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N Scale SW1500 Locomotives & Train January 2017 Denver & Rio Grande Western® Road Number 810419 This 89’ tri-level closed autorack is orange with black lettering and aluminum roof and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1979 as part of series 810352-810456, this enclosed autorack design became the universal standard for most railroads by the mid 1970s, as it prevents vandalism and pilferage and helps to protect vehicles from the elements. This D&RGW marked autorack rides on an ETTX flat. DRGW® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. #111 00 220...$44.95 Shell Oil Louisville & Nashville Road Numbers SCMX 1005/1006 Road Number 41044 These 39’ single dome tank cars are aluminum with black lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built This 50’ auto box car with double side doors and end door is grey with yellow ends and roof and in 1941 at the Milton, PA plant and assigned road numbers 1005 and 1006, these cars were used in the one yellow door and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The Louisville & Nashville railroad used boxcars and transportation of chemical solvents and raw materials for synthetic rubbers. piggyback trailers for transporting company material between cities. Originally red with white reporting marks, they were repainted into the yellow and grey scheme, denoting company materials service in the ONLY TWO NUMBERS early 1970s. #065 00 921...$26.90 #065 00 922...$26.90 #078 00 140...$27.90 Port Huron & Detroit NASA Series Road Number PHD 1042 Road Number NLAX 127 This 50’ rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is blue with white band and herald and runs on Barber This 57’ converted TOFC flat car is brown with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Roller Bearing trucks. The Port Huron & Detroit Railroad was incorporated on September 1, 1917 and remained in Built in 1968, this car originally ran with JHTX reporting marks. In 1987, it was purchased from Railmark, business until 1984 when it was sold to the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. To encourage the return of the boxcars, Inc and renumbered NLAX 127 and carries one of several restored MQU’s that were used during the Apollo short line railroads like Port Huron, could charge a per diem, or daily fee, until the cars were returned. space flights. SERIES CAR #5 PER DIEM SERIES CAR #12 WITH MOBILE QUARANTINE UNIT #025 00 970...$27.95 #064 00 170...$28.95 Accepting Orders for January Releases Beginning December 30th• All Prices U.S. Dollars Canadian National New Haven Road Number 8696 Road Number 2 This 70’ heavyweight baggage car is painted green with black band and yellow lettering and runs This 3-2 heavyweight observation car is green with white lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Built in 1924, it served the CN system running in express passenger Built by the Pullman Company in Chicago in 1917 it had the appearance of a conventional observation car, trains until it was retired from the roster in 1971 despite being in good condition. As commercial containing an observation room, dining room, and sleeping births. It received air conditioning in May of trucking became more prominent, express small package delivery moved away from the rails and 1943, and continued to operate across the New Haven network for another decade or more. over to the roads. #147 00 150...$34.90 #144 00 100...$29.95 New York Central Pennsylvania Railroad Road Number NYC 886062 Road Number PRR 260703 This 3-bay covered hopper with round hatches is painted grey with black lettering and runs on Barber This 3-bay covered hopper with elongated hatches is grey with black lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1964 as part of series 886000 – 886096, the NEC system was the largest Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1965 as part of series 260706 – 260725, these cars were used to haul of the eastern railroads in track mileage and second only to the Pennsylvania Railroad in Revenue. commodities like grain. #093 00 030...$29.95 #094 00 220...$28.95 Southern Pacific® Road Number 691140 Great Northern 4-pack This 48’ rib side container is white with aluminum ribs and red ‘speed lettering’. A number of 48’ domestic containers found their way onto the Southern Pacific intermodal roster in the late 1980s and early 1990s. With a door height of 102 inches, these containers could be used for virtually any general merchandise service. END This item is not on NOW AVAILABLE! Standing Orders N Great Northern NOW AVAILABLE! 3-Bay Covered Hopper, w/ Elongated Hatches Pre-orders were taken for this in August 2016 Rd# 46866, 46894, 46944, 46978 ® SP is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. #468 00 020...$16.95 #993 00 124…$109.95 YOUR SOURCE FOR Z Port Huron & Detroit Maine Central Road Number PHD 1042 Road Numbers 8211/8217 This 50’ rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is blue with white band and herald and runs on These 40’ standard box cars with single doors are green with yellow door and lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The Port Huron & Detroit Railroad was incorporated on September 1, 1917 and Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1951 as part of an order of 250 cars, these cars were serviced and repainted remained in business until 1984 when it was sold to the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. To encourage the return into the green and yellow scheme in 1963. Maine Central was chartered in 1856 and by 1981 it had of the boxcars, short line railroads like Port Huron, could charge a per diem, or daily fee, until the cars were more than 1,000 miles of track. It continued to operate until 1981 when it was absorbed by what is returned. now Pan Am Railways. PER DIEM SERIES CAR #12 #500 00 921...$24.60 #510 00 400...$27.95 #500 00 922...$24.60 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-pack Union Pacific® F7 Train Set NOW AVAILABLE! NOW AVAILABLE! Z ATSF 33’ Twin Bay Hopper, Offset Sides Z UP® F7 Train Set w/track #994 03 010...$239.95 Pre-orders were taken for Rd#180866, 180868, 180879, 180884 Z UP® F7 Train Set w/o track #994 03 011...$214.95 this® in August 2016 CNW is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. #994 00 099 (4-pk)…$74.95 UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. New Southern Pacific® Passenger Car 4-pack Accepting Pre-Orders thru January 31st SLEEPER COACH COACH BAGGAGE COMING JULY 2017 SP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. *Renderings shown for representation only. #994 01 190…$119.95 Royal American Shows Wagon 2-packs Ringling Bros.® Wagon 2-pack NOW AVAILABLE! NOW AVAILABLE! #470 00 269...$34.95 *Pack includes wagon chocks Pre-orders were taken for these items in August 2016 #462 00 060...$34.95 #462 00 070...$34.95 Pre-orders were taken for this in June 2016 Pre-orders were taken for these items in August 2016 *Packs include wagon chocks ©Feld Entertainment, Inc. RINGLING.com Burlington Northern 8-pack N Burlington Northern 100-Ton 3-Bay Open Hopper, Rib Sides, w/ Coal Load Rd# 541923, 541968, 541975, 541984, 541996, 542002, 542011, 542070 AVAILABLE MID-MONTH! Pre-orders were taken for this in September 2016 #993 00 812…$179.95 New N ATSF ‘Safety’ Caboose 2-pack Accepting Pre-Orders thru January 31st COMING APRIL 2017 #100 00 370…$59.95 *Renderings shown for representation only. N Scale SW1500 Locomotives & Train Set Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 28th The long wait is over! The issues with the chassis we use for our SW1500 have been resolved and we are now in a position to order them again. Prices have increased due to cost increases to the outsourced chassis. We’ll be accepting orders for the locomotives and logging set listed on both sides of this insert through the end of February. Please be sure to place your order with your dealer before this pre-order window closes. Availability of each scheme will be subject to sufficient pre-orders. Southern Pacific® NASA Series #986 00 513 .... Rd#2621 ............ $184.95 COMING #986 00 080 .... Rd#3 .................. $194.95 #986 00 514 .... Rd#2632 ............ $184.95 #986 00 515 .... Rd#2658 ............ $184.95 SEPTEMBER 2017 Union Pacific® Burlington Northern Santa Fe #986 00 571 .... Rd#1135 ............ $194.95 COMING #986 00 091 .... Rd#3402 ............ $194.95 #986 00 572 .... Rd#1174 ............ $194.95 #986 00 092 .... Rd#3426 ............ $194.95 #986 00 573 .... Rd#1198 ............ $194.95 OCTOBER 2017 ® CSX® Western Pacific #986 00 101 .... Rd#1116 ............ $174.95 COMING #986 00 111 .... Rd#1502 ............ $174.95 #986 00 102 .... Rd#1104 ............ $174.95 NOVEMBER 2017 #986 00 112 .... Rd#1503 ............ $174.95 Cotton Belt® COMING Southern #986 00 581 .... Rd#2517 ............ $184.95 #986 00 121 .... Rd#2313L........... $194.95 #986 00 582 .... Rd#2584 ............ $184.95 DECEMBER 2017 #986 00 122 .... Rd#2327L........... $194.95 Canadian Pacific Southern Pacific® #986 00 131 .... Rd#1299 ............ $174.95 COMING #986 00 590 .... Rd#2539 ............ $194.95 #986 00 132 .... Rd#1298 ............ $174.95 JANUARY 2018 LAST CALL! Our SW1500’s come DCC ready and will accept This collection of locomotives will likely be the last production run of the Micro-Trains SW1500 locomotive. TCS MT 1500 and Digitrax DN-126M2 decoders. Don’t miss your chance to own one of these unique engines. N Scale SW1500 Locomotives & Train Set Accepting Pre-Orders thru February 28th FRISCO Norfolk Southern #986 00 141 ...
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