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  MICRO-TRAINS - N SCALE NEW RELEASES


With Interior Light

Without Interior Light

Earth
Road Name: The Blue Marble

Solar System Series!

These 60’ excess height box cars with modified sides are black with brown sides and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Earth is the third planet from the Sun and our home. The fifth-largest planet in our Solar System, its surface is primarily covered by liquid water. It is also the only known planet to harbor life as we know it.

#102 00 833...$36.95...With Interior Light
#102 02 833...$27.95...Without Interior Light


#499 45 910...$7.95...Magnetic Wand - Sold Separately


Union Pacific®
Road Number UP 24528

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

This 31’ bay window caboose is yellow with red lettering and runs on Bettendorf Swing Motion trucks. Built in the late 1950s for Rock Island, this bay-window caboose was later obtained by Union Pacific in the late 1970s and painted into UP’s yellow scheme. Classed CA-13 by UP, it had its roofwalk removed and continued in service through the 1980s.

#130 00 290...$36.95


Norfolk Southern
Road Number NW 602020

This 60’ excess height box car with single door and rivet sides is brown with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1970 for Norfolk & Western, this car was used for large and bulky commodities by the automotive and appliance industries. In the early 1990s, it was repainted for Norfolk Southern as a B-125 class car residing in a 29 car series, and retained its NW reporting mark.

#104 00 070...$32.95



Denver & Rio Grande Western®
Road Numbers 55544/55549

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

These 50’ steel side, 14 panel, fixed end gondolas with fishbelly sides are black with white lettering and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1968 as part of a 50-car series and designated for general service it continued in service through the 1980s. 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.

#105 00 311...$26.90
#105 00 312...$26.90


Tipo Table Wines
Road Number CDLX 279

GRAPE-TO-GLASS SERIES #7

This 40’ double-sheathed wood reefer is brown with yellow sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in the 1910s for California Dispatch Line, this reefer was decorated for the Italian Swiss Colony Winery, producing Tipo brand red and white wines. Based in Asti, California, Italian Swiss Colony was a leading winemaker in California in the early 1900s. Purchased by Petri Wine in 1953, the company was then rebranded and merged multiple times. In 2015, the descendant company, Vitner, announced Tipo brand would be re-introduced to market.

#047 00 440...$29.95


Denver & Rio Grande Western®
Road Name: Ogden Canon

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

This heavyweight modernized business car is green with gold lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. It was used on trains in the heart of the Rockies, such as the famous “Prospector.” 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.

#144 00 810...$29.95


Maine Central
Road Number MEC 710

This 39’ single dome tank car is black with orange lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in the 1920s for a leasing company, this 10,000-gallon tank car was later obtained and used by Maine Central in MOW service through the 1970s and belonged to a 13-car series. Maine Central was founded in 1862 and was one of the largest railroads in New England, with over 1,000 miles of track by the 1970s.

#065 00 056...$27.70


Canadian Pacific
Road Number CP 410010

WITH ICE BREAKER
*Ice breakers are laser cut and come uninstalled and unpainted.

This 40’ standard box car with single door, full ladders and no roofwalk is brown with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1953 as CP 265050, it was converted into an icebreaker/clearance device car in 1984 and renumbered 410010, within a group of 10 similar cars. To prevent impact damage to revenue railcars and lading, this car featured large vertical frames to physically clear icicles from the inside of tunnels and low bridges. The phenomenon is more prevalent during spring and fall, when freeze/thaw cycles allow for the formation of large and damaging icicles.

#073 00 270...$28.95


CSX®
Road Number CSXT 914240

Pre-orders were taken for this in January 2020

Built in 1947, this scale test car eventually made it to CSX through mergers of constituent roads. A scale test car is a small, heavily weighted MOW service car used to calibrate track scales in railroad yards. Scale test cars are a specific, precisely known weight, which is then compared to readouts on track scales. Any difference indicates an adjustment is needed.

#121 00 110...$16.95


Chessie/C&O®
Road Number ST-1

Pre-orders were taken for this in January 2020

Built in 1924, this scale test car was owned by Chesapeake & Ohio. A scale test car is a small, heavily weighted MOW service car used to calibrate track scales in railroad yards. Scale test cars are a specific, precisely known weight, which is then compared to readouts on track scales. Any difference indicates an adjustment is needed.

#121 00 120...$16.95


Milwaukee Road
Road Number MILW 980238

Pre-orders were taken for this in January 2020

Owned by Milwaukee Road, this scale test car was used up until 1986. A scale test car is a small, heavily weighted MOW service car used to calibrate track scales in railroad yards. Scale test cars are a specific, precisely known weight, which is then compared to readouts on track scales. Any difference indicates an adjustment is needed.

#121 00 130...$17.95


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Chesapeake & Ohio®
Road Number C&O 21494

CAMEO SERIES CAR #6

This 50’ standard box car with single door is blue with yellow bands and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Designed for C&O’s Less-than-Carload service, this car was one of six specially painted for viewing by company stockholders in 1957, using the newly adopted Futura lettering style and featuring a yellow sill stripe to increase nighttime visibility. Ultimately, the LCL program did not have the required demand to be successful, and these cars were later painted back into standard fleet colors.

#505 00 426..$34.95



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.

MID-MONTH RELEASES

NEW! Ribside High-Cube TTX 3-Pack
Road Numbers 705738, 705837, 705899, 705952

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
Pre-orders were taken for these in April 2019
Pre-production samples shown

National Steel Car company was one of three manufacturers enlisted by Trailer Train Company to build their new fleet of 60’ excess height boxcars in 2003. These heavy-duty cars featured double plug doors giving the customer a 12’ opening to easily load everything from paper products, appliances to consumables. Referred to as “Super Duty” cars, they join the growing fleet of “Plate F” cars providing higher capacities for shippers looking to streamline their deliveries. Our model will feature fine mold detail and micro-fine printing, separate end ladders and brake rod detail, etched-metal brake platforms and painted underframe. The car will also have correct ride height with body-mounted couplers and all-new 36” metal wheels!

TTX (vers. 1) 3-pack
#993 01 840...$119.95


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

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
Pre-orders were taken for this in April 2020
MP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Built by Pullman-Standard in 1981, this 2,980 cubic-foot capacity two-bay hopper was owned by Missouri Pacific. MP was a Class 1 railroad in the western United States, founded in 1872. In 1980, Union Pacific purchased MP, and many railcars still carry the MP reporting mark, as they operate for UP.

#993 00 170…$109.95


CP Rail
Road Number 420939

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
Pre-orders were taken for this in January 2020
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Built in the 1940s for Soo Line, it was later obtained by CP Rail. A scale test car is a small, heavily weighted MOW service car used to calibrate track scales in railroad yards. Scale test cars are a specific, precisely known weight, which is then compared to readouts on track scales. Any difference indicates an adjustment is needed.

#121 00 140...$15.95


Pennsylvania Railroad
Road Number 490387

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
Pre-orders were taken for this in January 2020
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Built in 1917 for Pennsylvania Railroad, this car was used through the mid-1960s. A scale test car is a small, heavily weighted MOW service car used to calibrate track scales in railroad yards. Scale test cars are a specific, precisely known weight, which is then compared to readouts on track scales. Any difference indicates an adjustment is needed.

#121 00 150...$14.95


Union Pacific®
Road Number 903145

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
Pre-orders were taken for this in January 2020
Rendering shown for representation only.
UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Owned by Union Pacific Railroad, this car was still being used in the mid-2000s. A scale test car is a small, heavily weighted MOW service car used to calibrate track scales in railroad yards. Scale test cars are a specific, precisely known weight, which is then compared to readouts on track scales. Any difference indicates an adjustment is needed.

#121 00 160...$14.95


Denver & Rio Grande Western®
Road Number X-450

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
Pre-orders were taken for this in January 2020
Rendering shown for representation only.
DRGW® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Built in 1945 for D&RGW, this car was still being used in the 1970s. A scale test car is a small, heavily weighted MOW service car used to calibrate track scales in railroad yards. Scale test cars are a specific, precisely known weight, which is then compared to readouts on track scales. Any difference indicates an adjustment is needed.

#121 00 170...$14.95


Pennsylvania Railroad
Road Number 490387

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
Pre-orders were taken for this in January 2020
Rendering shown for representation only.

Built in 1917 for Pennsylvania Railroad, this car was used through the mid-1960s. A scale test car is a small, heavily weighted MOW service car used to calibrate track scales in railroad yards. Scale test cars are a specific, precisely known weight, which is then compared to readouts on track scales. Any difference indicates an adjustment is needed.

#121 00 150...$14.95


Humvee® Vehicle 2-packs

Need more Humvee® vehicles on your military consist or layout? You can now get our N scale Humvee separately as an undecorated unassembled kit or a decorated and partially assembled vehicle! The decorated vehicles will come painted with our factory Olive Drab and/or Tan paint and will include printed headlights and taillights. The interior window, shell and underframe will be assembled together, however the extra wheel, snorkel and etched-metal pieces will not come installed. The etched-metal pieces will be painted the same color as the vehicle. The undecorated Humvee comes unassembled so you can easily decorate to your desire. Specific assembly and decorating instructions and recommendations are available on the ‘How To’ page at Micro-Trains.com.


Undec Humvee® Vehicle 2-pack
#499 45 950...$17.95


Tan Humvee® Vehicle 2-pack
#499 45 951...$24.95


Olive Drab Humvee® Vehicle 2-pack
#499 45 952...$24.95

©2020 AM General LLC. HUMVEE and the HUMVEE military trade dress are registered trademarks of AM General LLC and used under license. The H-star logo is a trademark of AM General LLC. All rights reserved.

NEW PRE-ORDERS

New York Central
40' Despatch Stock Car
Road Numbers 28059, 28133, 28152, 28369

Accepting Pre-Orders through August 31st
COMING JANUARY 2021
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#993 00 174…$84.95


New York Central
40' Despatch Stock Car
Road Numbers 28059, 28133, 28152, 28369

Accepting Pre-Orders through August 31st
COMING JANUARY 2021
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#994 00 110…$84.95


Great Northern Boxcar 8-Pack
Road Numbers 44422, 44439, 44419, 44432, 44416, 44429, 44414, 44427

Accepting Pre-Orders through August 31st
COMING JANUARY 2021
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Great Northern built nearly 1000 boxcars between 1944 and 1947 to help meet postwar consumer commerce demand, as well as requirements of national defense. Cars in the 44025 – 44999 series were painted in a famous orange, green and black scheme, and soon became the “face of Great Northern” in many publicity photos of the time. Reserve your 8-pack today!

#993 00 820…$219.95


TTX Fuselage 2-Pack

Accepting Pre-Orders through August 31st
COMING DECEMBER 2020
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Plastic injection molded fuselage will come painted with red band, window detail, wing location markings details factory applied. Decals provided for cockpit window, front and end doors and tail location markings.

#993 02 120…$99.95


Solar System Series Locomotive

Accepting Pre-Orders through August 31st
COMING DECEMBER 2020
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#987 01 810...$114.95


Santa’s Off-The-Rail Express Set

Accepting Pre-Orders through August 31st
COMING OCTOBER 2020
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This year’s Christmas train set depicts Santa making his annual delivery, however you’ll see on the other side of each car that his night on Christmas Eve did not quite go according to plan. The train consists of a dark blue FT locomotive and caboose, and three silver and red modified 40’ Hi-Cube box cars with different artwork on each side. Contact your dealer to order.

#993 21 340...$229.95


Z Scale Regular Release Pre-Order

Accepting Pre-Orders through August 31st
TARGET RELEASE DECEMBER / JANUARY
Be sure to get your pre-order in so these great cars don’t get cancelled!
*RR Tie Loads will be laser cut wood and will come painted
UP®, WP® & SP® are a registered trademarks of the Union Pacific Railroad.
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Western Pacific® w/RR Tie Load
#522 00 361...$25.95
#522 00 362...$25.95



Southern w/RR Tie Load
#522 00 371...$24.95
#522 00 372...$24.95



Union Pacific® w/RR Tie Load
#522 00 381...$24.95
#522 00 382...$24.95



Pennsylvania w/RR Tie Load
#522 00 391...$24.95
#522 00 392...$24.95