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  MICRO-TRAINS - N SCALE NEW RELEASES

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Southern
Road Number 22

This 3-2 heavyweight observation car is pullman green with gold lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Built in 1903 by CNO&TP, this observation car was rebuilt in 1939 with air conditioning by Southern Railway. The car included two state rooms, a kitchen and dining rooms.

#144 00 330...$29.95


Rock Island
Road Number 92000

WITH GENERATOR LOAD

This heavyweight depressed-center flat car is brown with white lettering and runs on 6-wheel commonwealth freight trucks. Rock Island only had a single depressed center flat car, the RI 92000. Built in 1954 by RI from General Steel Castings components, this car was used for the transport of bulky and heavy industrial loads, such as electrical transformers and construction equipment.

#109 00 150...$27.90


New York Central
Road Number 87228

This 40’ standard box car with single door is black and green with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. As a part of NYC series 87222-87271, this appliance boxcar was specially equipped with SL load restraints. Built in 1956, it was among one of the last 40’ box cars built for NYC as railroads moved to larger, higher capacity cars in the 1960s.

#020 00 207...$27.80


Monarch Foods
Road Number NWX 14290

FARM-TO-TABLE SERIES #1

This 40’ double-sheathed wood reefer with vertical brake wheel is grey with decorated sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Featuring a large produce mural for Reid, Murdoch & Company’s “Monarch Finer Foods” brand, this reefer was assigned a North Western Refrigerator Line reporting mark and served through the 1930’s.

#049 00 300...$27.95


Side A & B

HEINZ® YELLOW REEFER
Road Number HPFL 3015

SERIES CAR #6

This 36’ wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rods is brown with yellow decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. With a fleet of 700 cars, HEINZ was able to ship their product by rail to major markets throughout the US. These yellow sided refrigerator cars represent railcars painted throughout the late 1900s and through the ‘teens’. All cars carried the distinctive “Heinz 57” but each car advertised a different product.

#058 00 440...$29.95

*The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Ca

Western Pacific®
Road Number WP 14081

This 40’ double sheathed wood box car with 1-1/2 door, and vertical brakewheel is brown with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1923 by the Mount Vernon Car Manufacturing Company, this 3666 cubic foot wood sheathed door-and-a-half boxcar belonged to series 14001-14100. Used for auto parts service until the 1950s, this car’s extra door on each side helped facilitate loading and unloading bulky components.

#041 00 050...$21.95

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

Soo Line
Road Number 28354

This 40’ double sheathed wood box car with 1-1/2 door, and vertical brakewheel is brown with white lettering and runs on Arch Bar trucks. Built in 1910 by ACF in Chicago, this 2400 cubic foot capacity wood-sheathed door-and-a-half boxcar had a 10’-6” opening that helped facilitate loading and unloading bulky auto parts and components. Retired by the 1950s, these cars were replaced by larger steel side auto parts boxcars.

#041 00 040...$21.95


Union Pacific®
Road Number UP 170571

REPRINT

This 40’ double sheathed wood box car with 1-1/2 door, and vertical brakewheel is brown with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1917 by the Ralston Steel Car Company, this 3739 cubic foot capacity wood-sheathed door-and-a-half boxcar had a 10’-6” opening that helped facilitate loading and unloading bulky auto parts and components. Retired by the 1950s, these cars were replaced by larger steel side auto parts boxcars.

#041 00 011...$19.90

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

C.H. Robinson 53’ Containers

NOW AVAILABLE

Road #530670...#469 00 141...$16.95
Road #530705...#469 00 142...$16.95

*These items are not on Standing Orders

CSX® 53’ Containers

NOW AVAILABLE
REPRINT

Road #232540...#469 00 011...$16.95
Road #233431...#469 00 012...$16.95

*These items are not on Standing Orders

ATSF Impact Car




AVAILABLE MID-MONTH

#020 00 187...$49.95

*Pre-orders were taken for this in September 2018
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MICRO-TRAINS - Z SCALE NEW RELEASES

Monarch Foods
Road Number NWX 14290

FARM-TO-TABLE SERIES #1

This 40’ wood reefer is grey with decorated sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Featuring a large produce mural for Reid, Murdoch & Company’s “Monarch Finer Foods” brand, this reefer was assigned a North Western Refrigerator Line reporting mark and served through the 1930’s.

#518 00 710...$27.95


Union Pacific®
UP 126455/126462

These 40’ standard box cars with single door and no roofwalk are brown with white lettering, and run on Roller Bearing trucks. Built by Pullman Standard in October of 1957 as part of series 126000-126524. It later had its roofwalk removed and continued in revenue service until the late 1970s before being relegated to MOW service.

#503 00 191...$26.95
#503 00 192...$26.95

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

New York Central
NYC 87228/87230

These 40’ standard box cars with single door are black and green with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. As a part of NYC series 87222-87271, this appliance boxcar was specially equipped with SL load restraints. Built in 1956, it was among one of the last 40’ box cars built for NYC as railroads moved to larger, higher capacity cars in the 1960s.

#500 00 056...$27.80
#500 00 057...$27.80

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

MID-MONTH RELEASES

Northern Pacific
Road Name Madison River

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!

This 3-2 heavyweight observation car is two-tone green with white lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Northern Pacific rebuilt a number of heavyweight cars in the 1950s into business cars which served as a rolling office for company officials and management. These cars continued to serve NP through the mid-1960s.

#144 00 320...$34.90


Norfolk Southern
Road Number NS 465682

REPRINT
AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!

This 60’ excess height box car with double plug doors and rivet sides is brown with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built by Thrall in April 1969, this double-plug door boxcar was built for N&W before later becoming part of Norfolk Southern series 465600-465853. At 7000 cubic feet, this hi-cubic capacity car was used to carry lightweight but bulky commodities such as auto parts.

#102 00 071... $31.95



Frisco
Road Numbers 325/351

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
*Pre-orders for this were taken January 2017
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These SW1500 powered locomotives are reddish/orange with white band and run on AAR trucks. From the late 1960s to the early 1970s the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway enlisted 46 EMD sourced SW1500s, painting them in Mandarin orange and white. These switchers could be found at all of Frisco’s major yards until September 1980 when they were taken over by the Burlington Northern system.

Road #325...#986 00 141...$194.95
Road #351...#986 00 142...$194.95




TTX Heavyweight Depressed-Center Flat Car 3-Pack
Road Numbers 130525, 130526, 130534

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

#993 00 150…$89.95



TTX Well Car ‘Clean’ 16-pack

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
*Pre-orders were taken for this in July 2018
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#993 01 760...$399.95


*TTX 'Clean' set Shipping Mid-Feb

TTX 'Weathered' Well Car 16-Pack

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

#993 01 765...$449.95



Southern Pacific®
Road Numbers 7300/7306

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
*Pre-orders for this were taken June 2017
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These SD40-2 powered locomotives are grey with red nose and white lettering. Built in the late 1960s for Southern Pacific as an SD40, these units went through the extensive G.R.I.P. rebuild program, and were released as SD40R’s. Upgrades included electrical, crew amenity and headlight improvements. Many continued to serve in this paint scheme through the 2000s, even after SP was merged into UP in 1996.

#970 01 251...$210.95
#970 01 252...$210.95






Auto Train 4-Pack
Road Numbers 901, 902, 908, 137
(3) Dome Cars (1) Baggage Car

NOW AVAILABLE!

#994 01 230...$119.95


NEW PRE-ORDERS

Ringling Bros.® Clown Billboard Series

Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 28th
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COMING JUNE 2019:


#045 00 521...$29.95


#045 00 522...$29.95

COMING JULY 2019:


#109 00 161...$29.95


#109 00 162...$29.95

COMING AUGUST 2019:


#139 00 261...$29.95


#139 00 262...$29.95






HOn3 30' Log Car 4-Pack

Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 28th
COMING MAY 2019

#994 00 952…$124.95






Nn3 30' Log Car 4-Pack

Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 28th
COMING MAY 2019

#994 00 953…$84.95






Northern Pacific 4-Car Runner Pack
40' Drop Bottom Gondola w/ pulpwood load
Road Numbers 53030, 53125, 53255, 53264

Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 28th
COMING JULY 2019

#993 00 155…$89.95


DODX Cascade Green 6-pack - no loads

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Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 18th
COMING MAY 2019
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#993 01 611...$134.95




DODX Cascade Green 3-pack w/ NEW Humvees

Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 18th
COMING JUNE 2019
*New Injection-molded multi-piece Humvee with etched metal details!
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#993 01 612...$124.95




DODX Olive Drab 3-pack w/ NEW Humvees

Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 18th
COMING JULY 2019
*New Injection-molded multi-piece Humvee with etched metal details!
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#993 01 810...$124.95


Magne-Matic® Coupler 50th Anniversary Car

Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 18th
COMING SEPTEMBER 2019
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As we celebrate 50 years of the Magne-Matic coupler this year, Micro-Trains will release a commemorative 50th Anniversary Magne-Matic® Coupler car this September. We will use our newest 180 series 50’ Box Car with Sliding Door painted metallic gold with black roof and door, and it will have a large metallic gold Magne-Matic coupler load in honor of the coupler! Place your order to reserve this special commemorative car today!

#180 00 100…$27.95