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N SCALE NEW RELEASES

 



Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe

RD#: 1982

This 70’ heavyweight horse car is painted Pullman Green with gold lettering and black roof and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Heavyweight horse cars were designed to transport valuable livestock between race tracks and training facilities during the 20s and 30s. During WW2 they moved cavalry units, acted as early auto transport cars, and then, as they transitioned with lightweight cars, became express baggage cars.

#149 00 040...$29.95




Chicago, Burlington & Quincy

RD#: 178

This heavyweight diner car is painted Pullman Green with gold lettering and black roof and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Like other railroads, CB&Q fielded several dining cars to provide meal service on overnight trains. These cars came with a fully staffed kitchen and dining facilities in one car for convenience.

#146 00 030...$29.95




Canadian Pacific w/ Ballon Roof

RD#: Assiniboine

This 3-2 heavyweight observation car is maroon with black rounded roof and buff lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. The Canadian Pacific Railroad observation car named Assiniboine provided premium service for patrons traveling across the wide expanse of Canada. Fitted with both first class coach and sleeping accommodations, these cars proved popular with their patrons.

#144 00 085...$29.95





CSX/C&O w/ Coak Load

RD#: C&O 141271/141341

These 100-ton 3-bay open hoppers are black with yellow lettering and run on Roller Bearing trucks. CSX is the culmination of the mergers of several railroads that provided the bulk of coal and ore shipping for most of the 20th Century. These were built in 1985 as part of the C&O fleet that became CSX in 1987.

#108 00 301 (RD# 141271) ...$25.30
#108 00 302 (RD# 141341) ...$25.30




Per Diem Series Car #4: Union Railroad of Oregon

RD#: 1506

This 50’ rib side box car with double doors and no roofwalk is light green with dark green lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Leased from capitol investment companies who provided new equipment to small regional firms, these cars gave the railroad the ability to compete with larger railroads for local freight traffic.

#030 00 270...$27.95




Ringling Bros.™ Heavyweight Series #9

RD#: 'Diner'

This 80’ heavyweight diner car runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks and is decorated similar to some of Ringling Bros.™ real life heavyweight advance cars.

#146 00 240...$32.95





Soo Line w/ Steel Plate Loads

RD#: 5066/5069

These 61’ bulkhead flat cars are white with black lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1980 as part of series 5050-5089 these were designed to carry bulk and stacked commodities. They were especially useful in transporting plate steel loads from the foundries around the Great Lakes.

#054 00 201...$27.90
#054 00 202...$27.90




Denver & Rio Grande Western®

RD#: 63826

This 60’ box car with double plug doors is painted yellow and aluminum with the black speed lettering logo. Built by Thrall in 1963 as part of series 63800-63830 these cars gave D&RGW the increased capacity they needed as they expanded during the 1960s.

#122 00 090...$32.90

DRGW ® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.




Kansas City Southern

RD#: KCS 286026

This 3-bay covered hopper with elongated hatches is black with yellow lettering and herald. Built in April 2007 by American Railcar Industries of St. Charles, MO at their Paragould Manufacturing & Assembly plant in Paragould, AR and delivered in the new “KCS Heritage” paint scheme, the car is owned by CIT Rail Resources.

#094 00 270...$35.90




Ringling Bros.™ Heavyweight Series

RD#: FT Locomotive

This colorful Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ powered FT A-unit locomotive is painted red with aluminum roof and black trucks and couplers. Its sides display a background map and posters from shows performed at different cities across the country. Let this locomotive lead your traveling circus to its next destination!

#987 01 681...$134.95

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH
** Pre-Orders were taken for this in February 2016



NEW N 53' Corrugated Containers!



CSX

RD#: 232514/211026

This 53’ corrugated container was built by CIMC of China and found favor with many transportation and railroad companies including CSX since 1989. Because of their increased size, they are considered for domestic use only and not for sea transportation. They are also a full 1’ taller than other containers and generally found stacked on top of shorter units on well cars.

#469 00 010...$13.95





AX Sun

RD#: 211026

This 53’ corrugated container was built by CIMC for the Canadian firm, and found favor with many transportation and railroad companies since 1989. Because of their increased size, they are considered for domestic use only and not for sea transportation. They are also a full 1’ taller than other containers and generally found stacked on top of shorter units on well cars.

#469 00 020...$13.95



Z SCALE NEW RELEASES



Baltimore & Ohio®

RD#: 289247/289250

These 50’ standard box cars with double doors are painted Iron Sesqui-Oxide with white lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1957 as part of series 289175-289251, these cars were modified to be used with belt loaders by their Washington, Indiana shops in the early 1960s.

#506 00 331...$25.70
#506 00 332...$25.70





Spokane, Portland & Seattle

RD#: SP&SX 38017/38024

These 39’ single dome tank cars are black with white lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1911 by Pressed Steel Company as part of series 38010-38039 these cars were used for company fuel delivery service as wood and coal powered locomotives gave way to oil fired steam plants. Many of these cars were re-assigned to MOW status in the early 1950s.

#530 00 451...$24.70
#530 00 452...$24.70



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Per Diem Series Car #4: Providence & Worcester

RD#: PW 167

This 50’ rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is orange with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The Providence and Worcester Railroad was one of many roads that participated in the Per Diem program during the 1980s. Leased from capitol investment companies who provided new equipment to smaller regional firms, these cars gave the railroad the ability to compete with larger railroads for local freight traffic throughout much of eastern Massachusetts.

#510 00 330...$27.95




New York Central 4-pack

RD#: 162216, 162444, 162637, 162955

NOW AVAILABLE!
** Pre-Orders were taken for this in December 2015

 

50’ Standard Box Car

#994 00 091(4-pk)…$99.95







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** Pre-Orders were taken for this in January 2016
AVAILABLE MID-MONTH

BNSF/Procor Weathered Bulkhead Flat 4-pack

Includes Decorated Covered Lumber Loads

#993 05 320...$129.95




Soo Line 4-pack

RD#: 72453, 72555, 72639, 72755

3-Bay Covered Hopper

#993 00 116 (4-pk)…$99.95

NOW AVAILABLE!
** Pre-Orders were taken for this in December 2015


N PACKAGED ITEMS

NOW AVAILABLE!



N End-of-Train Device 6pk

*Accessory comes unassembled and undecorated.

#499 43 932...$9.95


N 100-Ton Barber Roller Bearing Trucks w/36” Wheels (1 pr.)

#003 02 080…$6.70



 

& N SCALE MULTI-PACKS

NOW AVAILABLE!

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


Pennsylvania 8-pack

RD#: 276009, 276018, 276023, 276026, 276044, 276061, 276063, 276099

100-Ton 3-Bay Open Hopper with load

#993 00 810(8-pk)…$179.95




NATX 8-pack

RD#: 5911, 5923, 5932, 5945, 5958, 5963, 5970, 5992

39’ Single Dome Tank Car

#994 00 810(8-pk)…$164.95



& MAY PRE_ORDERS


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Accepting Pre-Orders through May 31 st - Coming October 2016


Union Tank Car Co. 3-pack

RD#: 41010, 41013, 41058

56’ General Service Tank Car

#993 00 109…$99.95



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Accepting Pre-Orders through May 31 st - Coming October 2016


Baltimore & Ohio® 4-pack

RD#: 324752, 324759, 324760, 324793

33’ Twin Bay Hopper, Rib Sides

#994 00 096…$74.95




SLEEPER


DOME



COACH


BAGGAGE

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New Great Northern Passenger Car 4-pack

#994 01 160…$119.95


Accepting Pre-Orders through May 31 st - Coming September 2016



 

 

 



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Accepting Pre-Orders through May 31 st - Coming September 2016


New N Scale Halloween Train Set

#993 21 270...$239.95