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So I had no idea where to post this as there's not a general other form. One of the arcade pages I follow has happened upon the below. 

https://youtu.be/gUERtAe73NI

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Coin op warehouse

(703) 801-1459

https://m.facebook.com/coinopwarehouse/

 

435 E Franklin Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
 

On our list of amazing finds, this one is towards the top of the list. While picking arcade machines out of an old chicken house, we came across the actual train from the 1979 Television show “Supertrain”. It had been sold by NBC to a model train manufacturer in Philadelphia that had tried to sell it in the early 80s and when that company went bankrupt the train was abandoned in its old headquarters. Some time later a cabinet maker bought the contents of the building and sold the train to the guy we bought it from. It had been stored for almost 20 years in the top of a barn until today!

The train is almost 30 feet long, comes with about 50 feet of track, all nine cars (one engine car) and is truly the only one to exist. The first one built crashed and was destroyed.

The cost for NBC was over $250,000 to build as it was all by hand and very detailed. The show almost put NBC into bankruptcy as the ratings were so terrible and the star of the show was this train essentially. Great piece of television history that belongs in a museum or a collection where it can be seen again!

Junk got piled on a few of the cars so it will need some repairs but is all there and truly a rare historical find!

Lots more photos in the comments!

$9500

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I remember that show - a major '70s cheese-fest. Trying to gauge that track gauge: 12" - 15"? Ride-on track gauge with a model not built for riding on - methinks quietly stashing it in another attic may be the way to go.....alongside my polyester leisure suit and platform shoes....

One of the models had a crash - pricey...

http://www.core77.com/posts/30...iled-1979-Supertrain

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The model that had the crash was much larger than this SuperTrain model for sale. 

The double wide gauge track was supposed to stretch across the USA is an idea that would be hard to adopt because it would require a lot of new land for it. That is harder to come by. There are people out there who want to turn all railroads into trails now. 

Andrew

falconservice posted:

The model that had the crash was much larger than this SuperTrain model for sale. 

The double wide gauge track was supposed to stretch across the USA is an idea that would be hard to adopt because it would require a lot of new land for it. That is harder to come by. There are people out there who want to turn all railroads into trails now. 

Andrew

As if a multi-lane superhighway doesn't require a lot of real estate for right of way...

Even a two lane highway needs about 30' or more of right of way:

Rusty

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Firewood posted:

I remember that show - a major '70s cheese-fest. Trying to gauge that track gauge: 12" - 15"? Ride-on track gauge with a model not built for riding on - methinks quietly stashing it in another attic may be the way to go.....alongside my polyester leisure suit and platform shoes....

One of the models had a crash - pricey...

http://www.core77.com/posts/30...iled-1979-Supertrain

Loved seeing an old Commodore PET computer with the cassette tape backup drive inside a control area on the train.

 

Ken

kmacleod posted:
Firewood posted:

I remember that show - a major '70s cheese-fest. Trying to gauge that track gauge: 12" - 15"? Ride-on track gauge with a model not built for riding on - methinks quietly stashing it in another attic may be the way to go.....alongside my polyester leisure suit and platform shoes....

One of the models had a crash - pricey...

http://www.core77.com/posts/30...iled-1979-Supertrain

Loved seeing an old Commodore PET computer with the cassette tape backup drive inside a control area on the train.

 

Ken

Or those Old Wakie- Talkies that were as big as the original cell phones with battery pack bags attached to them!

When Newton Minow made his famous "Wasteland" speech, Supertrain was still years away from airing.   If he had seen it, he may have thought much differently about what he called a wasteland.....LOL

Wow, look at all those flashing lights, the size of the crew !   Not to mention the inevitable madman at the throttle !  And steam coming from all over the place.....LOL   Real high tech.....Ha ha.  

Even being a train enthusiast, I found I had no interest in the show.  Just too far fetched and an insult to my supposed intelligence.....LOL

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I remember seeing this model in person as a kid at the AHM building during some sort of train show that my father took me to.  It was impressive at the time.  I have always wondered what happened to it.  I wish it was in better shape.  I hope someone picks it up and restores it, it doesn't matter that the show was turkey or not.

Thanks for sharing,

Glenn

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