MICRO-TRAINS – N SCALE NEW RELEASES
HEINZ YELLOW REEFER SERIES CAR #1
Road Number 486
The H. J. Heinz Company, more commonly known as simply Heinz, is an American food processing company that was founded by Henry John Heinz in 1869. With humble beginnings, Henry and friend Clarence Noble, began manufacturing horseradish in his father’s basement. The company would later expand to include tomato ketchup in 1875 and eventually over 60 food products by the mid-1890’s. Heinz introduced its “57 Varieties” slogan in 1896 which was included on many of their very colorful billboard reefer cars. With a fleet of 700 cars, HEINZ was able to ship their product by rail to major markets throughout the US. These yellow sided refrigerator cars represent railcars painted throughout the late 1900s and through the ‘teens. All cars carried the distinctive “Heinz 57” but each car advertised a different product. This is the first of six reefer cars offered in this series.
#058 00 400…$29.95
Southern Pacific
Road Numbers 513414A/513414B
These 70’ husky stack well cars are red with white lettering and run on ASF Ride Control Trucks. Built in 1990 for Southern Pacific, these Gunderson Husky-Stack 125-ton well cars were painted in an all-red scheme with white lettering. The Husky-Stack® well car was first introduced in 1990 at the International Intermodal Expo in Atlanta, GA.
#135 00 131…$29.90
#135 00 132…$29.90
Union Pacific
Road Number UP 740
This 70’ heavyweight baggage car is grey with white and black lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Following the war, Union Pacific began applying this scheme to its non-streamlined passenger equipment. The baggage car is typically placed after the train’s motive power and used for carrying baggage and express packages.
#147 00 190…$34.90
Union Pacific
Road Number USAX 19418
This 50’ troop kitchen car is dark green and runs on Allied Full Cushion trucks. During WWII, Union Pacific produced a variety of morale-boosting posters that depicted the railroad’s involvement in supporting the war. This car’s poster features a brakeman on the side of a car doing his part in the ‘service of supply’.
#118 00 180…$25.95
Chesapeake & Ohio
Road Number C&O 7783
This 40’ standard box car with plug door is black with aluminum roof and yellow sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. It was built in 1959, as part of series 7750-7824, by C&O’s Raceland Car Shops in Raceland, KY. Rated at 50 tons, with a 3431 Cu. Ft. capacity, these cars were equipped with Pullman-Standard compartmentizers and were insulated.
#021 00 600…$29.80
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Road Number DRGW 01400
This 36’ riveted steel caboose with offset cupola is black with orange cupola and runs on Bettendorf Swing Motion trucks. Built by the road’s Burnham Car Shops in Denver, Colorado as part of series 01400-01469, this car was designated to yard switching and transfer service on the DRGW.
#100 00 400…$33.95
Wabash
Road Number 15283
This 40’ despatch stock car is brown with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Originally built as single-sheathed automobile boxcars, Wabash rebuilt this series of cars in 1933 and 1934 to single level stock cars. Primarily used to haul cattle from the farms to market, there were 400 cars total in this series, with many remaining in service until the late 1960s.
#035 00 270…$20.60
Canadian National
Road Number CN 461244
This 40’ outside-braced box car with single door is freight car red with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Rebuilt in the mid-1930s from automobile boxcars, these cars featured 6’ single doors and had a capacity of 3098 cubic feet. These single sheathed boxcars remained in service until the early 1970s and featured an all steel roof and steel corrugated ends.
#028 00 240…$20.95
Union Pacific
Road Number 421
This 78’ heavyweight paired-window coach car is grey with yellow sides and red lettering and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Built for UP by Pullman in 1922, and numbered into UP series 402-421, this car was updated with air conditioning in 1936. This car was one of the typical coach styles that served many of the passenger car fleets as early as the 1930s. These cars could be found in both local and regional trains and lasted long into the lightweight era as commuter cars and in MOW service.
#145 00 061…$34.90
J.B. Hunt
Road Numbers 602710/603002
These 48’ rib side containers are white with yellow and black logo. J.B Hunt entered the intermodal market in 1989 after forming a partnership with the Santa Fe to provide door-to-door service between Chicago and California. Their intermodal division grew quickly, and Hunt began to form partnerships with all the major railroads. Today J.B. Hunt has one of the largest domestic container fleet, with over 65,000 units.
#468 00 111…$16.95
#469 00 112…$16.95
United States Lines
Road Number USLU 4216894
This 40’ trailer is aluminum with with the red, white, and blue US Lines logo, featuring the Bald Eagle. Founded in 1921, United States Lines was an American transatlantic shipping company that operated until 1989. Although removed from service, these trailers can still be found in the back lots of industries and retail stores, being used as storage sheds.
#450 00 160…$19.80
Union Pacific 4-pack
50’ Standard Box Car, Double Doors
Road #554372, 554378, 554385, 554390
#993 00 145…$99.95
*Pre-orders were taken for this in April 2018
Norfolk Southern 4-pack
60’ Centerbeam Flat Car
Road #120052, 120089, 120114, 120128
#993 00 144…$109.95
DODX ‘Red’ 3-Pack
These 68’DODX flat cars are red with white lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing 4-wheel DODX trucks. Since the Civil War, the United States Military has utilized the railroads to move equipment around the country. These heavy-duty flatcars are used to transport tanks and other auxiliary equipment between bases for training and deployment. Built with a 263,000 lb capacity, these cars typically carry one single tank balanced in the center of the car or two smaller support vehicles.
#993 01 620…$109.95
Canadian National Impact Car
40′ Box Car
Road Number 87989
#073 00 250…$49.95
Custom Christmas Car
Place your custom order through your dealer or order direct online at www.micro-trains.com
#101 00 804..$39.95
New Farm-to-Table Reefer Series
Moving perishables by rail began in the mid 19th century in an effort to move dressed meats beyond local urban markets. As technology advanced, by the early 20th century, anything could be quickly transported from farms to kitchens across the country. These wood-sided ice reefers were dominant revenue earners for almost 100 years until mechanical refrigeration became practical, and they also served as rolling billboards for the companies. Our series will feature twelve unique and colorful ‘produce’ reefers. Contact your dealer to place your order today.
All Cars…$27.95 each
ATSF Impact Car
#020 00 187…$49.95
TTX Runner Pack
Heavyweight Depressed-Center Flat Car
Road# 130525, 130526, 130534
#993 00 150…$89.95
Halloween Ghost Train Set
#993 21 300…$229.95
Cotton Belt SW1500 Locomotive
Rd#2585…#986 00 581…$184.95
Rd#2589…#986 00 582…$184.95
Norfolk Southern SW1500 Locomotive
Rd#…2201…#986 00 151…$174.95
Rd#…2218…#986 00 152…$174.95
CWE White Line 4pk
26’ Civil War Era Box Car
Road #2431, 2435, 2624, 2514
#993 01 740…$89.95
Undecorated 40′ Despatch Stock Car
Substrate colors will vary. Car comes unassembled and undecorated. Trucks and couplers are included.
#035 00 000…$13.25
Undecorated 26′ Civil War Era Box Car
Substrate colors will vary. Car comes unassembled and undecorated. Trucks and couplers are included.
#151 00 000…$13.50