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TTX
Road Numbers 97423, 97451

This TSH60A-class 60’ Thrall flatcar with ASF Ride Control trucks was designed to haul large farm, industrial and construction equipment and machinery. With a wood deck and tie-down channels, the cars can be used for a number of other purposes, including hauling structural steel shapes and other bulky industrial loads. With an HTTX reporting mark, these TTX-owned flat cars were built in 1974 by Thrall. TTX was established in 1955 as “Trailer Train,” and as their business evolved simply became “TTX” in a 1991 rebranding effort.

#134 00 031...$34.95
#134 00 032...$34.95

Union Pacific®
Road Number 260177

Built in 1988 for Union Pacific, this class F-100-38 centerbeam flatcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks has a 263,000-pound gross weight and is used for carrying heavy finished wood loads, like plywood. With bulkheads on each end to prevent acceleration or deceleration load-shifting, the car design also features a centerbeam structure, which provides both lateral stability and support for shipment as well as simplifying loading and unloading cargo.

#053 00 760...$34.95

Ladoga Canning – Lovers Brand
Road Number 14245

Refrigerator Line owned reefer with Bettendorf trucks was leased to Ladoga Canning Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, and featured Lovers Brand New England Style Beans & Pork. The Ladoga Canning Company was founded in 1903 by brothers Harold and Clay Bachelder. Ladoga specialized in tomato and bean products, but also offered products like pumpkin, sugar corn, and a variety of soups.

#049 00 990...$29.95

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Road Number 999088

Built in the late 1960s by the ATSF Topeka Shops, this CE-1 caboose was rebuilt in the early 1980s and modernized with additional amenities for crews, including a refrigerator and new seating areas. Also, at this time, it was painted in the short lived SPSF red and yellow paint scheme with only the SF ever being painted.

#100 00 620...$36.95

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Sabine River & Northern ex-Cadiz Railroad
Road Number 161245

Ashley, Drew and Northern was a short line logging railroad founded in 1905 in eastern Arkansas. Pulpwood and paper products became the railroad’s staple freight commodity by the mid-1940s. In 1963, Georgia Pacific Paper Corporation purchased the railroad but continued to operate it under the AD&N name until 1995 when it was no longer profitable and was abandoned. The car was later obtained by Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab of Mexico, which was founded in 1999 and operated until 2007.

#025 44 591...$30.95

Burlington Northern Western Fruit Express
Road Numbers 791, 802

With a mechanically cooled, insulated body, these Burlington Northern Western Fruit Express reefers with Roller Bearing trucks was 2878 cubic feet in capacity. Burlington Northern was formed through the mergers of Great Northern and Northern Pacific in 1970, and then merged with ATSF in 1995 to form BNSF.

#082 00 010...$29.95
#082 00 011...$29.95

Seaboard System
Road Number 341437

This three-bay hopper with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built by Bethlehem Steel, in Johnstown, PA in June 1971 for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. In 1982, the L&N merged with the Seaboard Coast Line and Atlantic Coast Line to form Seaboard System. Seaboard later merged with Chessie System to form CSX.

#108 00 053...$28.90

Underwater Cable Spool Load 2-Pack

#499 45 037...$14.95

Timber Truss Load 2-Pack

#499 45 038...$14.95

Western Pacific® 4-Car Runner Pack #233
Road Numbers 220106, 220108, 220146, 220194

These 40’ steel boxcars was built in March 1937 and converted by Western Pacific in 1941 into a less-than-carload express boxcar. It was renumbered into the 220071-220194 series, and equipped with wood running boards and steam lines.

#983 00 233...$119.95

Micro-Mouse Mardi Gras

Come join Micro-Mouse in celebrating Mardi Gras this year!

#102 00 310...$28.95

MID-MONTH

TTX Flatcar 3-Pack with Bridge Loads
Road Numbers 942513, 942621, 97355

This pack contains two 89’ flatcars and a 60’ Thrall idler flatcar. An empty idler car is required for extra long shipments such as these large steel sections, which extend beyond the ends of the rail cars.

#983 02 260...$119.95

Weathered Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Caboose 3-Pack
Road Numbers 999046, 999141, 999643

ATSF cabooses were often rebuilt later in life and modernized with additional amenities for crews, including refrigerators and new seating areas. These cabooses feature different paint schemes to denote type of service. The Mineral Brown paint scheme denoted local service only, the Indian Red scheme with the White Cupola denoted PC radio equipment and/or transfer service, while the all-red caboose was for mainline freight service.

#983 02 259...$114.95

NEW PRE-ORDERS

Western Pacific® Bulk Sugar Car 2-Pack

These cars are converted from two Western Pacific boxcars 20356 & 20385 to become closed hopper cars for the specific purpose of hauling bulk sugar. This was done as part of a joint tariff with Southern Pacific as Western Pacific needed equipment to support the arrangement.

#983 02 278...$59.95

Tetra Tech Test Car

This Tetra Tech “RailAI” track geometry inspection car is automated and outfitted with various sensors to examine track conditions such as position, curvature, alignment, smoothness, track gauge, as well as defects such as incorrect rail profile, rail warp, and other parameters. It can then record and transmit this data in detail and mark areas needing repair or adjustment.

#027 00 510...$35.95

Pennsylvania Railroad MOW 4-Pack

These Pennsylvania Railroad cars were used in the 1930s and 1940s to help maintain and repair the electrified catenary lines that were strung over the track on the Northeast Corredor and other branch lines. The flat cars, called “Tower Cars” had elevating scaffolding to allow workers to reach the wires. A “Riding Car,” which was a converted passenger car or self-propelled coach, was also employed with a pantograph to help ensure the lines being worked on were electrically grounded.

#983 02 277...$129.95

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-Car Runner Pack #237

Class GA-183 ACF Centerflow hoppers in series 313800-314799 were built in 1973. These hoppers had a weight capacity of 100 tons. They feature a “Q” for Quality logo, and ride on Barber Roller Bearing trucks.

#983 00 237...$134.95

HO Pre-Orders

HO Presidential Car

This 40’ box car with plug door and roofwalk representing the 47th president of the United States. It bears the portrait of Donald J. Trump.

#3100 001...$49.95