Kusan Satellite Train KF-139

A video of this train can be viewed here.

Kusan catalog number 39. U.S. 135 Alco 21938 locomotive. The lever on top of the engine may be set to Stop, Slow, or Fast. The Slow speed position is best for keeping the foam satellite suspended above the train while in motion. Note the large red nose light on the engine front.

Kusan catalog numbers 903 through 906. USAX 123 Dynamic Injection Compressortron. The two electrical leads plug into the rear of the locomotive. A motorized blower inside the gray superstructure keeps the polystyrene foam satellite suspended in the air as the train travels around the layout.

Kusan catalog number 310. U.S. Space Rocket Fuels 1776 silver gondola with red lettering and graphics. It carries a load of 18 wooden green, red and yellow nuclear gas bottles.

Kusan catalog number 461. U.S. Army 123 yellow drop center flatcar with two blue watertight cases. This car rattles when shaken. It is thought that Kusan added some weights inside the cases to give the car more heft.

Kusan catalog number 704. Radioactive Waste X-723 silver tank car with red lettering and graphics. The tank turret has a hatch that can be manually opened.

Kusan catalog number 521. U.S. Space Research 35543 yellow and blue caboose with red lettering. The black directional antenna on the caboose roof is fragile.