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N SCALE NEW RELEASES

 


Canadian Pacific

RD#: 3552

This 70’ heavyweight mail baggage car is painted maroon with gold lettering, black roof and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. These cars had a 30-foot mail room that was separate from the general freight compartment for security and could be found with other RPO’s and Baggage cars at the head of a passenger train.

#148 00 080...$29.95



Milwaukee Road

RD#: 817

This 70’ heavyweight mail baggage car displays the standard orange and maroon scheme common on Milwaukee Road passenger equipment. Milwaukee was an important hub in the distribution of freight and mail through most of the 20th century. As a result, Milwaukee Road fielded a large and varied fleet of cars designed to deliver the mail from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean. These cars had 30-foot secure mail rooms and 40’ baggage compartments.

#148 00 120...$30.80





Baltimore & Ohio®

RD#: B&O 11110/11116

These 40’ despatch stock cars are Iron SesquiOxide with white lettering and run on Arch Bar trucks. Built in 1915 as part of series 11000-11449, they helped B&O® provide safer, more efficient transportation of all manner of livestock.

#035 00 241...$19.90
#035 00 242...$19.90




Fruit Growers Express

RD#: FGEX 1100

This 51’ rivet side mechanical reefer is painted white with light blue band and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. This particular car was used as a demonstrator for EMD featuring their “FRIGIFRATER” upgrades being sold to owners of existing fleets of mechanical reefers.

#069 00 200...$24.75




PER DIEM SERIES #3: Wabash Valley

RD#: WVRC 8161

This 50’ rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is yellow with red and white logo and black lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Wabash Valley RR was a short line that operated in southern Illinois and parts of Kansas for only 5 years on former PRR track. In order to compete with area railroads, the WVR bought into the Per Diem program and was able to upgrade their small fleet with modern equipment.

#025 00 910...$27.95




Ringling Bros.™ Heavyweight Series #8

RD#: 218

This 70’ circus flat car is red with yellow lettering and carries a unique vintage wagon with special sides displaying a dragon.

#139 00 250...$32.95




Denver & Rio Grande Western®

RD#: D&RGW 2906

This 39’ single dome tank car is aluminum with black lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built by Pennsylvania Tank Car Co. in 1919, the Rio Grande maintained a small fleet of second-hand tank cars for transporting company materials like diesel fuel and lube oil.

#065 00 890...$22.90



Log Cars w/load

#114 00 170...$21.90

#114 00 180...$21.90

#114 00 190...$21.90




Great Northern

RD#: 38063

This 40’ double-sheathed wood box car with 1-1/2 door and vertical brake wheel is brown with white lettering and runs on Andrews trucks. Built in 1923, as part of series 38000-38499, by American Car and Foundry in Detroit, MI the 3,645 cu ft. auto carrier featured a reinforced fishbelly underframe. The 72” forward-facing Rocky is typical of the road’s herald configuration from 1922 to 1935. Rocky was later seen in side-facing silhouette.

#041 00 030...$21.95




Western Pacific®

RD#: 6051

This 50’ steel side fixed end gondola with low cover is painted black with large orange Western Pacific feather and yellow lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1945 by Mt. Vernon Car Co. as part of series 6501-6600, this gondola is one of 10 re-numbered cars 6051-6060 that were converted to steel bar service. WP picked up part of the steel contract with the giant US Steel. They received both SRE (Standard Railway Equipment) roofs and moveable bulkheads.

#106 00 220...$23.80




Elwood Root Beer

RD#: EBC 5021

Some may remember Elwood Root Beer as one of the earliest fantasy cars by Micro-Trains®, first produced in October 1986. We are pleased to reprint this car with a new road number and vintage style insert. Micro-Trains hopes you join in the fun celebrating April Fools Day.

#049 00 240...$24.95




Burlington Northern Santa Fe 4-pack

RD#: 559038, 559040, 559055, 559100

60’ Centerbeam Flat Car w/hip and scissor truss loads

** Pre-Orders were taken for this in November 2015

#993 00 115 (4-pk)…$109.95







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N Scale Load 2-PACK

50’ Gondola Steel Plate Load 2-pack

#499 43 929…$8.95



Z SCALE NEW RELEASES




Southern Pacific®

RD#: SP 210036/210256

These 50’ standard box cars with double doors are painted brown with white lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1954 as part of series 209548-210547, these cars were designed to carry auto parts to manufacturing plants feeding the explosive demand for new vehicles during the mid 1950s. They were eventually re-designated B-50-18 and transferred to general freight carrying everything from food to wood products.

#506 00 321...$26.70
#506 00 322...$26.70





Baltimore & Ohio®

RD#: B&O 11110/11116

These 40’ despatch stock cars are Iron SesquiOxide with white lettering and run on Arch Bar trucks. Built in 1915 as part of series 11000-11449 they helped B&O® provide safer, more efficient transportation of all manner of livestock.

#520 00 201...$22.90
#520 00 202...$22.90




Railbox

RD#: 50006, 50050, 50073, 50110

50’ Ribside Boxcar


** Pre-Orders were taken for this in November 2015

#994 00 090 (4-pk)…$114.95



Canadian National Passenger Cars

Sleeper...#550 00 140…$32.90

Coach...#552 00 140…$32.90

Dome...#551 00 140…$32.90

Baggage...#553 00 140…$32.90

** Pre-Orders were taken for this in October 2015
AVAILABLE MID-MONTH


N SCALE MULTI-PACKS & SETS





**Includes 2 Prop Load and Prop Stands.**

Weathered TTX Wind Turbine 3-pack

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH
** Pre-Orders were taken for this in November 2015

#993 01 390...$129.95




Weathered Rock Train 4-pack

RD#: RDNumReplace

STILL AVAILABLE!

#993 05 300 (4-Pack)...$139.95



NOW AVAILABLE!

N Western Set

Train Set Includes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa, Fe locomotive, Western, Pacific® box car, DRGW®, hopper with load, Southern, Pacific® gondola with load, and a MOW caboose.

#993 01 440...$219.95
*Locomotive is an Atlas H16-44




**Renderings shown for representation only
** Pre-Orders were taken for this in November 2015

U.S. Marshal & Sheriff Wagon 2-pack

#470 00 239...$39.95

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH


& APRIL PRE_ORDERS & SETS





N Pacific Fruit Express® 8-Pack

RD#: 300143, 300176, 300198, 300200, 300215, 300220, 300237, 300248

51’ Rivet Side Mechanical Reefer

#993 00 811…$219.95

Accepting Pre-Orders through April 30 th - Coming September 2016












**Renderings shown for representation only

Accepting Pre-Orders through April 30 th - Coming August 2016


ATSF Passenger Car 4-pack

In the late 1930s Santa Fe’s passenger cars began to modernize with the introduction of the fluted-side Budd Passenger cars. Faced with integrating their smooth-side Pullman Standard cars into the consist, the company decided to repaint the cars silver with faux fluting details using black faded stripes to match the Budd cars. This was known as Shadow-Striping and remained on the cars well into the 1950s.

#994 01 150…$109.95





Accepting Pre-Orders through April 30 th - Coming September 2016



N Western Pacific®

RD#: 38130, 38152, 38179, 38210

50’ Rib Side Box Car, Double Doors, w/o Roofwalk

#993 00 120…$79.95




**N Scale Car shown for representation only


Z British Columbia Rail

RD#: 1906, 1910, 1918, 1924

39’ Single Dome Tank Car

#994 00 095…$89.95