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Congress enacted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and we must now note that these ARE NOT TOYS, AND ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF 14. These products are Model Railroad Equipment and Accessories intended for use by adults.

50' Plug Door Boxcar

Prototypical Features:

• Accurate printing and paint schemes you have
come to expect from Micro-Trains®
• Cast Zinc underframe for detail and durability

• Fine Details
• Truck Mounted Couplers
• Magne-Matic Knuckle Couplers

• Detailed brake wheel applied separately
• Nicely Weighted
• Jewel Case

Great Northern

#13605-2 Great Northern
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13605-2

#TBA

Seaboard Coast Line

#13611-2 Seaboard Coast Line
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13611-2

#TBA

New York Central

#13616-2 New York Central
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13616-2

#TBA

Southern

#13618-2 Southern
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13618-2

#TBA

Boston & Maine

#13619-2 Boston & Maine "Milk Car"
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13619-2

#TBA

'00 Holiday Car

#13621-2 '00 Holiday Car
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13621-2

#TBA

'02 Holiday Car

#13622-2 '02 Holiday Car
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13622-2

#TBA

Canadien National

#13624-2 Canadien National
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13624-2

#TBA

'03 Holiday Car

#13625-2 '03 Holiday Car
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13625-2

#TBA

Kalmbach 70th Anniversary

#13626-2 Kalmbach 70th Anniversary
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13626-2

#TBA

Pacific Great Eastern

#13627-2 Pacific Great Eastern
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13627-2

#TBA

New Haven

#13628-2 New Haven
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#13628-2

#TBA

Western Pacific

#507 00 030 Western Pacific
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#507 00 030

#TBA

C&O Chessie System

#507 00 230 C&O Chessie System
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#507 00 230

#TBA

Santa Fe

#507 00 290 Santa Fe
• Released -
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

#507 00 290

#TBA

The Smokey Bear ‘Forest Fire Prevention Series’ showcases the fire prevention message portrayed through colorful posters from the past 60 years. This series concluded in August 2006.

Smokey Bear Series

#507 00 310 1953 Poster
• Released March 2006
$~~23.70~~ retail ea.

#507 00 310

#SBX 1953 A

#507 00 320 1959 Poster
• Released April 2006
$~~23.70~~ retail ea.

#507 00 320

#SBX 1959 A

#507 00 330 1953 Poster
• Released May 2006
$~~23.70~~ retail ea.

#507 00 330

#SBX 1953 B

#507 00 340 1980 Poster
• Released June 2006
$~~23.70~~ retail ea.

#507 00 340

#SBX 1980 A

#507 00 350 1983 Poster
• Released July 2006
$~~23.70~~ retail ea.

#507 00 350

#SBX 1983 A

#507 00 360 1982 Poster
• Released August 2006
$~~23.70~~ retail ea.

#507 00 360

#SBX 1982 A

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy

#507 00 370 CB&Q
• Released March 2007
$~~26.45~~ retail ea.

#507 00 370

#TBA

Burlington Northern

#507 00 380 Burlington Northern
• Released August 2007
$~~20.45~~ retail ea.

#507 00 380

#TBA

Denver & Rio Grande Western

#MTL-507 00 391 D&RGW
• Released April 2008
$~~27.65~~ retail ea.

#507 00 391

#TBA

#507 00 392

#TBA

Includes:
• Brake Wheel
• Micro Trains Line Trucks
• MTL Truck Mounted Couplers

Baltimore & Ohio

#MTL-507 00 401 B&O
• Released April 2009
$~~23.95~~ retail ea.

#507 00 401

#B&O 482680

#507 00 402

#B&O 482755

These 50’ standard box cars with plug doors are painted dark blue with aluminum roofs and yellow logos and lettering. They were built in March 1967 and run on Roller Bearing trucks. These Class B 74-A cars were assembled for B&O at Dubois, PA, in from Thrall kits. The 38” Capitol Dome logos have been stenciled to the right side of the cars.

Canadian National

#MTL-507 00 411 Canadian National
• Released May 2009
$~~22.20~~ retail ea.

#507 00 411

#CN 401806

#507 00 412

#CN 401822

These 50’ standard box cars with plug doors are painted brown with white “wet noodle” logos and lettering. They were built in January 1987, serviced in March 2003 and run on Roller Bearing trucks. The cars display the English “Canadian National” on the right side of the car, and French “Canadien National” on the left side. A note under the tack board indicates this car was used for paper service.

Merry Christmas 2009

#MTL-507 00 420 Merry Christmas '09
• Released November 2009
$~~24.80~~ retail ea.

#507 00 420

#2009

Our old friend Micro-Mouse is once again center stage, sledding down the slope on this year’s colorful Christmas Box Car. Never one for the conventional, our daring holiday mouse has converted an old tennis shoe into a slope shredder. The holiday greeting with the Micro-Mouse signature will prove this car to be a holiday classic.

Milwaukee Road

#507 00 431 Milwaukee Road
• Released July 2010
$~~31.20~~ retail ea.

#507 00 431

#2632

#507 00 432

#2635

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe

#MTL-507 00 441 ATSF
• Released November 2010
$~~24.60~~ retail ea.

#507 00 441

#55326

#507 00 442

#55333

These 50’ standard box cars with plug doors are painted brown with white ‘Circle/Cross’ logos and ‘Santa Fe lettering.’ Sides and ends are also in white. They were built in June 1956 by American Car & Foundry, serviced in August 1980, and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. These Class BX-186 cars were originally class RR-58 built in 1956 by AC&F; later they rebuilt by ATSF and renumbered into series 55273-55367.

Denver & Rio Grande Western

#MTL-507 00 451 D&RGW
• Released December 2010
$~~27.20~~ retail ea.

#507 00 451

#50920

#507 00 452

#50925

These 50’ box cars with plug doors are painted gold with black ends. They bear black “Action Road” speed lettering logos, plack lettering and green ‘No Damage’ stripes. They were built in April 1955 by General American Transportation Company, serviced in October 1968 and run on Roller Bearing trucks. They belong to series 50900-50999 and run the South Western District.

Northern Pacific

#MTL-507 00 471 Northern Pacific
• Released July 2011
$~~27.80~~ retail ea.

#507 00 471

#NP 97729

#507 00 472

#NP 97732

Painted dark green with yellow stripes, white ‘NP, black red and white herald, and white slogans and dimensional data. Built Oct 1965 on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Boasting the ‘Damage Free’ logo on the doors to protect loads and limit load-shifting, as well as advertising its cushion underframe. Some have been seen through the 80s with chopped ladders and roofwalks removed and this very paint scheme, after having been shopped. The only exception being the galvanized roof.

Pennsylvania RR

#MTL-507 00 490 PRR
• Released July 2011
$~~23.80~~ retail ea.

#507 00 490

#PRR 21019

This 50’ standard box car with plug door is painted brown with white logo, yellow ‘Insulated’ and ‘DF’ on the door, and white lettering. The Keystone logo is white and black. It was built in December 1959 and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. This car was part of a 300-car series generally used for handling food products. The insulation, provision for application of heaters and the use of Evans DF loaders were used to protect product from damage during shipment due to load shift and temperature change.

MTL Z Scale 35th Anniversary

#MTL-507 00 520 MTL 35th Anniversary
• Released March 2020
$~~27.95~~ retail ea.

#507 00 520

MTLX 2020

This 50’ standard box car with plug door is light blue with colorful graffiti. In 1985, Micro-Trains Line introduced their first Z scale freight car. For 35 years MTL has produced highly detailed model trains, continuing the company’s high standard of excellence of American-made model railroad equipment.

Union Pacific

#507 00 531 Union Pacific
• Released February 2010
$~~31.20~~ retail ea.

#507 00 531

#492876

#507 00 532

#492915

Merry Christmas 2011

#MTL-507 00 540 Merry Christmas '11
• Released October 2011
$~~22.65~~ retail ea.

#507 00 540

#2011

In celebration of the Christmas holiday Micro-Mouse decided to display some of his artistic talent. Wielding his favorite paintbrush he leaves all of us a special holiday message.

Bah Humbug 2011

#MTL-507 00 550 Bah Humbug '11
• Released October 2011
$~~22.65~~ retail ea.

#507 00 550

#2011

In celebration of the Christmas holiday Micro-Mouse decided to display some of his artistic talent. Wielding his favorite paintbrush he leaves all of us a special holiday message.

Union Pacific

#MTL-507 00 560 Union Pacific
• Released January 2012
$~~31.80~~ retail ea.

#507 00 560

#498051

Painted yellow with alum roof and ends. Bears a red, white and blue UP shield, multi-colored ‘automated rail way’ logo; lettered in black. Built Aug 1963 at UP’s Omaha Shops; on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. The UP “automated rail way” map design was approved in 1962: It projected an image of modern safety and efficiency resulting from the UP’s newly installed system of automated operational controls. The “Automated” map was applied only to smooth side boxcars and autocars to highlight their cushion load underframes.

Southern Pacific

#MTL-507 00 581 Southern Pacific
• Released December 2012
$~~26.15~~ retail ea.

#507 00 581

#661044

#507 00 582

#661100

This 50’ box car with plug door was built in 1952 by the SP Equipment Company’s Sacramento Shops, these cars were placed into series 109100-110099. Beginning in 1965, 100 cars from this class were re-numbered into series 661001-661100. Cars were last serviced in December 1977.

Conrail

#MTL-507 00 590 Conrail
• Released January 2013
$~~22.95~~ retail ea.

#507 00 590

#CR 361098

This 50’ standard box car with plug door was built in 1964 as part of series 360982-361160. It is painted brown with white lettering and Conrail logo. The creation of Conrail is the result of the reorganization of the bankrupt Penn Central by the USRA. Beginning operation on April 1, 1976, it took over the railroad operations of 6 bankrupt eastern railroads: (1) Central of New Jersey, (2) Erie Lackawanna, (3) Lehigh Valley, (4) Reading, (5) Penn Central, and (6) Lehigh & Hudson River.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe

#MTL-507 00 651 Santa Fe
• Released November 2016
$~~26.90~~ retail ea.

#507 00 651

#SFRB 6160

#507 00 652

#SFRB 6172

These 50’ standard box cars with plug doors are mineral brown with orange doors and white circle cross herald, and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1955, as part of series 6000-6299, ATSF used these cars for temperature-critical commodities across the West until at least the 1980s.

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