This 70’ heavyweight mail baggage car is Pullman green with gold lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Built in the 1920s, this car was used by Denver & Rio Grande Western. Denver & Rio Grande Western operated the highest mainline through-route in the United States, cresting at over 10,000 feet in Tennessee Pass, Colorado. D&RGW and Southern Pacific merged in 1988 and the company was later acquired by Union Pacific.
#148 00 390...$29.95
Pennsylvania
Road Number 6586
This 70’ heavyweight mail baggage car is tuscan red with buff lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Built in the 1920s, this heavyweight mail baggage car was used by Pennsylvania Railroad and painted in the late Keystone scheme. Pennsylvania was one of the largest railroads in the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In 1968, PRR merged with New York Central to form Penn Central, which in turn went bankrupt and joined several other failed roads to form Conrail. Conrail assets are now split equally between CSX and NS.
#148 00 360...$32.90
American Refrigerator Transit Co.
Road Number RMAX 284/268
These 51’ rivet side mechanical reefers are brown with orange sides and run on Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1960 by Pacific Car & Foundry, this 70-ton mechanical reefer was class RP, and was lettered for American Refrigerator Transit. ART used these reefers to match growing demand for long distance produce shipments through the 1970s.
#069 00 231...$29.90
#069 00 232...$29.90
Southern Pacific®
Road Number TTGX 159556
This 89’ tri-level closed autorack is brown with yellow flat and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks.
Owned by TTX, this Southern Pacific autorack is commonly used to this day. The enclosed design prevents vandalism and pilferage and helps to protect vehicles from the elements.
#111 00 350...$54.90
E. & A. Opler Inc.
Road Number NWX 15630
FARM-TO-TABLE SERIES CAR #12
This 40’ double-sheathed wood reefer with vertical brake wheel is brown with grey sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1927, this car was decorated in 1934 for the “Our Mother’s” brand of hot cocoa produced by E. & A. Opler, Inc of Chicago, Ill. The car was leased to Opler by North Western Refrigerator Line. E. & A. Opler was founded in 1908 and produced some of the finest chocolates and candies in America and still exists as the “World’s Finest” brand.
#049 00 880...$27.95
Swift Refrigerator Line
Road Number SRLX 25048
This 51’ rivet side mechanical reefer is aluminum with black lettering and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. This mechanical reefer was built in 1954, in an order of 50 cars. As one of the first mechanical reefers, these cars used an integrated diesel engine, insulated walls, and plug doors to maintain cold temperatures that could previously only be accomplished by blocks of ice.
#069 00 240...$26.80
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Road Number BNSF 713012
This 50’ rib side box car with plug door and no roofwalk is red with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in November 1956 by Pullman-Standard, car was equipped with double sliding doors. With a 4,927 cubic-foot capacity, this car was primarily used for appliance service.
#027 00 440...$26.90
New Haven
Road Number NH 40509
This 50’ standard box car with double doors is orange with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in November 1956 by Pullman-Standard, this boxcar was equipped with double sliding doors. With a 4,927 cubic-foot capacity, these cars were primarily used for appliance service.
#034 00 460...$26.90
CSX®
Road Number CSXU 682197/682188
These items are not on Standing Orders
These 48’ rib side containers are white and aluminum with Transamerica logo and black lettering. These ex ICSU containers have been re-lettered for CSX. At 48’ in length, these containers are commonly seen filling the space in the bottom position of intermodal well-cars, with equal-length or longer containers above them.
#468 00 161...$17.95
#468 00 162...$17.95
Special Offering / Regional Railroads
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Road Number RF&P 7047
These items are not on Standing Orders
LIMITED QUANTITIES!
NOW AVAILABLE!
Belonging to series 7001-7070, this two-bay open hopper was built for the RF&P in the 1940s and used until the mid-1980s. With a 2,190 cubic-foot capacity, it slowly fell out of preference as larger three and four-bay cars became commonplace.
#055 00 560...$25.80
Special Offering / Regional Railroads
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Road Number RF&P 3114
These items are not on Standing Orders
LIMITED QUANTITIES!
NOW AVAILABLE!
Built by Thrall in 1975, this 2,244 cubic-foot capacity gondola conformed to Plate B standards and AAR class G513. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac was established in 1836 and had just over 100 miles of track in Virginia at its height of operations. It was rolled into CSX Transportation in the early 1990s.
#105 00 770...$25.90
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E. & A. Opler Inc.
Road Number NWX 15630
FARM-TO-TABLE SERIES CAR #12
This 40’ double-sheathed wood reefer with vertical brake wheel is brown with grey sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1927, this car was decorated in 1934 for the “Our Mother’s” brand of hot cocoa produced by E. & A. Opler, Inc of Chicago, Ill. The car was leased to Opler by North Western Refrigerator Line. E. & A. Opler was founded in 1908 and produced some of the finest chocolates and candies in America and still exists as the “World’s Finest” brand.
#518 00 820...$27.95
Union Pacific®
Road Numbers MP 357304/357281
UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.
These 50’ rib side box cars with single door and no roofwalk are red with white lettering and run on Roller Bearing trucks. Built for Railbox in the mid-1970s, these 5,090 cubic-foot capacity box cars were later obtained by Missouri Pacific/Union Pacific. With a 70-ton capacity, it was used in general service through the mid-2000s.
#510 00 451...$26.90
#510 00 452...$26.90
Norfolk Southern
Road Numbers NS 400011/400033
These 50’ rib side box cars with single door and no roofwalk are brown with white lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. These 70-ton capacity 5,219 cubic-foot boxcars were built in 1978 and are designated BS79 by Norfolk Southern. Norfolk Southern was formed in 1982 and grew substantially after the acquisition of roughly half of Conrail in 1999.
Built in 1973 for Illinois Central Gulf, these 50’ gondolas were used for a variety of commodities including structural steel, scrap metal, and rock aggregates. With a 100-ton capacity, these cars were 1,800 cubic-feet and were stenciled to be returned to the nearest ICG connection when empty.
#993 00 161…$99.95
UP® Weathered Gondola Tie Loader 3-Pack
AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
N Scale renderings shown for representation only.
Tie Loader is made of resin parts, 3D printed parts and etched metal for the claw. Parts come unassembled and unpainted. Window decals for the tie loader will be included (not shown).
Pre-orders were taken for this in August 2019.
#994 01 260…$99.95
Baggage Car
Mail Baggage Car
10-1-2 Sleeper
10-1-2 Sleeper
10-1-2 Sleeper
In the days before the convenience of air-mail, the internet or cell phones, Santa Fe’s Fast Mail Express Train was a critical link that worked alongside the United States Post Office to transport high priority mail and packages. Parcels such as breaking news, periodicals, fresh seafood and fruit, and company mail and materials generally could not wait for shipment in standard freight services. In the mid-1940s, Train No. 7 was the main east-west Fast Mail Express train, running from Chicago to Los Angeles with an assortment of baggage cars, RPO’s, an express boxcar and a coach (or “rider” car) for paying passengers.
#993 02 050...$299.95
Olive Drab DODX Flat Car 3-pack with Military Vehicles
Accepting Pre-Orders through January 31st
COMING APRIL 2020
Rendering shown for representation only.
All military vehicles come unassembled and unpainted.
3-Pack is available with or without reflectors. Same road numbers used in both packs.
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E. & A. Opler Inc. 
