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  MICRO-TRAINS - N SCALE NEW RELEASES

Union Pacific®
RD#: ‘Multnomah’

This 12-1 heavyweight sleeper car is grey with white and black lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Built for Union Pacific in the early 1920s, it was later repainted into the postwar two-tone grey scheme. This car continued to serve UP through the 1960s.

#142 00 190...$34.90

**UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.


Southern Pacific®
RD#: SP 1776

This 31’ bay window caboose is white with blue and red stripes and runs on Bettendorf Swing Motion trucks. Built as a C-40-7 by International Car Company in 1967 for Southern Pacific, this caboose was later repainted in the 1976 bicentennial scheme, and had its tall end ladders and roofwalks removed at the same time.

#130 00 250...$37.95

**SP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.


Baltimore & Ohio® w/ Crate Load
RD#: B&O 475514

This 50’ standard box car with 8’ double sliding door, no roofwalk and short ladders is blue with yellow lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in the mid-1940s as part of series 475500-475624, it was later rebuilt in the early 1950s with DF-2 loaders. The cars were repainted in the final Chessie System paint scheme in the mid-1970s.

#182 00 070...$28.80




Burlington Northern Santa Fe
RD#: BNSF 405364 / 405505

These 2-bay covered hoppers are grey with circle cross logo and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built for Frisco in 1975 by American Car & Foundry, these were transferred to Burlington Northern in 1980 and repainted. These cars were included in the 1996 BNSF merger and joined series 405350-405575.

Rd#405364...#092 00 400...$28.90
Rd#405505...#092 00 410...$28.90



Union Pacific® WWII POSTER SERIES CAR #6
RD#: USAX 19416

This 50’ troop sleeper is dark green and runs on Allied Full Cushion trucks. During WWII, Union Pacific produced a variety of morale-boosting posters that depicted the railroad’s involvement in supporting the war. This car’s poster features a consist of Union Pacific flat cars carrying tanks under a starry sky.

#118 00 160...$25.95



Heinz® Series - Car #11
RD#: HPFL 2061

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 00 360...$28.95

**The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.


U.S. Army
RD#: DODX 16414

This 39’ single dome tank car is aluminum with black lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built by GATX in 1952, it was used to transport jet fuel. Originally marked for the United States Army, this car was repainted and received its DODX reporting mark in 1965 and served through the late 1980s.

#065 00 960...$26.90



Union Pacific®
RD#: 9218

This 40’ standard box car with double doors is two-tone grey with white lettering and runs on Allied Full Cushion trucks. Built at UP’s Omaha, Nebraska shops in December of 1940, it was rebuilt in 1946 with the two-tone grey scheme. Part of a ten-car series, it was used in express service until the early 1950s when it was repainted yellow.

#023 00 270...$29.70

**UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.


Union Pacific®
RD#: UP 101

These Items Are Not On Standing Orders
**Note: This car is the replacement car for the 144 00 190 released in March ‘18 that had a lighter grey paint.

This 3-2 heavyweight observation car is two-tone grey and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Built for Union Pacific in 1912, it was repainted into the postwar two-tone grey scheme in 1946. Business cars were standard equipment for Union Pacific and served across their extensive rail network.

#144 00 191...$34.90

**UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.


Painted Undec Heavyweight Observation Car

NOW AVAILABLE

*All undecorated bodystyles come unassembled.

#144 00 001...$21.25




APL Logistics
RD#: 5353785/5356378

These Items Are Not On Standing Orders

These 53’ corrugated containers with vertical ribs on front end are blue with white lettering. Owned by Japan-based transportation company APL Logistics, these 53’ corrugated containers are used to transport many types of commodities. With over 6,000 53’ containers in the APL fleet, it is common to see them across the United States rail network riding one above the other aboard “double-stack” well cars.

#469 00 121...$16.95
#469 00 122...$16.95



Missouri Pacific® 4-pack
RD#: 54116, 54130, 54133, 54145

**Pre-orders were taken for this in January 2018
**MP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.

40’ Despatch Stock Car

#993 00 141…$79.95



Z SCALE NEW RELEASES

Canadian National
RD#: CN 95

This modernized heavyweight business car is black with white band and red lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger car trucks. Built by Grand Trunk in 1908, this car was used on CN trains through the 1970s as part of long distance and regional trains for company business and special events.

#556 00 140...$29.95




Canadian National
RD#: 598035/598412

These 50’ standard box car with double doors are brown with white lettering and maple leaf logo and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in November 1957 for Canadian National and assigned to auto parts service, they were re-assigned to general service and had their specialized loading racks removed.

#506 00 371...$25.90
#506 00 372...$25.90



Heinz® Series - Car #11
RD#: HPFL 2061

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.

#518 00 560...$28.95

**The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.



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**Pre-orders were taken for this in February 2018

VIA Passenger Car 4-pack & Locomotive

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!

Via Rail Canada is an independent, state-owned company of the Canadian Government and is the largest passenger rail service in Canada with nearly 8,000 miles of track across eight provinces. Via Rail runs both long-distance and commuter services, and replaced passenger rail services offered by both CN and CP. Our 4-pack features three coach cars and our all-new modernized heavyweight business car. The powered A- unit locomotive is available separately. Contact your dealer to reserve yours today!

VIA 4-pack...#994 01 210...$119.95
VIA Locomotive...#980 01 450...$129.95



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DRGW® Heavyweight 5-pack

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
**Pre-orders were taken for this in March 2018

#993 01 730...$159.95

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



UP® WWII Poster Series Loco and Caboose
RD#: RoadnumbeReplace

Accepting Pre-Orders thru July 31st - Coming December 2018 and January 2019

#987 00 805…$109.95
#100 00 159…$27.95

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**UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.



Ambulance Wagon 2-pack

Accepting Pre-Orders thru July 31st - Coming December 2018

#470 00 299…$34.95




TTX Well Car 16-packs
RD#: RoadnumbeReplace

Accepting Pre-Orders thru July 31st - Coming January 2019

Since the early 1990s, 70’ Husky Stack intermodal well cars have been found in long unit trains on every major Class 1 railroad from coast to coast. These cars can each carry up to two containers, the bottom well position holding a 48’ container and the top holding containers up to 53’ in length. These sets are available in either pristine unweathered well cars or weathered cars with intermittent graffiti. Both sets will have unique road numbers. Contact your dealer to reserve yours today!

#993 01 760 ‘Clean’ 16-Pack...$399.95
#993 01 765 ‘Weathered’ 16-Pack....#449.95




QUAX Salvage Flat Packs

Accepting Pre-Orders thru July 31st - Coming December 2018

Redstreak Specialized Railcar Services (QUAX) has a fleet of 89’ flat cars that feature adjustable bolster pedestals and specialized retainment devices so they can safely load, transport and unload damaged railcars and their trucks, increasing the likelihood of repair. Redstreak rents or leases these cars to most Class 1 railroads and many shortlines, making these cars likely to be found nearly anywhere in the country carrying a variety of damaged railcars. Contact your dealer to order!

‘Clean’ Flat with Damaged Tank Car #071 00 570...$74.95
‘Weathered’ Flat with Damaged Boxcar #071 00 580...$69.95



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N Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
RD#: 12920, 12956, 12973, 12979

Accepting Pre-Orders thru Jluy 31st - Coming December 2018

50’ Standard Box Car, Single Door

#993 00 148…$99.95



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N Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
RD#: 12920, 12956, 12973, 12979

Accepting Pre-Orders thru Jluy 31st - Coming December 2018

50’ Standard Box Car, Single Door

#994 00 107…$99.95