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  MICRO-TRAINS - N SCALE NEW RELEASES

Union Pacific®
Road Number 11449

Built in February of 1958, this PS-2 hopper with ASF Ride Control trucks was purchased by Union Pacific in an order of 30 cars. The Pullman-Standard all-welded steel, 2,003 cubic-foot two bay covered hopper would become one of the most popular cars of its type with railroads and private industry.

#095 00 032...$45.95

Norfolk & Western
Road Number 56447

This B-18 class plug-door 50’ boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built in 1963 by Pullman-Standard and featured DF loaders and a Hydroframe 60 cushioned underframe. It was painted in the 1971 scheme. Norfolk & Western was known as the “King Coal” line, and was a Class 1 railroad headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia.

#181 00 260...$30.95

Burlington Northern
Road Number 198669

Built by Great Northern’s St. Cloud Car Shops in 1956, this 40-foot double-door boxcar with Bettendorf trucks had a 3,977 cubic-foot capacity. It was later obtained by Burlington Northern. BN was formed through the mergers of Great Northern and Northern Pacific in 1970, and later merged with ATSF in 1995 to form BNSF.

#068 00 570...$28.95

War of the Worlds
Road Number USA 1896

The first Martian craft is seen streaking through the night sky. Later to land in the distant countryside. H.G. Wells’ classic science fiction novel War of the Worlds, first published in 1898, chronicles an Earth invasion by Martians, and humanity’s attempt to retake the planet. This novel-inspired 40’ freight car with Bettendorf trucks is decorated in a patriotic billboard scheme and features drawings from the 1906 edition, illustrated by Henrique Alvim Corrêa.

#039 00 270...$26.95

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Burlington Northern Santa Fe/ex-ATSF
Road Number 935027

This ATSF combination door 50’ boxcar with Roller Bearing trucks was patched for BNSF and used as a MOW rail train buffer car.

#076 44 150...$29.95

Northern Pacific
Road Number 38292

This 40-foot boxcar with Bettendorf trucks was built in the 1940’s for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad as a single door boxcar. It was leased to Northern Pacific and later rebuilt into a double-door car and renumbered into the 38168-38557 series. Northern Pacific was a Class 1 Railroad formed in 1864, and eventually acquired in 1970 by Burlington Northern Railroad through mergers, which went on to merge with Santa Fe becoming BNSF.

#068 00 560...$28.95

Lehigh Valley
Road Number 32953

Built in 1950 by Bethlehem Steel, this Lehigh Valley drop-end 50’ gondola with Bettendorf trucks was part of a 500-car series. The Lehigh Valley Railroad was founded in 1846 and headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was known for shipping anthracite coal from Pennsylvania mines, but also carried general freight. It operated until 1976 when it was absorbed by the Conrail merger. Much of the remaining trackage is owned by Norfolk Southern, today.

#046 00 480...$26.90

Canadian National with House Boat Load
Road Number 665607

This Canadian National flatcar was built in the late 1950’s and is being used to transport a Caboose-shaped house boat. The vessel, named “The Dandy Hobo,” was renovated and is owned by Victoria, B.C. based studio producer and performer, Neil James Cooke-Dallin. His band, Astrocolor, were awarded the Instrumental Artist of the Year award at the 2022 Western Canadian Music Awards for their album Paradise, featuring Cayley Thomas.

#045 00 323...$31.90

50’ Gondola Scrap Load 2-Pack

#499 45 005...$14.95

MICRO-TRAINS - Z SCALE NEW RELEASES

War of the Worlds
USA 1896

The first Martian craft is seen streaking through the night sky. Later to land in the distant countryside. H.G. Wells’ classic science fiction novel War of the Worlds, first published in 1898, chronicles an Earth invasion by Martians, and humanity’s attempt to retake the planet. This novel-inspired 40’ freight car with Bettendorf trucks is decorated in a patriotic billboard scheme and features drawings from the 1906 edition, illustrated by Henrique Alvim Corrêa.

#518 00 840...$26.95

Union Pacific
American General

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.

#550 00 011...$30.95

Pennsylvania
Illinois Rapids

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.

#550 00 061...$30.95

Norfolk & Western
Blue Boy

Norfolk & Western was a Class 1 railroad headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. Today, it is now part of the Norfolk Southern system following a 1980 merger with Southern Railway.

#550 00 240...$29.95

MID-MONTH RELEASES

Golden West Service 4-Pack
Road Numbers 528001, 528005, 530043, 538000

In an attempt to raise capital, in the late 1980’s Southern Pacific created “Golden West Service” which was a program that re-built old SP, SSW and D&RGW freight cars and sold them to various short lines. These 3-Bay Covered Hoppers with Barber Roller Bearing trucks were delivered to Galveston Railroad which carried the reporting mark GVSR. The Golden West Service program was mostly unsuccessful and relatively short-lived.

#993 00 199...$129.95...Packaged with foam family nest
#983 00 199...$144.95...Packaged with jewel cases

Norfolk Southern
Road Numbers 153349, 153387

Built in 2012, these 43’ three-bay rapid-discharge hoppers with Barber Roller Bearing trucks were used for aggregate service for Envirostone, a landscaping company. Norfolk Southern is a large Class 1 railroad operating 19,400 miles of track across 22 eastern states.

#125 00 151...$32.95
#125 00 152...$32.95

CP Rail Weathered Camp Car 4-Pack
Road Numbers 24956, 424272, 424276, 424621

50’ boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks and 50’ flatcars with Barber Roller Bearing trucks.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 02 212...$134.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 212...$149.95

Canadian Pacific
Road Number 218224

Built by National Steel Car in 2001 for Canadian Pacific Railway, this 286,000-pound capacity, 60’ rib-side high-cube boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks features double-plug doors and belongs to a series of 375 cars. They have a 7,630 cubic-foot capacity and can be found in trains hauling general freight all-across North America.

#123 00 071...$49.98

60’ Bulkhead Flatcar Weathered Decks 3-Pack

#799 43 232...$14.95

NEW PRE-ORDERS

DODX Flatcar with Mystery Balloon Load

In early 2023, the United States Air Force shot down a mystery balloon off the coast of South Carolina. Salvaged from the coastal waters, the instrument array, solar panels and deflated balloon ride atop a Department of Defense 89’ flat car.

#071 00 610...$49.95

Weathered 45’ Box Trailer 4-Packs

Conrail Weathered 4-Pack

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 02 223...$109.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 223...$124.95

Southern Pacific® Weathered 4-Pack

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 02 224...$109.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 224...$124.95

Canadian National Buffalo Boxcar 4-Pack
Road Numbers 429004, 429049, 429053, 429245

Boxcars were typically used for grain transportation from the early 1900's until the 1970s when they began to be replaced by covered hoppers that were easier to unload. As grain boxcar fleets declined, the Canadian National Railway relagated the grain boxcars to branch lines which could not accommodate covered hoppers. In 1987-88, newsprint 40’ steel boxcars were converted to carry grain under a program financed by the national and Manitoba governments. These cars featured the “Government of Canada” mark and a Manitoba buffalo, becoming known as Buffalo Boxcars.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 00 214...$114.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 00 214...$129.95

Heavyweight Depressed-Center Flat Cars

DODX
Rd# 39830, 39831

#109 00 271...$31.95
#109 00 272...$31.95

QTTX
Rd# 130529, 130532

#109 00 143...$31.95
#109 00 144...$31.95

Special Permit Transformer Load 2-Pack

#499 43 817...$14.95

Nuclear Waste Container Load 2-Pack for DODX Depressed Center Flat Cars

#499 43 818...$19.95