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N SCALE NEW RELEASES

New Haven

RD#: 6724

This 78’ heavyweight paired-window coach car is Pullman Green with white lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Built in 1914 as part of series 6700-6738, these cars became one of the prime movers of freight and passengers in the first half of the 20th Century. They continued service unil 1968 when they were absorbed into the Penn Central Railway.

#145 00 100...$29.95

Canadian Pacific

RD#: 4502

This 70’ heavyweight horse car is maroon with gold lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Built in 1920 as part of series 4502-4515, these cars were originally designed and built during the days when horses were still a major mode of transportation. They provided a safe, efficient way to move livestock around the country. These cars were also fitted with doors at one end of the car to allow for easier loading and unloading making them unique.

#149 00 080...$29.95

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe

RD#: 4166/4179

These 50’ standard box car wtih double doors are green with gold lettering and run on Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1941 as part of series 4100-4399, these cars were converted for use as head end cars of passenger train service and were used for hauling express freight.

#034 00 411...$23.60
#034 00 412...$23.60

Canadian National w/ Ballon Roof

RD#: ‘Bonaventure’

This 3-2 heavyweight business car is painted green with black band and yellow lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. As older observation cars were converted to business cars for executive use, they were also given an exterior upgrade with new siding and thermally superior windows. The changes made them look like the newer, light weight passenger cars allowing them to blend in with newer fleets.

#144 00 715...$34.90

PER DIEM Series #7 - Savannah State Docks

RD#: SSDK 1004

This 50’ rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is light blue with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The Savannah State Docks Railroad was a switching road owned by the Georgia Ports Authority, operating as much as 25 miles of track connecting mainline railroads and dock facilities in Savannah, Georgia and participated in the Per Diem program in the 1970’s to upgrade their fleet with modern freight cars.

#025 00 940...$27.95

Ringling Bros.™ Heavyweight Series - Car #12

‘Menagerie’

This 70’ heavyweight horse car runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks and is decorated similar to some of Ringling Bros.™ real life heavyweight advance cars.

#149 00 250...$32.95

Navy Gas & Supply Co.

RD#: CTTX 8511

This 3-dome tank car car is aluminum with yellow and black lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. It was built for the Canton Tank Car Company and leased to the Navy Gas & Supply Company of Denver, Colorado during the 1930’s. The three domes denoted three separate compartments allowing them to carry different grades of gas or oil at the same time.

#066 00 080...$29.95

Conrail w/ Coal Load

RD#: 495003/495029

These 100-ton 3-bay open hoppers with rib sides are iron sesqui-oxide with white lettering and herald and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1976 as part of series 495003-495499, these cars were used to transport coal and aggregates and became a fixture in the industrial Northeast.

#108 00 321...$25.30
#108 00 322...$25.30

Southern Pacific®

RD#: 1096

This 36’ riveted steel caboose with offset cupola is aluminum with black lettering and runs on Bettendorf Swing Motion trucks. Southern Pacific Railroad was one of the innovators of piggy back trailer service and to identify these trains they painted eight cabooses in the distinctive overall silver scheme. These cars were pulled from the extensive SP fleet and were painted to match their PMT highway trailers at the time. Later they would be used in general service before being repainted.

#100 00 320...$30.95

Florida East Coast 4-pack

RD#: 15065, 15093, 15107, 15124

43’ Open Hopper

#993 00 119 (4-pk)…$109.95

Baby Ruth Car 1

Baby Ruth Car 2

Nestlé Baby Ruth®

RD#: 23221/23458

For many years, Nestle’ has utilized both freight cars and trucking fleets as moving billboards for their confectionary products. These colorful trailers can be see all over North America featuring candy products like the classic Baby Ruth® bar.

#452 00 091...$30.80
#452 00 092...$30.80

Sea Star

RD#: 833429

The CIMC 53’ corrugated dry containers can be found in most any intermodal yard or riding in long strings of well cars today. Designed specifically for domestic traffic, most large shipping companies have fleets of these containers providing safe, efficient regional transportation. Sea Star LLC is based in Puerto Rico and serves much of the Caribbean with plans to expand throughout the Americas.

NOW AVAILABLE!
#469 00 030...$13.95

Heavyweight Horse Car Painted Undec

#149 00 001...$21.25

Z SCALE NEW RELEASES

Denver & Rio Grande Western®

RD#: 69750/69789

These 40’ standard box cars with single door are orange with aluminum band and black lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1959 as part of series 69400-69899, these cars were marked to carry zinc, lead and copper concentrates and later wood chips as the economy and demand for those metals began to diminish.

#500 00 901...$33.60
#500 00 902...$33.60

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe

RD#: ATSF 4166/4179

These 50’ standard box cars with double doors are green with gold lettering and run on Roller Bearing trucks. The work horse of any passenger car train are the head end cars, and ATSF and others found standard boxcars converted for high speed service more than adequate for the job of hauling express freight.

#506 00 341...$24.90
#506 00 342...$24.90

PER DIEM Series #7 - Savannah State Docks

RD#: SSDK 1004

This 50’ rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is light blue with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The Savannah State Docks Railroad was a switching road owned by the Georgia Ports Authority, operating as much as 25 miles of track connecting mainline railroads and dock facilities in Savannah, Georgia and participated in the Per Diem program in the 1970’s to upgrade their fleet with modern freight cars.

#510 00 360...$27.95

Napa Valley Wine Train Set

Our N scale Napa Valley Wine Train Set consists of one powered FT locomotive, two heavyweight diner cars, one kitchen car and a lounge car. Each are decorated in the colorful metallic gold, maroon and green Napa Valley Wine Train colors.

#993 01 430...$239.95

/ August Pre-Orders

Great Northern

RD#: 171717, 171756, 171839, 171865

3-Bay Covered Hopper w/ Elongated Hatches

#993 00 124…$109.95

ATSF

RD#: 180866, 180868, 180879, 180884

33’ Twin Bay Hopper, Offset Sides w/coal load

#994 00 099…$74.95

Ringling Bros.™ Circus Flat Singles

RD#: 107, 122, 141

Rd. # 107...#139 00 021...$23.95
Rd. # 122...#139 00 022...$23.95
Rd. # 141...#139 00 023...$23.95

Ringling Bros.™ Wagon 2-packs

#470 00 249...$34.95
#470 00 259...$34.95
#470 00 269...$34.95
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Custom Christmas Car!

This is the third customizable Christmas car from Micro-Trains! This year, you will have two choices for your personalized message on side A, and two for side B. These cars make great gifts to surprise friends or family with a one-of-a-kind custom car from Micro-Trains!
CUSTOMIZABLE SIDE A-Option 1	SIDE B-Option 1
CUSTOMIZABLE SIDE A-Option 2	SIDE B-Option 2
Place your custom order through your dealer or order direct online at www.micro-trains.com. See order sheet in center of Micro-News. #101 00 803..$39.95 **Renderings shown for representation only

Royal American Shows Wagon 2-packs

#462 00 060...$34.95 (2 Pack Tiger and Orange)	#462 00 070...$34.95 (2 Pack Red and Yellow)
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