Description
Santa Fe theater-lounge car #89 began as Budd diner #1397 on the 1940 El Capitan, was rebuilt in 1974–75 as a theater / track inspection car for the Santa Fe executive fleet, was named "William Barstow Strong" in the late 1980s and became BNSF #32 after the 1995 merger, where it still runs today as the "William B. Strong". Broadway Limited's first HO run builds six versions across the car's life, each with era-specific interior, lighting, trucks and roof details.
This item: BNSF Track Inspection Car, BNSF #32 "William B. Strong", 2013-2018 Appearance. Fully assembled and ready to run.
Model features: Era-specific interior layouts · Prototypically accurate trucks for AT&SF and BNSF versions · Touch-control lighting: interior, track inspection lights and red/green markers · Protective panel door covers, window arrangements and roof antenna / GPS dome per era · Detailed underbody with warning labels · Separately applied handrails and antennas · Two operating Kadee couplers · Runs on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail · Minimum radius 18".
📦 Preorder details:
Expected arrival: November 2026 (see the BLI Official Delivery Schedule for the latest dates).
25% deposit required at checkout, balance charged when the product arrives.
Preorder cancellation: 7 days from order date; deposit non-refundable after that.
Browse more from Broadway Limited Imports, see the full BLI HO Track Inspection Car run and our HO scale collection, or see all preorders. Ships from Oakville, Ontario. Contact us for special orders.