Through the years, a series of mergers helped Union Pacific create the strongest railroad company in North America. In the 1980’s the addition of Missouri Pacific doubled Union Pacific route miles, and the acquisition of Western Pacific and Katy extended service into new regions of California and Oklahoma. The Union Pacific Merger Special set tips a conductor’s cap to these important railroads before the Union Pacific merger, in their original livery. Led by a rugged GP-38 in Union Pacific colors, this handsome freight set includes a Western Pacific boxcar with a classic feather logo, a Mopac “Route of the Eagles” gondola, and an MKT red and cream derrick car. A Union Pacific caboose completes this special set. Features SET INCLUDES: GP38 diesel locomotive, boxcar, gondola with canisters, operating derrick car, caboose, three straight FasTrack sections, eight curved FasTrack sections, a FasTrack terminal section, CW-80 Transformer LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: Transformer controlled forward, neutral, and reverse operation TrainSounds sound system with diesel engine revving, horn, bell squealing brakes, and operator-controlled, multi-part crew dialog Operating headlight Dual operating couplers Dual powerful maintenance-free motors Metal frame ROLLING STOCK FEATURES: Operating couplers Four removable canisters in gondola Manually operating boom on boom car Interior illumination in caboose Gauge: Traditional O Gauge Dimensions: Length: 48 1/2” Layout dimensions: 40” x 60” RailLine: Union Pacific Minimum Curve: O-27