Friendship Train Series Car #12 Series Car #5

January 2018

Denver & Rio Grande Western® Norfolk & Western Road Number 805 Road Number 1018 This 80’ heavyweight diner car is painted in Rio Grande gold, silver and black and runs on 6-wheel passenger This 80’ heavyweight diner car is maroon with buff lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. trucks. This diner was used on trains in the heart of the Rockies, such as the famous “Ski Train” in Denver. The Norfolk & Western was a Class I railroad that was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. While the D&RGW was formed in 1870 and operated the highest mainline railroad in the United States through the railroad is known for massive coal trains, N&W also ran many passenger trains between Norfolk and Colorado Rockies at an altitude of 10,240 feet. Columbus as well as other routes on the East Coast.

DRGW® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. #146 00 160...$34.90 #146 00 180...$32.90

Old Forester Early Times Road Number TLDX 5657 Road Number TLDX 5652 This 3-bay covered hopper is grey with black banner and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in This 3-bay covered hopper is grey with burgundy banner and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1966 as part of a ten car series, some cars were painted with promotional logos and banners, such as this 1966 as part of a ten car series, some cars were painted with promotional logos and banners, such as this car which displayed a large “Old Forester” whisky advertisement. car which displayed an “Early Times” whisky advertisement.

#099 00 180...$28.90 #099 00 190...$28.90

Union Pacific® ‘Sacramento’ HEINZ® Road Number 198531 Road Number HJH Co. 449 This 40’ standard box car with single door is brown with yellow lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The 1947 This 36’ wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rods is brown with decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. Friendship Train collected food donated by Americans in cities all across the U.S. to be shipped to the people of The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By France and Italy who desperately needed help following the end of World War II. Ultimately, over 250 railcars of the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over food and clothing were donated. 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. FRIENDSHIP TRAIN SERIES CAR #12 SERIES CAR #5

The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are ® UP is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. #020 00 067...$26.95 used under license. #058 00 300...$28.95

Accepting Orders for January Releases Beginning December 29th • All Prices U.S. Dollars Kansas City Southern Norfolk Southern Road Number KCS 9027 Road Number NS 655903

This 70’ husky stack well car is brown with white lettering and runs on ASF Ride Control Trucks. Built in This 60’ excess height box car with double plug doors and waffle sides is brown with white lettering and 1996, this 9001-9100 series Kansas City Southern well car accepted containers up to 48’ in length in runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built by Berwick in late 1978 for Conrail, it was later transferred to its bottom well position. The Husky-Stack® well car was first introduced in 1990 at the International Norfolk Southern through mergers. As a high-cube car, it exceeds Plate F dimensions and was designed Intermodal Expo in Atlanta, GA. for Auto Parts service with Ford, and later General Motors. It now wears the NS “no-stripe” paint scheme.

#135 00 070...$28.90 #103 00 130...$29.95

Southern Great Northern Production Delay Shipping Mid-Month Road Number SOU 43492 Road Number GN 35729 This 60’ excess height box car with double plug doors and waffle sides is brown with white lettering and This 50’ standard box car with double doors is red with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Still operating in its original paint today, it was built in the late This car was built in August 1957 for Great Northern Railway as part of series 35500-35749. The GN was 1970s by Berwick and was designed for Auto Parts service with Ford. founded in 1899 and soon became a large network from the Midwest to the Pacific Coast. The railroad merged with Northern Pacific to become Burlington Northern in 1970. NEW CORED-THROUGH ROOFWALK AND ETCHED METAL BRAKE PLATFORM

#103 00 080...$30.90 *Rendering shown for representation only. #034 00 420...$27.90

UMAX Containers ATSF 4-Pack Road Numbers 235671/236468

These 53’ corrugated containers are blue with white lettering. UMAX is an interline container service SOLD OUT jointly owned by CSX® and Union Pacific®, with a fleet of more than 40,000 intermodal containers. NOW AVAILABLE! AT FACTORY Often found on the top position of 48’ well cars, these 110” tall Jindo built units are truly ubiquitous across the United States rail network. NOW AVAILABLE!

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N Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 3-Bay High-Side Covered Hopper Rd#312322, 312548, 312573, 312575 This item is not on Standing Order #469 00 081...$16.95 #469 00 082...$16.95 Pre-orders were taken for this in August 2017 #993 00 136…$119.95 YOUR SOURCE FOR Z

HEINZ® Chesapeake & Ohio® Road Number HJH Co. 449 Road Numbers C&O 27875/27899 This 40’ wood reefer is brown with decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. The H.J. Heinz Company These 50’ standard box cars with double doors are black with white lettering and run on Bettendorf was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz trucks. Built in the late 1920s and refurbished in Saginaw, Michigan in 1963, this C&O double door was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcar belonged to series 27750-27999. boxcars to distribute their products across the country. SERIES CAR #5

The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are #506 00 361...$24.90 used under license. #518 00 500...$28.95 #506 00 362...$24.90

Western Pacific® Western Pacific® Weathered Train Set Road Numbers 3003/3006

These 50’ standard box cars with double doors are brown with aluminum lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. They were built in 1954, and belonged to series 3001-3010, and were equipped with Evans DF belt rails and Crossmember Type Loaders and were used for general service.

includes F7, boxcars, gondola, hopper & caboose

#506 00 231...$27.40 STILL AVAILABLE! WP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. #506 00 232...$27.40 #994 05 170...$234.95

Amtrak 4-pack Kansas City Southern 4-pack

NOW AVAILABLE!

*Renderings shown for representation only. Amtrak AVAILABLE Kansas City Southern 83’ Lightweight Smoothside Sleeper Car MID-MONTH! Sleeper, Dome, Coach, 70’ Baggage Road # 2261, 2264, 2266, 2268 Road Names: Baton Rouge, Kansas City, 254, Baggage 25 Pre-orders were taken for this in August 2017 #994 00 104…$119.95 Pre-orders were taken for this in July 2017 #994 01 200…$119.95 Military 40’ Box Car Singles These items are not on Standing Orders.

US Air Force AVAILABLE US Army #020 00 447...Rd#26320...$20.90 MID-MONTH! #020 00 457...Rd#26400...$20.90

US Navy US Marine Corps #020 00 467...Rd#51-02455...$20.90 #020 00 477...Rd#173227...$20.90 *Renderings shown for representation only.

Friendship Train 3-pack

This add-on 3-Pack to the Friendship Train Series consists of a NYC 40’ Box Car decorated in the formal ‘Friendship Train’ colors and herald, a Pennsylvania 50’ box car with banner from the employees of PRR, and a DL&W 40’ box car with banner from the people of Hoboken, New Jersey. The 1947 Friendship Train had over 250 cars that travelled from Los Angeles to New York City.

This 3-pack is not part of the Friendship Train Series Standing Order. This was pre-ordered separately. AVAILABLE MID-MONTH! *Renderings shown for representation only. #993 01 670...$89.95 Pre-orders were taken for these in October 2017

Ringling Bros.® Ad Car #3 Heavyweight Diner Painted Undec Road Number #1

Throughout the years Ringling Bros. used a variety of advertising, or ‘ad’ cars, that traveled with the train or in advance of the train to promote the coming show. This single car is based on a real Ringling Bros. ad car and is the third release. NOW AVAILABLE! AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!

#146 00 001...$21.25

Other Painted-Undecs Still Available #141 00 002...10-1-2 Sleeper...... $20.40 #144 00 001...3-2 Observation...... $20.40 #148 00 001...Mail Baggage...... $21.25 ©Feld Entertainment, Inc. RINGLING.com *All undecorated body styles come unassembled. Pre-orders were taken for this in August 2017 #149 00 200...$33.95 Ringling Bros.® Ad Car Singles COMING JUNE 2018 Accepting Pre-Orders thru January 31st Throughout the years Ringling Bros.™ used a variety of advertising, or ‘ad’ cars, that traveled with the train or in advance of the train to promote the coming show. These two single cars are based on real Ringling ad cars and are the last two of six Ringling Bros.® Ad Car #5...#148 00 210.....$33.95 offered in this mini series.

©Feld Entertainment, Inc. RINGLING.com ® *Renderings shown for representation only. Ringling Bros. Ad Car #6...#149 00 210.....$33.95

Cotton Belt® ‘Daylight’ Heavyweight 5-pack Accepting Pre-Orders thru January 31st

10-1-2 SLEEPER OBSERVATION

MAIL BAGGAGE BAGGAGE

DINER COMING JUNE 2018 Cotton Belt® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. *Renderings shown for representation only. #993 01 720...$149.95

New N Runner Pack COMING JUNE 2018 Accepting Pre-Orders thru January 31st

N Missouri Pacific® 40’ Despatch Stock Car Road #54116, 54130, 54133, 54145 ® MP is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. *Renderings shown for representation only. #993 00 141…$79.95 SW1500 Locomotives MORE ENGINES COMING SOON! AVAILABLE MID-MONTH!

Southern Pacific® NASA Undecorated #986 00 513...... Rd#2621...... $184.95 #986 00 080...... Rd#3...... $194.95 #986 00 004...... w/AAR trucks...... $149.95 #986 00 514...... Rd#2632...... $184.95 #986 00 005...... w/Flexi-Coil trucks.... $149.95 #986 00 515...... Rd#2658...... $184.95

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December Weathered Cars

N DRGW® #098 44 070…$31.95

N Trailer Train 3-Pack Contact Your Dealer #993 05 450…$99.95 for Availability! N Union Pacific® DRGW®,UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. #108 44 360…$28.95 Friendship Train Series Review STILL AVAILABLE!

Friendship Series Car #1 Friendship Series Car#3 #141 00 300...... $26.95 Friendship Series Car #2 #078 00 150..... PRR...... $26.95 #020 00 007..... NYC...... $26.95

SOLD OUT AT FACTORY Friendship Series Car #4 Friendship Series Car #5 Friendship Series Car #6 #120 00 270..... PRR...... $26.95 #120 00 280..... Seaboard...... $26.95 #020 00 017..... UP®/ARK...... $26.95

SOLD OUT AT FACTORY Friendship Series Car #7 Friendship Series Car #9 #045 00 460..... CNW®...... $26.95 Friendship Series Car #8 #020 00 027..... SP®...... $26.95 #059 00 576..... Ashtabula...... $26.95

Friendship Series Car #10 Friendship Series Car #11 Friendship Series Car #12 #020 00 037..... CNW®...... $26.95 #020 00 057..... L&N...... $26.95 #020 00 067..... UP®/Sacramento..... $26.95 Previously Released Rolling Stock SOON TO BE OUT SOON TO BE OUT 135 00 052...... NOKL N Scale Z Scale 140 00 180...... N&W 020 00 017...... Friendship series #6: ARK ® 500 00 036...... Baltimore & Ohio 144 00 160...... DRGW® 020 00 027...... Friendship series #8: SP 505 00 371...... Kansas City Southern 145 001 80...... N&W 025 44 006...... EEC graffiti 511 44 261...... ONL ‘Monster’ graffiti 147 00 130...... NYC 049 00 760...... Dutch Cleanser #1 515 00 192...... Chicago & Northwestern® 147 00 160...... DRGW® 049 00 770...... Dutch Cleanser #2 518 00 440...... Dutch Cleanser #1 148 00 075...... Southern Pacific® ® 058 00 270...... HEINZ #2 518 44 330...... Northern Pacific 148 00 200...... Ringling Bros.® Ad Car #1 069 30 211...... Canadian Pacific Conversion Car 180 00 050...... B&M 518 00 451...... Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 180 00 060...... Reading 071 00 830...... NASA Series #12 520 00 221...... Western Pacific® ® 181 00 030...... MTL Anniversary 092 00 362...... Southern Pacific ® OUT OF STOCK 182 00 030...... Southern Pacific 092 44 330...... NAHX ‘Aware’ sheep graffiti 182 00 040...... Cotton Belt® 093 44 120...... Golden West Service N Scale 461 00 050...... US Army 098 00 012...... GACX 027 00 410...... East Camden 985 00 920...... NASA Hydrogen car 098 00 080...... Burlington Northern 027 44 191...... KCS 993 05 370...... HS graffiti 3-pk 098 00 092...... Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 034 00 412...... Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 993 05 380...... Lucky graffiti 2-pk ® 111 44 250...... Conrail ‘Christmas’ Graffiti 055 00 341...... Southern Pacific 995 05 440...... Burlington Northern 058 00 576...... Olde Froshingslosh 130 00 180...... Baltimore & Ohio® 995 02 101...... Western grab bag 059 00 576...... Friendship Series#9 OUT OF STOCK 142 00 130...... New York Central 077 00 260...... Northern Pacific ® 143 00 090...... Baltimore & Ohio 092 00 361...... Southern Pacific® Z Scale 143 00 130...... New York Central 098 00 042...... BNSF 500 00 912...... NYSW 143 00 160...... DRGW® 098 00 070...... DRGW® 500 00 991...... Southern Pacific® 144 00 730...... Norfolk & Western 098 00 091...... Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 505 00 351...... Northern Pacific 145 00 150...... Canadian National 101 00 815...... Postcard Series #5 507 00 652...... Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 147 00 180...... Norfolk & Western 102 00 130...... Micro Mouse 2017 106 00 130...... NASA Series #7 510 00 340...... Sabine River & Northern 154 00 050...... Manasas Gap Civil War Era Tank 111 00 200...... KCS 512 00 031...... BC Rail 154 00 060...... Georgia Civil War Era Tank 111 00 230...... Chicago & Northwestern® 512 44 030...... ONL 180 44 010...... G&MO weathered 111 44 260...... BNSF 518 44 330...... Northern Pacific 180 00 040...... Union Pacific® 111 00 250...... Conrail 531 00 252...... Western Pacific® 182 00 020...... New York Central 120 00 270...... Friendship Series #4 535 00 110...... Southern Pacific® 462 00 060...... Royal American Circus Wagons 135 00 041...... CRLE 761 00 260...... Atlantic Coast Line® 470 00 289...... Hearse Wagons 135 00 042...... CRLE 135 00 051...... NOKL 761 00 270...... Matson 993 01 650...... Weathered Conrail Set w/ graffiti MKT ®, SLSW ®, Cotton Belt ®, D&RGW ®, UP®, C&NW ®, MP ® , WP ®, SN ®, RI® and ART® are regi

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