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1 eptember 2009 September 2009 September 2009 September 2009 September CSX Transportation Road Numbers 8014 / 8033 DOW Chemical Road Number MCVX This 56 general service tank car is painted blue with red ends, belly and underframe and multicolor logos. Lettering is in yellow. It was built in August 1972, serviced in March 2008 and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Tank car is part of a consist of cars that travel regionally each year to provide free safety training to Emergency responders. The program is provided by TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response), a voluntary outreach effort focusing on training communities to prepare and respond to a possible hazardous material transportation incident in partnership with companies, in this case DOW chemicals. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Billboard Car #2 This wood-sheathed car is painted brown and features a colorful representation of an actual Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey poster promoting their clown acts. Clowns have played an important role in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey history, each with their own unique character, costume and makeup design. These mirth-makers specialize in a variety of skills from slapstick, juggling and comedic gags to stilt-walking, unicycling and daredevil feats, all requiring physical discipline, athleticism and skill. New Z Scale SD40-2 Locomotive! These SD40-2 powered locomotives are painted blue with silver roof, yellow nose, and blue and yellow rear with CSX logos on all sides. The SD40-2s were built as part of EMD order number for the L&N in The EMD SD40-2 is a 3,000 horsepower (2,240 kw) model of C-C diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1972 and February 1986; 3,957 examples were built, and every class 1 railroad in North America has operated this type of loco. The SD40-2 is one of the best-selling diesel locomotive models of all time. # $34.75 # $25.95 Blue Circle Cement Road Number WBCX WITH SAND LOAD Great Northern Road Number TGN / Accepting Orders for September Releases Beginning August 31st All Prices U.S. Dollars September 2009 # $ # $ This 43 three-bay Ortner rapid discharge hopper with sand load is painted Yellow with blue logo and blue lettering. It was built in 1994 by the Ortner Freight Car Co. of Cincinnati, OH and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Blue Circle was the leading producer and supplier of quality cements to the Southeastern United States construction industry for many years, serving customers in 32 states and two Canadian provinces. In 2001, Lafarge S.A., the parent of Lafarge Corporation, acquired Blue Circle Industries PLC and became the world s largest cement producer. These 61 bulkhead flat cars are painted sky blue with white lettering. They were built in June 1968 and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The Great Northern was the creation of the 19th century railroad tycoon James J. Hill and was developed from the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. The Great Northern s route was the northernmost transcontinental railroad route in the United States. WITH NEW CONCRETE LOADS NEW BODY STYLE! # $24.90 # $20.75 # $20.75

2 Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Car Road Number This 40 standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is car #13 of a 44-car series representing each of the presidents of the United States. It bears the portrait of our 19th president, Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes decision to favor Paraguay in arbitration following the War of the Triple Alliance in South America made him a hero. A city, a regional historical museum, schools, roads as well as a soccer team in Paraguay were named for him. Presidential Series FT-A Locomotive This powered FT A-unit locomotive is the perfect complement to your Presidential Series collection. It is painted in matching cream and green colors with the Presidential Seal and White House on the side and black rails and trucks. NOW AVAILABLE! Oath of Office Trivia Contest Question: Which president studied nuclear physics at Annapolis, had a pet dog named Grits, and turned a failing peanut business into a profitable one prior to his presidency? *All answers must be submitted by to mtl@micro-trains.com by the 15th to be eligible. # $23.95 Pre-orders were taken for these items in March 2009 # $99.95 Nickel Plate Road Road Number NKP Union Pacific Road Number UP This 50 standard box car with plug doors is painted box car red with black ends. The Nickel Plate Road herald is white and the car is lettered in white. It was built in December 1963 by General American s East Chicago Shops and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Nickel Plate Road had its origin in It was merged into the Norfolk and Western on October 16, Its reporting marks began to be listed under N&W in the 1965 issue of the Official Railway Equipment Registry (ORER). The Nickel Plate reporting marks carried over to the N&W and the new Norfolk Southern and ceased to be listed after the July 1998 issue of ORER. This 50 standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is painted yellow with aluminum roof and ends. It bears the red, white and blue UP shield with the company s 1970s era slogan WE CAN HANDLE IT in red. Lettering is in black and red. The car was built in February 1964, serviced in May 1976, and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Cars in this series were originally built by the UP at the Omaha Shops in February 1964 and numbered in the series. They were serviced and renumbered into the series in May During the 1970s, UP began applying the We Can Handle It slogan to their freight. # $17.10 UP is a registered tradmark of the Union Pacific Railroad # $22.30 British Columbia Railway Road Number BCIT This 50 standard box car with double plug doors and no roofwalk is painted dark green with light green right plug door. It bears the BCR Dogwood Flower logo, is lettered in white and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. This car was built in February 1974 by U.S. Railway Manufacturing Co. of Blue Island, IL. Cars designated BCIT apply to an international series used only on traffic between Canada and the United States, while cars designated BCOL can be used on shipments moving within Canada or on international movements. This car is ideally suited for commodities such as lumber where a wider than normal opening is required. The plug doors give additional strength with the convenience of a wider door opening. Colorado & Southern Road Number C&S 7127 This 30 flat car with log load is painted box car red with white lettering. It was built early in the 20th century by St. Charles Car Works of St. Charles, MO, serviced in July 1938, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Originally built for the Colorado and Southern as stock car series in the early 1900s, many of these cars were stripped down to their decks and used as flat cars without changing the reporting marks or reassigning the cars to a different series. WITH LOG LOAD # $24.80 # $36.90

3 YOUR SOURCE FOR Z Alabama State Car Road Number AL 1818 This 40 standard box car with plug door is car #15 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Yellowhammer and Camellia, Alabama s official state bird and flower. The flag of the state of Alabama is in the background. The road number 1819 represents the year the Heart of Dixie was admitted into the union. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Billboard Car #2 This wood-sheathed car is painted brown and features a colorful representation of an actual Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey poster promoting their clown acts. Clowns have played an important role in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey history, each with their own unique character, costume and makeup design. These mirth-makers specialize in a variety of skills from slapstick, juggling and comedic gags to stilt-walking, unicycling and daredevil feats, all requiring physical discipline, athleticism and skill. # $22.95 # $29.95 New York Central Road Numbers NYC / These 40 flat cars with generator loads are painted black with white logos and lettering. They were built in August 1942 and run on Roller Bearing trucks. Originally built in 1942 for New York Central and numbered into the series, thes flat cars were converted to auto frame cars and renumbered into the new series in the early 1960s. Chesapeake & Ohio Road Numbers C&O 3559 This center cupola steel caboose is painted dark blue with yellow logo and lettering. It was built in July 1937, rebuilt in February 1969 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. In 1969 and 1970, #3559 was part of the first group of 75 units to be rebuilt in C&O s caboose rebuilding program. They were rebuilt, repainted into the blue scheme and renumbered into series # $19.10 # $19.10 # $23.95 Pennsylvania Railroad Baggage Car Road Number 7905 This passenger baggage car is painted Tuscan Red with black roof and buff logo and lettering. It was built in February 1926 by Pressed Steel Car Co. and runs on black passenger trucks. This car is marked between the doors for the Railway Express Agency which offered priority handling of small shipments in passenger train baggage cars. COMES FULLY DECORATED Southern Pacific Baggage Car Road Number SP 296 This passenger baggage car is painted aluminum with scarlet red band and logo, gray Southern Pacific and black lettering. It was delivered to the SP in 1950 and runs on passenger trucks. In 1950 the streamlined Sunset Limited went into service between Los Angeles and New Orleans. The cars were stainless steel with a red letterboard, known as the Sunset Paint Scheme. COMES FULLY DECORATED *No longer includes decals # $26.60 *No longer includes decals *SP is a registered tradmark of the Union Pacific Railroad # $26.60

4 Battle of Midway Freight and Loco/Caboose Sets Pre-orders were taken for these items in January and February 2009 COMING MID SEPTEMBER Freight Set # $ Loco/Cab Set # $ N Scale Runner Pack Z Scale Runner Pack NOW AVAILABLE! Pre-orders were taken for these items in March 2009 Rock Island # $49.95 Road Numbers: , , , NOW AVAILABLE! Pre-orders were taken for these items in March 2009 Southern Pacific # $74.95 Road Numbers: 97620, 97806, 97955, SP is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad. N Yard Office Diorama Includes: Resin base Yard Office Kit Blacksmith & Shower Camp Cars Blacksmith Camp Car Shower Camp Car *Kit comes undecorated and unassembled. NOW AVAILABLE! $24.95 *Kit comes undecorated and unassembled. # (2-pack)...$39.95

5 New N & Z Billboard Series Locos! Accepting Pre-Orders through Sept. 30 th COMING FEBRUARY 2010! FELD ENTERTAINMENT N Scale # $ Z Scale # $ New N & Z Runner Packs! Accepting Pre-Orders through September 30 th COMING MARCH 2010! Interstate w/ coal load Road Numbers: 7010, 7037, 7159, 7283 # $59.95 U.S. Army w/ tank load Road Numbers: 36005, 36008, 36013, # $79.95 New Burlington Northern Motorized Track Cleaning Car Micro-Trains has partnered with MNP Inc., an engineering group that specializes in motorized track cleaning cars, to produce an N scale motorized track cleaning car proven in HO, O, G and S scales! This car comes equipped with a high-torque electric geared motor, guaranteed to make your track shine! Features: MTL manufactured freight car High-Torque Electric Motor Pressure Sensitive Disc Speed & Direction Control Easy Peel & Stick Pad Easy Adjustable Cleaning Disc RTR equipped with Kato trucks and couplers (Magne-Matic couplers also provided) * Cleaning pads and custom decoder available (contact *Shown equipped with Magne-Matic couplers Clean your rails with POWER! Now Available NEW! BN #NTC-N002 $ CB&Q #NTC-N001 $119.95

6 Haunted Celebrate Halloween Hamlet with Brimstone Manor # $8.00 Cider Shack Café # $6.50 Creepy Critters Pet Shop # $6.50 Ghostly Spirits Tavern # $6.50 Lighted Booville Trains Station # $8.00 Misery Mansion # $8.00 Nightmare Factory # $8.00 Spooky s Costume Shop # $6.50 Witches Brew Spell Shop # $6.50 Pumpkin Patch # $6.50 Booville Cemetery # $6.50 Spooky Hollow Tree # $6.50 Micro-Seasons HOLIDAY TABLE-TOP TRAIN AND VILLAGE COLLECTIONS Visit us at to view our entire Micro-Seasons product line. Booville & Beyond Railroad Train Set # $ Haunted Hamlet Center Base # $13.00 Brooklyn Locomotive Works Sunoco 56 General Service Tank Cars Brooklyn Locomotive Works previously released our Sunoco 39 Tank Car set. We had so many requests that we are now very pleased to offer the more modern 56 General Service Tanker version of this car. With large multi-color logo and yellow Sun Oil Company lettering, this is a most attractive offering.: BLW Sunoco 56 General Service Tank Car 3-Pack Set... $ BLW S Sunoco 39 Single Dome Tanker, single car... $37.49 Shipping: $ USA only, we do not ship outside of USA at this time. Please check out all of our Micro-Trains special run cars at New Mexico Rail RunNers 20th Anniversary ( ) Cars This 2-pack of 40 standard box cars with roofwalk and plug doors is being released by the New Mexico Rail RunNers to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. The first car is RWX green with black roof, red chili decoration, yellow and black lettering including the New Mexico Rail RunNers logo and the 1990 date. The second car is fire red with black roof, green chili decoration, yellow and black lettering and logo with the number The price per 2-pack is $50.00 ($4.95 S&H; additional charges apply for overseas orders). An order form can be obtained at the website: or by writing to: New Mexico Rail RunNers P.O. Box Albuquerque, NM

7 THE First Annual IS COMING NEXT SPRING! Micro-Trains Line announces and will host the first National Z Scale Convention in Medford, Oregon on April 30th May 1st 2010! The convention will have a variety of events including a tour of the Micro-Trains factory, a private trip to Medford s Railroad Park w/ BBQ dinner, a public show day, clinics, contests and a dinner banquet! More information coming soon. Friday, April 30 Saturday, May 1, 2010 Medford, Oregon Previously Released Rolling Stock SOON-TO-BE-OUT N Scale Missouri Pacific American Coloid Canadian National w/ grain door Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Western Pacific Altantic Coast Line Erie BC Rail American Refrigerator Canadian National Penn Central Presidential JQ Adams Denver & Rio Grande Western Southern Pacific Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Army Guard Car Seaboard Coast Line Z Scale State Series Alaska State Series Virginia State Series Kansas Ringling Bros. Advertising Car Burlington Northern w/ load Northern Pacific GATX OUT OF STOCK N Scale Canadian National Western Pacific Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Ringling Bros. Advertising Car Wabash Presidential James Monroe Pennsylvania Railroad Northern Pacific SCL/L&N Union Pacific Modern Log Car w/ load #8 Z Scale Union Pacific State Car Alaska State Car Virginia Ringling Bros. Advertising Car Canadian Pacific Weathered CB&Q Burlington Northern St. Louis Southwestern Amtrak Baggage Car HOn3 Scale Florence and Cripple Creek MKT, SLSW/Cotton Belt, D&RGW, UP, C&NW, MP, WP and SN are registered trademarks of the Union Pacific Railroad.

8 351 Rogue River Parkway P.O. Box 1200 Talent, OR U.S.A. Manufacturer and Distributor of Quality Model Railroad Equipment 2009 Micro-Trains Line Co. 351 Rogue River Parkway P.O. Box 1200 Talent, OR U.S.A Fax: Visit us at: First Class The ACL, B&O, Seaboard Air Line, Seaboard Coast Line, Chessie, Chesapeake & Ohio, Louisville and Nashville, and Western Maryland are the property of CSX Transportation Inc. ONLINE PRICELIST! Now you can quickly view all that we have in stock here at the factory. Each product category can be easily accessed by selecting Pricelist on the top nav bar. Our freight car and locomotive listings will include pictures and will also be updated on the first day of each month! You no longer have to wonder if we are sold out now you can check for yourself any time you want! Micro-Trains Line Co. products are not toys and are not intended for children under 14 years old. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD Small Parts Not for children under 14 years. Makers of exceptional-quality MICRO-TRAINS N, Z, Nn3 and HOn3 scale model railroad products and collectibles.