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.
N SCALE Norfolk Southern FT # 10 NS/ex-Old NS Rd#406818 Rel. 02/24 This general purpose 50’ boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built for the original, unrelated Norfolk Southern Railway that operated until 1982. It eventually made its way to the modern Norfolk Southern, coincidentally founded in the same year following a merger between Norfolk & Western and Southern Railways. ..
N SCALE Norfolk Southern FT #4 NW/ex-NKP Rd# 269079 This 50' fixed end gondola with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built by Pullman-Standard in April 1964 for Nickel Plate Road. It was later absorbed into the Norfolk & Western system, and finally became part of Norfolk Southern...
N SCALE Norfolk Southern FT #7 NS/ex-CR Rd# 617042 - Rel. 11/23 This gondola with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built for Reading Railroad, and then soon after was merged into Conrail series 579394-579693. Later, it made its way to the Norfolk Southern roster and was rebuilt in the 1990s. 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...
N SCALE Norfolk Southern/ex-ACY - Rel. 05/23 This 50' boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was lettered for the Akron, Canton & Youngstown, which was a Class 1 railroad that operated between Mogadore and Akron, Ohio from 1907 until 1982. In 1964, the Norfolk & Western Railway acquired operating control of the AC&Y and it was fully merged into the N&W in 1982.laser cut door hardware comes uninstalled..
N SCALE Norfolk Southern FT#2 - rd# 693378 - rel. 6/23This insulated boxcar was built for American Refrigerator Transit, or ART, and leased by Norfolk & Western. These cars featured Car-Pac Loaders, insulated walls, and plug doors to maintain cold temperatures that could previously only be accomplished by blocks of ice. Norfolk & Western was known as the “King Coal” line, and was a Class 1 railroad headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. Today, it is now part of the Norfolk Southern system following a 1982 merger with Southern Railway...
N ScaleCar pricing range $27.90-$32.95Founded 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.pre-ordered in December 2022..