December 2006 Micro Trains
Releases:
N Scale December
Releases_____________________________________________________
Union Pacific?
Road Numbers UP 262148 & UP 262074
These UP synthetic red 61?8? bulkhead flat cars with loads have
large, white ?Union Pacific? lettering and run on red Barber?
roller bearing trucks. These cars are AAR Classed as ?FB? which is
defined as a bulkhead flat car, equipped with fixed or permanently
attached movable bulkheads or ends a minimum of three feet in
height and flat floor for general commodity loading.
UP? is a registeread trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad
#054 00 151 $22.10
#054 00 152 $22.10
Southern
Road Number Southern 159036
This green 89? tri-level closed auto rack, has three large
?SOUTHERN? logo panels on grill with road number, white & black
lettering with yellow warning & data boxes, black ?Excess
Height? message with white reporting marks and data, and runs on
black Barber? roller bearing trucks. As was usual with tri-level
closed auto racks, the flat cars were built by a car builder and
the racks were built by an outside agency. This flat car was built
for the Southern by Pullman-Standard in July 1977, the racks were
made by Paragon and applied to flat cars in this series that same
year.
#111 00 090...$37.15
Harding?s Butter
Road Number URTC 11619
This box car red 40? double-sheathed wood reefer with vertical
brake wheel car has reefer yellow sides and large ?Harding?s Cream?
herald runs on black Bettendorf trucks. Reefers were designed to
haul perishable goods such as meat, dairy products, and beer, any
load that required a cool temperature. The billboard reefers were a
great way for a company to advertise their products. Like moving
billboards, they were seen by thousands as the reefers transported
their cargo. Begun in the late 1800?s, the practice continued until
the 1930?s when the ICC restricted lettering and car decoration in
response to complaints.
#049 00 540...$22.95
Georgia State Car
Road Number GA 1788
This 40? standard box car with plug door is car #44 of a 50-car
series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears
the Brown Thrasher and Cherokee Rose, Georgia?s official state bird
and flower. The flag of the state of Georgia is in the background.
The road number 1788 represents the year the ?Peach State? was
admitted into the union.
#021 00 408...$19.85
Nova Scotia Provincial Car
Road Number NS 1867
This 50? standard box car with single door is car #4 of a 13-car
series representing each of the 13 provinces and territories of
Canada. It bears the Osprey and Mayflower, Nova Scotia?s official
provincial bird and flower. The flag of the province of Nova Scotia
is in the background. The road number 1867 represents the year the
?One Defends and the Other Conquers? province entered the
confederation.
#077 00 154...$18.25
Cotton Belt?
Road Number SSW 71121
This 50? steel side, 14? panel, fixed end gondola with low cover
car is painted box car red, has large, white ?Cotton Belt?
lettering and runs on box car red roller bearing trucks. Built in
August of 1957 by Bethlehem Steel, this car was last shopped
September 1976. This car has a capacity of 139000 lbs., load limit
of 140100 lbs., light weight of 79900 lbs. and is rated for 2044
cu. ft. capacity.
Cotton Belt? is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific
Railroad
#106 00 090...$15.95
Milwaukee Road
Road Number URTX 805
This 51? 3-3/4? rivet side mechanical reefer has an aluminum roof,
reefer yellow sides and black ends, white, black and red ?The
Milwaukee Road? logo and runs on black roller bearing trucks. The
purpose of a mechanical reefer is to keep perishable items cold.
Early reefers were of all wood construction and used ice for
cooling. By the 1940?s, new reefers were being built entirely of
steel. Insulating techniques improved to the point where economical
refrigeration could be accomplished using steel side plates in
place of wood sheathing.
#069 00 060...$22.35
Erie
Road Number Erie 79006
This 40? standard box car with single Youngstown door is box car
red with black and white Erie logo and white lettering and runs on
black Bettendorf trucks. This car wore the Erie diamond logo until
after the change in the railroad had it running under the Erie
Lackawanna name with the similar, but new ?Broken E? diamond
logo.
#020 00 870...$18.10
N Scale Accessories
40? Log Stacks #1 & #2
#499 43 917 (2-pack)...$8.95
Z Scale December
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Road Number Pennsylvania 112015
This brown 50? rib side box car with FMC plug door and no roofwalk
displays a large PRR Keystone logo with white stenciling and runs
on black roller bearing trucks. Cars in series 112000-112079 are
equipped with pallets that are considered a part of the car. The
X58-class 50ft boxcars were built by the Samuel Rea Shops and
equipped with Evans one (1) piece bulkheads as indicated by the
?DFB? stenciling. Cars included Side Fillers w/ exterior side-post
construction, producing a smooth interior and can be positioned to
prevent shifting of the load.
#511 00 010...$20.35
Denver & Rio Grande Western?
Road Number D&RGW 18006
Built by Greenville Steel Car for Denver & Rio Grande at
Greenville, PA in June 1960, this grey PS-2 70 ton two-bay covered
hopper has black D&RGW ?Speed Lettering?lettering and runs on
grey trucks. Built by Greenville Steel Car for Denver & Rio
Grande at Greenville, PA in June 1960. This group of 70 ton covered
cement hoppers was part of a 20 car series 18000-18019 with 2003
cubic foot capacity. Car #18006 has been serviced and repainted in
May 1967 at the Burnham Shops (BHM)
D&RGW? is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific
Railroad
#531 00 040...$18.40
Rock Island
Road Number RI 20039
Built by Greenville Steel Car for Denver & Rio Grande at
Greenville, PA in June 1960, this grey PS-2 70 ton two-bay covered
hopper has black D&RGW ?Speed Lettering?lettering and runs on
grey trucks. In 1940 through 1942, the Rock Island purchased 3600
40-foot steel box cars from Pressed Steel Car Company. The
20000-20049 group were fitted for express service, wearing the
Allied full-cushion trucks and designated for BX box express
service. In the 1950?s, the Allied full-cushion trucks were
replaced by the Chrysler FR-5E and the word ?Express? was stenciled
on the side near the road number.
#500 00 420...$20.45
40? Modern Log Car
NEW LOG LOAD!
This body style is typical of the log cars used on standard gauge
railroads across
the United States. This release is loaded with a variable log
load.
#538 00 050... $17.80
Nn3 Scale December
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Southern Pacific Coast
Road Number 368
This light box car red 30? box car has the large, white circle
Southern Pacific Coast ?Sunset Route? logo and runs on brown
Diamond Arch Bar trucks. Originally built for the Oregonian
Railroad as #102, SPC 368 came to South Pacific Coast in 1899 and
was scrapped in 1906. This car was typical of the standard 10-ton
Carter Brothers narrow gauge box car. Numbers 92,104-176 &
288-336 were the unique 28? Carter combination box/stock cars,
originally used as ventilated box cars for fruit. The first
lettering scheme was an 8? diameter sunburst logo that read South
Pacific Coast. Sometime after 1888 when S.P. purchased South
Pacific Coast, the logo was changed to read ?Southern Pacific
Company?. (The Reporting Marks stayed the same.)
#800 00 180...$16.25
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