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  MICRO-TRAINS - N SCALE NEW RELEASES


Cotton Belt®
Road Number 70429/70094

Cotton Belt® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.

These 3-bay covered hoppers with elongated hatches are grey with black lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in the 1970s for St. Louis Southwestern as part of series 70000-70449, these 263,000-pound capacity cars are used to transport lightweight granular and powdered commodities.

#094 00 621...$30.90
#094 00 622...$30.90


Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Road Number 4500

This 78’ heavyweight single-window coach is Pullman green with gold lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Built in 1916 by American Car & Foundry, this car belonged to class PC-6 in a series of 15 cars. It was used in revenue service until 1966 when it became a MOW bunk car.

#160 00 030...$29.95


Illinois Central Gulf
Road Number ICG 978688

WITH ALUMINUM ROD LOAD

This 61’ bulkhead flat car is orange with black lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1982 by Portec, this car saw revenue service through the 2000s. Designed for transporting large or bulky structural components, these cars had a 286,000-pound gross rail rating.

#054 00 260...$29.95


New York Central
Road Number 1948

This 78’ heavyweight single-window coach is two-tone grey and runs on 4-wheel Commonwealth passenger trucks. Built by Standard Steel Company in the 1910s as coach #2137, this car was renumbered #1948 in 1950. It primarily served the eastern New York State region on the NYC Harlem Division.

#160 00 130...$32.90


Roma Wine Company
Road Number GATX 4584

GRAPE-TO-GLASS SERIES CAR #3

This 39’ single dome tank car is aluminum with red lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Roma Wine Company was founded in Lodi, California in the early 1900s. It soon became the largest winery in the industry with twelve production facilities spread across California. Roma was often seen as an industry leader and innovator, surviving prohibition by producing sacramental wine, and after the 1930s produced over 30 different varieties. Roma was sold to Schenley Industries in the early 1940s, and continued to market the Roma brand through the 1970s.

#065 00 036...$29.95


Pennsylvania Railroad
Road Number PRR 88260

This 50’ standard box car with double doors is freight car red with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built by the Samuel Rea Shops in 1962 for PRR, this X56 class boxcar was among the last of the type ordered, and had a cushioned underframe and Evans DF loaders. It remained on the roster into the 1980s before being retired.

#034 00 440...$26.90


Baltimore & Ohio®
Road Number 294201

This 40’ standard box car with double doors is oxide red with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1947, this car advertised the B&O’s Sentinel Service, a Less-than-Carload service that allowed express, siding-to-siding shipments. With a 100,000-pound capacity, this car also featured Sparton Easy Loaders (SEL) with 17 belts to facilitate car servicing.

#023 00 410...$26.40


New York Central ‘April Fools’ 2-pack
Road Numbers NYO 81495, NCY 81167

NOW AVAILABLE!
Pre-orders were taken for this in September 2019

These 50’ standard box cars with single door are black with brown sides and run on Bettendorf trucks. The paint crew was clearly distracted when they stenciled the reporting mark of this prototypically accurate car. And we ain’t foolin’ ya! The real-life cars actually displayed an incorrect “NCY” and “NYO” reporting marks for at least a decade. Built in 1955, this lot of 500 cars was designed with loading racks to facilitate loading and unloading.

#993 02 040...$49.95



Undecs

NOW AVAILABLE!

#145 00 001...$21.25...78’ Heavyweight Paired-Window Coach painted Pullman Green
#152 00 000...$16.80...26’ CWE Conductor Car
#153 00 000...$13.50...
26’ CWE Flat Car



PS 6-wheel Heavyweight Passenger Truck with central Bolster Hole

NOW AVAILABLE!
Note: This version with the centrally located bolster hole is the only 6-wheel truck compatible with the Single Window Coach Car.

PS 6-wheel heavyweight passenger truck, no coupler,
with center bolster, 36” wheels, 1 pair

#003 02 185...$6.55



Commonweath 4-wheel Heavyweight Passenger Truck

NOW AVAILABLE!
Note: This 4-wheel truck is only compatible with the Single Window Coach Car.

Commonwealth 4-wheel heavyweight passenger truck,
no coupler, 36” wheels, 1 pair

#003 02 250...$6.55


MICRO-TRAINS - Z SCALE NEW RELEASES

Denver & Rio Grande Western® 4-Pack
Road Numbers 68257, 68261, 68285, 68324

NOW AVAILABLE!
DRGW® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Pre-orders were taken for this in November 2019

Built in 1939 by Pressed Steel Car Company, this 40’ general purpose boxcar was serviced in 1958. It was based on the standard 1937 AAR 50-ton boxcar design, and featured a Duryea sliding center sill to help combat in-train slack action that could damage cargo, as well as a few dimensional improvements.

#994 00 109...$84.95


MID-MONTH RELEASES


Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Road Numbers 281795/281964

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
These items are not on standing order.

These 48’ rib side containers are grey with blue and green logo. Formed in 1996 following the merger of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, BNSF is currently the largest freight railroad in the country, with over 32,000 miles of rail. 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 00 171...$17.95
#468 00 172...$17.95


Olive Drab DODX 3-pack with Military Vehicles
Road Numbers DODX 40066, 40079, 40080

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
Pre-orders were taken for these in November 2019
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3-Pack is available with or without reflectors. Same road numbers used in both packs.
All military vehicles come unassembled and unpainted.

Built by Fruit Growers Express in 1981, these heavy-duty Department of Defense flat cars belong to series 40000-40100. They’re used by various military branches to transport Humvees and other heavy military vehicles across the United States between bases for training and deployment.

Military Vehicles Include:
(3) Humvee® vehicles (plastic injection kits)
(2) M1 Abrams Tanks (plastic injection kits)
(2) Mobile Rocket Launchers (resin kits)

#993 01 811...$134.95 (with reflectors)
#993 01 812...$134.95
(without reflectors)

©2020 AM General LLC. Humvee, the Humvee design and the Humvee trade dress are trademarks of AM General LLC and are used under license. All Rights Reserved.

Montana Rail Link Weathered Tie-Loader 3-pack
Road Numbers MRL 100503, 40004, 40005

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
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 are included (not shown).

This ex-Burlington Northern gondola was converted by Montana Rail Link to be used for Maintenance of Way service. Carrying railroad ties and a tie loading crane with the ability to “walk” itself from gondola to gondola, it is still being used today.

#993 02 030…$99.95


Railbox Series 2 Car #4
Road Numbers 38461

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!

National Garlic Day is observed annually on April 19th.  Closely related to onions, leeks and chives, garlic is native to central Asia and has been used in foods and medicines for thousands of years.  Common folklore believes garlic has the power to ward off mythical creatures such as vampires and other evils.  The day is often celebrated by cooking a meal with garlic or attending one of many garlic festivals around the world.

#025 45 569…$29.95


Montana Rail Link Graffiti 4-Pack
Road Numbers 21028, 21104, 21184, 21236

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!

Built by Pullman-Standard in March 1975 for as a 70-ton XPF10 Railbox car, this 50’ box car was rebuilt by Montana Rail Link in 1993 to be a 100-ton capacity car. MRL added end-of-car cushioning, new sliding doors, and increased the height by 4 inches in their Livingston Rebuild Center.

#993 05 670…$119.95


Florida East Coast Graffiti
Road Number FEC 18073

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!

Built by the Ortner Freight Car Company (now Trinity Industries) in the late 1990s, this FEC Rapid Discharge hopper has a 286,000-pound capacity. The Rapid Discharge design self-clears the load within 30 seconds and is often used to carry heavy aggregate, iron ore, and limestone in unit trains.

#125 44 140…$32.90


Railbox Series 2 Car #4
Road Numbers 38461

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!

National Garlic Day is observed annually on April 19th.  Closely related to onions, leeks and chives, garlic is native to central Asia and has been used in foods and medicines for thousands of years.  Common folklore believes garlic has the power to ward off mythical creatures such as vampires and other evils.  The day is often celebrated by cooking a meal with garlic or attending one of many garlic festivals around the world.

#510 45 220…$29.95


Montana Rail Link Graffiti 2-Pack
Road Numbers 21028, 21104

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!

Built by Pullman-Standard in March 1975 for as a 70-ton XPF10 Railbox car, this 50’ box car was rebuilt by Montana Rail Link in 1993 to be a 100-ton capacity car. MRL added end-of-car cushioning, new sliding doors, and increased the height by 4 inches in their Livingston Rebuild Center.

#994 05 250…$59.95


NEW PRE-ORDERS


Two Deep Rock 8-packs

Accepting Pre-Orders through April 30th
COMING SEPTEMBER 2020

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Founded in 1913 by H.M. Byllesby, a Chicago investment banker, Deep Rock grew in the 1920s and 30s with the purchase of several rivals. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it was purchased by the Kerr-McGee Corporation in 1955, and it continues to operate today. Built in 2014, these cars are used to ship heated asphalt in unit trains throughout the country. Contact your dealer to order your 8-pack today.

Pack #1...#993 00 821...$269.95
Rd# 257972, 257988, 258006, 258020, 258154, 258182, 258804, 258806

Pack #2...#993 00 822...$269.95
Rd# 257799, 257845, 257983, 257997, 258023, 258187, 258553, 258715


BNSF 8-pack
Road Numbers BNSF 409113, 409115, 409116, 409118, 409121, 409122, 409124, 409125

Accepting Pre-Orders through April 30th
COMING OCTOBER 2020

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2-Bay Covered Hopper

#993 00 819…$219.95


Missouri Pacific® 4-pack
Road Numbers 705738, 705837, 705899, 705952

Accepting Pre-Orders through April 30th
COMING SEPTEMBER 2020

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

2-Bay Covered Hopper

#993 00 170…$109.95


Possible Releases for August and September 2020

Accepting Pre-Orders through March 31st
TARGET RELEASE AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2020
Be sure to get your pre-order in so these great cars don’t get cancelled!
Attention: these cars are not on Standing Orders! Standing orders will not apply to Z Scale products after May 2020.
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CSX®
#535 00 420....$32.95

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
#535 00 430....$24.80

Norfolk Southern
#535 00 440....$29.95

Great Northern
#535 00 450....$29.95

Chesapeake & Ohio®
#535 00 460....$29.95

Northern Pacific
#535 00 470....$32.95

Union Pacific®
#535 00 480....$29.95

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

     

Micro-Trains is now an official distributor of Labelle Lubricants!

Gear Lubricant
#995 15 001...$9.69


DCC/DC Track Conditioner
#995 15 002...$12.39


Grease with PTFE
#995 15 003...$9.69


Fine oil for Z, N and small HO locomotives
#995 15 004...$9.69


Coupler Lubricant for HO, N & Z
#995 15 005...$9.69


Micro-Fine powder with PTFE
#995 15 006...$9.69


Lube Kit for N & Z
#995 15 007...$28.98