"Introduced in the early 1930's, streamlined trains revolutionized American railroading and captured imaginations with their unprecedented speed and sleek appearance.  Lionel tapped into the excitement by quickly releasing scale models of the earliest streamliners.  This ornament replicates the No. 751W 'O' Gauge Union Pacific Streamliner set, based on Union Pacific's M-10001 City of Portland train.

The set's locomotive, No. 751W, included innovations like Lionel's railroad whistle and a powerful Distant Control motor.  Just like its real-life counterpart, which could top 100 mph, this little engine rode low to the track and was capable of curve-hugging speed.  Also, like the real thing, it featured baggage car doors and did double duty as a railroad post office."