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  MICRO-TRAINS - N SCALE NEW RELEASES

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Neptune
Road Name: The Big Blue Planet

These 60’ excess height box cars with modified sides are black with blue sides and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun. It is the densest ice giant and the coldest with an average temperature of -353°F. Pressure is so extreme, falling methane is formed into diamonds.

#102 00 838...$36.95...With Interior Light
#102 02 838...$27.95...Without Interior Light

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

Chesapeake & Ohio®
Road Number 307

This 70’ heavyweight baggage car is painted in the tri-color scheme and runs on 6-wheel passenger car trucks. Built in the 1920s, this BE-class car was used on revenue trains through the 1960s. The C&O was founded in 1869 and soon became one of the largest east-coast railroads in the United States.

#147 00 410...$33.90

Southern Pacific®
Road Numbers 62857/62903

These 39’ single dome tank cars are black with white lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. They were built in the 1940s and were marked with the SP “diamond-S” insignia, indicating sugar loading only. Serviced in 1964, they continued in revenue service for another decade or so before being relegated to MOW service.

#065 00 126...$27.70
#065 00 127...$27.70

Jack Frost
Road Number NSRX 307

This 3-bay covered hopper is blue with white band and red herald and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1954, this 2,893 cubic-foot three-bay hopper was part of a 10-car series lettered for The National Sugar Refining Company in the “Jack Frost Cane Sugar” scheme. These cars were primarily seen on the east coast, travelling between sugar refining plants, bakeries and confectionary manufacturers from the 1950s to the 1960s.

#099 00 250...$29.90

Bee Hive Corn Syrup
Road Number NSRX 307

This 39’ single dome tank car is yellow with blue belly and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in October 1949, and serviced in 1961, this car belonged to a series of 8 cars painted similarly for the St. Lawrence Starch Company of Port Credit, Ontario. Used to transport corn syrup, they could be found in service between Port Credit and numerous candy and food companies in eastern Canada through the early 1980s.

#065 00 136...$29.95

Denver & Rio Grande Western®
Road Number 742

This 70’ heavyweight baggage car is pullman green with gold lettering and runs on 4-wheel Commonwealth trucks. This baggage-express car 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.

#147 00 390...$29.95

Conrail
Road Number CR 492182

This 100-ton 3-bay open hopper with rib sides is brown with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in October of 1979 at the Kentucky Raceland Shops, this was one of 130 non-sequential cars switched between coal service and grain service, seasonally, in the mid-1980s. After coal service, cars were washed thoroughly and the Conrail “Tupperware lid” topper was added to the car, making in essence, a weatherproof covered grain hopper.

#108 00 410...$28.90

Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Road Number BNSF 300863

This 89’ tri-level closed autorack is orange with black lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 2015, this autorack was delivered with a BNSF reporting mark and the new “swoosh” paint scheme. The 89’ enclosed autorack design became the universal standard used by most railroads. With end loading doors and enclosed sides, this design prevents vandalism and pilferage and helps to protect vehicles from the elements.

#111 00 420...$56.90

Northern Pacific
Road Number NP 57515

This 50’ steel dide, 14 panel, fixed end gondola with low cover is black with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1965, gondola was among the first to have the new Northern Pacific block lettering scheme applied. When empty, the car was to be returned to the CB&Q Railroad in Riverdale, Iowa.

#106 00 140...$25.90

Micro-Mouse ‘Valentines Car’

This 50’ standard box car with plug door is maroon with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Looking dapper in his sweater and scarf, Micro-Mouse gives us a play on words, but we see on the other side of the car that he is enjoying his hobby as he wishes all of us a Happy Valentine’s Day!

#032 00 540...$27.95

Regional Railroad: Toledo, Peoria & Western
Road Number TP&W 1001

This 40’ standard box car with single door is green with yellow lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built for the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway, there were just two cars painted in this scheme. TP&W, founded in 1863, is headquartered in East Peoria and owns around 250 miles of track. The railroad interchanges with ten other railroads with track from Illinois to Indiana.

#020 00 277...$26.40

Regional Railroad: Toledo, Peoria & Western
Road Number TP&W 7049

This 40’ standard box car with single door is green and yellow and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1944 and was later sold to the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway and placed in a 100-car series. TP&W, founded in 1863, is headquartered in East Peoria and owns around 250 miles of track. The railroad interchanges with ten other railroads with track from Illinois to Indiana.

#020 00 717...$27.95

MICRO-TRAINS - Z SCALE NEW RELEASES

Bee Hive Corn Syrup
Road Number SLAX 49104

This 39’ single dome tank car is is yellow with blue belly and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in October 1949, and serviced in 1961, this car belonged to a series of 8 cars painted similarly for the St. Lawrence Starch Company, of Port Credit, Ontario. Used to transport corn syrup, they could be found in service between Port Credit and numerous candy and food companies in eastern Canada through the early 1980s.

#530 00 490...$29.95

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Road Numbers ATSF 82657/82864

These 2-bay covered hoppers are grey with black lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1957 for ATSF, these 2,006 cubic-foot capacity hoppers have a 77-ton capacity. Small, two-bay hoppers were often used for relatively dense commodities, such as cement powder, sand, potash, and other fine-grained materials and usually had a similar loaded weight to larger and longer cars.

#531 00 073...$25.95
#531 00 074...$25.95

Pennsylvania Railroad
Road Numbers PRR 257971/257912

These 2-bay covered hoppers are grey with black lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1957 by Pullman-Standard’s Butler, Pennsylvania Shops, these H34C class hoppers were 2,003 cubic-feet in capacity. These cars were primarily used for dense granular commodities, such as cement and certain grains.

#531 00 321...$25.95
#531 00 322...$25.95

CSX/Chessie®
Road Numbers CSXT 226539/226482

These 2-bay covered hoppers are yellow with blue herald and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1968 by Pullman-Standard for Baltimore & Ohio, these hoppers have a 2,700 cubic-foot capacity and were used primarily for dense granular commodities like cement. They were later rolled into Chessie System, and later, CSX.

#531 00 331...$25.95
#531 00 332...$25.95

Micro-Mouse ‘Valentines Car’

This 50’ standard box car with plug door is maroon with white letteirng and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Looking dapper in his sweater and scarf, Micro-Mouse gives us a play on words, but we see on the other side of the car that he is enjoying his hobby as he wishes all of us a Happy Valentine’s Day!

#507 00 690...$27.95

MID-MONTH RELEASES

CSX® 3-pack
60’ Rib Side High Cube Box Car with Double Plug Doors
Road Numbers 173565, 173572, 173576

Built by National Steel Car in the early 2000s, these 286,000-pound capacity, 60’ rib-side high-cube boxcars feature double-plug doors and belong to a fragmented series totaling 7 cars of this type. These cars have a 7234 cubic-foot capacity and can be found in trains hauling general freight all-across North America both on CSXT routes and others.

#993 01 860…$119.95

Desert Camo Humvee® Vehicle 2-pack

#499 45 953...$34.95

Pacific Fruit Express® Runner Pack
40’ Steel Ice Reefer
Road Numbers 20043, 20047, 20051, 20056

Built in October 1947, this R-40-23 class ice reefer had Preco air circulating fans and featured an all-welded underframe and additional insulation, compared to similar cars on other roads. Painted into the 1961 Pacific Fruit Express Scheme, many of the nearly 5,000 reefers in this class continued to roll in revenue service through the 1960s before being retired.

#993 00 175…$114.95

NEW PRE-ORDERS

Presidential Series - Car #46
Joe Biden 2021

The Micro-Trains N scale Presidential Series continues with President Joe Biden for car #46. This car will be
painted in the same colors as the original cars in the series featuring the Presidential Seal, the president’s portrait and the America Flag. This release will also include a 1” button as well as decals for those who wish to apply the ending year of his term. Contact your authorized dealer to reserve yours today!

#074 00 146...$25.95

Union Pacific® Weathered Concrete Tie 5-Pack

Concrete tie loads will be resin cast. Loader will be a combination of 3D printed and laser board parts and will come painted with decals for cab windows and exhaust vent, but not assembled. Loader rail will be painted laserboard and load supports will be paint 3D parts. Connecting crossover rail pieces will be included for static display use.

#993 02 170...$169.95

Archer Daniels Midland 3-Pack
Road Numbers 29430, 39434, 39459

56’ General Service Tank Car

#993 00 180…$109.95