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Halley’s Comet
Road Name: A Famous Iceball

This item is not on Standing Orders
Pre-orders were taken for these in October 2020

These 60’ excess height box cars with modified sides are black with purple and blue sides and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Arguably the most famous comet, Halley’s Comet is a short-term periodic comet. Known to have been first observed by Babylonians around 240 BC, it has appeared on average every 76 years. It was named after Edmund Halley who accurately predicted its orbital period and return in 1758.

#102 00 842...$36.95...With Interior Light
#102 02 842...$27.95...Without Interior Light


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




Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
Road Numbers ATSF 179658/179697

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These 100-ton 3-bay open hoppers with rib sides and copper ore load are brown with white lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1976 for ATSF, these hoppers belonged to Class HT, and were often used to ship copper ore from mines to refining plants. Santa Fe was a large Class 1 railroad founded in 1859 and operated for over 130 years before being merged with Burlington Northern in 1996 to form BNSF.

#108 00 123...$26.90
#108 00 124...$26.90



Baltimore & Ohio®
Road Number B&O 464874

This 40’ standard box car with single door, full ladders and no roofwalk is brown with black ends and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1941 for New York Central’s P&LE subsidiary, and later rebuilt into Baltimore & Ohio’s B-6 car class, it served B&O into the 1970s before retirement. Baltimore & Ohio was the oldest common carrier railroad in the United States, founded in 1830. After numerous mergers, it became a part of CSX Transportation where its heritage lives on today.

#073 00 290...$25.80



Chesapeake & Ohio®
Road Number C&O 15

This 3-2 heavyweight modernized business car is painted in the tri-color scheme and runs on 6-wheel passenger car trucks. Built for the W.F. Lenny Co. in 1926 by Pullman, this business car was later purchased by Pere Marquette and finally became C&O #15 in 1947. Used by C&O officials to examine right-of-ways and conduct company business, it continued to serve for C&O through the 1960s before being retired.

#144 00 820...$33.90



Flo-Sweet
Road Number GATX 64057

SWEET LIQUID SERIES #3

This 39’ single dome tank car is grey with black lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Owned by General American Transportation Corp. and leased to Flo-Sweet Refined Syrups and Sugars Inc. Flo-Sweet, based in Yonkers, NY, was the first domestic producer of liquid sugar, with first production in 1927. Previously, liquid sugars were imported from Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

#065 00 156...$29.95



Union Pacific®
Road Number 1536

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

This 3-2 heavyweight observation car is Pullman green with gold lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger car trucks. Built in 1924, this car served on Union Pacific trains through the 1940s as a platform for UP officials to examine right-of-ways and conduct company business. Union Pacific was founded in 1862 and was part of the first Transcontinental Railroad in the United States. It continues to operate today as one of the largest Class 1 railroads in North America with over 32,000 miles of track.

#144 00 420...$29.95



Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Road Number GM&O 53002

This 40’ standard box car with single door, full ladders and no roofwalk is red with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1945 for Alton Railroad, this car was later obtained by Gulf, Mobile & Ohio railroad and rebuilt. With a 3,899 cu.ft. capacity, it belonged in a 100-car series. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio was a Class 1 railroad between the gulf coast and the Midwest from 1917 until 1972.

#073 00 540...$24.80



Pennsylvania Railroad
Road Number PRR 19492

This 40’ standard box car with plug door is freight car red with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1960 for Pennsylvania Railroad, this 40’ class X54A boxcar was outfitted with Pullman-Standard Compartmentizers and was used for food service. Pennsylvania was a large Class 1 railroad formed in 1846 and grew to be a predominant shipper on the east coast until 1968 when it merged with rival New York Central to form Penn Central.

#021 00 610...$25.80



Southern
Road Number 159009

This 89’ tri-level closed autorack is green with white letteirng and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1977 in a series of 200 cars for Southern Railway, these 89’ cars had Portec racks installed and were assigned to the GM plant in Roseland, Georgia. 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 00 091...$56.90


MICRO-TRAINS - Z SCALE NEW RELEASES

Flo-Sweet
Road Number GATX 64057

SWEET LIQUID SERIES #3

This 39’ single dome tank car is grey with black lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Owned by General American Transportation Corp. and leased to Flo-Sweet Refined Syrups and Sugars Inc. Flo-Sweet, based in Yonkers, NY, was the first domestic producer of liquid sugar, with first production in 1927. Previously, liquid sugars were imported from Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

#530 00 510...$29.95



Great Northern
Road Numbers GN 73632/73678

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Pre-orders were taken for these in November 2020

These 33’ twin bay hoppers with offset sides are brown with white lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1931, this 2160 cu.ft. hopper belonged to a 500-car series and was used in general service, carrying coal, rock, iron ores and occasionally produce. Great Northern was a Class 1 railroad founded in 1881 and eventually was merged with Northern Pacific and others to form Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970.

#533 00 161...$23.95
#533 00 162...$23.95



Frisco
Road Numbers SL-SF 90941/90950

Pre-orders were taken for these in November 2020

These 33’ twin bay hoppers with offset sides are brown with white lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1949 in an order of 800 units, these cars were used in general service often carrying rock, minerals, or coal. Frisco, the common name for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, was founded in 1876 and ran for 104 years before being purchased and absorbed into the Burlington Northern system in 1980.

#533 00 171...$23.95
#533 00 172...$23.95



Pennsylvania Railroad
Road Numbers 139876/140231

Pre-orders were taken for these in November 2020

These 33’ twin bay hoppers with rib sides are freight car red with white lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Belonging to Pennsylvania’s GLA-class of twin-bay hoppers, these 50-ton cars were used exclusively for coal. Built in 1907, and rebuilt several times after, they continued in service through the 1950s before being scrapped. These cars featured a motivational wartime message, “Coal Goes to War,” indicating the importance of that natural resource to national security.

#534 00 111...$23.95
#534 00 112...$23.95


MID-MONTH RELEASES

Union Pacific® 4-Pack
Road Numbers 260204, 260209, 260214, 260215

60’ Centerbeam Flat Car, w/ I-Beam Partition

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

#993 00 177…$119.95





Canadian National 3-pack

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
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Pre-orders were taken for this in April 2019

#993 01 870…$119.95



New Haven Heavyweight 5-Pack

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
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Pre-orders were taken for this in June 2020

#993 02 110...$139.95


CWE Southern Pacific® 4-Pack

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!
WITH RAILROAD TIE LOAD!
SP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.
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Pre-orders were taken for this in December 2020

#993 02 160…$89.95


NEW PRE-ORDERS

Dog Food Reefer 2-pack

October is Adopt-a-Dog-Month!
Accepting Pre-Orders through May 31st
COMING OCTOBER 2021
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Since 1981, October has been celebrated as ‘Adopt-a-Dog Month’. Each year during this month people visit their local dog shelter, volunteer time, donate and adopt dogs in need. This unique reefer 2-pack features two companies that produce dog food, which will release this October in recognition of Adopt-a-Dog Month. Contact your dealer to reserve yours today!

#993 02 190…$57.95



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Sheriff Humvee® Vehicle 2-Pack

Accepting Pre-Orders through May 31st
COMING SEPTEMBER 2021
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Interior window, shell and underframe will be assembled together, however the extra wheel, snorkel, light bars and etched-metal pieces will not come installed. The etched-metal pieces will come painted.

#499 45 956…$34.95

© 2021 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.

Burlington Northern 3-Pack
Road Numbers 64306A, 64306C, 64036B

Accepting Pre-Orders through May 31st
COMING OCTOBER 2021
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70’ Husky Stack Well Car

#993 00 182…$99.95


Z Scale Regular Release Pre-Order

Accepting Pre-Orders through May 31st
TARGET RELEASE AUGUST / SEPTEMBER
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TTX
#527 00 083...$24.90
#527 00 084...$24.90



TTX
#527 00 191...$24.90
#527 00 192...$24.90



Canadian Pacific
#527 00 201...$24.90
#527 00 202...$24.90



Illinois Central Gulf
#527 00 211...$24.90
#527 00 212...$24.90



NOKL
#527 00 221...$24.90
#527 00 222...$24.90



Union Pacific®
#527 00 231...$24.90
#527 00 232...$24.90

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