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Please note that N- and Z-scale items are listed below interspersed. Pay close attention to the Scale column.

December 30, 2011

Locomotives

These SD40-2 powered locomotives are painted black with red nose and white stripe and white lettering. They bear the large white 'Wet Noodle' logos and gray maps of America. They were both built in 1978 by EMD. They were built in 1978 by Electro Motive Division as part of order #73613 for the Missouri Pacific®, later acquired by UP®, then CN. The North America Map paint scheme it is wearing was seen on many CN locos from 1992 through at least 2006.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
970 01 151ZCanadian National SD40-2 #5367$195.95
970 01 152ZCanadian National SD40-2 #5378$195.95

Passenger Cars

This Pullman 78' heavyweight paired-window coach car is painted with UP Armour Yellow sides and Harbor Mist Grey roof and ends. It has red stenciling with black outlines. It was built for the UP by Pullman in 1922 and numbered into series 402-421. It was remodeled and air conditioning was added by Pullman in 1936. This car was one of the typical coach styles that served many of the passenger car fleets as early as the 1930s. This series could be found in both local and regional trains and lasted long into the era of lightweight passenger cars and many went on to serve a variety roles including commuter and MOW service.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
145 00 060NUnion Pacific #417$28.50

This Pullman 78' heavyweight paired-window coach car is painted with CP Tuscan Red sides with black roof and ends. Herald and lettering are done in Dulux Gold. Built in 1926 and numbered into series 986-989, it car was one of the typical coach styles that served many of the passenger car fleets as early as the 1920s. This series could be found in both local and regional trains; they cars lasted long into the era of lightweight passenger cars and many went on to serve a variety roles including commuter and MOW service.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
145 00 080NCanadian Pacific #417$22.70

Freight Cars

Beginning May 2012, Micro-Trains will launch its newest series in both N and Z scale featuring prototypically accurate meat packer refrigerator car schemes never before done by Micro-Trains! This 12 month series will consist of 12 unique, colorful and interesting reefers, and will not include a locomotive or caboose. Our first release will be the Miller and Hart Packing Company's 'Berkshire Ham and Bacon' reefer built by General America in 1925. Sign up with Papa Ben's Train Place to reserve yours today! (artwork shown for representation only)

This 50' standard box car with plug door is painted Tuscan Red with black and white keystone herald and white lettering. It was built in December 1959 by PRR's Samuel Rea Shop and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This class X53 box car was part of PRR's 1959 program to renovate its freight car fleet. They were generally used for handling food products and were equipped with heaters, sliding 'flush doors' and nine belt-rail Evans DF Loaders. The Evans DF loaders were a system of crossbars and belt rails on the interior of the sides. Crossbars would be mounted on the belt rails to prevent shifting of lading.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
032 00 460NPennsylvania Railroad #21019$19.30

This 89' TOFC flat car is painted brown with white lettering. It was built in July of 2006 and runs presently on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. It's an FMS class AAR Type F414 flat car with a maximum gross weight of 263,000 lbs, and exterior length of 87' 9". It's an ordinary flat car for general service, but has flooring laid over sills and without sides or ends. The road BNSF was formed December 31, 1996, as the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was merged into the Burlington Northern Railroad. On January 24, 2005, the railroad's name was officially changed to "BNSF Railway," using the initials of its original name.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
071 00 090NBurlington Northern Santa Fe #585725$25.45

These 100-ton three bay hoppers with rib sides and coal loads are painted black with white heralds and lettering. They were built in April 1969 by Bethlehem Steel, serviced in June 1979, and run on Barber Roller Bearing truck. They were decorated in the BN-style of lettering and were part of one of the last groups of hoppers purchased by the Northern Pacific before the Burlington Northern merger in 1970.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
108 00 211NNorthern Pacific #73606$20.40
108 00 212NNorthern Pacific #73620$20.40

This 40' steel ice reefer is painted with white and green sides and black ends and roof. The logo is green and yellow and the lettering is black or white. It was built in 1954, serviced in September 1962, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Capable of carrying 1,857 cu. ft. of freight, this 75,000 lb. capacity reefer displays the colorful Raskin Packing Company logo and name, proudly advertising 'Siouxland's Fine Beef'. Raskin leased this car from the Union Refrigerator Transit Lines, a Division of the General American Transportation Corporation.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
059 00 170NUnion Refrigerator Transit Lines #60769$28.50

This 40' standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is car #40 of a 44-car series representing each of the presidents of the United States. It bears the portrait of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan. The car comes with a commemorative pin replicated from this era. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he switched to the Republican Party in 1962. Two terms as California's governor preceded his presidency.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
074 00 140NRonald Reagan Presidential Car 1981-1989$23.95

This 33' twin bay hopper with offset sides is box car red with black and white logo and white lettering. It was built in October 1931, serviced in July 1950, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. In 1931, the Standard Steel Car Co. built 500 all-steel hopper cars for the Great Northern. Hoppers of this series were serviced and repainted between 1948-1956 and kept their small sans serif lettering but received the new "Great Northern Railway" herald in place of the "See America First Glacier National Park" herald. Hoppers of this era and series may have coexisted with the 1970 birth of the BN in Cascade Green. The GN used hoppers in revenue loading of coal, manganese and zinc concentrates, iron ore, bauxite, sand gravel crushed rock and sugar beets.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
055 00 060NGreat Northern #73363$24.60

This 50' standard box car with plug door has maroon sides with yellow stripes, black ends and aluminum roof. It was built in February 1964 and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. MILW 2623 is classed as RBL and is part of the 2600-2654 fifty-car series. This series has specially equipped interiors and is not suitable for general service. Over 20 years later, 20 cars form this series were still in operation with MILW reporting marks in the same paint scheme.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
032 00 420NMilwaukee Road #2623$23.35
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
470 00 029NRingling Bros. Vintage Wagon 2-pack$29.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
045 00 401NRingling Bros. Single Flat Car (red) RBX 52$15.85
045 00 401NRingling Bros. Single Flat Car (red) RBX 55$15.85
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 059NCanadian National boxcars #583838, #583856, #583974, #583992 (runner's pack)$54.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 065NClosed Autorack #820380, #711027, #700272 (multi-pack)$124.95

This 40' Standard Box Car with plug door is car #42 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Dogwood and Cardinal, North Carolina's official state flower and bird. The flag of the state of North Carolina is in the background. The road number 1789 represents the year the 'Tar Heel State' was admitted into the union.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
502 00 542ZNorth Caroline State Car #1789$22.95

These 60' bulkhead flat cars are painted blue with yellow 'Golden West Service' and red and yellow logo. They were built in August 1971 by Greenbriar Railcar, Inc., with offices in Lake Oswego, OR, serviced in May 1987 by the Southern Pacific® at Roseville, CA, and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. These are from a 118-car fleet, with 147000 capacity, owned by Galveston Railroad, L.P.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
527 00 111ZGolden West Service #443039$26.85
527 00 112ZGolden West Service #459003$26.85

This 50' standard box car with plug door is painted yellow with aluminum roof and ends. It bears the red, white and blue UP shield, multi-colored 'automated rail way' logo, and is lettered in black. It was built in August 1963 at UP's Omaha Shops and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The UP "automated rail way" map design was approved in 1962: It projected an image of modern safety and efficiency resulting from the UP's newly installed system of automated operational controls. The "Automated" map was applied only to smooth side boxcars and autocars to highlight their cushion load underframes. Even though the UP "We can Handle It" slogan replaced the "automated rail way" in 1970, many cars with the attractive map design remained running on the system.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
507 00 560ZUnion Pacific #498051$31.80

This 70 ton PS-2 two bay covered hopper is painted gray with a large black herald and lettering. It was built in January 1960 by Greenville Steel Car Co., last serviced in September 1980, and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1960 and numbered into series 111100-111199, this car was repainted into this 1963 scheme when earlier shopped during the later '60s. It was most recently shopped in 1980. By that time the U-1 symbol and stencil box had been added.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
531 00 190ZNorfolk & Western #71475$20.70
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 00 037ZSouthern Pacific bulkhead flat cars #508420, #508452, #508733, #508842 (runner's pack)$54.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 00 043ZBurlington Northern Santa Fe well cars #240620A, #240620B, #240752A, #240752B (runner's pack)$84.95

Structures

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
499 90 936NCannery Kit$44.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
499 90 937NNarrow Pier Kit (2-pack)$24.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
799 90 956ZCoal Docking Kit$24.95

Accessories

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
499 43 978NFreight Load (2-pack)$9.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
452 00 100NBaltimore & Ohio trailer$19.75
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
452 00 040NConrail trailer$24.15
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
799 43 941ZJet Engine Container Load (2-pack)$9.95

December 12, 2011

Papa Ben's Train Place now carries Micro-Trains Z-scale track.


Please note that N- and Z-scale items are listed below interspersed. Pay close attention to the Scale column.

November 29, 2011

Locomotives

These SD40-2 powered locomotives are painted gray with blue and yellow bands and gray roofs. The cabs and decks are blue, the nose and rear end is yellow, and the printing is blue and yellow. They loco were built in 1979 by Electro Motive Division as part of order #786287 for the L&N, later acquired by SBD, then CSXT. These locos retained their original numbers even when they changed reporting marks and paint. The paint scheme they wear was seen from 1992 through 2000, when cab roofs began to be painted gray, with a few locos wearing it as late as 2002.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
970 01 141ZCSX #8071$185.95
970 01 142ZCSX #8078$185.95

Passenger Cars

This 78' Pullman heavyweight paired-window coach car is painted Pullman Green with 'PULLMAN' letters across the top in metallic gold. It was built based on Pullman Plan B&O #2882-B in the 1930s and runs on six-wheel passenger trucks. This car was one of the typical coach styles that served many of the passenger car fleets as early as the 1930s. Not only could they be found in both local and regional trains, but these cars lasted long into the era of Lightweight Passenger Cars and many went on to serve a variety roles including commuter and MOW service.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
145 00 010NPullman$22.70

This Pullman heavyweight paired-window coach car, based on the Baltimore & Ohio Plan #2882-B, is painted SP Daylight Olive Green with the 'SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES' lettering centered across the top in metallic gold. The road number is also lettered in metallic gold. This coach ran from the 1930s through the 1960s and run in six-wheel passenger trucks. Not only could they be found in both local and regional trains, but these cars lasted long into the era of lightweight passenger cars and many went on to serve a variety roles including commuter and MOW service.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
145 00 070NSouthern Pacific T&NO #403$22.70

This 50' U.S. Army kitchen car is painted Pullman Green marked with red crosses on white on the sides and roof. A caduceus flanks the side of the door. It was built between 1943 and 1946 by American Car & Foundry in Chicago, IL, and runs on Allied Full Cushion trucks. Upon America's entry into the war in late 1941, Defense Plant Corporation contracted with American Car & Foundry for 800 troop kitchen cars and 40 hospital cars. They were operated by Pullman Company and assigned to the Transportation Corps or Medical Department of the Army Service Forces.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
118 00 050NUnited States Army #8708$27.80
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 058NU.S. Dept. of Defense Troop Sleeper (4-pack), #9015, 9120, 9276, 9304$69.95

Freight Cars

This 61' 8" bulkhead flat car w/load is painted brown with white herald and lettering. It was built in November 1972 by the Thrall Car Company of Chicago Heights, IL, and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Bulkhead flat cars were very popular for carrying lumber and other wood products. Southern Railway came into existence in 1894 through the combination of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, the Richmond and Danville system and the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
054 00 200NSouthern Railway #114381$22.55

This three-bay Centerflow® covered hopper with elongated hatches is painted light gray with black logo and lettering. The built date is unknown, but the service date is 2006. This hopper runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. WSOR covered hoppers with the 501100 series numbers are assigned to the task of transporting sand from the Badger Mining pit at Utley, WI, to end users across the nation, and are generally given the benefit of a coat of gray paint with the black WSOR lettering. MRMX is Midwest Railcar Corporation and appears to be a railcar leasing company.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
094 00 340NWisconsin Southern #501101$26.25

This three-bay Centerflow® covered hopper with elongated hatches is painted gray with black logo and lettering. It was built in March 1977 by American Car & Foundry and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. This cylindrical design reduced maintenance, by eliminating pockets, corners and protrusions where product could accumulate, and was favored for the shipment of grains, salt and granular chemicals. These cars were built with an interior lining, adding protection for both the car and the load it carried.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
094 00 350NUnion Pacific #14146$26.25

This 40' standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is car #39 of a 44-car series representing each of the presidents of the United States. It bears the portrait of our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt. The car comes with a commemorative pin replicated from this era. In 1901, after the assassination of W. McKinley Roosevelt became the youngest President in U.S. history at age 42.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
074 00 139NTheodore Roosevelt Presidential Car 1901-1909$23.95

This 60' excess height box car is painted brown with white herald and lettering. Each end bears the white excess height markings with black print. It was built in Novermber 1978 and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. This box car was part of a 4-car series 37562-37565 equipped with nailable steel floors, DF belts, and shock control. It was assigned to auto parts transport.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
103 00 030NAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe #37563$25.45

These 61' 8" bulkhead flat cars with loads are painted green with white logos and lettering.They were built in April 1976 by the Thrall Car Company of Chicago Heights, IL, and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Bulkhead flat cars were very popular for carrying lumber and other wood products. Burlington Northern Railroad was the product of a 1970 merger comprising the Great Northern Railway; Northern Pacific Railway; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
054 00 011NBurlington Northern #621455$23.35
054 00 012NBurlington Northern #621523$23.35
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
470 00 019NVintage Wagon 2-pack$29.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
045 00 391NSingle Flat Car RBX #30$15.85
045 00 392NSingle Flat Car RBX #37$15.85
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 064NBaltimore & Ohio 4-pack #470686, 470698, 470750, 470834$64.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 00 036ZCanadian National (4-pack), #419550, 419565, 419581, 419594$74.95

This 40' standard box car with plug door is car #41 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Orange Blossom and Mockingbird, Florida's official state flower and bird. The flag of the state of Florida is in the background. The road number 1845 represents the year the 'Sunshine State' was admitted into the union.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
502 00 541ZFlorida State Car 1845$22.95

This 50' rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is painted CP Action Red with white logo and lettering, as well as yellow reflectors. The service date is October 1995 and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The CPAA reporting marks mean these cars are assigned to international service, moving parts between plants in the United States and Canada.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
510 00 200ZCP Rail #211077$27.45

This 50' rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is painted CP Action Red with white logo and lettering, as well as yellow reflectors. The service date is October 1995 and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The CPAA reporting marks mean these cars are assigned to international service, moving parts between plants in the United States and Canada.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
527 00 101ZWestern Pacific #1466$22.85
527 00 102ZWestern Pacific #1483$22.85

This 50' rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is painted blue with yellow logo and lettering. It was built in July 1978, serviced in 1985 by the Raceland Car Shops in KY, and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. This car was leased from Helm in 1985 when it was painted into this 'Chessie System' paint scheme with the large 'Chessie' logo at the Raceland Car Shops.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
510 00 190ZBaltimore & Ohio #401071$18.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 00 042ZPennsylvania Variety Pack #112021, 47212, 19444, 352811$74.95

Structures

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
799 90 955ZCoal Mine Tipple Kit$37.95

November 22, 2011

Papa Ben's Train Place has these Z-scale items in stock:

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
970-01-031ZKCS SD40-2 #641$185
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
-ZMissouri-Kansas-Texas SD40-2 #619$195.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
-ZMissouri-Kansas-Texas caboose #105$28.15
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
-Z"Bah Humbug" 2011 Christmas boxcar$22.65


Please note that N- and Z-scale items are listed below interspersed. Pay close attention to the Scale column.

October 30, 2011

Locomotives

These SD40-2 powered locomotives are painted green with yellow heralds, stripes, reflectors and lettering. They were built by EMD in 1980. The EMD SD40-2 is a 3,000 horsepower (2,240 kW) model of C-C diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between January 1972 and February 1986; 3,957 examples were built, and every class 1 railroad in North America has operated this locomotive. The SD40-2 is one of the best-selling diesel locomotive models of all time.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
970 01 121ZMissouri-Kansas-Texas SD40-2 #619$195.95
970 01 122ZMissouri-Kansas-Texas SD40-2 #624$195.95

Passenger Cars

In honor of our U.S. veterans, we are releasing the collectible set which features five heavyweight RPO cars, each decorated in the appropriate branch colors, with branch seal, motto and the year the branch became active. The set will be packaged in our sleek black and silver set box and will include special veteran's dog tag and an individually signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity. In support of our veterans, Micro-Trains will donate 5% of the proceeds from this set to the Disabled American Veterans Fund.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 21 140NVeteran's Tribute Set$169.95

This 60' RPO heavyweight passenger car is painted the Southern Pacific's Olive Green with a black roof. The Southern Pacific herald is stenciled across the top in gold, as well as the road number RailWay Post Office across the bottom. It was built in 1914 by Pullman Standard and runs on six-wheel RPO passenger tracks. This car was one of the first ordered by the SP after the breakup of the Associated (Harriman) Lines. It had electric lights, battery box and truck-mounted generators. Mail sorting on trains, in dedicated post office cars, was an established procedure by the time the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
140 00 070NSouthern Pacific heavyweight passenger car #4261$21.40

This 83' Pullman heavyweight 3-2 observation car is painted Canadian Pacific's maroon with black roof and imitation gold lettering. It was built for Quebec Central Railway (QCR), a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific, in June 1896 and runs on six-wheel passenger trucks. In 1912, Canadian Pacific assigned #23 it to the QCR with the name "Megantic." On August 23, 1935, the CP re-named it "Beauce." the car was again re-numbered #23 on September 26, 1939.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
144 00 080NCanadian Pacific heavyweight 3-2 observation car #23$22.70

This Pullman heavyweight 3-2 observation car is painted the Southern Pacific's Olive Green with metallic gold herald, lettering, and road name 'Shasta'. It was built Pullman-Standard and then sold to Southern Pacific in 1930. Running on six-wheel passenger trucks, this observation car served the SP from 1930 though the '50s. The introduction of the steel cars brought the end of the luxurious, artisan-crafted, and custom designed wooden cars, which had been the rule since the 1880s. With the opening of the Pennsylvania Station in New York in 1910, and the Grand Central Terminal in 1913, passenger safety in the tunnels approaching these buildings demanded a more noncombustible material.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
144 00 070NSouthern Pacific heavyweight 3-2 observation "Shasta"$22.70

This 83' Pullman heavyweight 3-2 observation car is painted Pullman Green with metallic gold lettering. It was built by Pullman Standard in the mid-1920s and runs on six-wheel passenger trucks. The Plan 3959D observation car was the common "end-of-train" car style for many passenger trains throughout the early part of the 20th century. The introduction of the steel cars brought the end of the luxurious, artisan-crafted, and custom designed wooden cars which had been the rule since the 1880s. Pullman's Heavyweight construction was modular, making it possible for floor plans to economically evolve with the times.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
144 00 020NGreat Northern heavyweight 3-2 observation$22.70

Box Cars

This 40' Standard Box Car with plug door is car #40 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Rosebay Rhododendron and Cardinal, West Virginia's official state flower and bird. The flag of the state of West Virginia is in the background. The road number 1863 represents the year the 'Mountain State' was admitted into the union.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
502 00 540ZWest Virginia Car #1863$22.95

This 40' wood-sheathed ice reefer with painted brown with reefer yellow sides with lettering in black and red. Billboard sides are red and black. The car was built by Pressed Steel Car Co. in November 1927, serviced in April 1934, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The Mandan Creamery & Produce Company of Mandan, ND, also leased NAC cars under its own MCPX reporting marks. MCPX 2000 was assigned to Mandan for a brief period beginning in April 1934. Billboard car side advertising was extensively used by meat packers, breweries and producers of food products from the 1920s thru 1938.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
518 00 050ZMandan Creamery & Produce Co. #2000$27.30

This 40' standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is car #38 of a 44-car series representing each of the presidents of the United States. It bears the portrait of our 15th president, James Buchanan. The car comes with a commemorative pin replicated from this era. James Buchanan's inauguration was the first to be recorded in photographs. He is the only president to remain a lifelong bachelor.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
074 00 138NJames Buchanan Presidential Car #1857-1861$23.95

These 40' steel ice reefers are painted brown with reefer orange sides with black lettering, white lettering on the ends and National Packing Company black, white and red billboard maps right of the doors. They were rebuilt in 1962 and ran nationwide on Bettendorf trucks. These reefers were capable of carrying 1,836 cu. ft. of freight. They were leased from Merchants Despatch Transportation Corporation (MERX).

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
059 00 161NNational Packing Company #455$26.50
059 00 162NNational Packing Company #543$26.50

This 40' standard box car with single sliding door, short ladders and no roofwalk is painted brown with yellow sides. Lettering is black. It was built by American Car & Foundry in February 1946, serviced in April 1974 in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This car was part of a 1,500 car order built at the AC&F St. Louis plant in 1946. Over their years of service, cars from this large series were modified and repainted in several styles.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
024 00 350NNational Railways of Mexico #63362$23.50

This 40' standard box car with single sliding door, short ladders and no roofwalk is painted Glacier Green with the white Rocky herald and lettering. It was built in March 1948, serviced in March 1981, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Originally painted Mineral Red, this car was built by the Great Northern in 1948 and numbered into series 10900-11374. It was repainted in the late 1960s into the Glacier Green scheme, but lettered with the modern post-1967 gothic lettering style and the large modern sideward facing "Rocky."

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
024 00 360NGreat Northern #11157$19.30

This 50' standard box with freight load is built with a single sliding door, is painted brown, and bears a white logo and lettering. It was built in April 1951, serviced in March 1971, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This car was built by American Car & Foundry and converted from the M-61 class to class M-61A by Evans Products with the addition of 18 DF-1 Belt Loaders. Car is numbered into series 299000-299216.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
031 00 390NBaltimore & Ohio #299206$21.15

This 40' standard box car with single sliding door and freight load is painted UP synthetic red with Armour Yellow logo and slogan, as well as yellow lettering. It was built in May 1940, serviced in July 1960, and runs the Northwestern District on Bettendorf trucks. Union Pacific constructed a 1500-car fleet of the B-50-27 class in 1940. UP 190579 was built in the Grand Island Shops in May 1940, numbered into the 190000-196599 series and remained in interchange service for 30 years; however, there were a variety of paint schemes. Based on the use of the specific stenciling elements, this exact paint scheme would have been applied from 1958 through 1962.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
020 00 070NUnion Pacific #190579$21.30

This 50' standard box car with plug and sliding doors is painted red with white doors and roof. The modern FEC logo and lettering in yellow. It was built in 1962, repainted in 1981, and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Henry Morrison Flagler A co-founder of Standard Oil, had created a legacy as one of America's most successful entrepreneurs when he took over the Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Halifax narrow gauge line and converted it to standard gauge in 1885. In September 1995, the railroad reached its 100th anniversary year operating as Florida East Coast Railway. FEC is one of the few railroads to survive to the present despite difficult times.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
076 00 120NFlorida East Coast #5007$25.35

This 40' standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is car #37 of a 44-car series representing each of the presidents of the United States. It bears the portrait of our 43th president, George W. Bush. The car comes with a commemorative pin replicated from this era. George W. Bush is one of only two American presidents to be the son of a preceding president, John Quincy Adams being the other.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
074 00 137NGeorge W. Bush Presidential Car #2001-2009$23.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
499 43 975NPlywood Box Car Load (2-pack)$9.95

This special edition five car set features five vintage advertisements used by Chesapeake & Ohio in the 40's and 50's to promote their passenger service. Each of these creative advertisements features Chessie the cat in her traditional sleeping pose. She was used in hundreds of newspaper and magazine advertisements through the decades and even today her image still lives on within the Chessie System logo. Don't miss this special limited edition set!

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 21 150NChessie Vintage Advertising Set$119.95

This 40' Standard Box Car with plug door is car #39 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Mock Orange and Mountain Bluebird, Idaho's official state flower and bird. The flag of the state of Idaho is in the background. The road number 1890 represents the year the 'Gem State' was admitted into the union.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
502 00 539ZIdaho State Car #1890$22.95

This 50' rib side box car with a single door and no roofwalk is painted brown with white BNSF Heritage logo and white lettering. It was built in June 1979, serviced in June 2001, and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. This car was originally built for the ATSF in the late 1970s, one of a series of cars renumbered to BNSF numbers after the 1996 merger. After the merger it received this paint scheme with the Heritage BNSF logo.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
510 00 210ZBurlington Northern Santa Fe #727874$24.15

Flat Cars

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 00 041ZTrailer Train w/ Lumber Loads #80825, #80883, #81001, #81259$74.95

This heavyweight depressed center flat car with covered pipe load is painted freight car red with white logo and lettering. It was built in September 1940 and runs on Buckeye trucks. The depressed center flat car was designed to handle oversized loads that were too tall to allow passage through standard tunnels. Typical loads included transformers, heavy construction equipment, generators and marine engines. It required three axle, six-wheel heavy duty trucks, such as the Buckeye. These trucks were also used to transport high-capacity gondolas, wrecking cranes and locomotive tenders.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
109 00 010NPennsylvania Railroad #470017 with covered pipe load$21.75

Circuses have been a part of American history since the founding of our country. Small circus troupes dating as far back as the 1700s would eventually give way to larger shows that began using freight cars to travel from city to city. Those circuses that transitioned from wagons to rail were able to reach far more cities in much less time, which in turn generated more revenue!

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
071 00 550NRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ #122$24.90
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
462 00 040NRingling Bros.™ Wagon 6-pack, perfect for the above-mentioned flat car$59.95

This 50' flat car, painted orange with a red deck, carries onboard a Ringling Bros.™ vintage circus wagon. This ornately decorated wagon serves many purposes; it is an essential part of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ Traveling Big Top Extravaganza.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
045 00 371NRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ Traveling Big Top Extravaganza Flat Car & Wagon$34.95

This 50' Flat Car, painted orange with a red deck, carries a vintage animal cage wagon. This ornately decorated animal cage typically carries large cats and is an indispensable part of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ Traveling Big Top Extravaganza.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
045 00 372NRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ Traveling Big Top Extravaganza Flat Car & Wagon$34.95

This runner pack will include 4 individual tank loads. Rendering shown for representation only. Tanks will come unassembled and undecorated

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 062NU.S. Army w/ Tank Loads, runners 4-pack, #38140, 38158, 38362, 38373$59.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 00 034ZChesapeake & Ohio, runners pack, #216001, 216018, 216020$59.95

Log Cars

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 057N40' Log Cars, runners pack$64.95
994 00 035Z40' Log Cars, runners pack$64.95

Hoppers

This PS-2 three-bay covered hopper with high sides is painted gray with large "Rio Grande Action Road" scheme in black as well as black lettering. It was built in March 1968 by Pullman-Standard and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. This hopper is one of a group of 100-ton, 4427 cu. ft. covered grain hoppers and was numbered into series #15250-15399. This group received the Grande's "Action Road" scheme, and many received their gothic reporting marks and road numbers upon servicing and repainting in the 70s. The design was Pullman-Standard's earliest mass-produced hoppers of this class, part of Pullman's 'Center Discharge' line of covered hoppers known as PS2CDs. Barley and Petroleum Coke are the primary commodities of these hoppers.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
096 00 070NDenver & Rio Grande Western #15331$24.55

This 33' twin bay hopper with offset sides and coal load is painted black with white herald and lettering. It was built in April 1937 by National Steel Car Corp., journals repacked in July 1964, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This hopper, from a fleet of 900, was delivered with white "Canadian Pacific" plain block letters. The "Canadian Pacific" plain block road name was supplanted by this script paint scheme in 1959. Cars were in service through the 1970s, spending many of its years working the coal fields of Alberta, British Columbia and Nova Scotia.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
055 00 410NCanadian Pacific #354501$22.20
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 056NSouthern Pacific, runners pack, #460600, 460610, 460631, 460676$79.95

Gondolas

This 50' gondola with fishbelly sides, drop ends and crushed stone load is painted black with silver herald and lettering. It was built in May 1949 by Bethlehem Steel Car and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. This was the first car to be delivered in the Zephyr-inspired silver lettering and included steel floors.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
046 00 050NWestern Pacific #6611$19.25

Christmas

In celebration of the Christmas holiday Micro-Mouse decided to display some of his artistic talent. Wielding his favorite paintbrush he leaves all of us a special holiday message.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
099 00 120NMerry Christmas from Micro-Mouse covered hopper$22.30
507 00 540ZMerry Christmas from Micro-Mouse box car$22.65

Reefers

These 40' wood-sheathed reefers are painted red with white Swift herald and lettering. They were built in December 1936, serviced in 1950, and run on Bettendorf trucks. Though actually owned by General American Transportation Company, they were leased to Swift Refrigerator Lines. The reefer was not the invention of the railroads or meatpackers, but the result of inventive minds such as Gustavus Swift in the late 1800s. Swift is credited with the development of the first practical Ice-cooled reefer which allowed his company to ship dressed meats to all parts of the country and even abroad, which ushered in the "era of cheap beef."

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
518 00 061ZSwift Refrigerator Lines #5820$28.30
518 00 062ZSwift Refrigerator Lines #5839$28.30

These 40' wood sheathed reefer cars with flush doors and vertical brakewheels are painted box car red with reefer yellow sides. They bear the black, red and white logos and are lettered in black on the sides and white on the ends. They were built in 1945, serviced in May 1963, and run on Bettendorf trucks. World War II steel shortages forced the use of wood sides on otherwise all-steel cars. These Burlington Refrigerator Express cars are stenciled in the post-1958 block gothic lettering.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
518 00 031ZBurlington Refrigerator Express Co. #74606$24.90
518 00 032ZBurlington Refrigerator Express Co. #74617$24.90

This 40' wood sheathed reefer is painted brown with reefer yellow sides and brown door kick panels. The sides are lettered in black with white end lettering. It bears the red, white and blue ART shield logo; the red, white and blue Wabash 'Follow the Flag' logo; and the red and white Missouri Pacific buzz saw logo. It has an unknown built date but was serviced in June 1950 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The American Refrigerator Transit Company was a St. Louis, MO-based private refrigerator car line established in 1881 by the Missouri Pacific and Wabash railroads. It is now a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Corporation.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
518 00 041ZAmerican Refrigerator Transit Co. #22787$27.60
518 00 042ZAmerican Refrigerator Transit Co. #22789$27.60
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 00 040ZPacific Fruit Express, runners 4-pack, #13, 15, 20, 22$94.95

Multi-packs

These 40' wood-sheathed reefers are painted red with white Swift herald and lettering. They were built in December 1936, serviced in 1950, and run on Bettendorf trucks. Though actually owned by General American Transportation Company, they were leased to Swift Refrigerator Lines. The reefer was not the invention of the railroads or meatpackers, but the result of inventive minds such as Gustavus Swift in the late 1800s. Swift is credited with the development of the first practical Ice-cooled reefer which allowed his company to ship dressed meats to all parts of the country and even abroad, which ushered in the "era of cheap beef."

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 063NBurlington Northern Santa Fe #714014, #406116, #422215, #482824$89.95

Cabooses

This center cupola caboose is painted green with yellow end stripes, herald and lettering. Built in 1968, this hack ran the Midwest during the 70s-80s on Bettendorf trucks. This caboose was painted in the Whitman green paint scheme when shopped in the 1970s. The scheme was named for Reginald N. Whitman who was appointed Katy president in 1970. The paint scheme lasted until the merger with the Union Pacific in the late 1980s.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
535 00 330ZMissouri-Kansas-Texas #105$28.15

Scenery

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
799 43 929ZFishing Boat (1-pack)$11.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
799 43 931ZSardine Boat (1-pack)$12.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
799 91 905ZSteam Donkey (2-pack)$9.95

Train Sets

Nestled in the hills just south of the North Pole the Sugarland Peppermint Company railroad is busy harvesting all sorts of peppermint products from the peppermint forest! Decorated forest green, these Christmas train sets feature a powered locomotive, a log car hauling cut peppermint beams, a gondola with peppermint chips, a box car with various peppermint products and a caboose. Look closely and you'll see Micro-Mouse is ready for another special Christmas delivery!

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 21 130NN-scale Peppermint Train Set$249.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 21 030ZZ-scale Peppermint Train Set$249.95

Structures

We had so many requests to do our Z scale version of this kit in N scale we just had to do it! Constructed from micro-thin ply and Laserboard, this kit features inset window frame detail on the walls and roof, has an open shop layout on the back side and fine wood-grain detail.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
499 90 931NLoco Shed Kit$38.95

This new waterfront series kit is constructed from micro-thin ply and is meant to complement your other pier kits by providing dock access at water level.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
799 90 953ZFreight Pier Kit$27.95

Tools

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
CT-004ZClearance Gauges (3-pk)$9.95
CT-004ZEnglish/Metric Scale Ruler$9.95

September 22, 2011

These are new items in stock at Papa Ben's Train Place:

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
-ZUP engine #1468$129.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
-NSF 4-car "runners pack", weathered with graffiti$119.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
-NPRR 3-passenger-car "runners pack"$64.95


Please note that N-, HO-, and Z-scale items are listed below interspersed. Pay close attention to the Scale column.

August 30, 2011

Passenger Cars

This 83' heavyweight 3-2 observation car is painted Pullman Green with gold logo and lettering. It was built by Pullman Standard in the mid-1920s and runs on six-wheel passenger trucks. A block of eight Plan 3959B "Crystal" series sleeper-observation cars had their air-conditioning applied by the Santa Fe in May and June 1934. The 3-2 observation cars were used on the Santa Fe's heavyweight "Chief" before 1938. One of them, "Crystal Bluff", was part of the original heavyweight "Super Chief" that operated in 1936 and 1937. With the delivery of lightweight equipment for the "Super Chief" and the "Chief" in 1938, these cars became obsolete to the Santa Fe.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
144 00 040NSanta Fe 3-2 Observation Car "Crystal Bluff"$22.70

This 83' Pullman heavyweight 3-2 observation car is painted light Harbor Mist Gray with UP Armour Yellow sides, red 'Union Pacific' herald and red lettering. It was built by Pullman Standard in the mid-1920s and runs on six-wheel passenger trucks. The Plan 3959D observation car was the common "end-of-train" car style for many passenger trains throughout the early part of the 20th century. The introduction of the steel cars brought the end of the luxurious, artisan-crafted, and custom designed wooden cars which had been the rule since the 1880s. Pullman's Heavyweight construction was modular, making it possible for floor plans to economically evolve with the times.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
144 00 060NUnion Pacific 3-2 Observation Car #1569$22.70

Hoppers

This PS-2 three-bay covered hopper with high sides is painted black with white logo and lettering with yellow reflectors. The built date is unknown, but apparent is a service date of April 1990 by Pullman-Standard of Butler, PA. It presently runs the rails of Canada on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The 4427 cu. ft. design is Pullman-Standard's earliest mass-produced 100 ton grain car.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
096 00 060NCP Rail #387748$23.75

Boxcars

This 50' rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is painted brown with white logo and lettering.It was built in 1979, serviced in June 2001, and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. This series of box cars was renumbered to BNSF numbers after the 1996 merger and received this paint scheme with the 'Heritage' BNSF logo.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
025 00 740NBurlington Northern Santa Fe #727874$24.65

This 40' standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is car #36 of a 44-car series representing each of the presidents of the United States. It bears the portrait of our 25th president, William McKinley. The car comes with a commemorative pin replicated from this era. McKinley was considered a Civil War hero. He was the third of four US presidents to be assassinated while in office.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
074 00 136NWilliam McKinley Presidential Car Road Number 1897-1901$23.95

This 40' standard box car with double sliding doors is painted green with black, red and white logo and white lettering. It was built between 1947-1948 by Despatch Shops, Inc., serviced in 1962, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Penn Central's freight painting practices varied considerably; cars ordered by the NYC before the merger (but delivered afterwards) did arrive with New York Central lot numbers.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
023 00 300NNew York Central #77147$25.25
Reserve by: September 30, 2011
Expected by: March, 2012
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 061NNorth Western Refrigerator Co. #4261, 4885, 5013, 5270 (4-pack)$84.95

These 40' wood-sheathed reefers with flush doors and vertical brakewheels are a new body style offered by Micro-Trains. They are painted box car red with reefer yellow sides. They bear a 1925 paint scheme with SP medallion on the left side of the car and the UP "The Overland Route" shield on the right of the car. The end print is white; lettering and hardware are black. They were built in 1907 American Car & Foundry, rebuilt in February 1928, and run on Bettendorf trucks. They were originally built by ACF in 1907 as Class R-30-2 and included as part of the large series 1-6600 (class R-30-1s & R-30-2s). Pacific Fruit Express's order for the series of 6,600 cars was the largest in U.S. history.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
518 00 011ZPacific Fruit Express SP/UP$26.50
518 00 012ZPacific Fruit Express SP/UP$26.50

These 40' wood-sheathed reefers with flush doors and vertical brakewheels are owned by Union Refrigerator Transit Co. and leased to Land O' Lakes Creameries, Inc. They are painted box car red with reefer yellow sides and fire red heralds. The lettering and hardware are black and end lettering is white. It was built in January 1927, also by American Car & Foundry, serviced in May 1934, and run on Bettendorf trucks. Unlike most other train cars used for butter transport, the Land 'O Lakes Creamery Company of Minneapolis used their fleet of specially built refrigerated cars to ship only butter in their cars and not other products.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
518 00 021ZUnion Refrigerator Transit Co.$24.10
518 00 022ZUnion Refrigerator Transit Co.$24.10

This 40' Standard Box Car with plug door is car #38 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Mountain Laurel and American Robin, Connecticut's official state flower and bird. The flag of the state of Connecticut is in the background. The road number 1788 represents the year the 'Constitution State' was admitted into the union.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
502 00 538ZConnecticut State Car #1788$22.95
Reserve by: September 30, 2011
Expected by: March, 2012
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 00 951HOn3Colorado & Southern #1102, 1108, 1114 (3-pack)$119.95
Reserve by: September 30, 2011
Expected by: March, 2012
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 00 039ZChicago, Burlington & Quincy #62602, 62898, 62961, 62980 (4-pack)$69.95

Flatcars

This heavyweight depressed-center flat car with concrete column load is painted brown with white Western Maryland herald and white lettering. It was built in October 1941, serviced in 1956 in Hagerstand, MD, and runs on Commonwealth trucks. This flat car has an AAR designation of FD; between 1938 and 1999 the FD designation was defined in the Official Railway Equipment Register as a flat car of special construction having the portion of the floor extending between trucks depressed to provide necessary head room for certain commodities.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
109 00 110NWestern Maryland #6004$24.95

This heavyweight depressed center flat car is painted dark brown with white lettering. It was built in 1967, serviced in September 1982, and runs on Buckeye trucks. This heavy duty car, built by Thrall in 1967, has a capacity of 260,000 lbs. and a platform length of 57'9". The depressed center is 21' long, one foot shorter than a similar car built by Roanoke in 1948. The color and lettering pattern are post-1982. The depressed center flat cars were designed to handle oversized loads that were too tall to allow passage through standard tunnels.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
109 00 240NNorfolk & Western #70097$24.95

Autorack Cars

This open bi-level autorack was modified by Ringling Bros.® to fit their specific equipment transportation needs. Autoracks carried autos, wagons with lighting, concessions and other equipment to the next arena. Ringling Bros.™ autorack number 125 had unique banner font with lion and tiger art on each end and was part of the blue train in the 1970s.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
112 00 720NRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ #125$34.15

Caboose

Painted orange with red sides, this 34' Wood Sheathed Caboose displays a large performing clown. Through their antics and their ability to bring smiles to young and old alike, clowns are an essential part of The Greatest Show On Earth.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
051 00 270NRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Traveling Big Top Extravaganza Caboose$34.95

Locomotives

These F-7 locomotives are painted UP Yellow with red horizontal stripes flanking the yellow bands. The roofs and ends are painted gray. Lettering is red and outlined in black. These exciting releases represent the livery of the multi-colored Union Pacific F-Series locomotives. Equipped with Blomberg trucks, many of these 1951 UP units joined the immense F3 fleet and some of the F3s, including these locos, were improved to F7 standards. The UP F7 fleet worked for only 10 to 11 years before they were traded-in for GP30s and GP35/DD35s.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
980 01 010ZF7-A Union Pacific #1468 (powered)$129.95
980 12 010ZF7-B Union Pacific #1468B (dummy)$49.95
Reserve by: September 30, 2011
Expected by: January, 2012
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 21 121NSanta Fe Vintage Poster Loco & Caboose Set$169.95

Structures/Scenery

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
499 43 974NStacked Lumber Multi-pack (3-pack)$12.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
799 43 939ZModern Tank Load (2-pack)$9.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
499 90 930NInterlocking Tower Kit$22.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
899 90 909HOClinic Kit$29.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
799 90 951ZIce Plant w/ Deck$34.95
799 90 952ZIce Deck Extension$15.95

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ Laser Kit.

Reserve by: September 30, 2011
Expected by: November/December, 2011
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
499 90 932NGeneral Store$34.95
499 90 934NService Station$32.95
499 90 933NSmall Hotel$36.95
499 90 935NRingling Bros.™ Circus Entrance$19.95


Please note that N-, and Z-scale items are listed below interspersed. Pay close attention to the Scale column.

July 29, 2011

Passenger Cars

This 83' heavyweight 3-2 observation car is painted Pullman Green with gold logo and lettering. It was built by Pullman Standard in the mid-1920s and runs on six-wheel passenger trucks. Plan 3959D was the common "end-of-train" car style for many passenger trains throughout the early part of the 20th century. The introduction of the steel cars brought the end of the luxurious, artisan-crafted, and custom designed wooden cars which had been the rule since the 1880s. Pullman's Heavyweight construction was modular, making it possible for floor plans to economically evolve with the times.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
144 00 010NPennsylvania Railroad$22.70

This Pullman heavyweight parlor car is painted Tuscan red with a black roof. It bears the name "Joel Chandler Harris" and the Pullman name, both in buff color. It was built in October 1925, serviced in June 1950, and runs on six-wheel passenger trucks. The introduction of the steel cars brought the end of the luxurious, artisan-crafted, and custom designed wooden cars which had been the rule since the 1880s. With the opening of the Pennsylvania Station in New York in 1910 and the Grand Central Terminal in 1913, passenger safety in the tunnels approaching these buildings demanded a more noncombustible material.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
144 00 050NPennsylvania Railroad, Joel Chandler Harris$24.30
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 054NPennsylvania Railroad 10-1-2 Sleepers: Lake Maitland, Lake Merritt, Lake Stearns$64.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 00 032ZGreat Northern Lightweight Sleepers: Rogers Pass 1370, Santiam Pass 1373, Big Horn Pass 1379$89.95

Boxcars

These 50' rib side box cars with single doors and no roofwalk are painted brown with white logos and lettering. They were built in 1978, serviced in October 1994, and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. These are plate C box cars designated as a BS79 by Norfolk Southern. The Norfolk Southern Railway is owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. The current system was formed in 1982 with the creation of the Norfolk Southern Corporation, a holding company.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
025 00 731NNorfolk Southern #40011$23.05
025 00 732NNorfolk Southern #40016$23.05

This 40' standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is car #35 of a 44-car series representing each of the presidents of the United States. It bears the portrait of our 35th president, John F. Kennedy. The car comes with a commemorative pin replicated from this era. After serving in both Congress and Senate, J.F.K. was the youngest to be elected president at age 43. He was also the first president to be born in the 20th century.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
074 00 135NJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Car 1961-1963$23.95

This 50' rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is painted blue with red and white Montana Rail Link herald and white lettering. It was built for Burlington Northern in February 1972, serviced in February 1985, and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The box car red door is a replacement door waiting to receive the road's blue color. The MRL took over portions of the Burlington Northern in October 31 1987, providing freight service of paper, forest products and grain.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
025 00 620NMontana Rail Link MRL #20029$24.65

This 50' rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is painted blue with red and white Montana Rail Link herald and white lettering. It was built for Burlington Northern in February 1972, serviced in February 1985, and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The box car red door is a replacement door waiting to receive the road's blue color. The MRL took over portions of the Burlington Northern in October 31 1987, providing freight service of paper, forest products and grain.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
025 00 620NMontana Rail Link MRL #20029$24.65

This 40' Standard Box Car with plug door is car #37 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Apple Blossom and Robin, Michigan's official state flower and bird. The flag of the state of Michigan is in the background. The road number 1837 represents the year the 'Wolverine State' was admitted into the union.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
502 00 537ZMichigan State Car MI #1837$22.95

These 50' standard box cars with double doors and roofwalks are painted synthetic red with the UP red, white and blue shields and large "Union Pacific" letters. the cars are lettered in white. Both were built in April 1957, serviced in September 1961, and run on Bettendorf trucks. they were in the first series of cars to receive the "Ship & Travel" slogan formally approved in 1962. Only two cars remained in this series by the 1973.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
506 00 271ZUnion Pacific UP #554038$25.65
506 00 272ZUnion Pacific UP #554050$25.65

Hoppers

This two-bay Center Flow covered hopper with round hatches is painted gray with yellow sides and black lettering. It is marked as a Demonstrator car with Sparger Center Flow. The car bears a red ACF logo. It was built in June 1968 and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. In the early 1970s, this car received an interior lining, reducing its capacity from 3200 cubic feet to 2970 cubic feet which changed its AAR designation from L050 to L151. A few of these lined cars in this 10-car series were repainted in this bright paint scheme and used as demonstration cars.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
092 00 260NACF Industries ACFX #44503$29.95

This two-bay ACF Center Flow covered hopper with round hatches is painted brown with a large white CN logo and white lettering. It was built in the mid-1970s by American Car & Foundry, serviced in the 2000s, and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The D&TS was strategically located between Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio and serves important industries at Monroe and Trenton, Michigan. D&TS now belongs to the CN System.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
092 00 220NCanadian National D&TS #2636$27.35

This PS-2 70-ton two-bay covered hopper is painted blue with large white GT logo and Grand Trunk Western lettering. The cars are lettered in white. They were built in June 1965, serviced in July 1985, and run on Roller Bearing trucks. These cars received this Burdakin blue paint and new "wet noodle" logo in 1985 and worked out of Milton, VT. The PS-2 was designed to withstand the inherent effects of corrosives and keep maintenance regulations to a minimum.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
531 00 180ZGrand Trunk Western GTW #111140$23.10

Tank Cars

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 060NUnion Pacific® #69010, 69015, 69020, 69036 (4-pk)$69.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
994 00 038ZUnion Pacific® #70122, 70132, 70134, 70139 (4-pk)$64.95

This 39' single dome tank car is painted black with white Sun Oils logo and white lettering. It was built by American Car & Foundry in Milton, PA, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. It was leased to Sun Oil and used the Delaware River & Union Railroad reporting marks until the dissolution of that railroad in the late 1930s. Sun Oil got its start on March 27, 1886, when Joseph Newton Pew and Edward O. Emerson, partners in The Peoples Natural Gas Company of Pittsburgh, PA, made a move to diversify their company. Within a few years the company had acquired pipelines, leases, storage tanks and more to emerge as one of Ohio's leading suppliers of crude oil.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
530 00 310ZSun Oils Company DR&URR #1950$21.75

Cabooses

This bay window caboose is painted orange with black roof, yellow ends, and is lettered in black. It bears the red and white The Milwaukee Road logo. It was built in May 1973 by International Car Co. and runs on Swing-Motion caboose trucks. This caboose was a member of Milwaukee Road's last caboose purchase form International Car and assigned it to the transcontinental pool.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
130 00 080NMilwaukee Road MILW #992215$32.65

Loads

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
499 43 973NEquipment Load (2-pack)$9.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
499 43 941N33' Twin Bay Hopper Coal Load (3-pack)$12.55

Steam Engines

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ Traveling Big Top Extravaganza Locomotive. Engine and tender are produced by Model Power, decorated by Micro-Trains.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
985 00 701NRingling Bros 4-4-0$189.95

Diesel Engines

These F7 A and B unit locomotives are painted Imitation Aluminum with red bands and black stripes. The sides bear "Burlington" in black. They were built in May 1950 by as part of order 3058-A for CB&Q. These "grayback" locos were generally paired with similarly numbered A units produced at the same time.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
980 01 220ZChicago, Burlington & Quincy, F7-A (powered), #164A$129.95
980 12 220ZChicago, Burlington & Quincy, F7-B (dummy)$49.95

Now you can get decorated shells 'skins' to slip over your Geep chassis! These shells come fully assembled so you can easily replace an old scheme or botched-up weathering job.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
981 25 072ZGP-35 Soo Line84.95
981 25 121ZGP-35 Missouri Pacific®64.95
981 25 122ZGP-35 Missouri Pacific®64.95
981 25 150ZGP-35 Southern Pacific®84.95
981 25 160ZGP-35 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe84.95
981 25 181ZGP-35 Montana Rail Link84.95
981 25 182ZGP-35 Montana Rail Link84.95
981 25 191ZGP-35 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy84.95
981 25 192ZGP-35 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy84.95
981 25 210ZGP-35 Chesapeake & Ohio64.95
982 25 000ZGP-9 Undec44.95
982 25 012ZGP-9 Northern Pacific84.95
982 25 061ZGP-9 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe74.95
982 25 062ZGP-9 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe74.95
982 25 090ZGP-9 Western Pacific®64.95
982 25 160ZGP-9 Amtrak74.95

Structures

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
499 90 929NMine Shaft Kit$34.95
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
990 40 953ZCSX girder bridge$13.15
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
990 40 954ZAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe girder bridge$14.75
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
990 40 955ZPennsylvania Railroad girder bridge$13.15

Kit Includes: bridge parts, 110ft section of rail, abutments, instructions.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
799 90 950ZPennsylvania Railroad girder bridge$29.80

Thought about modeling a Z scale waterfront? Well now's the time to do it. We have multiple kits and accessories to help you quickly bring your layout to life! Visit ztrains.com for articles on building a waterfront scene.


Please note that HO-, N-, and Z-scale items are listed below interspersed. Pay close attention to the Scale column.

February 26, 2011

Bay Covered Hoppers

This PS-2 3-bay covered hopper with high sides is painted brown with large white billboard 'Santa Fe' logo and white lettering. It was built in October 1966 by Pullman-Standard in Butler, PA, serviced in January 1981, and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. This 4427 cu. ft. design was Pullman-Standard's earliest mass-produced 100-ton grain car with grain being its primary commodity.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
096 00 010NATSF 3-bay Covered Hopper #308694$26.20

This three bay Centerflow® covered hopper with round hatches is painted black with white lettering. The lower sill bears the ARI Centerflow lettering and logo in blue, yellow reflectors and white lettering. It was built in November 2005 by American Railcar Industries and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Co. is based in Texas and sells carbon black on a global basis. Carbon black is a material produced by the incomplete combustion of heavy petroleum products. The most common use of carbon black is as a pigment and reinforcing phase in automobile tires. Carbon black particles are also employed in some radar absorbent materials and in photocopier and laser printer toner.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
093 00 100NSid Richardson Carbon Co. #4010$26.90

Box Cars

This 50' standard box car with double door and no roofwalk is painted vermillion red with the black and white herald, white 'Great Northern' lettering, and white lettering on the car. It was built in August 1957, serviced in August 1966 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Great Northern built 250 of these Class XM box cars in the mid-1950s, equipped with nailable steel flooring. In 1966 roofwalks were removed and many were repainted with new Empire Builder stylized lettering. With stacked bag load!

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
037 00 090NGreat Northern 50' Box Car #35705$24.30

This 40' standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is car# 30 of a 44-car series representing each of the Presidents of the United States. It bears the portrait of our 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The car comes with a commemorative pin replicated from this era. President Roosevelt was a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of economic crisis and world war. As the longest serving President, FDR was the only American president elected to more than two terms.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
074 00 130NFranklin Roosevelt Presidential Car #1933-1945$23.95

This 40' rib side box car with sliding doors and no roofwalk is painted white with dark blue ends and aluminum roof. The Guilford 'Big G' logo and the Boston & Maine logos are both dark blue and underlined in red. Lettering is dark blue and the car runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The Boston and Maine Railroad was chartered in New Hampshire on June 27, 1835 and was the dominant railroad of northern New England for a more than a century. In 1983, B&M was purchased by Guilford Transportation Industries and in 2006 changed its name to Pan Am Railways.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
025 00 400NBoston & Maine / Guilford #3278$26.60

This 50' standard box car with plug and sliding doors and no roofwalk is painted yellow with the large "Laurentian Shield", applied in the 1960s to 1970s. Lettering is in blue. The car was built in July 1964 by Great American Transportation, serviced in April 1977, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. From May 1976 to October 1977, the shop at Oneonta simplified the yellow box cars by not painting the ends black. The "T" data scheme appeared about that same time, coinciding with the birth of the Conrail in April 1976.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
076 00 020NDelaware & Hudson #24292$16.30

This 40' standard box car with plug door is car# 32 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Magnolia and Eastern Brown Pelican, Louisiana's official state flower and bird. The flag of the state of Louisiana is in the background. The road number 1812 represents the year the 'Pelican State' was admitted into the union.

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502 00 532ZLouisiana State Car #1812$22.95

This 50' standard box car with single Youngstown door is painted gray with maroon 'Broken E Diamond' logo and lettering. It was built in 1956 by American Car & Foundry, serviced in 1961 and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. It was originally built as part of DL&W series 12000-12074 in 1956 then renumbered after the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad & the Detroit, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. It later became part of the Erie Lackawanna series 66250-66276.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
505 00 270ZErie Lackawanna #66270$22.25

This 40' standard box car with double sliding doors is painted brown with yellow 'Feather River Route' logo and lettering. It was built in March 1945 by the Mount Vernon Car Company, rebuilt in February 1955, and runs the Southwestern District on Bettendorf trucks. In 1955 the WP had Paragon shops rebuild five 50-ton box cars from the 20201 series with six-foot double Doors and equip them to handle automobile transmissions for the new Ford plant in Milpitas, CA. These five cars were repainted with the "Feather River Route" mid-1950s scheme and renumbered into series 18501-18505.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
501 00 210ZWestern Pacific #18501$21.45

These 50' rib side box cars with plug doors and no roofwalks are painted green with the large BN logo and 'Burlington Northern' herald in white and lettering also in white. White reflectors line the lower sills. They were built in March 1975 with internal moveable bulkheads by American Car & Foundry and run on Roller Bearing trucks. The Burlington Northern Railroad was a U.S.-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads: Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996; BN then merged with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1996 to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
511 00 121ZBurlington Northern #321625$23.80
511 00 122ZBurlington Northern #321632$23.80

Passenger Cars

This 83' heavyweight 10-1-2 sleeper is painted Harbor Mist Gray with UP Armour Yellow sides. The words 'Union Pacific', 'Pullman' and 'Lake Livingston' are written in red. It was built in 1925 by Pullman, serviced in the 1930s and runs on six-wheel passenger trucks. The sleeper was acquired by Union Pacific in 1948 when it received the current paint scheme. It was retired in 1965 to Maintenance-of-Way service and numbered 906043.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
141 00 060NUnion Pacific 10-1-2 Sleeper Car "Lake Livingston"$28.50

This 83' heavyweight parlor car is painted Harbor Mist Gray with UP Armour Yellow sides; the words 'Union Pacific', 'Pullman' and road number 1262 are written in red. It runs on six-wheel passenger trucks. Parlor Car 1262 was built in the 1920s by Pullman with air conditioning added in 1935. This car was acquired by Union Pacific in 1948 and received this UP paint scheme and number 1262. Santa Fe's first air conditioned car was diner 1418 built by Pullman in 1930. Due to its success, Santa Fe began a program of air conditioning its cars beginning with diners and lounges until much of its fleet was so equipped.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
143 00 060NUnion Pacific Parlor Car #1262$28.50

Pennsylvania Railroad 12-1 Sleepers runner's pack. Road Names: Adamsdale, Ellendale, Sunbrook.

Reserve by: March 31, 2011
Expected by: September, 2011
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
993 00 055NPennsylvania Railroad 12-1 Sleepers (3-pk)$64.95

Pennsylvania Railroad 12-1 Sleepers runner's pack. Road Names: Adamsdale, Ellendale, Sunbrook.

Reserve by: March 31, 2011
Expected by: September, 2011
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994 00 033ZGreat Northern Coach Car (3-pk) #1120, #1122, #1125$89.95

Stock Car

This 40' despatch stock car with wood-sheathed Door is painted red with orange sides and carries 'Performing Elephants'. As depicted on the freight car signs, five large herds of beautiful, exotic elephants will perform in five circus rings!

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
035 00 200NRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ Traveling Big Top Extravaganza Elephant Car$34.95

Flat Car

This 60' Thrall centerbeam flat car with lumber load is painted blue with white logo and lettering. It was built in 2000 and runs Canada and the Midwest on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), formerly also known as CP Rail (reporting mark CP) between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. Serving Canada from Montreal to Vancouver, its rail network also serves major cities in the United States such as Minneapolis, Chicago and New York City. With lumber load.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
053 00 740NCanadian Pacific #319178$28.85

F7

These F-7 A and B unit locomotives were built in December 1952 for Alaska Railroad. Two additional A units, as well as two addition B units, were produced and delivered at the same time. On the Alaska Railroad, all F-7 A units carry even numbers and all B units carry odd numbers. F-7A# 1500 received this paint scheme in the 1980s and is currently on display at the Alaska Museum of Transportation & Industry. F-7B# 1503 received this paint scheme at the same time and was sold to National Railway Equipment in 2006, who sold it to the Royal Gorge Route Railway.

Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
980 01 110ZAlaska Railroad F7A, powered, #1500$119.95
980 12 110ZAlaska Railroad F7B, dummy, #1503$49.95

Structures

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799 90 941ZHotel Kit$39.95
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799 90 942ZCamp Car Stairs and Decking Kit$17.95
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499 90 923NCattle Ramp Kit$9.95
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899 90 904HO40' Transfer Dock$21.95

Loads

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499 90 924NAutomobile Rack Kit$8.95
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499 43 969NLight Weight Building Material Loads (2-pk)$8.95
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799 43 934ZStacked Logs (3-pk)$12.55


Please note that HOn3-, N-, and Z-scale items are listed below interspersed.

August 30, 2010

These 60' excess height box cars with double plug doors are painted brown with white logos and lettering, and white excess height markings. They were built in January 1979 by Berwick Forge and Fabricating and run on Roller Bearing trucks. These class BX-100-46 box cars came equipped with shock control, EOC Cushion underframe, plug doors and nail-able steel floor.

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103 00 101NSouthern Pacific 60' boxcar #654812$22.90
103 00 102NSouthern Pacific 60' boxcar #654814$22.90

This 50' standard box car with double doors and no roofwalk is painted brown with white log and lettering. The American Flag is painted right of the doors with the statement "Support Our Troops." It was built in 1971, serviced in October 2000, and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. This car follows a set of three repainted RBL box cars in remembrance of America's events of September 11, 2001, (dedicated in December of that year). The W&S applied their bright yellow vertical reflectors in early of 2006.

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075 00 180NWisconsin Southern 50' boxcar #503052$21.30

This 3 bay ACF Centerflow covered hopper with elongated hatches is painted green with white herald and lettering. It was built in June 1975 by American Car & Foundry of Huffington, WV and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. It's a 4650 cubic foot grain hopper equipped with gravity outlets and through hatches.

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094 00 310NBurlington Northern covered hopper #446219$26.85

This 40' standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is car #25 of a 44-car series representing each of the presidents of the United States. It bears the portrait of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. The car comes with a commemorative pin replicated from this era. A country lawyer who later became the nation's first Republican president, Lincoln successfully led his country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery. Days later he became the first American president to be assassinated.

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074 00 125NAbraham Lincoln Presidential 40' boxcar #1861-1865$23.95

This 50' steel side, 14 panel fixed end gondola is painted blue with yellow log and white lettering. It was built in February 1967 by Hawker-Siddeley and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The large "Triple Lightning" herald is indicative of the businesses in which the Ontario Northland is engaged: Railroad and telecommunications, a natural outgrowth of the telegraph lines that were strung along the railroad's right-of-way, carrying CBC radio and video into the far North.

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105 00 190NOntario Northland 50' gondola with mixed pipe load #5019$25.70

This 50' standard box car with double doors and no roofwalk is painted with reefer yellow sides, aluminum roof and freight car red ends. It is lettered in black with a black and white compass logo and the red and white Air-Pak logo. It was built in 1968 by American Car & Foundry, serviced in 1979, and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. This car displays the Air-Pak logo to advertise the internal Evans load divider installed in the car.

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075 00 190NDetroit, Toledo & Ironton 50' boxcar #20066$22.70

This 50' standard box car with single door and no roofwalk is painted blue yellow logo and lettering. It was built in September 1961, serviced in November 1989, and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. On November 1, 1980, the Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries Inc. united and CSX Corporation was born.

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077 00 200NCSX Transportation 50' boxcar #143203$15.90

This 40' outside-braced box car with one and one-half doors is painted brown with white logo and lettering. It was built in March 1928 and runs and Andrews trucks. These box cars were considered a modern design for the time, saving space and weight - a very successful design that dominated the rails for half a century. While most of the outside braced cars were built for general service, some were built specifically to carry machinery and automobiles. The large 1-1/2 door opening on this car allowed for easier loading/unloading of automobiles. Comes with laser-cut car ramp kit. Car ramp comes unassembled and undecorated. Automobiles not included.

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029 00 050NCentral Vermont 40' boxcar #143203$19.25

This 40' despatch stock car is painted box car red with white logo and lettering. It was built in March 1947 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. New York Central converted 500 outside-braced box cars into stock cars. The new class 727-S cars were renumbered into the 28000-28499 series. In the rebuilding process, the diagonal braces were reversed from the original box car design. Comes with cattle chute kit. Cattle chute comes unassembled and undecorated.

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035 00 040NNew York Central 40' boxcar #28028$17.70
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993 00 043NAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe tank cars runner pack #100818, #100837, #100845, #100862$69.95
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994 00 021ZTexaco tank cars runner pack #8099, #8128, #8246, #8268$69.95

This 40' Standard Box Car with plug door is car #27 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Roadrunner and Yucca, New Mexico's official state bird and flower. The flag of the state of New Mexico is in the background. The road number 1912 represents the year the 'Land of Enchantment' was admitted into the union.

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Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
502 00 527ZNew Mexico State Car #1912$22.95

This black GP9 powered locomotive with red ends, white lettering and a large white 'wet noodle' CN logo was built by General Motors Diesel in 1957. The GMD GP9 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro- Motive Division between January 1954 and August 1963. General Motors Diesel, Limited, was created in 1949 as the Canadian subsidiary of the Electro Motive Division of General Motors located in the United States.

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Expected by: September, 2010
Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
982 01 220ZCanadian National GP9 #4585$185.95

These 60' bulkhead flat cars are painted green with white logos and lettering. They were built in 1980 by Marine Industries and run on Roller Bearing trucks. They were renumbered by British Columbia Railways in 1995 and can be seen working hard on the rails today. Comes with a pipe load.

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Expected by: September, 2010
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527 00 061ZBritish Columbia Railways bulkhead flat cars #864100$23.70
527 00 062ZBritish Columbia Railways bulkhead flat cars #864252$23.70

These PS-2 covered hoppers are painted light gray with black and white herald and black lettering. It was built in April 1956 by Pullman-Standard, serviced in March 1981, and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Special interior linings were given for sugar, grain and abrasive service. Around 1981, these hoppers were moved from their original series and placed into Maintenance of Way service for the Boston & Maine and remained in service through 2009.

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Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
531 00 131ZBoston & Maine covered hoppers #2752$22.35
531 00 132ZBoston & Maine covered hoppers #2754$22.35

This 40' standard box car with single door is painted black with aluminum sides. It bears Western Pacific's large orange feather emblem and is lettered in black with white end lettering. It was built in November 1951 by Pullman-Standard, serviced in February 1953, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. In 1951, WP ordered 600 PS-1 box cars from Pullman-Standard, numbered 20801-21400. The cars appeared in WP's standard paint scheme, a plain box car red with silver reporting marks and the square feather herald on the right side of the car. The second 22 cars were sent back to Pullman in 1953 to receive their Compartmentalizers and were re-numbered into series 19521-19542. They were painted aluminum with black roof and ends and a large new orange feather emblem across the side and door.

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Part #ScaleDescriptionPrice
500 00 650ZWestern Pacific boxcar #19527$27.80

This 40' standard box car with single door is painted aluminum with large orange feather emblem and black lettering. It was built in November 1951 by Pullman-Standard, serviced in 1952, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. In 1951, WP ordered 600 PS-1 boxcars from Pullman-Standard, numbered 20801-21400. The cars appeared in WP's standard paint scheme, a plain box car red with silver reporting marks and the square feather herald on the right side of the car. The first 20 cars however were re-numbered at Pullman in 1952 to 19501-19520. They had Compartmentalizers added and were painted completely all-over aluminum with a large new orange feather emblem across the side and door.

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Expected by: September, 2010
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500 00 080ZWestern Pacific boxcar #19505$24.90
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462 00 010NRingling Bros. 6-Wagon Pack$49.95
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760 00 020ZRingling Bros. 4-Wagon Pack$39.95
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799 90 933ZPier Warehouse kit (unassembled)$44.95
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499 90 914NGrain Co-op kit (unassembled)$39.95
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981 44 111ZPenn Central weathered locomotive$179.95
981 44 112ZPenn Central weathered locomotive$179.95
981 44 121ZMissouri Pacific weathered locomotive$185.95
981 44 122ZMissouri Pacific weathered locomotive$185.95
981 44 131ZIllinois Central Gulf weathered locomotive$195.95
981 44 132ZIllinois Central Gulf weathered locomotive$195.95
982 44 021ZCanadian National weathered locomotive$195.95
982 44 022ZCanadian National weathered locomotive$195.95
982 44 051ZD&RGW weathered locomotive$195.95
982 44 052ZD&RGW weathered locomotive$195.95
982 44 112ZBaltimore & Ohio weathered locomotive$205.95
982 44 120ZSouthern Pacific weathered locomotive$205.95
982 44 130ZCotton Belt weathered locomotive$205.95
Reserve by: September 30, 2010
Expected by: March, 2011
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993 00 049NPullman 10-1-2 Sleeper 3-pack$59.95
Reserve by: September 30, 2010
Expected by: March, 2011
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994 00 027ZMissouri-Kansas-Texas boxcars 4-pack$84.95

Ringling Bros. Packs! New 1970s-era White-schemed Blue Train. Cars are Con-Cor models decorated by Micro-Trains and equipped with Magne-Matic trucks and couplers.

Reserve by: September 30, 2010
Expected by: June, 2011
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993 00 051N3-Car Multi-Pack (2 Dormitory Cars and 1 Equipment Car)$89.95
993 00 052N3-Car Sleeper Runner Pack$89.95

Formed in April 1909 to take over the foreclosed Colorado and Northwestern which was organized in 1897. Part of the line's right-of-way northwest of Denver, CO., is designated a Historic District and is currently enjoyed as a hiking/biking trail that affords the traveler amazing views of the Colorado Rockies. This part of the line was rightly known as the "Switzerland Trail of America."

Reserve by: September 30, 2010
Expected by: June, 2011
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860 00 020NDenver, Boulder & Western gondola #202$36.80
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499 43 964N50' Cotton Bale Load (2-pack)$8.95
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799 43 930ZRed Circus Wagon Load (2-pack)$9.95
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