November 2007 Media Pack
Union Pacific®
Road Number UP 66775
This UP synthetic red 40' drop bottom gondola has large white "Union Pacific" letters, white stenciling and runs on brown Bettendorf trucks. This car was built in June of 1951 by General American Transportation Corp. (GATC) located in
Chicago, IL. Part of the post-war rebuilding program, UP ordered 1000 gondolas to be built by GATC, and some of these hard working cars survived into the 1980s.
#083 00 010...$14.45
UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific
Kansas City Southern
Road Number KCS 286022
This three-bay Centerflow covered hopper with elongated hatches is painted dark forest green with gray roof and top side plate. The herald is of the "KCS Heritage" paint scheme. Lettering is done in red, yellow and white. Red and yellow stripes run the length of the sill. The hopper was built in April 2007 by American Railcar Industries and runs on Barber® roller bearing trucks.
#094 00 270...$35.60
Southern
Road Number Southern 992506
This orange scale test car has black lettering and runs on black trucks. Since the railroads' revenues were dependent on the correct measurement of loaded cars, great emphasis was placed on proper maintenance of the scales. Charged with the responsibility of keeping all the track, truck, baggage and freight scales on their respective lines in perfect condition, the scale inspector’s arrival was often preceded by the appearance of the small scale test car. The scale test cars were always to be hauled just in front of the caboose. Immediately upon arrival at the terminal, they were set aside and subjected to a minimum of switching. Under no circumstances were they to be used in switching other cars in the train.
#121 00 060...$14.55
Pennsylvania
Road Number PRR 494739
This 33' twin bay hopper with rib sides is painted Maintenance of Way Safety Yellow with black lettering and runs on black Bettendorf trucks. During the mid 1950's PRR changed from their standard MOW battleship grey to 'MOW Safety Yellow' for the protection of the MOW crews.
#056 00 380...$17.20
Micro-Trains is recognizing 35 years of making N scale rolling stock with this special release—a drop bottom gondola. This box car red drop bottom gondola has a reefer yellow stripe running the entire length of the car, with red lettering. It rides on new dark brown Barber® roller bearing trucks. New built date is 11-72 and rebuilt date is 11-07. To date, Micro-Trains has tooled 106 N scale body styles with over 300 road vnames.
#083 00 035...$21.10
Pre-orders were accepted on this car in July 2007
USS Saratoga Navy Series #9
Road Number CV-3
USS Saratoga served valiantly with the Pacific Fleet in World War II before aiding British forces in the Far East and Indian Ocean. Afterward she was involved with training for night combat before becoming involved with the attack on Iwo Jima. After the Japanese surrender, the Saratoga transported 29,204 Pacific war veterans home. She was later assigned to Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll to test the effect of the atomic bomb on naval vessels. USS Saratoga was struck from the Navy list on 15 August 1946.
#038 00 409...$18.95
Canadian Forest Products
Road Number USLX 242
This 50' standard box car with double plug doors, tall ladders and no roofwalk is painted red, white, blue and yellow with black roof and ends. The lettering is in black with white on the ends. It was built in December 1968 by Pullman Standard and runs on roller bearing trucks. This car is owned by Evans Railcar Leasing and is leased to Canadian Forest Products, Ltd., (CANFOR) of Vancouver, British Columbia. It wears the "Red Cedar shingles and shakes" paint scheme. It was later painted a bicentennial scheme in honor of the U.S.A.'s 200th birthday.
#075 00 060...$23.40
Road Number CV 40141
This 40’ outside braced box car with single door and freight load is painted box car red with CV “wet noodle” logo, large “Central Vermont,” and lettering, all in white. The car was built in December 1924 and serviced in June 1964. It runs on black Andrews trucks. In June 1964, paint schemes on the Central Vermont were simple and generally followed Canadian National lettering styles. After 1960, the CV “wet noodle” was applied to the doors of some box cars.
#028 00 160 ...$19.15
The "Twelve Days of Christmas" is widely recognized as a delightful song celebrating Christmas. Many suggest that the "Twelve Days of Christmas" originated during the 16th century religious wars in England as a song of instruction offering basic references to religious teachings.
N Scale #021 00 512...$19.15
No new releases for the month November 2007
New Haven
Road Number NH 1203 / NH 1212
The bodies of these GP9 locomotives are painted black with black roofs; the cabs and rails are painted orange. The large New Haven herald is white and orange and the lettering is in white. Part of build order 5474 from EMD built during the summer of 1956 for New Haven, these locos are in their "as delivered" paint scheme. An EMD GP9 (also known as a "Dash 9" for short) is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro- Motive Division between January 1954 and August 1963.
#982 01 031...$175.95
#982 01 032...$175.95
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Road Number ATSF 82515 / ATSF 82526
This 70 ton PS-2 two-bay covered hopper is painted light gray with lettering in black and white as wells as the black and white circle/cross logo. This hopper was built in November 1957 by American Car & Foundry. It runs on roller bearing trucks. The principle commodities handled by hoppers of this type are cement, sand, potash, as well as a number of caustic materials. For this, the hopper was designed to withstand their effects and keep maintenance at a minimum.
#531 00 071...$17.85
#531 00 072...$17.85
Chicago Great Western
Road Number CGW 5356 / CGW 5396
These 40' standard box cars with single Youngstown doors and roofwalk are painted brown with the orange, black and white CGW "Lucky Strike" logo. The cars are lettered in yellow with a large letter "C" stenciled on the right hand side indicating compartmentizer equipment. These cars were built by Pullman-Standard in July 1951 and serviced in September 1955. They run on black Bettendorf trucks. Only 15 cars from this series were equipped with compartmentizers.
#500 00 431...$22.05
#500 00 432...$22.05
New Z Scale Accessory Structure Kit!
Livestock Pen
• Laser-cut micro-thin ply construction
• Individual board details and structural supports
• Easy assembly
• Clear, illustrated instructions
#799 90 903...$11.95
Twelve Drummers Drumming
The “Twelve Days of Christmas” is widely recognized as a delightful song celebrating Christmas. Many suggest that the “Twelve Days of Christmas” originated during the 16th century religious wars in England as a song of instruction offering basic references to religious teachings.
Z Scale #502 00 420 (Magne-Matic®...$23.75Z Scale #502 00 421 (Marklin®...$21.95
White Pass & Yukon
Road Number 793
This 30' flat car is painted box car red with white lettering. It was built in the early 1900s and serviced in March 1960. It runs on Bettendorf trucks. Originally built for the Colorado & Southern Railroad as stock cars, they were later stripped down to their decks and use as flat cars on the White Pass & Yukon. Since the WP&Y didn't interchange with any other railroads, there was no need for elaborate lettering schemes on its rolling stock.
#855 00 021...$29.60
Second road number coming next month