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  MICRO-TRAINS - N SCALE NEW RELEASES


Union Pacific®
Road Numbers 560044, 560090

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

Built in June of 1970, these B-90-3 class excess height boxcars with Barber Roller Bearing trucks were designed to haul large and bulky commodities and primarily used for appliance service.

#104 00 151...$28.95
#104 00 152...$28.95



Canadian Pacific
Road Numbers 305577, 305583

This skeleton log car with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built for Canadian Pacific Railway in 1968, and belonged to a series of 25 cars. They were used to transport rough cut logs and finished power poles and features 4 rows of fixed bunks and a 170000-pound capacity.

#115 00 111...$28.90
#115 00 112...$28.90


Penn Central
Road Number 595027

This ex-Pennsylvania Railroad G33-class 65’ mill gondola with Bettendorf trucks was built in 1949 and was designed to haul finished structural steel shapes and other bulky loads. It featured drop ends that allowed the gondola to carry loads longer than the car. Penn Central was formed through the merger of Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central, and operated until 1976 when it was rolled into Conrail Corporation.

#107 00 030...$33.95


War of the Worlds #8
Road Number 1901

War of the Worlds #8

Dead Martian Fighting machines scattered throughout the city are victims of Earth's smallest allies. The classic science fiction novel War of the Worlds, first published by H.G. Wells in 1898, chronicles an Earth invasion by Martians, and humanity’s attempt to retake the planet.

#039 00 275...$26.95



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SIDE B

NS/ex-NW
Road Number 984500

Norfolk Southern Family Tree Car #6

This plug-door boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built for Norfolk & Western for temperature sensitive commodities, but was eventually merged into the Norfolk Southern fleet of Maintenance of Way materials cars.

#181 44 300...$29.95



Flatcar Bridge

NOW AVAILABLE
Not on Standing Order
Multi-media kit includes unassembled, undecorated pieces. Assembled kit shown for representation.

Many freight cars continue service long after their time hauling loads on the rail is over. A common sight across the country are flatcars, minus trucks and couplers, being used as vehicle bridges over creeks and streams. Some are just laid on the ground over a span, others are fitted with new wood decks and guardrails sitting on formed concrete piers.

#499 45 014...$24.95


MICRO-TRAINS - Z SCALE NEW RELEASES


War of the Worlds #8
Road Number 1901

War of the Worlds #8

Dead Martian Fighting machines scattered throughout the city are victims of Earth's smallest allies. The classic science fiction novel War of the Worlds, first published by H.G. Wells in 1898, chronicles an Earth invasion by Martians, and humanity’s attempt to retake the planet.

#518 00 845...$26.95


MID-MONTH

Medford, Talent, & Lakecreek Freelance Railroad

Available Mid-Month
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Built by Medford, Talent & Lakecreek in 1980, these cars served rock quarries and other mining needs around the Rogue Valley. The Medford, Talent & Lakecreek Railroad was established in 1918 to serve the communities throughout Oregon’s Rogue Valley, helping move commodities to the Southern Pacific interchanges. The success of the modest shortline revolved around serving various agricultural, timber, and manufacturing industries, as well as some passenger and tourist traffic in the region.


Available Now

100 Ton 3-Bay Open Hopper with Coal Load
Pre-ordered April 2023
Rd# 12243
#108 00 570...$28.95


Available Mid-Month

Pre-ordered April 2023
65’ 100-Ton Log Car
Rd# 18279
#115 00 100...$27.90


Available Mid-Month

Pre-ordered April 2023
51’ Rib Side Mechanical Reefer
Rd# 70452
#070 00 090...$29.95


NdeM and Ferrocarril del Pacifico

Not on Standing Order
Available Mid-Month

These NdeM 89’ flat cars were used in COFC service, and painted in the 1980s NdeM paint scheme. Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, also known as NdeM, was Mexico’s government-owned railroad from 1938 until 1998, when the company was divided into four private railroads and regions.


NdeM
Road Number 40318
#072 00 031...$44.95


NdeM
Road Number 40332
#072 00 032...$44.95


FCP
Road Number 2286
#072 00 050...$44.95


Undecorated 65' Log Car

Not on Standing Order
Available Mid-Month

#115 00 000...$23.95


Pole Load 2-Pack

Undecorated. Fits 65 foot, 100-ton log car.

Not on Standing Order
Available Mid-Month

#499 45 958...$15.95


Robot Christmas Trainset

Available Mid-Month
Pre-ordered July 2023
Unassembled, Multi media kit load.
The N and Z Scale Robot Christmas Trains sets will be offered in a combination of Jewel Case and Family Foam Nest packaging. The locomotive and caboose in each set will be packaged in jewel cases. The N Scale gondolas and Z Scale hoppers with fully decorated robot loads will be packaged in a custom cut family foam nest.
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Micro-Trains Line is celebrating Christmas this year by featuring a new collectable train set that brings back the charm and wonder of the early 20th century tin type toys. Designed as a Robot repair train, three brightly colored robot-man cars are carrying vital bits and pieces to keep toys running long past Christmas morning. The set includes a brightly decorated locomotive and caboose to set your train in motion.


N Scale Set Includes: FT Loco, three 40' Gondolas, and a steel side Caboose
#993 21 386...$249.95


Z Scale Set Includes: F7 Loco, three 33' Open Hoppers, and a steel side caboose
#994 21 100...$249.95


Burlington Northern Weathered Caboose 3-Pack
Road Numbers 11445, 11451, 11452

Available Mid-Month
Pre-ordered April 2023
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These Burlington Northern cabooses were built for the CB&Q in the early 1930s. Later, they wore a BN Green paint scheme from the late 1970s until retirement. Burlington Northern was formed through the mergers of Great Northern and Northern Pacific in 1970, and then merged with ATSF in 1995 to form BNSF. BNSF is one of the largest freight railroads in the country with over 32,000 miles of rail.

Packaged in Jewel Case #983 05 055...$114.95



BNSF Hopper 8-Pack with Coal Load
Road Numbers 619994, 620039, 620112, 620072, 620089, 620101, 620145, 620153

Available Mid-Month
Pre-Ordered May 2023
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Packaged in Foam Nest #993 00 826...$224.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 00 826...$254.95



TTPX 3-Pack with Cable Reel Load - Runner Pack #216
Road Numbers 811062, 811085, 811133

Available Mid-Month
Pre-Ordered May 2023
Multi-media kit. Includes unassembled, undecorated pieces. Rendering shown for representation.

Built for TTX, these NSH72-class bulkhead flatcars with Barber Roller Bearing trucks were 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. TTX was established in 1955 as “Trailer Train,” and as their business evolved simply became “TTX” in a 1991 rebranding effort.

Cable reels, a common commodity, come in all sizes and weights and present railroads with an interesting lading problem. Many of the solutions involved heavy wood timbers to brace loads that were prone to shifting but they added extra weight and complexity to load outs. Nowadays purpose built metal frame work is employed to streamline the loading operation and cut down on needless weight.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 00 216...$109.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 00 216...$121.95


NEW PRE-ORDERS


ATSF Gondola with Car Frames 3-Pack
Road Numbers 176652, 176676, 176693

Accepting Pre-Orders through October 31st
Available March 2024
Multi-media kit. Includes unassembled, undecorated pieces. Rendering shown for representation.

As America grew, the need for automobiles expanded and car frames were some of the earliest auto parts shipped by rail. Many auto makers had specialized component factories spread out over a region, and the parts that were produced were shipped by rail to central assembly plants. The car frame loads were stacked on flat cars and chained in place, or stacked vertically in racks in a gondola as our model depicts.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 02 242...$94.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 242...$106.95


Union Pacific® Caboose Singles

Accepting Pre-Orders through October 31st
Available March 2024
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UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Built by International Car Co. for Rock Island Railroad in 1967, this bay-window caboose was later obtained by Union Pacific in the late 1970s and was painted into UP’s yellow scheme. Classed CA-13 by UP, it had its roofwalk removed and featured a billboard slogan written by company employees. It continued in service through the 1980s.


Road Number 24552
#130 00 291...$39.95


Road Number 24592
#130 00 292...$39.95



ATSF Reefer 4-Pack
Road Numbers 14931, 14968, 15246, 15263

Accepting Pre-Orders through October 31st
Available March 2024
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This 40-foot double-sheathed wood ice-reefer, with vertical brake wheel, is black with yellow sides and runs on Andrews trucks. Built in the early-1920s and rebuilt in 1930s, this reefer used 40-ton capacity trucks. This RR-W class car belonged to a series of over 1,250 similar cars, and could be seen in trains all across the country.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 00 221...$114.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 00 221...$129.95



Unassembled


Suggested usage on the Micro-Trains 071 series 89' Flat Car

Scale Test Car Kit

Accepting Pre-Orders through October 31st
Available March 2024
Multi-media kit. Includes unassembled, undecorated pieces.

This 40-foot double-sheathed wood ice-reefer, with vertical brake wheel, is black with yellow sides and runs on Andrews trucks. Built in the early-1920s and rebuilt in 1930s, this reefer used 40-ton capacity trucks. This RR-W class car belonged to a series of over 1,250 similar cars, and could be seen in trains all across the country.

#499 45 012...$29.95