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King Of The Road
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The Rail Blazer
1978-1979 (No.135)
This Bachmann train set has the honor of helping to introduce the F40PH diesel to the company's product line.  The Rail Blazer featured a Santa Fe F40PH pulling a 57' Covered Coil Car; 62' 3-Dome Tank Car; 200-ton Flat Car with Logs; 51' Box Car; Wood Stock Car; and Caboose.  The set also included Bachmann's Diesel Horn Oil Storage Tank accessory; 23 pc. Double Oval Track Set with two Manual Switches; Plug-In Terminal Re-Railer Track; UL Listed Power Pack and Instructions.
 

Rail Blazer
1983 (No.40-119 Santa Fe)
1983 (No.40-117 Chessie System)
Bachmann catalogs a second train set with the name Rail Blazer for 1983.  This set featured a U36B Diesel pulling a 57' Covered Coil Car; Open Quad Hopper; 51' Mechanical Reefer; and Wide Vision Caboose.  The Rail Blazer's contents also included enough track to build a 45" x 36" oval, which was elevated thanks to the 18 pc. Blinking Bridge and Trestle Set.  A 40" x 50" Grass Mat; Power Pack and Instructions finished out this early '80s offering that retailed for $48 in 1983.
 

 
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