From the Mississippi to the Pacific and from the Canadian to the Mexican borders, the BNSF Railway covers all the grandeur of the American West. Its 32,000 miles of track and fleet of 8,000 locomotives are the product of 160 years of empire building, mergers and acquisitions. Built into its DNA are the Santa Fe’s Super Chief, the Chicago–LA "Train of the Stars"; the Burlington Railroad’s Pioneer Zephyr, the first diesel streamliner; and the Northern Pacific Railway, "Main Street of the Northwest." With three transcontinental routes, today’s BNSF is the second-largest freight railway in North America, carrying everything from Far East container traffic to Midwest grain to Texas oil.

Capture the high-horsepower drama of modern railroading with this BNSF freight set, headed by our twin-motored General Electric Dash 8 diesel. A best-seller for GE from 1987-1994 and still in wide use today, the Dash 8 helped pioneer computer control of locomotive functions, from engine control to troubleshooting to make sure all 12 wheels were gripping the track and not slipping. Our model features an LED headlight to light up the night; Proto-Speed Control for smooth, steady speeds from a crawl to full throttle; traction tires for tremendous pulling power; and a full range of sounds from blaring horn and clanging bell to diesel motor, squealing brakes, freight yard sounds and crew conversations.

In 1869, the year that rails first joined America's east and west coasts, two German immigrants skilled in cabinetmaking founded the J.G. Brill Company in Philadelphia. At first, John George Brill and his son George Martin Brill built any kind of rail passenger vehicle, including horse-drawn streetcars, cable cars, and passenger cars for steam railroads.

The firm's fortunes improved dramatically in the mid-1880s, however, when it began to concentrate on the booming streetcar market. And as the twentieth century dawned, Brill became a leader as the streetcar business matured and consolidated. The firm absorbed many of its competitors, including the American Car Company in St. Louis, the G.C. Kuhlman Car Company in Cleveland, the John Stephenson Company in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and the Wason Manufacturing Company in Springfield, Massachusetts. These acquisitions gave the Brill Company access to strategically located plants in most parts of the country.

Brill was also known for technological innovation. One of its earliest notable designs was the patented Brill Convertible Car; removable side panels enabled the same trolley to be an open car in warm weather and a closed car in colder seasons. Later, the patented semi-convertible design enabled the removable panels to be stored in the car's roof. Other Brill innovations included the Narragansett car, an open car with a patented two-step running board to facilitate boarding by women in tight skirts; heavy steel high-speed articulated cars built in 1926 for the Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis interurban; and lightweight, high-speed Bullet cars developed in 1930.

The RailKing Brill Semi-Convertible Trolley features transit stop simulation available only from M.T.H. Designed specifically for our municipal transit cars, the unique Proto-Sound 3.0 transit program features Station Stop Proto-Effects, allowing you to program the trolley to stop automatically at designated transit stops, even in Conventional Mode. When configured to run on automatic, the Brill Semi-Convertible stops itself at locations you choose and calls out transit stops that you select in advance; the trolley essentially runs itself. And when you program the Semi-Convertible for an out-and-back route, it even reverses itself and heads back downtown when it reaches the end of the line - stopping along the way to broadcast the name of each stop and the hustle and bustle of passengers coming and going.

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