train. See information about the LibertyLiner towards the bottom of this page....

      Note: Con-Cor lst announced this project in 2002, but not enough orders were received to make the projected project profitable for our company. Advances in Engineering systems, Cad-Cam design, and automated mold making have now made this project possible at a lower sales volume.

      We are already quite a ways along on this project, you will see links to Cad-Cam drawings of the ElectroLiner project at the bottom of this page.

Features of ElectroLiner models..

  • Complete 4 Car Train Set
  • DCC Ready with NMRA plug. (Ready for function or Sound Decoder-- Note that the Decoder not included in the price)
  • Lots of interior details (with lighting)
  • Reversing Headlights
  • Motorman figure
  • Spring loaded Trolley poles (but just 2 rail operation)
  • Lots of underbody detailing
  • Runs on approximately 9 inch radius at slow speeds
  • Authentic paint colors.**

         (Turquoise and Salmon colors in photo above do not show up well on computer screens), we have paint formula for original colors courtsey of Jim Meindl, the ElectroLiner foreman at the Illinois Railway Museum, where a fully restored ElectroLiner resides. Con-Cor even was able to secure a sample of the Seat cloth from the Original ElectroLiner to match on the model.)

         You can place a "Pre-Order" for this model NOW !

          All "Pre-orders" are non binding reservations which you may change, modify, or cancel at any time prior to our acutal shipping of the model.

          You will be notified by Email or phone prior to our shipping.

         Your "Pre-order" insures you will get your model even if we become "oversold" on the production run.

          A "Pre-order" also insures you will get periodic updates on the progess of the models production.

    Some History:

         America's First "All Electric Luxury Trains" proclaimed the ads announcing the first run of the "ElectroLiners" on Feb 9th 1941.

         The design of the "ElectroLiners" was influenced by the competition on the Chicago to Milwaukee Run of the C&NW's 400 trains, and the Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha trains. Also influencing the design was the fact that the "ElectroLiners" had to circum-navigage the "EL" tracks above the Chicago Loop and run down the middle of city streets as it entered Milwaukee.

         Built by St. Louis Car company in their huge plant outside St. Louis, 2 compelete 4 car Trains were built for the "North Shore" the trains exceeded their design standard of being able to make the 120 mile run between Chicago and Milwaukee on a mile a minute schedule. (Including stops).

         Con-Cor's founder, Jim Conway, often rode the ElectroLiners as a young boy and teenager, as most of his mother's family and a lot of his cousins lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin on the North Shore's main line. And his Grandma's house backed up to the North Shore's trackage. In fact the worst rail disaster the North Shore ever had happened in his Grandma's back yard in the early 1930's. (This was pre-ElectroLiner era).

         When the North Shore line was abandoned in 1963, both ElectroLiner Train sets were sold to Philadelphia mass transit to run on their "Red line". And were known as "Liberty Liners".

    They ran for many years and were eventually retired. One train set (The Valley Forge) was sold back to the Illinois Railway Museum, and the 2nd (The Independence Hall) is in storage at the Rockhill Trolley Museum in Rockhill Furnace Pa. awaiting funds to restore it.

          We are asking modelers for help on Sound recordings of the ElectroLiner, so we can help design an authentic Sound Decoder for this model. Just Email us at address shown at the end of this page.

    HO North Shore "ElectroLiner"

    Retail Price $439.98 for Complete 4 car Set 

     
    
0001-008717    Undecorated (Silver, No Lettering) 
0001-008718    North Shore Units 801-802 (Train #1)
0001-008719    North Shore Units 803-804 (Train #2)

    "LibertyLiner Version of the ElectroLiner"

         A few months after Con-Cor ships the "ElectrroLiner" we plan to introduce the "LibertyLiner" Version of this famous train.

         We are now accepting "Pre-Order" Reservations for the "LibertyLiners as well at this time. Click order link at bottom of this page..

    HO LibertyLiner Retail price $439.98 for Complete 4 car Set 

    
0001-008715  LibertyLiner "Independence Hall"
0001-008716  LibertyLiner "Valley Forge"

    Click on links below to view Cad-Cam drawings of design for ElectroLiner (not finished as yet). 

    
 4 Car Set design  
 Side shot of details  
 Top 3/4 view angle 
 Another Top View  
 3rd Top angle view  
 Click here for Sound file on ElectroLiner 

    This is large Sound file, may take a while to down load, please be patient.

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    Clicking on the Order button below,

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    which is available Monday-Friday between 10:00am and 3:00pm Mountain (Standard Time)

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    or via regular mail to:
    Con-Cor International,Ltd.
    8101 E. Research Court
    Tucson, AZ 85710-6758 USA

    NOTE: All "Pre-orders" for new models are non binding reservations which you may change, modify, or cancel at any time prior to our acutal shipping of the model.

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