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  MICRO-TRAINS - N SCALE NEW RELEASES

Chicago & North Western®
Road Number 400

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

This 83’ heavyweight modernized business car with balloon roof is yellow with green roof and runs on 6-wheel passenger car trucks. Built in 1925 and named Monte Viso, then in 1926 it was purchased by Baltimore & Ohio and ran as “Capitol Road” until 1948, when it was acquired by Chicago & North Western, numbered “400,” and repainted into the yellow and green scheme. Today, C&NW is now part of Union Pacific, exclusively a freight railroad with over 32,000 miles of track, but prior to 1971, C&NW operated numerous passenger trains and services.

#144 00 840...$34.90


Pennsylvania
Road Number 120

This 83’ heavyweight modernized business car with balloon roof is tuscan red with buff lettering and runs on 4-wheel passenger car trucks. Built in 1927 at the Altoona shops as Class Z74D, this business car was upgraded in 1935 with ice-activated air conditioning and named “Pennsylvania.” It went through several refits over the years and was eventually upgraded with mechanical air conditioning, four staterooms, and a stainless-steel kitchen to serve railroad President J.M. Symes. This car also had the distinction of carrying the body of Robert F. Kennedy from New York to Washington D.C. in 1968.

#144 00 830...$32.90


Georgia Pacific
Road Numbers GPSX 229/240

This 65’ 100-ton log car is black with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in the 1980’s, this pulpwood log car is owned and operated by Georgia-Pacific Paper Company. Used to transport rough cut logs to paper mills, it features 6 rows of fixed bunks and a 200,000-pound capacity. Georgia-Pacific is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the largest manufacturers of tissue and paper products and has more than 180 locations across the world.

#115 00 081...$27.90
#115 00 082...$27.90


Farmail
Road Number GNBC 1101

This 3-bay covered hopper with elongated hatches is tan with orange logo and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Lettered for the Grainbelt Corporation, a wholly-owned affiliate of Farmrail Systems, Inc. Formed in the early 1980s, today Farmrail operates over 100 miles of track over ex-BN and SF feeder lines, mainly in Oklahoma, and has connections with BNSF and Union Pacific.

#094 00 700...$31.95


Industrial Molasses Co.
Road Number GATX 75470

SWEET LIQUID SERIES #11

This 39’ single dome tank car is green with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Owned by General American Transportation Corp. and leased to The Industrial Molasses Corporation, based in Leonia, New Jersey, producer of Molasses for industrial purposes as a binding agent for mineral briquettes, printing pigments, and even tires.

#065 00 246...$29.95


SCL®/ex-SAL®
Road Number SAL 815295

CSX® FAMILY TREE SERIES #4

This 50’ standard box car with 10’ single door, no roofwalk and short ladders is green with white and yellow lettering and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Built in the 1960s, this ex-Seaboard Air Line boxcar was patched for Seaboard Coast Line. Seaboard Air Line was founded in 1900 and existed until 1967 when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, forming the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. At its height, it had over 4,000 miles of track across the South.

#180 44 310...$30.95


Rock Island
Road Number 50464

This 50’ standard box car with single door and no roofwalk is blue with black lettering and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1958 by Pullman Standard, this car was painted in the Rock Island “new image” blue scheme and lettered for “Ammunition Loading Only.” The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was founded in 1852 and by the 1970s had over 10,000 miles of track. It entered multiple bankruptcies and failed buyouts in the 1970s, and by 1980 was liquidated.

#077 00 280...$30.90


Chessie System®
Road Number C&O 45055

This 43’ rapid discharge hopper is black with yellow lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built by Ortner Freight Car Company in September 1976. Stenciled with the large “Ches-C” logo, these H-61 class hoppers are considered “rapid discharge” cars, able to self-clear a heavy aggregate load through the bottom of the car within 30 seconds. Chessie System was formed through the 1972 mergers of Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio, and Western Maryland. It was one of the largest Class 1 railroads until 1986 when Seaboard System merged with Chessie to form CSX Transportation.

#125 00 053...$30.95


Pole Load 2-Pack

*Fits 65’ log car

#499 45 958...$15.95


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

SHIPPING MID-JANUARY
Pre-orders were taken for this in May 2021

70’ Husky Stack Well Car

#993 00 182…$99.95


Norfolk Southern Weathered MOW 5-pack

NOW AVAILABLE
*Access ladders, end stanchions, railing and custom printed decals for the loads will be included. Resin components will be painted.
Pre-orders were taken for this in July 2021
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Most every railroad in North American has an extensive network of track that requires constant maintenance, sometimes far from home. This train set represents a typical deployed residential train that would be located on a siding and provide living quarters power and supplies to the crew for extended periods of time. The Norfolk Southern MOW set includes 3 flatcars, one gondola and a 50’ boxcar, plus parts to complete the train. This multi media kit includes a combination of resin castings, 3D printed accessories and laser cut detail parts. The train consists of two crew trailers, one mobile generator car, a gondola with a load and a boxcar with a modified roll up door. The freight cars will come fully decorated and weathered, ready to run on your layout. Contact your dealer to order today!

#993 02 200...$169.95


MICRO-TRAINS - Z SCALE NEW RELEASES


TTX
Road Numbers TTJX 80529/80597

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH
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Pre-orders were taken for these in April 2021

These 61’ bulkhead flat cars are yellow with black lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in the late 1960s for Trailer Train, these F68AH-class bulkhead flatcars are often used to carry structural steel and pipes, as well as logs and other long commodities. The reinforced bulkheads provide load protection as well as prevent shifting during transit.

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


Industrial Molasses Co.
Road Number GATX 75470

SWEET LIQUID SERIES #11
*Renderings shown for representation only.

This 39’ single dome tank car is green with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Owned by General American Transportation Corp. and leased to The Industrial Molasses Corporation, based in Leonia, New Jersey. It was a producer of Molasses for industrial purposes as a binding agent for mineral briquettes, printing pigments, and even tires.

#530 00 590...$29.95


MID-MONTH RELEASES


Union Pacific 4-pack

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH
Pre-orders were taken for these in August 2021
Renderings shown for representation only.
UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.

61’ Bulkhead Flat Car with load

#993 00 185…$124.95


Pennsylvania Mail Train 8-Car Set
40' Box Car (x1), RPO (x1), Paired Window Coach (x1), Baggage Car (x5)

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH
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Pre-orders were taken for these in June 2021

#993 02 300...$199.95





89’ ITTX Flat Car 2-pk with Weathered Deck Detail
Road Numbers 964007, 964113

AVAILABLE MID-MONTH
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Pre-orders were taken for these in August 2021

#993 00 210...$79.95



NEW PRE-ORDERS

Medford, Talent and Lake Creek Freelance RR
Road Numbers 25481, 25630, 25878, 25919

Accepting Pre-Orders through January 31st
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The Medford, Talent and Lake Creek Railroad was established in 1918 by George Harden to help local Rogue Valley communities move commodities to the Southern Pacific interchanges. The success of the model shortline in the early days brought not only commercial interest,s but tourist traffic to the region. The lush agricultural landscape, moderate climate and natural wonders of the Rogue Valley proved a great draw and helped establish the MT&L RR as a healthy regional line in Southern Oregon by the mid 20th Century. While most of the traffic supported the local fisheries, growers and fruit processors, the timber brought down through Lake Creek from the western flanks of the surrounding Cascades insured success for the fledging rail line.

By 1927 the numbers doubled as did the daily traffic of coaches and private parlor cars through the windy passage along the banks of the Upper Rogue River. In 1929 track was completed to the coast following the Lower Rogue to Gold Beach which provided a necessarly link to small communities delivering commodities and mail. With the completion of the link, the Rogue Valley flourished as did the MT&L RR enabling both to survive the coming Depression and Beyond.

Start your collection of the Medford, Talent and Lake Creek Freelance Railroad now! Contact your delaer to pre-order today!


Medford Talent & Lake Creek FT Locomotive
#987 50 695...$119.95


Medford Talent & Lake Creek 36’ Caboose
#100 50 570...$31.95

COMING JUNE 2022


Medford Talent & Lake Creek 40’ Box Car
#020 50 307...$26.95


Medford Talent & Lake Creek 50’ Flat Car
#045 50 490...$27.95

COMING JULY 2022


Medford Talent & Lake Creek 40’ Wood Reefer
#049 50 940...$28.95


Medford Talent & Lake Creek 40’ Log Car
#114 50 170...$22.95

COMING AUGUST 2022

Micro-Trains 50th Anniversary Car

Accepting Pre-Orders through January 31st
COMING NOVEMBER 2022
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#101 00 892...$27.95


ATSF Stock Car 4-Pack
Road Numbers 25481, 25630, 25878, 25919

Accepting Pre-Orders through January 31st
COMING JULY 2022
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40’ Despatch Stock Car

#993 00 188…$104.95


ATSF 2-Pack w/Split Fuselage
Road Numbers 25481, 25630, 25878, 25919

Accepting Pre-Orders through January 31st
COMING JULY 2022

#993 02 181...$89.95