Commonly found included in consists of Union Pacific's business car fleet, Union Pacific Car #119, known as "Kenefick", has been roaming the Union Pacific system for decades. The car was built in 1950 as coach No. 5446. It was rebuilt to business car no. 99 in 1963, and officially named the Kenefick in 1988.
Among the many miles car 119 has traveled, there have been several special occasions it has been apart of. Two of the most notable trips 119 took were when Big Boy 4014 traversed the country in 2019 and bringing up the rear of President George H.W. Bush's funeral train.
In BLI's first production run of Union Pacific #119, they are modeling car 119 in its modern-day appearance in HO scale, offering 5 different versions to choose from. Each car boasts a lighted interior, marker lights, tail lights, and individually controllable ditch lights. Specific details tailored to each car include antenna arrangement, appropriate trucks and underbody details, and other roof features.
Union Pacific Car 119 "Kenefick" will be available to customers in the Spring of 2025.
MODEL FEATURES:
Beautifully Detailed and Accurately Modeled
Precision Paint, Color, and Lettering Schemes
Many Separately Applied Details including hand rails, and antenna arrangement
Detailed Interiors prototypical to car 119
Proper underbody detail per the prototype with warning label placements
Properly Colored Interiors
Controllable LED lights include: ditchlights, markerlights, tail lights, interior lights and drumhead (where applicable)