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Southern Pacific Fruit Express®
Road Numbers 450263, 450269

Built in 1963 to Pacific Car & Foundry design plans, these R-70-13 class mechanical reefers with Barber Roller Bearing trucks were around 4,000 cubic feet in capacity and was 50’ feet in length. They were later transferred to Southern Pacific Fruit Express. It featured a cushioned underframe and load dividers. Pacific Fruit Express, a joint venture between Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, was founded in 1906 and continued jointly until 1978 when the assets were divided between the two railroads.

#081 00 050...$29.95
#081 00 051...$29.95

Southern Pacific®
Road Number 160556

This 65’ mill gondola with Bettendorf trucks was built for Southern Pacific in the late-1950s and was designed to haul finished structural steel shapes and other bulky loads. Southern Pacific was a Class 1 railroad from 1865 until 1996, when it was absorbed by Union Pacific after falling on hard times financially in the 1970s and 1980s.

#107 00 081...$33.95

Illinois Central Gulf
Road Number 167100

This 40’ boxcar with Bettendorf trucks was converted in the early 1970s for bulk salt loading in a group of around 90 cars. As the salt was very corrosive, the cars didn’t last long, and most were retired by the 1980s. Illinois Central Gulf was formed after the merger of Gulf, Mobile & Ohio and the Illinois Central in 1972. Eventually, Canadian National purchased the railroad in 1998.

#020 00 137...$29.95

H.M. Noack and Sons
Road Number 3116

Built in 1925 for the North American Despatch Company, this Reefer with Bettendorf trucks was lettered for H.M. Noack and Sons of Arlington, Minnesota, a producer of poultry, eggs and dairy products. North American Despatch was founded in the early 1900s and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, primarily leasing tank cars and refrigerator cars.

#058 00 603...$29.95

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CIC/ex-Seattle & North Coast
Road Number 8006

This double door boxcar with Roller Bearing trucks was built in the early 1980s by Pullman Standard. It was previously owned by the Seattle & North Coast Railroad, but eventually it made its way into the Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway fleet of boxcars. Known as the CRANDIC, this Class III railway was formed in 1904 and has around 60 miles of track within Iowa. It serves a number of large industrial and agricultural companies.

#030 44 241...$30.95

Baltimore & Ohio®
Road Number 471619

This 50’ double door boxcar with Roller Bearing trucks was built at the DuBois, PA car shop in 1960. It was class M-69b and belonged to series 471450-471749. It was shopped and re-painted in 1972. Chessie System was formed through the 1972 mergers of Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio, and Western Maryland. It remained one of the largest East coast railroads until 1986 when Seaboard System merged with Chessie to form today’s rail giant, CSX Transportation.

#184 00 030...$30.95

Illinois Central Gulf
Road Number 940601

Built in 1954 by the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, this depressed center flat car with Commonwealth 6-wheel freight trucks made it to the Illinois Central Gulf roster and was used to transport bulky and heavy industrial loads, such as large dimensional loads, electrical transformers, and construction equipment, with the depressed center allowing for a few feet of additional vertical clearance. Illinois Central Gulf was formed after the merger of Gulf, Mobile & Ohio and the Illinois Central in 1972. Eventually, Canadian National purchased the railroad in 1998.

#109 00 310...$29.95

New York Central
Road Number 498994

This heavyweight depressed center flat car with buckeye trucks was built in July of 1961 and featured a 21’ long depressed center section. The car was used to transport bulky and heavy industrial loads, such as large dimensional loads, electrical transformers, and construction equipment, with the depressed center allowing for a few feet of additional vertical clearance. New York Central was a Class 1 Railroad founded in 1853 and operated until 1968, when it was merged with long-time rival Pennsylvania, to form Penn Central.

#109 00 021...$28.95

Union Pacific®
Road Number 700432

This Union Pacific double-door high cube boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built in 2022 for Union Pacific. Painted in UP yellow, it features minimalist printing and “anti-graffiti” high-car side reporting mark placement. Union Pacific continues to operate today as one of the largest Class 1 railroads in North America with over 32,000 miles of track.

#123 00 102...$51.98

Denver & Rio Grande Western®
Road Numbers 730123, 730130

These Denver & Rio Grande Western 45’ trailers were built in the mid-1980s and designed specifically for intermodal service. D&RGW was formed in 1870 and operated the highest mainline railroad in the United States through the Colorado Rockies at an altitude of 10,240 feet.

#451 00 371...$27.95
#451 00 372...$27.95

Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern
Road Numbers 82195, 82196

These 50’ boxcars with Barber Roller Bearing trucks were built for Rock Island in the late 1970s, and through several sales, eventually made it to the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern fleet of boxcars. Painted black with white sills, it has a capacity of 5,250 cubic feet. Formed in 1983, the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern is a regional freight railroad operating 300 miles of track in eastern Pennsylvania. Sometimes shortened to just “Reading & Northern,” the railroad primarily transports coal, but also operates a fleet of general service freight cars to service various industries along the way.

#025 00 426...$29.95
#025 00 427...$29.95

Canadian National Inspection Car
Road Number 412091

This Canadian National boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was recently rebuilt into a track geometry inspection car. This is an automated car outfitted with various sensors to examine track conditions such as position, curvature, alignment, smoothness, track gauge, as well as defects such as incorrect rail profile, rail warp, and other parameters. It can then record and transmit this data in detail and mark areas needing repair or adjustment.

#027 00 500...$35.95

Southern Pacific® with LVT(A)1 Load 3-Pack

These Southern Pacific class F-70-2 50' flat cars were built in early 1941 by the Sacramento General Shops. The 70-ton cars in series 79700-79824 feature Bettendorf trucks and carry a military load representing the Landing Vehicle Tracked Amphibious Vehicle. The LVT(A)1 was an amphibious vehicle capable of transporting 18 men or over 2 tons of equipment. Built in 1941 originally to carry supplies, its potential use as an assault support vehicle was soon recognized and subsequently rolled out in 1942.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 02 245...$89.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 245...$101.95

MICRO-TRAINS - Z SCALE NEW RELEASES

H.M. Noack and Sons
Road Number 3116

Built in 1925 for the North American Despatch Company, this Reefer with Bettendorf trucks was lettered for H.M. Noack and Sons of Arlington, Minnesota, a producer of poultry, eggs and dairy products. North American Despatch was founded in the early 1900s and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, primarily leasing tank cars and refrigerator cars.

#518 00 865...$29.95

MID-MONTH

Railbox 4-Car Runner Pack

In 1974 the TTX company formed a subsidiary, American Rail Box Car Company, to manage a pool of free-running 50' box cars bearing ABOX and RBOX reporting marks. This fleet of leased box cars could be freely assigned to railroads as needed, circumventing ICC directives to move empty cars in the direction of their owning roads. Railbox relied on individual guarantees from railroads to repair tracks and made use of contract repair facilities throughout the country to maintain the cars. The company also employed a variety of builders to construct the cars which were equipped with standardized, readily available parts in-order to simplify maintenance.

Packaged in Foam Nest #993 00 223...$124.95
Packaged in Jewel Case #983 00 223...$139.95

Canadian National
Road Number 553835

Built in 1972 for Canadian National, this XM class boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks featured an external sliding door and a plug door and internal capacity of 5,304 cubic feet. Canadian National is one of the largest railroads headquartered in Canada, with over 20,000 miles of track and service from Canada into the United States.

#026 00 032...$29.95

Kansas City Southern
Road Number 112378

This ex-AOK 7550 cubic-foot boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing Trucks was recently rebuilt into a track geometry inspection car. This is an automated car outfitted with various sensors to examine track conditions such as position, curvature, alignment, smoothness, track gauge, as well as defects such as incorrect rail profile, rail warp, and other parameters. It can then record and transmit this data in detail and mark areas needing repair or adjustment.

#123 00 090...$53.98

2024 Solar Eclipse Car

The total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, also known as the Great North American Eclipse, was visible across much of the contiguous United States and parts of Mexico and Canada. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, obscuring the Sun. A total solar eclipse, like this one, occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight across a limited path on the Earth. The images on this commemorative boxcar were taken in Cleveland, Ohio by MTL Graphic Artist Brandon T, and represent a progression of the eclipse over 2.5 hours, showing solar prominences and coronal streamers.

#038 00 551...$28.95

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Atlantic Coast Line
Road Number 77272

Anchors come in all sizes and shapes and are designed to keep boats from drifting while in open water. This load comes with a box of anchor chain and two anchors.

#045 00 351...$29.95

Canadian Pacific
Road Number 301335

Propellers are often transported by rail to boatbuilders and Marinas along the coast. Some are so large they can only be transported by specialized freight cars.

#045 00 765...$29.95

Florida East Coast 4-Car Runner Pack

The Florida East Coast Railway is a railroad providing service exclusively in the state of Florida. Stretching from Jacksonville to Miami, it is the dedicated port servicer by rail. These 3 bay rapid discharge hoppers are in series 15300-15399 and have Barber roller bearing trucks.

Packaged in Jewel Case #983 00 228...$139.95

Log Car and Log Loader 3-Pack

Working in remote and challenging areas, loggers relied on heavy equipment to make their jobs safe and efficient. Log loaders that could be transported by rail or put on skids and hauled into place. By the 1940’s several operations converted existing steam equipment to diesel driven loaders when fuel supplies were available. Our multi-media kit represents such a conversion along with generic cars with loads to fit your logging operations.

Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 254...$99.95

Northern Pacific Single with Logs and Car Unloader
Road Number 20315

These Northern Pacific 40’ external braced wood box cars in series 20000-20499 were built in the 1930’s. As their interiors became rough and not suitable for hauling loads such as grain, they would move into transport of rough freight as represented here with a stacked load of material and a conveyor unloader.

#028 44 251...$28.95

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CSXT
Road Number 247177

Built in 1939 and belonging to series 125000-125999, this H33-class two bay coal hopper was later rolled into N&W. The Virginian Railway was a Class 1 railroad that was founded in 1907 to transport high quality bituminous coal from West Virginia mines to Hampton Roads ports. In 1959, the Virginian merged into N&W, now Norfolk Southern.

#2000 001...$49.95