This 80’ heavyweight diner car is painted in Rio Grande gold, silver and black and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. This diner was used on trains in the heart of the Rockies, such as the famous “Ski Train” in Denver. D&RGW was formed in 1870 and operated the highest mainline railroad in the United States through the Colorado Rockies at an altitude of 10,240 feet. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.
#146 00 160...$34.90
**D&RGW® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Norfolk & Western RD#: 1018
This 80’ heavyweight diner car is maroon with buff lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. The Norfolk & Western was a Class I railroad that was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. While the railroad is known for massive coal trains, N&W also ran many passenger trains between Norfolk and Columbus as well as other routes on the East Coast.
#146 00 180...$32.90
Old Forester RD#: TLDX 5657
This 3-bay covered hopper is grey with black banner and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1966 as part of a ten car series, some cars were painted with promotional logos and banners, such as this car which displayed a large “Old Forester” whisky advertisement.
#099 00 180...$28.90
Early Times RD#: TLDX 5652
This 3-bay covered hopper is grey with burgundy banner and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1966 as part of a ten car series, some cars were painted with promotional logos and banners, such as this car which displayed an “Early Times” whisky advertisement.
#099 00 190...$28.90
Friendship Train Series - Car #12: Union Pacific® ‘Sacramento’ RD#: 198531
This 40’ standard box car with single door is brown with yellow lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The 1947 Friendship Train collected food donated by Americans in cities all across the U.S. to be shipped to the people of France and Italy who desperately needed help following the end of World War II. Ultimately, over 250 railcars of food and clothing were donated.
#020 00 067...$26.95
**UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Heinz® Series - Car #5 RD#: HJH Co. 449
This 36’ wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rods is brown with decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks.
The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By
the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over
700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country.
#058 00 300...$28.95
**The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.
Kansas City Southern RD#: KCS 9027
This 70’ husky stack well car is brown with white lettering and runs on ASF Ride Control Trucks. Built in 1996, this 9001-9100 series Kansas City Southern well car accepted containers up to 48’ in length in its bottom well position. The Husky-Stack® well car was first introduced in 1990 at the International Intermodal Expo in Atlanta, GA.
#135 00 070...$28.90
Norfolk Southern RD#: NS 655903
This 60’ excess height box car with double plug doors and waffle sides is brown with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built by Berwick in late 1978 for Conrail, it was later transferred to Norfolk Southern through mergers. As a high-cube car, it exceeds Plate F dimensions and was designed for Auto Parts service with Ford, and later General Motors. It now wears the NS “no-stripe” paint scheme.
#103 00 130...$29.95
Southern RD#: SOU 43492
This 60’ excess height box car wtih double plug doors and waffle sides is brown with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Still operating in its original paint today, it was built in the late 1970s by Berwick and was designed for Auto Parts service with Ford.
#103 00 080...$30.90
Great Northern RD#: GN 35729
NEW CORED-THROUGH ROOFWALK AND ETCHED METAL BRAKE PLATFORM
This 50’ standard box car with double doors is red with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This car was built in August 1957 for Great Northern Railway as part of series 35500-35749. The GN was founded in 1899 and soon became a large network from the Midwest to the Pacific Coast. The railroad merged with Northern Pacific to become Burlington Northern in 1970.
#034 00 420...$27.90
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UMAX Containers RD#: 235671/236468
NOW AVAILABLE!
These 53’ corrugated containers are blue with white lettering. UMAX is an interline container service jointly owned by CSX® and Union Pacific®, with a fleet of more than 40,000 intermodal containers. Often found on the top position of 48’ well cars, these 110” tall Jindo built units are truly ubiquitous across the United States rail network.
#469 00 081...$16.95 #469 00 082...$16.95
These Items Are Not On Standing Orders
N Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-Pack RD#: 312322, 312548, 312573, 312575
3-Bay High-Side Covered Hopper
993 00 136…$119.95
**Pre-orders were taken for this in August 2017
Z SCALE NEW RELEASES
Heinz® Series - Car #5 RD#: HJH Co. 449
This 36’ wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rods is brown with decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. he H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country.
#518 00 500...$28.95
**The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.
Chesapeake & Ohio® RD#: C&O 27875/27899
These 50’ standard box cars with double doors are black with white lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in the late 1920s and refurbished in Saginaw, Michigan in 1963, this C&O double door boxcar belonged to series 27750-27999.
#506 00 361...$24.90 #506 00 362...$24.90
Western Pacific® RD#: 3003/3006
These 50’ standard box cars with double doors are brown with aluminum lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. They were built in 1954, and belonged to series 3001- 010, and were equipped with Evans DF belt rails and Crossmember Type Loaders and were used for general service.
#506 00 231...$27.40 #506 00 232...$27.40
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Amtrak 4-pack RD#: 2261, 2264, 2266, 2268
83’ Lightweight Smoothside Sleeper Car
#994 00 104…$119.95
**Pre-orders were taken for this in August 2017
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Kansas City Southern 4-pack RD#: Baton Rouge, Kansas City, 254, Baggage 25
AVAILABLE MID-MONTH
Sleeper, Dome, Coach, 70’ Baggage
#994 01 200…$119.95
**Pre-orders were taken for this in July 2017
N SCALE COMING SOON and PRE-ORDERS
Military 40’ Box Car Singles
US Air Force #020 00 447...Rd#26320...$20.90
US Army #020 00 457...Rd#26400...$20.90
US Navy #020 00 467...Rd#51-02455...$20.90
US Marine Corps #020 00 477...Rd#173227...$20.90
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These Items Are Not On Standing Orders
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N Friendship Train 3-pack
This 3-pack is not part of the Friendship Train Series Standing Order. You must pre-order this pack separately.
This add-on 3-Pack to the Friendship Train Series will consist of a NYC 40’ Box Car decorated in the formal ‘Friendship Train’ colors and herald, a Pennsylvania 50’ box car with banner from the employees of PRR, and a DL&W 40’ box car with banner from the people of Hoboken, New Jersey. The 1947 Friendship Train had over 250 cars that travelled from Los Angeles to New York City. Contact your dealers to order this 3-pack so you can expand your Friendship Train consist!
#993 01 670...$89.95
AVAILABLE MID-MONTH
**Pre-orders were taken for this in October 2017
Ringling Bros.® Ad Car #3 RD#: #1
Throughout the years Ringling Bros. used a variety of advertising, or ‘ad’ cars, that traveled with the train or in advance of the train to promote the coming show. This single car is based on a real Ringling Bros. ad car and is the third release.
Accepting Pre-Orders thru January 31st - Coming June 2018
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Throughout the years Ringling Bros.™ used a variety of advertising, or ‘ad’ cars, that traveled with the train or in advance of the train to promote the coming show. These two single cars are based on real Ringling ad cars and are the last two of six offered in this mini series.
Ringling Bros.® Ad Car #5...#148 00 210.....$33.95
Ringling Bros.® Ad Car #6...#149 00 210.....$33.95