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  MICRO-TRAINS - N SCALE NEW RELEASES

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Road Numbers 95392, 95472

These FT-44-class 60’ Thrall flat cars with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was designed to haul large vehicles such as farm, military, and construction equipment. With a wood deck and tie-down channels, the cars can be used for a number of other purposes, including hauling structural steel shapes and other bulky industrial loads. These ATSF-owned flat cars were built in 1967 by Thrall. Founded in 1859, Santa Fe was one of the largest railroads in North America up until 1996, when it merged with Burlington Northern to form BNSF.

#134 00 041...$34.95
#134 00 042...$34.95

Union Pacific®
Road Numbers 168043, 168086

Built in 1966 by Pullman-Standard, this BC-70-6 70-ton boxcar featured a cushioned underframe, load dividers, and had a 5,059 cubic foot capacity. Union Pacific continues to operate today as one of the largest Class 1 railroads in North America with over 32,000 miles of track.

#076 00 501...$29.95
#076 00 502...$29.95

Pennsylvania
Road Number 492894

This N6B-class caboose with Bettendorf trucks was retired from revenue service in the 1960s and painted the Camp Car Yellow of MOW service. Here it served on railroad work trains for a few more years before being scrapped. 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.

#051 00 370...$34.95

Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Road Number 336985

A Class 1 railroad is defined as any railroad with annual revenue of more than $504,803,294 (the 1992 threshold of $250 million, set by the ICC, adjusted for inflation). There are six Class 1 Railroads operating in the United States; BNSF, CSX, CN, CPKC, NS and UP. CPKC was founded in 2023 when a holding company was formed to operate Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific Railroad subsidiaries within it.

#102 00 846...$28.95

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Quebec Central ex-EACH
Road Number 77181

This car with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built in 1979 for the East Camden & Highland Railroad as part of the Incentive Per-Diem program. To encourage the return of the boxcars, short line railroads, like EACH, could charge a per diem, or daily fee, until the cars were returned. Eventually it made its way into the Quebec Central fleet of cars.

#027 44 540...$30.95

Nickel Plate Road
Road Number 56

This caboose with Swing Motion Caboose trucks was inherited by the Nickel Plate Road from the Lake Erie & Western fleet after the 1923 takeover. This car features an offset cupola and was rebuilt extensively from the original LE&W design. The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, known as the Nickel Plate Road, served Ohio, Indiana and several adjacent states. Founded in 1881, it eventually had over 4,000 miles of track. By 1964, the post WWII economy financially impacted a number of railroads. In October of that year, the railroad merged, along with Wabash, into the Norfolk & Western Railway.

#051 00 360...$35.95

Combine Corn Heads w/ Tire Load

#499 45 035...$12.95

TTX
Road Numbers 667028, 667107

Built by National Steel Car in early 2013 for Railbox, a TTX subsidiary, these 286,000-pound capacity, 60’ rib-side high-cube boxcars feature double-plug doors and belong to a series of 725 cars. Commonly called “TBOX cars” in reference to the reporting mark, they have a 7,538 cubic-foot capacity and can be found in trains hauling general freight all-across North America.

#123 00 021...$51.98
#123 00 022...$51.98

Union Pacific® 4-Car Runner Pack
Road Numbers 18125, 18141, 18182, 18189

These Union Pacific 100 Ton, 3-Bay hoppers in series 17950-18199 were built by Bethlehem steel in 1962. They are class H-90-1 and feature Barber roller bearing trucks.

Packaged in Jewel Case #983 00 229...$119.95

MID-MONTH

Frisco Heavyweight 5-Pack
Road Numbers 8, 348, 1060, 1063, 1097

The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, or more commonly called the “Frisco” was operational from 1876-1980. The railroad came as far west as Texas; not nearly to California as it’s name suggests. The Frisco provided great passenger service with style and a comfortable ride, and had a reputation of treating its employees as family.

Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 255...$145.95

CTRN®/ex-BN Weathered 4-Pack with Sugar Beet Load
Road Numbers 193, 502, 914, 135161

These 100-Ton 3-bay open hoppers are employed in Union Pacific sugar beet service, and come from various BN, CS and CNW railcar fleets, some having a complex ownership history. Three of the cars are still wear their Burlington Northern paint scheme, with an intermediate owner’s reporting mark – the Central Tennessee Railway & Navigation Company – now a part of the Nashville & Eastern Railroad, which itself is a subsidiary of the Nashville & Western; an RJ Corman company. The fourth car still wears its Chicago & North Western paint scheme and reporting mark – today owned by Union Pacific.

Packaged in Jewel Case #983 05 075...$129.95

NEW PRE-ORDERS

Union Pacific® Flat Car with M3 Tank Load 2-Pack

These Union Pacific® Class F-50-11 flat cars were built in early 1941 as part of series 57000-57299 and feature the M3 Lee tank Load. The M3 Lee was an American medium tank used during World War II. Design commenced in July 1940, and the first M3's were operational in late 1941. This was to meet the need of the US Army to have s medium tank armed with a 75 mm gun and coupled with the United Kingdom's immediate demand for 3,650 medium tanks. The design was a compromise meant to produce a tank as soon as possible and serve only until replaced by the following M4 Sherman tank.

Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 263...$69.95

Southern Pacific® Flat Car with "Dragon Wagon" Load 2-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 M26 "Dragon Wagon" and M15 40-ton trailer. The "Dragon Wagon" was a tank recovery vehicle designed by Knuckey Truck Company, manufactured by Pacific Car & Foundry Co., and was in service from 1941 to 1955.

Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 264...$69.95

Procor 3-Car Runner Pack #234

Procor is a Canadian company founded in 1952. With over 31,000 railcars, it is the largest private railcar lessor in Canada. These Procor tank cars contain heavy insulation to keep the 21,000 gallons of carbon dioxide refrigerated liquid at the low temperatures required for safe transportation.

Packaged in Jewel Case #983 00 234...$124.95

Strates Shows Passenger Packs

Strates Shows Passenger Car 2-Pack

Founded in 1923, the James E. Strates Shows is America's only railroad carnival, travelling the United States during a seven-month season and transporting personnel and equipment with rail cars and trucks. In 1959, Strates Show founder, James E. Strates, suddenly passed away immediately propelling his 29-year-old son, E. James “Jim” Strates, into the spotlight to manage and modernize the Show. Part of his modernization program was the hiring of circus and carnival artist Duke Ash to completely transform the Strates’ signature 50-car train – and thus began the “Duke Ash Era” paint scheme, used between 1961 and 1970.

Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 265...$59.95

Strates Shows Passenger Car 3-Pack

Founded in 1923, the James E. Strates Shows is America's only railroad carnival, travelling the United States during a seven-month season and transporting personnel and equipment with rail cars and trucks. In 1959, Strates Show founder, James E. Strates, suddenly passed away immediately propelling his 29-year-old son, E. James “Jim” Strates, into the spotlight to manage and modernize the Show. Part of his modernization program was the hiring of circus and carnival artist Duke Ash to completely transform the Strates’ signature 50-car train – and thus began the “Duke Ash Era” paint scheme, used between 1961 and 1970.

Packaged in Jewel Case #983 02 266...$89.95

TTX Flat Car with Deep Submergence Rescue Training Vehicle

This 89 foot TTX Company flat car is carrying special freight for the U.S. Navy. JTTX 942556 is transporting a DSRV-HTV load. Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles are designed to rapidly respond in rescue missions when a submarine is disabled. This Handling Training Vehicle or HTV, is a device that is nearly the same weight and dimensions as the rescue vehicle and is used for rescue training purposes.

#071 00 940...$39.95

HO RELEASES

Grain Storage Kit

#900 56 010 ...$54.95

Burlington Northern
Road Number 481170

#2000 004 ...$49.95