Heavyweight Passenger Cars Lehigh Valley - Asa Packer   In the late 1930's, the new streamlined trains of their competitors forced the Lehigh Valley to update their own passenger service. The Lehigh Limited was selected as the first train to be upgraded. Industrial designer Otto Kuhler created a stunning orange, black and white paint scheme and applied it to a semi-streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific and several refurbished heavyweight cars. Named for the man who founded the railroad and Lehigh University, the Asa Packer made it's first run in February of 1939.     The orange and black livery was replaced a year later by Kuhler's black and Cornell red scheme of the LV's John Wilkes and Black Diamond. A solid Cornell red paint scheme came in 1948 when the railroad deseilized. Declining revenues from passenger service halted the Asa Packer in April of 1958 and passenger service on the Lehigh Valley was discontinued altogether in 1961.   49360 (HO) HW Passenger Car - Baggage - Lehigh Valley - Asa Packer 49361 (HO) HW Passenger Car - Coach - Lehigh Valley - Asa Packer 49362 (HO) HW Passenger Car - Combine - Lehigh Valley - Asa Packer 49363 (HO) HW Passenger Car - Diner - Lehigh Valley - Asa Packer 49364 (HO) HW Passenger Car - 3-2 Observation - Lehigh Valley - Asa Packer 49365 (HO) HW Passenger Car - Baggage Post Office - Lehigh Valley - Asa Packer 49366 (HO) HW Passenger Car - 8-1-2 Sleeper - Lehigh Valley - Asa Packer 49367 (HO) HW Passenger Car - 12-1 Sleeper - Lehigh Valley - Asa Packer 49368 (HO) HW Passenger Car - 8 car set - Lehigh Valley - Asa Packer.

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