January 2008

Colorado & Southern Road Number C&S 4507

This 30’ gondola is painted box car red with white Colorado & Southern herald and lettering. It was built in 1910 and serviced in April 1937. It runs on Bettendorf trucks. Commonly called coal cars, these cars were actually used for hauling ore, scrap iron, lumber and ballast, in addition to coal. The series 4498-4547 was the first group of steel framed gondolas built by C&S. Many of these gondolas were later converted to flat cars. NEW BODY STYLE!

#860 00 011...$36.45 Second road number releases next month

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Delaware & Hudson Road Number BNSF 714083 Road Number D&H 57

This 50’ rib side box car with plug door and no roofwalk is painted box car red with white Burlington Northern circle cross This 39’ single dome tank car is painted hopper red with yellow logo and lettering. It was built in October 1937 and and lettering. It was built in March 1975 and runs on roller bearing trucks. This car is one of over 400 cars in its series. serviced in 1976. It runs on Bettendorf trucks. This insulated tank car was used in the transport of molasses to feed Paint schemes varied somewhat within the series, suggesting the series may have been comprised of many similar cars not and grain dealers for use in cattle ranching. necessarily built at the same time or part of the same build order.

#027 00 300...$15.20 #065 00 650...$20.45

Cadiz Railroad Canadian National Road Number CAD 1094 Road Number CN 401527

This 50’ rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is painted yellow with blue ends. The sides display blue This 50’ standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is painted mineral red with one side wearing a white logos and lettering with white lettering on the ends. It was built by FMC in Portland, OR, in January 1977 and banner, framed in red, with graphics for 18 Canadian newspapers. Lettering is in both black and white. Trucks are runs on roller bearing trucks. The Cadiz Railroad was built around the turn of the 20th century for the purpose of Bettendorf. This car was built in 1966 by National Steel Car and serviced in September 1970 when it received transporting tobacco to Gracey, KY. According to legend, when the railroad was organized in 1901, a company its specialized graphics. This car, one of four uniquely decorated, operated as such for a short while to raise needed to have at least 10 miles of track. So, founder William Cleland built about two extra miles of curves into the awareness of CN’s freight transportation role for each item displayed on the car side. For this car it was its role in the line to ensure Cadiz would have its own rail line. transportation of newsprint.

#025 00 690...$21.45 #038 00 460...$29.60 January 2008

Accepting Orders for January Releases Beginning December 31st • All Prices U.S. Dollars Baltimore & Ohio® U.S. Navy Caboose Road Number B&O 470968 Road Number USN 2007

This 40’ standard box car with single Superior door is painted box car red with white lettering and logo. It This 36’ riveted steel caboose is painted midnight blue with red, white and blue flag and white lettering. It’s was built in October 1957 by Pullman Standard and serviced in September 1968. It runs on black Bettendorf designed to bring up the end of the U.S. Navy series cars. The Navy series freight cars showcase prominent Navy trucks. B&O had two groups of cars built for its “Time Saver Service.” The first group was a 600 car fleet (series vessels from the past and present. 470000-470599) built by ACF and classed M-66. This car represents the second group B&O of 400 cars built by Pullman Standard. The Time Saver Service is how B&O promoted their high speed scheduled LCL (less than car load) freight service.

#020 00 766...$14.75 #100 00 310...$24.35

Louisville & Nashville® Great Northern Road Number L&N 82206 Road Number GN 138710

This 33’ twin bay hopper with notched peak end and rib sides is painted box car red with white logo and lettering. This 50’ rib side box car with plug door and no roofwalk is painted Big Sky Blue with the white Rocky logo and It comes equipped with coal load and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This hopper was built by Pullman Standard in lettering. It was built in October 1968 by Pacific Car & Foundry in Renton, WA, and runs on Barber® roller bearing April 1952 at the Bessemer, AL, plant and is one of more than 1600 hoppers built for this series. It was primarily trucks. This car was equipped with Car Pac loaders (belt restraints) and a Hydra-Cushion underframe. used to haul coal for the L&N. WITH COAL LOAD

#089 00 010...$19.60 #027 00 070...$20.20

MOW Work Train Set Canadian Series FT B Powered Loco Special Holiday Set includes: Pre-Order NOW ACCEPTING PRE-ORDERS through • (1) SW-9 Loco Extension JANUARY 11TH • (1) Sleeper Crew Car • (1) Kitchen Crew Car Coming • (1) 40’ Box Car June • (1) 40’ Box Car w/ Load • (1) 50’ Flat Car w/ Load 2008 ! • (1) 39’ Single Dome Tank Car • (1) 36’ Steel Caboose Releases Mid-Month! #993 01 090...$199.95 Pre-orders were accepted for this item in July 2007 #987 02 561...$99.95 *Artwork shown for representational purposes only YOUR SOURCE FOR Z

Special Holiday Pre-Order Extension Pre-orders will be accepted on the Illinois car only. The new pre-order deadline is January 11th. Micro-Trains is bringing the excitement of the States of the Union Series to Z scale! The series will begin with the Illinois State Car, with the following states releasing each month in no particular order. Don’t miss out on this popular series; place your order with your dealer today! Call today to place State Cars 2-50 on your standing order. COMING JUNE 2008 * N scale car used for representational purposes only. #502 00 501...$22.95

Penn Central Milwaukee Road Road Number 2289 / 2310 Road Number MILW 30371 / 30385

These GP35 locomotives are painted black with white lettering and white Penn Central logo. They were These 40’ standard box cars with single Youngstown door and roofwalk are painted box car red with white built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1964. From May of 1964 through April 1965, the herald and lettering. They were built in March 1961 by Pullman Standard and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The Pennsylvania Railroad purchased over 100 GP35s from EMD. Then in 1968 the PRR merged with New York tilted rectangular logo has long been Milwaukee Road’s identifying mark, even though the wording within Central to form the new Penn Central. the herald has changed throughout the years.

#981 01 111...$165.95 #500 00 541...$18.05 #981 01 112...$165.95 #500 00 542...$18.05

Great Northern Western Maryland® Road Number GN 27107 / GN 27163 Road Number WMRX 14 / WMRX 9

These 40’ standard box cars with single Youngstown door and roofwalk are painted glacier green with white, These 40’ standard box cars with single plug door are painted box car red with reefer orange sides, large red and black herald and white lettering. They were built in February 1941 and serviced in January 1961. black Western Maryland lettering and black and white lettering. They were built in October 1931 by They run on Bettendorf trucks. Great Northern rebuilt 800 cars in 1961-63 from their original wood-sided Merchants Despatch Transportation Corp. and serviced in December 1966. They run on black Bettendorf box cars within series 45000-52999. Cars in this group were originally built between 1937 and 1942 from trucks. These cars were leased from Merchants Despatch for service from Chambersburg, PA. It was assigned various series. to service with the H.J. Heinz plant.

#500 00 441...$23.65 #502 00 211...$23.25 #500 00 442...$23.65 #502 00 212...$23.25 Z Scale U.S. Army Set #2 Accepting Pre-Orders through January 31st Set includes: • (1) GP35 Locomotive • (1) 50’ Flat Car w/ Generator Load • (1) 40’ Tank Car • (2) 50’ Standard Box Car • (1) Center Cupola Caboose Coming July 2008 !

#994 01 030...$249.95 *Artwork for representational purposes only

Accepting Pre-Orders New N Scale Runner Packs! through January 31st

Coming August 2008 !

Railbox Runner Pack Southern Pacific® Runner Pack Road Numbers: 17728, 17746, 17785, 17818 Road Numbers: 97622, 97806, 97955, 98060 Southern Pacific® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad #993 00 015...$64.95 #993 00 016...$49.95

Z Scale Large Loading Dock Micro-Track® Expansion Set

Expand Your Layout! • Laser-cut micro-thin ply • Easy assembly Track Set includes: construction • Clearly illustrated • (1) 110mm straight track • Individual board details and instructions • (1) 110mm feeder track w/ electrical clip and wire structural supports • (1) Left manual turnout • (1) Right manual turnout • (1) 110mm straight track w/ cut for left turnout • (1) 110mm straight track w/ cut for right turnout • (2) r490mm 13° curved track • (8) r195mm 45° curved track • (4) r220mm 45° curved track NOW AVAILABLE! AVAILABLE MID-MONTH! #799 90 904…$14.95 #990 40 102…$64.95 NEW N Scale Body Style! Three-Dome Tank Car

Includes: • Fine scale rivet detail on the tank body • Preformed metal wire handrails • Super-detailed domes molded separately • Molded in detail on the running boards • Equipped with Magne- Matic Couplers for reliable operations

*Undecorated pre-production sample shown. Coming Spring 2008! Road Name and Price…$TBA

Nn3 Rolling Stock Review

30’ Standard Box Car, Single Door 30’ Standard Box Car, Single Door Oahu Railway & Land Co. • Rd# 326 Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes • Rd# 74 Item #800 00 030…$14.65 Item #800 00 150…$14.65

30’ Standard Box Car, Single Door 30’ Standard Box Car, Single Door Denver South Park & Pacific • Rd# 889 Colorado & Southern • Rd# 8202 Item #800 00 170…$14.05 Item #15106…$15.65

30’ Standard Box Car, Single Door Caboose w/ Two Window Cupola Austin & North Western • Rd# 7047 Cumbres & Toltec Scenic • Rd# 0503 Item #800 00 140…$14.05 Item #816 00 020…$23.60 New Z Train Sets

Sets Featuring MTL GP35 Locos: Conrail #994 03 280...$279.95 Southern Pacific® #994 03 290...$279.95 Rock Island #994 03 300...$289.95 Sets Featuring MTL GP9 Locos: Northern Pacific® #994 03 310...$299.95 Canadian National #994 03 320...$299.95

Each Set Includes: • Locomotive and M.O.W. Caboose • 4 assorted Micro-Trains® Freight Cars • Oval Track Layout (apprx. 17” x 20”) • Rerailer Ramp All Z sets now feature Micro-Track®

N Scale Loads Z Scale Loads

NEW! Army Tank Loads #799 43 913 (3-pack)...$12.55

NEW! 50’ Gondola Rock Loads #1 and #2 #499 43 931 (4-pack)...$12.55

60’ Bulkhead Flat Car Plywood Loads #1 & #2 SOLD OUT! #799 43 912 (4-pack)...$12.55

Scrap Iron Load #3 #799 43 907 (3-pack)...$12.55 60’ Bulkhead Flat Car Pipe Loads #499 43 930 (2-pack)...$8.95

50’ Gondola Stone Loads #799 43 911 (3-pack)...$12.55

Crane Body Loads #499 43 929 (3-pack)...$12.55 Tall Log Loads (for 50’ gondolas) #799 43 909 (3-pack)...$12.55 Soon-To-Be-Out

50’ Standard Box Car, Plug Door 89’ Tri-Level Closed Auto Rack Smokey Fire Prevention #6 • Rd# 1982A CSX® • Rd# 902071 Item #032 00 406…$18.35 Item #111 00 112…$36.90

50’ Standard Box Car, Plug Door 50’ Standard Box Car, Double Plug Doors Smokey Fire Prevention #1 • Rd# 1953A Union Pacific® • Rd# 169180 Item #507 00 310 (MM)…$23.70 Item #036 00 030…$19.20 Item #507 00 311 (Mkln)…$21.90

50’ Standard Box Car, Plug Door w/o roofwalk 50’ Standard Box Car, Plug Door Chicago & Northwestern® • Rd# 32931 Smokey Fire Prevention #4 • Rd# 1980A Item #038 00 180…$20.60 Item #507 00 341 (Mkln)…$21.90 *Magne-Matic shown

89’4” COFC Flat Car w/ Containers Canadian Pacific• Rd# 521135 50’ Standard Box Car, Plug Door Item #072 00 230…$36.60 Smokey Fire Prevention #5 • Rd# 1983A Item #507 00 350 (MM)…$23.70 Item #507 00 351 (Mkln)…$21.90 Dealer Alert! The following rolling stock is no longer available from Micro-Trains. 50’ Standard Box Car, Single Door, w/o roofwalk Please remove these items from your price list. Delaware & Hudson • Rd# 27073 N Scale Item #077 00 060…$18.80 02100406...... Virginia State Car 02100409...... Rhode Island State Car 02100414...... Delaware State Car 02800160...... Central Vermont with load 04500060...... DRGW® with load 50’ Auto Box Car, Double Side Doors and End Doors 04600320...... Conrail with load ATSF • Rd# 9868 Item #078 00 060…$19.15 05300730...... McCloud River with load 06500190...... Diamond Chemicals 06500570...... Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 11300530...... 30’ Log Car 11300730...... Disconnect Log Car 40’ Drop End Gondola HOn3 Scale MTL Anniversary Car • Rd# 2007 Item #083 00 035…$21.10 85000042...... Colorado & Southern Z Scale 14931...... 12 Days—Patridge in a Pear Tree (Mkln) 14932...... 12 Days—Two Turtle Doves (Mkln) 50300011...... Illinois Central Gulf 50300012...... Illinois Central Gulf 50500080...... Atlantic Coast Line® 36’ Riveted Steel Side Caboose, Offset Cupola CB&Q • Rd# 13501 52700031...... Canadian Pacific Item #100 00 290…$23.55 52700032...... Canadian Pacific UP® and D&RGW® are registered trademarks of the Union Pacific Railroad

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