Dear N Scale Customers; Here are the Micro-Trains announcements for December

 

Cotton Belt Box Cars

These B-70-7 class 50’ insulated plug-door boxcars with Roller Bearing trucks were built in 1962 and rebuilt and renumbered by Cotton Belt in 1979. They featured a cushioned underframe, insulated walls, and CAR-PAC loaders.  St. Louis Southwestern, commonly known as Cotton Belt, was founded in 1891 and became a Southern Pacific subsidiary in 1932, before eventually fully merging in 1992. It is now a heritage component of Union Pacific.

 

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DODX Flat Cars with Abrams Tank Load

 

 

In Family Foam Nest

In Jewel Cases

 

Guaranteed Order Deadline: December 31st, 2023

Expected Delivery Date: June 2023

 

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Pemex Tank Car 3-Pack

 

 

In Foam Family Nest

In Jewel Cases

 

Guaranteed Order Deadline: December 31st, 2022

Expected Delivery: June 2023

 

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Blue Comet Heavyweight Five Pack - Passenger Car Set

 

 

Set Consists of: Baggage Car, Dining Car, Single Window Coachx2 and Observation Car

Road #'s: Giacobini, Biela, Barnard, Tuttle, Winneck

 

In Foam Family Nest

In Jewel Cases

 

Guaranteed Order Deadline: December 31st, 2022

Expected Delivery Date: June 2023

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BNSF Family Series Car #4 - Northern Pacific

 

 

This 40’ high cube boxcar with Roller Bearing trucks was built in 1967 at the Northern Pacific Brainerd Shops and was used in an appliance shipping capacity. Northern Pacific was a Class 1 Railroad formed in 1864, and eventually acquired in 1970 by Burlington Northern Railroad through mergers, which went on to merge with Santa Fe, becoming BNSF.

 

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Railroad Magazine Series #10 - "Rails Into The Sun"

 

Founded in 1906, Railroad Magazine was the first, and one of the most popular railroad pulp publications, containing first-hand railroad stories and informative articles. It was published until 1979 when it merged with Railfan Magazine to form Railfan & Railroad, now owned by White River Productions. This 12-car series will consist of unique 40’ High-Cube Box Cars to commemorate Railroad Magazine. Don’t miss out on this exciting new series

 

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Reading Heavyweight Depressed Center 50' Flat Car with Battle Ship Gun Load

 

This Reading heavyweight depressed center flat car with Commonwealth Freight trucks was built for Reading Railroad where it was used to transport bulky and heavy industrial loads, such as large dimensional loads, electrical transformers, and construction equipment, with the depressed center allowing for a few feet of additional vertical clearance. In this case it was used to transport a 16” main battleship gun barrel.

 

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Reading Buffer Car

 

This 50’ flat car with Bettendorf trucks was built for the Reading Railroad in 1937 where it was used to transport bulky and heavy industrial loads, such as automobile frames and machine components.

Car can be used as a buffer to help transport an overhanging 16” main battleship gun barrel.

 

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CP Rail 40' Box Car

 

Built as part of a 300-car order, this 40’ boxcar with Bettendorf trucks featured double doors, to allow a 15’ opening, and also had lading anchors. It was used in general freight service. Incorporated in 1881, Canadian Pacific Railway is one of the largest Class 1 Railroads in Canada, owning over 12,000 miles of track in Canada and the United States.

 

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CSX Depressed Center 50' Flat Car

This CSX depressed center 50’ flat car with Commonwealth Freight was built for a predecessor road and eventually made its way to CSX where it was used to transport bulky and heavy industrial loads, such as large dimensional loads, electrical transformers, and construction equipment, with the depressed center allowing for a few feet of additional vertical clearance.

 

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Norfolk & Western 100-Ton Open Hopper

 

 

This H12A-class, 100-ton open hopper with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built in 1985 and carried the slogan “We Have It Made in Virginia.” Norfolk & Western was known as the “King Coal” line, but also shipped a variety of other commodities.

 

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Norfolk Southern 3-Bay 100-Ton Open Hopper

This three-bay, 100-ton open hopper with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built in 1989 by Trinity Industries and followed the basic plan for the H12A carbody. With a 263,000-pound capacity, it was used for bulk coal transport between east coast mines and power plants, and other industries. Founded in 1982 through the mergers of Norfolk & Western and the Southern Railway, Norfolk Southern grew further in the late 1990s with the acquisition of just over half of the trackage and assets of Conrail Corporation.  Today, NS is one of the largest Class 1 Railroads with over 30,000 employees and operates nearly 22,000 miles of track in the Eastern and Midwestern United States.

 

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Chicago & North Western "Happy Holidays" Trailer

 

This 40’ trailer is white with diagonal blue and green stripes. One way some smaller roads made money was by leasing piggyback trailers. One of the more unusual fleets was Erie Western, which ran a portion of the Erie main across Indiana for a few years in the late 70s. Using trailers was a secure way to transport freight.

 

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