Thanks for asking about that streamliner again. I thought it was going to be a new build till I saw the catenary
I found a roll of rubber brick road at a dollar tree store identical size and color to some I've had for 40+ years, except for a thin fleece backing on the new. I think it was Lifelike back then, all the other old packages from that old hobby store were Lifelike. The old is brittle and bricks chip off easy now; it was nice to get more.
What are the notable differences in the Dept 56 versions.