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  MICRO-TRAINS - N SCALE NEW RELEASES

Union Pacific®
Road Number 161109

Built in 1938, this A-50-15-class automobile boxcar with Bettendorf trucks, featured end doors for easy loading and unloading of vehicles. Sometimes these cars could be seen carrying other, and occasionally, odd commodities. In this case, an aircraft fuselage. Union Pacific continues to operate today as one of the largest Class 1 railroads in North America with over 32,000 miles of track.

#078 00 031...$31.95

Great Northern
Road Numbers 39816, 39853

These single door 50-foot boxcars with Roller Bearing trucks, was built for Great Northern in 1966 and painted into the glacier green scheme with red doors and featured a cushioned underframe. 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.

#180 00 401...$29.95
#180 00 402...$29.95

Great Northern
Road Number 35432

Built in 1957, this double-door 50’ auto boxcar with Bettendorf trucks, featured end doors for easy loading and unloading of vehicles. 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.

#078 00 021...$28.95

W.S. Reister & Sons
Road Numbers 3029

This car was lettered for W.S. Reister & Sons and owned by North American Despatch. Based in Washington, Iowa, W. S. Reister & Sons were producers and re-sellers of poultry, butter, and egg products in the 1920s. North American Despatch was founded in the early 1900s and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, primarily leasing tank cars and refrigerator cars.

#058 00 601...$29.95

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Norfolk Southern ex-Southern
Road Number 235249

This ACF 2-bay covered hopper with Barber Roller Bearing trucks, was built in the 1970s for Southern Railway. It later made its way to the Norfolk Southern roster in the 1980s and was hastily patched without being repainted. The Southern Railway was a Class 1 railroad based in the Southeast United States from 1894-1982.

#092 44 540...$32.95

TTX
Road Numbers 56786, 56799

Built in early 1992, these TTX well cars with ASF Ride Control trucks, accepted containers up to 48’ in length in its bottom well position. Founded in 1955 as “Trailer-Train,” the company standardized TOFC practices and fostered the growth of rail transportation. The Trailer-Train brand was retired in 1991 as the company rebranded simply as “TTX.”

#135 00 063...$31.95
#135 00 064...$31.95

Medford, Talent, & Lakecreek Freelance Railroad

This mechanical reefer with Roller Bearing trucks, was built for Southern Oregon Orchard Co-op, a Medford, Talent & Lakecreek’s initiative co-owned with Southern Pacific. The MT&L 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.

Road Number 70452
#070 00 090...$29.95

Built in the 1970s, this TOFC flat car was one of a few cars to service the small intermodal facility in Medford. The MT&L 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.

Road Number 63213
#064 00 190...$39.95

Pacific Fruit Express® 4-Pack

The Pullman Company built over 6,000 R 30-13 wood refrigerator cars for Pacific Fruit Express between 1923 and 1936 to help move produce from the fields of Central and Southern California to feed the exploding population centers along the Pacific Coast and point east. These particular cars feature the Union Pacific Railroad Overland shield that adorned cars utilized the road during the early part of the 20th Century.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 00 219...$114.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 00 219...$129.95

MICRO-TRAINS - Z SCALE NEW RELEASES

W.S. Reister & Sons
Road Number 3029

This car was lettered for W.S. Reister & Sons and owned by North American Despatch. Based in Washington, Iowa, W. S. Reister & Sons were producers and re-sellers of poultry, butter, and egg products in the 1920s. North American Despatch was founded in the early 1900s and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, primarily leasing tank cars and refrigerator cars.

#518 00 861...$29.95

Union Pacific®
Road Number 9004

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.

#551 00 011...$30.95

Union Pacific®
Road Number 103

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.

#556 00 061...$30.95

Pennsylvania
Road Number 180

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.

#556 00 021...$29.95

Norfolk & Western
Road Number 1613

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.

#551 00 240...$29.95

Norfolk & Western
Road Number 700

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.

#556 00 240...$29.95

MID-MONTH

Chessie® System
Road Number 631664

This PS-2 hopper, with Bettendorf trucks, was built in 1957 in a series of 500 cars for the Baltimore & Ohio. 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. It was designed to haul everything from powdered chemicals, to grains, to construction materials such as sand or cement. Versatile and durable, this car continued in revenue service into the early 2000’s, and was sometimes found later in MOW service.

#095 00 090...$47.95

War of the Worlds Loco and Caboose

Z Scale War of the Worlds Loco - Road Number USA 63

#980 01 550...$119.95



Z Scale War of the Worlds Caboose - Road Number USA 480

#535 00 510...$29.95

Amtrak® MOW Cement Tie Load 3-Pack

These flat cars have been specially modified to carry concrete railroad ties in Maintenance of Way trains for Amtrak. Founded in 1971, Amtrak is the largest North American passenger rail network serving more than 500 destinations in 46 states across 600 miles of track.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 02 234...$114.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 234...$126.95

Amtrak® Cement Tie Loader Single

This car has a unique on-deck rail system to allow a gantry crane to traverse the cars to unload ties trackside. Founded in 1971, Amtrak is the largest North American passenger rail network serving more than 500 destinations in 46 states across 600 miles of track.

#064 00 500...$39.95

Area 51 4-Pack

Within the Nevada Test and Training Range exists a remote, Top Secret facility just south of Groom Lake, officially called Homey Field…though it is known to most people as Area 51. The secrecy and misinformation surrounding Area 51 has lead to intense folklore of the base’s role in unidentified flying object (UFO) research, going back decades. Of course, these are just conspiracy theories, right? As you catch a glimpse of a camouflaged train in the desert valley below, you wonder “just what are they transporting hidden under the tarp on that flat car?” As you look through the binoculars, the heat shimmer makes it hard to see…but you’re able to make something out about “non-human biologics” on the side of the boxcar! You be the judge.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 02 238...$139.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 238...$154.95

NEW PRE-ORDERS

C&O® Runner Pack

124000-128999 were originally built in 1935. They not only carried loads such as heaped coal, but also partially filled loads of the more dense crushed rock. This 4 pk received updated paint and lettering when last shopped, and feature Bettendorf trucks.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 00 224...$99.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 00 224...$111.95

L&N® Heavyweight Passenger 5-Pack

Originating in 1850 to build a railroad between Kentucky and Tennessee, the L&N operated as a single name until 1982 when after 132 years it merged into the Seaboard System Railroad. This Louisville & Nashville 5 pack consisting of RPO, Baggage and Coach cars were built between 1914-1930.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 02 246...$159.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 246...$180.95

Iowa Interstate Anniversary Car
Road Number 8424

The Iowa Interstate Railroad is a Class II railroad that is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Founded in 1984, it operates over 580 miles across former Rock Island trackage through Iowa and Illinois, from Council Bluffs to the outskirts of Chicago. The IAIS is the only regional railroad that has interchange connections to every Class I railroad. In 2024, it is celebrating 40 years of operation.

#102 00 300...$28.95

Weathered NOKL with tire load 3-Pack

These bulkhead flat cars were built in the early 1980s and are used today by the Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad. The reinforced bulkheads provide load protection as well as prevent shifting during transit. Seen here, they’re carrying large tires for earthmoving equipment.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 02 247...$109.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 247...$121.95