February 2015 Micro-News - Micro

February 2015
Canadian Pacific
Road Number CP 246805/246830
This 40’ USRA steel box car with single door is painted brown with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf
trucks.. In 1929-30, 7,500 50-ton steel box cars of a new design were built for CP Railway. This was the
first large group of steel box cars built and operated in Canada.
WITH CRATE LOADS
New York Central
Road Number 471
This heavyweight diner car was built by Pullman in 1930 and displays the two-toned
grey scheme, with stenciling in white, from the classic era of New York Central post war
passenger service.
#120 00 051...$23.75
#120 00 052...$23.75
Hercules Powder Company
Road Number UTLX 69736
#146 00 130...$31.80
Conrail
Road Number CR 766074
This 39’ single dome tank car is black with yellow and red logo. Built in 1956 by Graver Tank and
Manufacturing, there were 150 in the series 68100-69999. This was leased to Hercules Powder
Company, a large explosives manufacturer.
This heavyweight depressed center flat car is iron sesqui-oxide with white lettering. Built by Erie
Railroad at the Meadville Shops in 1958 from one-piece cast nickle steel underframe, it carried
loads making the best use of the car’s 24” above rail deck height.
WITH EQUIPMENT LOAD
#065 00 860...$29.20
New York Central
Road Number NYC 159172
#109 00 130...$27.90
WWII Nose Art ‘Kentucky Belle’
Road Number 667482
This 40’ standard box car with single door is brown with white lettering. Built in 1944 at the Michigan City plant
as part of series 159000-159999, it ran on Bettendorf trucks.
‘1972’ SERIES CAR #4
#020 00 047...$19.95
This 50’ flat car is painted Olive Drab with white lettering and carries a 40’ Navy Grey container
featuring real WWII nose art know as ‘Kentucky Belle’. Like many planes in WWII, this bomber was
decorated with custom artwork by its pilot to personalize the plane. The ‘Kentucky Belle’ was part of
the 8th Air Force, the 446th Bomb Group, and the 706th Squadron.
NOSE ART SERIES CAR #9
#045 00 509...$24.95
Accepting Orders for February Releases Beginning January 30th • All Prices U.S. Dollars
Trailer Train
Road Numbers TTX 711015/711026
These 89’ tri-level closed auto racks are painted yellow and have the black and white TTX logo, black lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The first auto racks had exposed sides that led to vehicle damage from vandalism
and weather. In the early 1970’s the railroads started to enclose them with steel mesh. Auto racks are one of the most commonly seen cars on the railroads today.
#111 00 021...$39.95
#111 00 022...$39.95
Union Pacific®
Road Number UP 499234
N Medicine Wagon 2-pack
This 50’ standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is part of series 499000 - 499299. In 1957
UP built an additional 200 insulated class BI-50-2 cars at the Omaha shops. They were almost identical to the BI-50-1 class. This car was serviced in 1975 and was painted with the bold red lettering
scheme and slogan of the 1970s.
UP is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.
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#038 00 300...$29.80
Baltimore & Ohio® 4-pack
NOW
AVAILABLE!
Pre-orders were taken for this in
Septmeber 2014
Baltimore & Ohio®
40’ USRA Steel Box Car, Single Door
Rd#272566, 272594, 272630, 272675
#993 00 101 (4-pk)…$74.95
NOW AVAILABLE!
Pre-orders were taken for these in December 2014
#470 00 209...$34.95
Baltimore & Ohio® 4-pack
NOW
AVAILABLE!
Pre-orders were taken for this in
Septmeber 2014
Baltimore & Ohio®
50’ Standard Box Car, Double Doors
Rd#288020, 288156, 288188, 276224
#994 00 074 (4-pk)…$89.95
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Burlington Northern Powered F7A & F7B Units
These powered locomotives, two A-units and two B-units, are both painted green and black with white logos and lettering. They were built by EMD, Electro-Motive Diesel owned by Caterpillar through its subsidiary Progress Rail Services Corporation. The A-unit was built in
February 1950 and the B-unit was built in May 1951. In 1970 Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and other lines were merged to form the Burlington Northern.
NOW AVAILABLE!
A-Units:
#980 01 251 (rd#726)...$124.95
#980 01 252 (rd#644)...$124.95
Not on Standing Orders
Canadian Pacific
Road Numbers CP 252370/252363
These 40’ standard box cars with single door are brown with white lettering. Built in 1929 by Canadian Car
and Foundry as part of series 252250-253999, this was the first large group of steel box cars to be built
and operated in Canada.
WITH CRATE LOADS
B-Units
#980 02 251 (rd#725)...$99.95
#980 02 252 (rd#645)...$99.95
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Road Numbers SFLC 254200A/254218B
These 70’ well cars are red with white and black lettering. Built in the late 1980’s as part of series
254200-254207, these single well double-stack container cars allowed cars to be made up of single
wells, or with simple modifications, to be drawbar connected creating a multi-unit car.
#500 00 801...$23.75
#500 00 802...$23.75
Pan-Am Oils
Road Number SHPX 4133
#540 00 151...$33.80
#540 00 152...$33.80
ATSF Containers
Road Numbers SFTU 683276/260173
This 39’ single dome tank car is black with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. It was
built in 1937 at the Milton plant from an order for 10 on Lot#1733 and leased to Pan American
Petroleum Corp.
SINGLE CONTAINERS
TANK CAR SERIES #8
Not on Standing Orders
#530 00 408...$23.95
(small circle-cross) #761 00 180...$7.95
(large circle-cross) #761 00 190...$7.95
Northern Pacific Passenger Cars
Sleeper...#550 00 120…$32.90
Dome...#551 00 120…$32.90
Coach...#552 00 120…$32.90
Baggage...#554 00 120…$32.90
NOW AVAILABLE!
*Renderings shown for representation only.
Pre-orders were taken for these in September 2014
N Military Storehouse Kit-Series 2
N Load
NOW AVAILABLE!
*Kit includes Grandt Line windows
*Footprint is 7” x 2 1/2”
*Kit comes unassembled and undecorated.
#499 90 973…$29.95
*Loads come unassembled.
N 105mm Howitzer 2-pack
#499 43 919…$11.95
Alice in Wonderland Train Set
AVAILABLE MID-MONTH
#993 21 250...$229.95
Pre-orders were taken for these in October 2014
*Renderings shown for representation only.
N & Z Baby Ruth Nestlé Series
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Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 28th
This summer will mark the beginning of our newest series
featuring 7 prototypical Baby Ruth freight cars from the
1920’s and early 30’s. This series will consist of six colorful
billboard reefers and one tank car, all displaying elaborate
ads for Baby Ruth which was owned then by Curtiss Candy
Company. Baby Ruth was acquired by Nabisco in 1981
and Nabisco sold the Curtiss brands to Nestlé in 1990.
N scale reefers will be released in 36’ or 40’ lengths with
proper fishbelly or truss-rod underframes according to the
original reefer.
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*N rendering shown for representation only.
Series Begins June 2015
All Cars...$29.95 ea.
New Canadian National/WC SW1500
Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 28th
New light and number board
details with all-new Flexi-Coil Trucks!
New N & Z Runner Packs!
Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 28th
COMING JULY 2015
*Renderings shown for representation only.
#986 00 521(rd#1567)...$134.95
#986 00 522(rd#1569)...$134.95
COMING JULY 2015
*Renderings shown for representation only.
N Northern Pacific
Z Pennsylvania
#993 00 106…$129.95
#994 00 081…$119.95
50’ Standard Box Car, Single Door, w/o Roofwalk
Rd#31138, 31226, 31250, 31309
50’ Standard Box Car, Single Door
Rd#118652, 118663, 118774, 118785
Mid-January Released Weathered Cars
N Union Pacific® 2-pack
#023 44 340…$62.95
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N Montana Rail Link
#025 44 620…$28.90
Z Norfolk Southern 2-pack
#510 44 140...$49.95
UP is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.
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ATSF Weathered Set
Set Includes:
• Atlas H16-44 Loco (lightly weathered)
• (3) Reefers
• (1) Caboose
NOW AVAILABLE!
#993 01 280...$229.95
Pre-orders were taken for this in April 2014
Southern Powered F7A & F7B Units
A-Units:
#980 01 371 (rd#4207)...$129.95
#980 01 372 (rd#4264)...$129.95
NOW AVAILABLE!
B-Units
#980 02 371 (rd#4400)...$109.95
#980 02 372 (rd#4404)...$109.95
Burlington Northern F7 Set
This Limited Run Pacific Western Rail Systems–Micro-Trains 40’ Heavyweight Passenger Express Reefer Runner Pack will be
the perfect compliment to run with our previously released CPR Express Boxcars and your other Micro-Trains Canadian Pacific
Railway passenger cars. These 40’ Double-Sheathed Wood Reefers, w/ Vertical Brake Wheel are painted in standard CPR
passenger colors of maroon sides, black ends, side sills, ladders, roof and underframe and Dulux gold lettering. Originally built
in the 1920s, many remained in passenger service until the mid 1960’s. Some were renumbered to freight service and saw
service until the late 1970’s.
NOW AVAILABLE!
With Loop of Track...#994 03 190...$229.95
Without Track...#994 03 191..$204.95
CPR Express Reefers 4-pack $117.98
Ontario Northlands / Schneider TOFC– Pacific Western Rail Systems
Pacific Western Rail Systems is pleased to announce the third and fourth issues in our “Canadian Trailer on Flat Car Series” - Limited Run PWRS–Micro-Trains Runner Packs. Both packs will feature three Ontario Northland
(ONT) 57’ Converted TOFC Flat Cars painted blue with white lettering and zig zag herald. They were built 1952 by National Steel Car, Ontario as part of Ontario Northlands series 100400-100413 and ride on roller bearing
trucks.
Both of these Ontario Northland 57’ TOFC Packs will feature 3 different Schneiders® trailers with orange AC Units. Pack #1 will have 2 clear print and 1 faded print face on the trailers and will feature orange AC units. Pack
#2 will have 1 clear print and 2 faded print face with white AC Units. Schneider Foods, known for over 120 years for their quality meats, is one of Canada’s largest producers of premium quality food products.
By combining 3-Packs from this and future releases, modellers will be able to build a prototypically accurate consist of these cars, as seen across Canada and the United States.
Additional costs are involved in this project because of the detailed artwork on the trailers. Each 3-packs sells for $159.95.
Ontario Northlands/Schneider TOFC 3-Packs sell for $159.95 each
Previously Released Rolling Stock
SOON TO BE OUT
N Scale
031 00 430 ...............................................Seaboard System
037 00 130 ..........................Chicago, Burllington & Quincy
034 00 380 ............................................Baltimore & Ohio®
030 44 190 .......................................GVSR ‘Spring’ Graffiti
034 44 380 ........................ Weathered Baltimore & Ohio®
035 00 230 .......................................Pennsylvania Railroad
038 00 500 ............................................................Magcobar
045 00 503 ............. ‘Sleepy Time Gal’ Nose Art Series#3
045 44 070 ............ Union Pacific® w/fuselage Weathered
055 00 140 ............................................Illinois Gulf Central
056 00 420 ...................................Penn Gas Coal Company
065 00 820 ..................................Oil tanker series: Lion Oil
065 00 840 ...........................Oil tanker series: Mexican Oil
094 44 200 ..............................Illiniois Central with Graffiti
108 00 240 ............................................Baltimore & Ohio®
110 00 050................................................... Great Northern
115 44 001.......................................Blue Weathered logcar
130 00 160..................................................Canadian Pacific
142 00 090 ............................................Baltimore & Ohio®
152 00 020 ............................................. Western & Atlantic
152 00 070 .........................................Pennsylvani Railroad
470 00 049 .................... Ringling Bros.™ Vintage Wagons
049 00 700 ............................... Hercules Powder Company
053 00 712 ....................................................Union Pacific®
064 00 110........ Ringling Bros.™ TOFC with trailer 2 pack
085 00 070 .............................................Canadian National
101 00 050 ............................ Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
110 00 121 ............................ Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
110 00 192 ...................................................................Procor
112 00 071.....................................................Union Pacific®
144 00 120........................................................... Milwaukee
145 00 020 .................................................. Great Northern
145 00 040 ............................ Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
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800 00 020 .............................................. Southern Pacific®
800 00 060 .........................................Colorado & Southern
800 00 070 ...................................................East Broad Top
803 00 010 .........................................Colorado & Southern
803 00 020 .........................................Rio Grande Southern
Z Scale
535 00 180 ....................................................Union Pacific®
535 00 360 ...............................................Norfolk Southern
518 00 031......................................Burlington Refrigerator
518 00 032 .....................................Burlington Refrigerator
Z Scale
530 00 404 .......................................Tank Series: Union Oil
518 00 031......................................Burlington Refrigerator
518 00 032 .....................................Burlington Refrigerator
518 00 180................... Meat Packer Series: Southern Star
518 00 190.............................Meat Packer Series: Nuckolls
518 00 220 ................................Meat Packer Series: Prima
518 00 240..........Beer Reefer Series: Silver Edge Brewing
518 00 250 ................Beer Reefer Series: Schotts Brewing
518 00 260...............Beer Reefer Series: Sudbury Brewing
518 00 270......................Beer Reefer Series: Century Beer
OUT OF STOCK
N Scale
020 00 761............................................... Southern Pacific®
020 00 762 .............................................. Southern Pacific®
031 00 420 ............................ Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
034 00 360 .............................................................Southern
034 00 370 .............................................Canadian National
MKT , SLSW , Cotton Belt , D&RGW , UP , C&NW , MP , WP , SN , RI and ART are registered trademarks of the Union Pacific Railroad.
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