News
Micro-Trains - May Weathered/Graffiti Items - 05/15/2025
Micro-Trains has announced their May weathered/graffiti items. In the standing order category, there is a KCS/x-TTX 60' Rib Side High Cube Box car. There are also two packs; a SP 33' Rib Side 2-Bay Hopper 2-pk and a BN 2-Bay Covered Hopper 2-pk.
Micro-Trains - May Items - 04/29/2025
Micro-Trains has announced their May items. The regular releases are two Southern 65' log cars, Cotton Belt 3-Bay covered hopper, NP 40 box car, GN 40' box car, NYC 40' box car, and two CP bulkhead flat cars. The 2nd in the railbox repatched series is here as well (UP.)
There is a lone Central Weatern Railway - Target Wildfires single dome tank car that is NOT on any standing order.
The pre-orders are CB&Q 40' Box car 4-pack, ACY 50' Box car 2-pack, eight cars that make up an Transportation Technology Services/BNSF Wind Turbine Weathered Consist. All these pre-orders are coming in October.
There is a special End of World War II Honorary Car that will come in August
There is a Ice Storage House that is coming in October.
Micro-Trains - April Weathered Items - 04/11/2025
Micro-Trains has announced two runner packs for the weathered/graffiti items this month.
Rapido Trains - 73' Centerbeam Flat Cars - 03/31/2025
Rapido has announced a new release of their 73' Centerbeam Flat Cars. They are coming in 6-packs, or you can get a random car from the 6-pack. The road schemes are BC Rail, BNSF, CN, Copper Basin, NS< ON, TTX/Ribbed Deck, TTX/Flat Deck, UP, and WC. They might come in December 2025.
Micro-Trains - April Items - 03/27/2025
Micro-Trains has announced their April items. The regular releases include two PFE mechanical reefers, two PRR box cars, a CSX/x-L&N 65' mill gondola with load, a Reading GHy-Class gondola, a MDT steel ice reefer, and a Decker meat reefer. The first in the Railbox Repatched series is also here.
A special April Fools car is included: a MT&L Head End car. This April Fool's car is not on any standing order.
The pre-orders are PC MOW 4-pack, a PC MOW Baggage Car, a CP Rail gondola 4-pack, and a PRR flat cars with impeller load on girders 2-pack. All the pre-orders should arrive in September 2025.
Micro-Trains - March Weathered/Graffiti Items - 03/13/2025
Micro-Trains has announced their March weathered/graffiti items. There is a GATX 56' GS Tank car, a BN 50' Steel side Gondola 3-pk, and a Ferrocarril del Sureste 50' Box car 2-pk.
Micro-Trains - March Items - 02/28/2025
Micro-Trains has announced their March Items. There are two GATX 25,000 Gallon Tank Cars, a NS 3-Bay Covered Hopper, a MILW 50' Box Car, a DME 3-Bay Covered Hopper, a Reading 40' Box car, a GWS Bulkhead flat car, a NP Reefer, and the last in the Ex-Per Diem series.
There is a new load for the bulkhead flat cars - Frame Support Load.
Teh Pre-Orders are a SF MOW 4-pack, a Kahn's Reefer 4 pack, two SP TOFC w/40' trailers 2 packs, and two single box cars in their Honoring Mergers of Class 1 Railroads (a BN and a SF). All pre-orders should arrive in August 2025 except for the two merger cars. The SF will arrive in June 2025 and the BN will arrive in July 2025.
Kato - CPKC & BNSF ES44AC Locomotives - 02/15/2025
Kato has announced a new release of their ES44AC locomotives. They are coming in DC, DCC, and Sound. They are coming in CPKC/New Paint Scheme and BNSF/Swoosh paint schemes. They should arrive by the end of September 2025.
Micro-Trains - February Weathered/Graffiti Items - 02/15/2025
Micro-Trains has announced their February weathered/graffiti items. In the single car category they have a TTX 60' Rib Side High-Cube Box Car with Graffiti and a UP 50' Steel Side Gondola with helicopter load. In the multi-pack category they have a DJTX 3-Bay Evans Covered hopper 2-pack and a CB&Q 33' Rib Side 2-Bay Hopper 2-pack.
Atlas - Trinityrail 31,000 Gallon Crude Oil Tank Cars - 02/02/2025
Atlas has announced a new run of their 31,000 gallon crude oil tank cars. Some are only coming in singles while Deep Rock Refining, Valero Energy, and Phillips Petroleum are only coming in sets. The singles are GATX, Shell Oil, and Cornerstone Chemical. They are slated to arrive late December 2025.
Atlas - 55 Ton Fishbelly Coal Hoppers - 02/02/2025
Atlas has announced new 55 Ton Fishbelly Coal Hoppers. They are coming in singles and some paint schemes are coming in 3-packs as well. They are coming in CNJ, D&H, NS, Reading, WM, and N&W/MOW. They are slated to arrive late December 2025.
Atlas - 1993 Ford Explorers - 02/01/2025
Atlas has announced new 1993 Ford Explorers. They are coming in BC Rail, BNSF Police, Montana Rail Link, Norfolk Southern, Ontario Northland, Reading & Northern, Wisconsin Central, and Union Pacific RR Police. They are slated to arrive late December 2025.
Atlas - 45' Pines Trailers - 02/01/2025
Atlas has announced new 45' Pines Trailers. They are coming in Montgomery Ward, National Piggyback Service, GLKZ/x-Redon, Generic Lease, Neshanic Trailer Company, Norfolk & Western, and Southern Pacific. They are slated to arrive late December 2025.
Atlas - MP15DC Locomotives - New Tooling - 02/01/2025
Atlas has announced new tooling for their MP15DC Locomotives, some with ditch lights as appropriate. They are coming with and without sound. They are coming in BNSF/H3, CSX/YN3, FURX, NS, Reading, SP, and UP. They are slated to arrive late December 2025.
Atlas - C424 Locomotives - New Tooling - 02/01/2025
Atlas has announced new tooling for their C424 Locomotives. They are coming with and without sound. They are coming in CP, Conrail/x-EL, D&H, EL, GBW, PRR, and Reading. They are slated to arrive late December 2025.
Micro-Trains - February 2025 Items - 01/30/2025
Micro-Trains has announced their February 2025 items. There are two TTX TSH60A-class 60' Thrall Flat cars, a UP F-100-38 centerbeam flat car, a Ladoga Canning Reefer, a SF CE-1 Caboose, a SBD 3-Bay hopper, and two BNFE Reefers, as well as the 11th Ex-Per Diem Series car.
There are two loads an underwater cable spool load 2-pk and a timber truss load 2-pk. There is also a Mardi Gras Micro-Mouse car that will be available mid-month.
The pre-orders are a 2-pack of WP Bulk Sugar Cars, a PRR MOW 4-pack, a SF GA-183 Centerflow hoppers 4-pack, and a Tetra Tech Inspection Car. All the pre-orders are scheduled to arrive late July 2025.
Atlas - New Tooling Berkshire 2-8-4 Steam Locomotives - 01/30/2025
Atlas has announced a new locomotive - a Berkshire 2-8-4 Steam locomotive with and without sound. They are coming in C&O, NKP, Perre Marquette, Wheeling & Lake Erie, C&O/For Progress, and Golden Spike Centennial Limited. They will hopefully arrive late December 2025.
Rapido - 3/4 Dome Loung Cars - 01/19/2025
Rapido has announced a release of 3/4 Dome Lounge Cars. They are coming in SP/Daylight/Fluted Sides, SP/Overland/Fluted Sides, SP/General Service/Fluted Sides, SP/General Service/Flat Sides, Amtrak/Phase I/Flat Sides, and CP/Flat Sides. They will hopefully arrive late April 2025.
Micro-Trains - January Weathered Items - 01/16/2025
Micro-Trains has announced their January weathered items. There is a Procor 56' GS Tank Car, a WP 40' & 50' Box Car 2-pack, and a B&LE/x-RI 100-ton 3-Bay Open Hopper 2-pack.
Bowser - 100 Ton Hoppers - 01/14/2025
Bowser has announced a new release of their 100 ton Hoppers. They are coming in B&LE/Black Panel, BNSF, CN/Black, Chessie/B&O, Chessie/WM, Conrail/Quaility, N&W/Bicentennial, NS/Horse Head, PRR/Yellow Dot, PPLX/Yellow Ends, PPLX/Yellow End, RBMN/Blue End, SP, and Wheeling & Lake Erie. They should arrive late September 2025.
Atlas - 5250 Covered Hoppers-Trainman Line - 01/04/2025
Atlas has announced a new release of their 5250 Covered Hoppers in the Trainman Line. They are coming in the following paint schemes: ARR, BF Goodrich, CSX/Grain Express, Marion,IL/ACFX, Pantasote/ Rocor Resins/ Wonder Bread/Bicentennial and KCS. They should arrive late September 2025.
Atlas - 1932 ARA Box Cars - 01/04/2025
Atlas has announced a new release of their 1932 ARA Box Cars. They are coming in the following paint schemes: BAR, C&O, CP, MEC< NdeM and WM. They should arrive late September 2025.
Atlas - CNCF 5000 Box Cars - 01/04/2025
Atlas has announced a new release of their CNCF 5000 Box Cars. They are coming in the following paint schemes: Ann Arbor, CP/x-MCSA, Columbus & Greenville, Gerromex/New Image Red, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico, Moscow, Camden & San Augustine, and Rock Island. They should arrive late September 2025.
Atlas - GA 50' RBL Box Cars - 01/04/2025
Atlas has announced a new release of their General American 50' RBL Box Cars. They are coming in the following paint schemes: BN, CGW/CNW, CGW, Rio Grande, GM&O, and SOO. They should arrive late September 2025.
Atlas - 40' and 53' Rebuilt Well Cars - 01/03/2025
Atlas has announced a new release of their 53' and 40' Rebuilt Well Cars. The 40' are coming in the following paint schemes: TTX/Late Repaint, TTX/TPEX Patch, and TTX/Early Logo. The 53' are coming in the following paint schemes: FEC/Blue; TTX/Next Load Any Road, TTX/Yellow, and Pacer Stacktrain. They should arrive late September 2025.
Atlas - ACF 23,500 Gallon Tank Cars - 01/03/2025
Atlas has announced a new release of their ACF 23,500 Gallon Tank Cars. They are coming in the following paint schemes: AMOX, Exxon Mobile, ACFX/black, ACFX/white, ADMX/Leaf, GLNX, AG Processing. They should arrive late September 2025.
Atlas - C420 Locomotives - 01/03/2025
Atlas has announced a new release of their C420 Locomotives. They are coming with and without sound in the following paint schemes: Conrail/x-LHR, D&H/x-LV, Detroit & Mackinac/Bicentennial, NKP, N&W, Apache , L&N/Family LInes, Erie Mining, FUS, and NdeM. They should arrive late September 2025.
Atlas - SD45 Locomotives - 01/02/2025
Atlas has announced a new release of their SD45 Locomotives. They are coming with and without sound in the following paint schemes: CNW, Conrail, GN/Hustle Muscle, GN, Guilford/ST, SF, Southern and UP. They should arrive late September 2025.
Micro-Trains - January 2025 Items - 01/01/2025
Micro-Trains has announced their January items. The Pre-Orders are as follows: BNSF Flat Car w/10,000th Fuselage 2-pack; a WP MOW 4-pack; a WP MOW Caboose; a CSX Track Inspection Car; a UP Safety Inspection Car; and a NYC & HR Refrigerator Car 4-pack. All of these pre-orders should arrive in June 2025.
The January releases are two NS/x-Southern Bulkhead Flat cars, a C&O Covered Gondola, three tank cars (WP and two Shippers Car Line), a CP Box Car, a CNW Box Car and the 10th in the Ex-Per Diem Series (Sabine River & Northern /x-Cadiz RR.
Atlas - FA/FB-1 Locomotives with Large Numberboards - 12/15/2024
Atlas has announced a new release of their FA/FB-1 Locomotives with large numberboards. They are coming in BN, CP, GN, MP, SP&S, SOO, and UP. They are coming in As and Bs and with and without sound.
Micro-Trains - December Graffitti-Weathered Items - 12/15/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their December weathered/graffiti items. There are two singe cars a TTX 60' Rib Side High-Cube Box Car and a NS 89' Tri-Level Closed Auto Rack. There are two 2-packs a Procor 56' GS tank cars and a CNW 2-Bay Covered Hoppers.
Kato - GE C44-9W Locomotives - 12/06/2024
Kato has announced a release of the GE C44-9W locomotives. They are coming in BNSF/x-SF, BNSF, and KCS/x-BNSF. They are coming in DC, DCC , and with sound. They should arrive in late July 2025.
Micro-Trains - December Items - 12/01/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their December items. There is a CNW Flat car with Christmas tree load, a TTX Heavyweight Depressed-Flat Car, MEC Box Car, PC Box Car, NYC Caboose, two Georgia-Pacific Pulpwood Log Cars, a WP wood Sheathed Box Car, and #9 Ex-Per Diem Car.
There are two items that aren't on any standing order a CNW Flat Car and a Pulpwood Log Load.
The Pre-Orders are the new presidential car, a new modern billboard, a UP Flat Car w/EMD 645 Engine Load, NYC 50' Flat cars with SW9 Frame Loads 3-pack, a Wheeling & Lake Erie x-CSX 3-Bay Open Hopper with coal loads 4-pack, a 3-pack of Strates Shows Flat cars and three Strates Shows Container 3-pack.
Micro-Trains - November Weathered/Graffiti Items - 11/17/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their November weathered/graffiti items. There is a PRR 40' Box car, a GM&O 50' Box Car 2-pack, and a FURX 3-Bay Covered Hopper 3-pack.
Trainworx - 40' Corrugated Trailers - 11/12/2024
Trainworx 40' Corrugated Trailers have arrived. We have some Ferrocarril del Pacifico and Ferrocarril Sonora-Baja California trailers that are still available.
Bluford Shops - 52'6" 15-Panel Mill Gondolas - 11/6/2024
Bluford Shops has announced a new release of their 52'6" 15-panel Mill Gondolas that are dented. They come in lightly dented, medium dented, and heavily dented. This new release will arrive in June 2025 in the following road names: BN, DTI, Erie, L&N, MKT, N&W, PM, WP, and Wabash.
There are still some of the previous release still available. The previous release should arrive in March of 2025.
Micro-Trains - November Items - 11/3/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their November items. There are two cabooses PRR and NKP, two SF Flat cars, two UP Box cars, and the #8 in the Ex-Per Diem Series. There is a Combine Corn Heads w/Tire Load.
The pre-orders are UP 50' Flat car with M3 Tank Loads 2-pk, a SP 50' Flat car with Dragon Wagon Load 2-pk, a 3-pack of Procor 56' GS tank cars, two different sets of passenger cars for the Strates Shows, and a TTX 89' Flat car with Deep Submergence Rescue Training Vehicle load. All the pre-orders are slated for April 2025.
Broadway Limited - EMD NW2 Locomotives - 10/27/2024
Broadway LImited has announced a new release of the EMD NW2 locomotives. They are coming with and without sound. They are coming in SF, GN, IHB, MILW, NYO&W, Reading, RI, and UP.
Broadway Limited - EMD SW7 Locomotives - 10/27/2024
Broadway LImited has announced a new release of the EMD SW7 locomotives. They are coming with and without sound. They are coming in Amtrak/Phase III, N&W, NKP, PR, Cotton Belt, UP, Union Railroad, and Santa's Workshop.
Broadway Limited - EMD SD40-2 Locomotives - 10/27/2024
Broadway LImited has announced a new release of the EMD SD40-2 locomotives. They are coming with and without sound. They are coming in BNSF/x-SF, BNSF/x-BN, CP, MILW/Bicentennial, NS, RI, UP/Desert Victory, W&LE, US Navy and USMC.
Broadway Limited - ATSF 4-8-4 Nothern Locomotives - 10/26/2024
Broadway LImited has announced a new release of the ATSF Notherns (4-8-4). They are coming with and without sound. The sound ones also come with smoke. There are three different paint schemes (In-Service, 2020s Kingman AZ Display, 2022 Restoration) and a painted/unlettered version.
Micro-Trains - October Weathered/Graffiti Items - 10/15/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their October Weathered/Graffiti items. There is a TTX 60' Rib Side High-Cube Bo Car and a BN 2-pack of 50' Airslide hoppers.
Atlas -Pulpwood Flat Cars - 10/13/2024
ATlas has announced a release of Pulpwood Flat Cars. They are coming in C&O, SCL, GM&O, SP/MOW, MP, MEC, L&N/MOW, and Cotton Belt. They should arrive by the end of the 2nd Quarter of 2025.
Atlas -ACF 5800/5748 Centerflow Covered Hoppers - 10/13/2024
ATlas has announced a release of ACF 5800/5748 Centerflow Covered Hoppers. They are coming in ACFX, KT Clays, Everest Railcar Services, Inc. Soltex Polymers, Inc. Condea Vista Plastics, Luhu Logistics, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Cargill. They should arrive by the end of the 2nd Quarter of 2025.
Atlas -PS-2750 Hoppers - 10/13/2024
ATlas has announced a release of PS-2750 Hoppers. They are coming in CSXT, RI/Improvement Company, GN, L&N, Seaboard System, Pullman Standard and Cadillac & Lake City. They should arrive by the end of the 2nd Quarter of 2025.
Atlas -Gunderson 7550 & 7538 Box Cars - 10/12/2024
ATlas has announced a release of Gunderson 7550 Double Door and 7538 Single Door Box Cars. The 7550s are coming in Ferromex, GATX, TTX, and TTX/Graffitti. All but the TTX/Graffitti are also coming in a three pack. The 7538 are only coming in BNSF. They should arrive by the end of the 2nd Quarter of 2025.
Atlas -1996 Ford Taurus - 10/12/2024
ATlas has announced a new release of their 1996 Ford Taurus. They are coming in their previous colors, Moonlight Blue Metallic, Medium Willow Metallic, Toreador Red Metallic, Ebony Satin Metallic, Light Saddle Metallic, Midnight Red Metallic, and Silver Frost Metallic. They have announced three new paint schemes, City Taxi, Police Interceptor, and Ford Police Demonstrator. They should arrive by the end of the 2nd Quarter of 2025.
Atlas - VO-1000 Locomotive - 10/10/2024
ATlas has announced a new release of their VO-1000 Locomotives with and without sound. They are coming in B&O, BN/NP Patch, LV, Patapsco & Black Rivers, Port of Los Angeles, Cotton Belt, Youngstown Sheet & Tube, NP, and UP. They should arrive by the end of the 2nd Quarter of 2025.
Atlas - EMD GP39-2 Locomotive - 10/10/2024
ATlas has announced a new release of their EMD GP39-2 Locomotives with and without sound. They are coming in CSX/YN3, BNSF/New Image, D&H, Guilford/B&M, P&W, UP, and Wisconsin & Southern/35th Anniversary. They should arrive by the end of the 2nd Quarter of 2025.
Woodland Scenics - New Items Coming Soon - 10/8/2024
Woodland Scenics has a new lighted Built-up structure - Cozy Cabin with interior. It should be in our hands by the end of this month. There are also two new figures that should be here about the same time - Children Sledding and Snow Skiers.
Micro-Trains - October 2024 Items - 9/29/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their October items. There are two BNSF 60' Thrall flat cars, a Conrail MOW flat car,a BNSF 3200cuft 2-bay hopper, two PC 3433cuft 3-bay hoppers, a SF BX-188 Excess Height Box car and the #7 in the Ex-Per Diem Car.
There are several items that are not on any standing order: a coffin load, a weathered 50' gondola, a construction load, and a TTX/x-AOK 60' High-Cube Box car.
The pre-orders are a BN with metal load 3-pack, a WP 40' Box Car 4-pack, and a TTX well car 3-pack-weathered. They are all coming March 2025. There is a new building kit that is coming December 2024.
The new series that is starting in April 2025 is a re-patched Railbox series.
Woodland Scenics - Two new figures and a new Built-up
Woodland Scenics has released two new people - Beach Goers and Sun Bathers. They are also released a new Building - Kids Clubhouse. There is a new building that is in the works that you can pre-order - Moonlite Motor Court.
McMillan Publishing - 2025 Calendars Have Arrived - 9/18/2024
McMillan Publishing's calendars have arrived. Like always there are a NS, Rio Grande, SF, CSX, and BNSF calendars.
Micro-Trains - Weathered September Items - 9/16/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their September weathered items. There is a Conrail 60' box car, a UP 50' DD Box car 2-pack, and a FEC 43' Rapid Discharge Hopper 2-pack.
Micro-Trains - September Items - 9/3/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their September items. In the regular releases there are WP 89' Flat car, two GN Reefers, two UP 2-bay Covered Hoppers, a Conrail PD box car, a WM PD box car, and #6 in the ex-per diem series.
The pre-orders are Iowa INterstate 40th Anniversary Tool Car, a TTX Flat car 3-pack with bridge load, a 3-pack of ATSF weathered cabooses, 4-pack of modern log cars, and the 2024 Micro-Mouse Christmas car.
Broadway Limited - EMD F3A/B Locomotives - 8/31/2024
Broadway Limited has announced a new release of the EMD F3A/B locomotives with Paragon 4 sound and without sound. They are coming in ACL, C&O, CRR, Demo, DLW, GO, and SAL. They should arrive by the end of December 2024.
Micro-Trains - August Items - 8/5/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their August items. We apologize, we forgot to put up a link on the news page but many of you found them anyway. For those that haven't found this month's items, just follow the link.
Micro-Trains - July Items - 7/2/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their July items. The pre-orders are CSX and BNSF Honoring Class 1 Railroads, three chapel cars, a WP caboose, two TTX box cars, the 2024 Christmas train set, and a 4-pack of C&O 40' box cars.
Micro-Trains - June weathered & pre-order Items - 6/26/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their June weathered items and their pre-orders but they still don't have these items on their website. We decided we had to put up what we know so our customers had some time to order them.
The weathered items are a CSX 2-bay covered hopper, a GTW 2-bay covered hopper 2-pk, and a CIT Group 2-pk of plug door box cars.
The pre-orders are a Frisco Heavyweight 5-pack (baggage, 3-paired window coaches, and a business car w/balloon roof), a CRTN/x-BN 100T 3-Bay open hopper 4-pk with sugar beet loads, and a UP 100T 3-Bay hopper 4-pack. We will put up pictures when they appear on MTL's website.
Micro-Trains - June Items - 6/2/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their June items. We will put up the rest of the items, once MTL gets their site back up. The only item that is not on a standing order is the NS boxcar.
Micro-Trains - May Weathered Items - 5/15/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their May weathered items. There is a NP Mechanical Reefer and a 3-pack of RBMN Coal Hoppers.
Micro-Trains - May Pre-Orders Items - 4/30/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their May pre-orders. There is a NP wood box car with lumber and car unloader, a log car and log loader 3-pk, a FEC 3-Bay Rapid Discharge hopper 3-pack, a CP flat car with propeller load, and a ACL flat car with Anchor load. Most are coming in October 2024, except for the two flat cars with loads. The ACL and CP flat cars with loads will come in December 2024.
Micro-Trains - May Items - 4/30/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their May items. Items that are not on any standing order include two RBM&N 40' Box cars, two D&RGW 45' Trailers, and two loads (a hydroelectric load and a car frame load.)
For the regular May items there are two PFE 51' Rib Side Mechanical Reefers, a B&O 50' Box car, a NYC Heavyweight Flat car, a CN 50' Rib Side Box car, a SP 65' Mill Gondola, a ICG 40' Box car, and a ICG Heavyweight Flat car.
The 2nd in the Ex-Per Diem Car is here as well as the 6th in the Poultry & Egg Series.
We will put up the new pre-orders tomorrow.
Micro-Trains - New Solar Car Pre-Order - 4/19/2024
Micro-Trains has announced a 2024 Solar Car that will come mid-month May 2024.
Micro-Trains - April Weathered/Graffiti Items - 4/16/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their April weathered/graffiti items. There is a TTX 50' Rib Side DPD High-Cube Box Car (like last month with graffiti) and a 4-pack of CSX family line 3-Bay Covered Hoppers (weathered only.)
Micro-Trains - April Items - 3/30/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their April items. There is a SP 65' Gondola w/scrap metal load, D&H Box Car, two BNSF 100-ton coal hoppers, Cotton Belt 40' Box car, and C&O 40' Box car. The 5th in the Poultry and Eggs series and the 1st in the Ex-Diem car series.
There are four items that are NOT on any standing order. The Aprils Fool car, two UP 45' trailser, and a SP 89' TOFC flat car.
The Pre-orders are two 80th Anniversary D-Day cars (coming in June), a NS box car 4-pack (coming in September), a BNSF open hopper with tarp load 3-pack (coming in September), and a C&O gondolas with coil loads 3-pack (coming in September).
Trainworx - Peterbilt 379, Kenworth T800, Kenworth W900 Dump Trucks - 3/21/2024
Trainworx's Dump Trucks that were announced in April 2018 have finally arrived. We still have some left. They are coming in Peterbilt 379, Kenworth T800, and Kenworth W900 models. All models are coming in black, white, red, blue and yellow. There is a special DOT Orange in the Kenworth T800s.
Micro-Trains - New Weathered/Graffiti Items - 3/14/2024
MIcro-Trains has announced their March Weathered/Graffiti items. There is a TTX 60' Rib Xide Double-Plug Door High-Cube Box car (weathered and graffiti), a PC PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hopper (weathered) and a N&W PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hopper (weathered).
Rapido Trains - New Budd RDC-1s - 3/3/2024
Rapido has announced a new run of Budd RDC-1s. They are coming in Amtrak/Phase II, SF, B&O, B&M, BC Rail, CN, CP, MTA MEtro North, NH, NYC, Reading, SP, VIA Rail, and Painted/Unlettered. They are coming in PHase 1 or 2 depending on the railroad scheme, with and without sound. They should arrive later in 2024.
Atlas - PS-4427 Hoppers - 3/2/2024
Atlas has announced a new release of their PS-4427 Hoppers. They are coming in BNSF, Rio Grande, Farmrail, Pillsbury, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus, and Garvey. They are coming in the 3rd Quarter 2024.
Atlas - 42' Coil Steel Cars - 3/2/2024
Atlas has announced a new release of their 42' Coil Steel Cars. They are coming in AOK/x-CSXT, FURX/x-NOKL, GTW/CN Web Address, Mitsui Rail Capital, South Chicago & Indiana Harbor, CAGY/ServerCorr, and KCS. They each have either two or four road numbers and are coming in 3rd Quarter 2024.
Micro-Trains - March Pre-Order Items - 3/1/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their March pre-order items. There are a UP Heavyweight sleepers 3-pack, a BN 3-Bay Covered Hoppers 4-pack, a UP Class 1 Railroad car, and a NS Class 1 Railroad car. There are two CTXX Track Panel Flat cars. The pre-orders are coming in July 2024 or August 2024.
Micro-Trains - March Items - 2/29/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their March regular items. There is a CNW 65' Mill Gondola with Smashed Car load, a N&W 50' Gondola with Smashed Car load, a C&O 50' Gondola with Train Wheel load, two Capital Finance 56' tank cars, and a SF TOFC Flat car. The fourth Poultry & Egg Series Reefer and the eleventh NS Family Tree car.
There are three items that aren't on any standing order: two SF Z-Van trailers and a St. Patrick's Day Micro-Mouse car.
We will load the new pre-orders tomorrow.
Classic Metal Works - New Trucks - 2/25/2024
Classic Metal Works has announced four new trucks there is Mayflower and Morton Salt in the 1954 Ford Truck and Coca-Cola and Kamm's Beer in the IH R-190 Tractor with Flat bed trailer with loads.
Micro-Trains - February Weathered Items - 2/15/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their February weathered items. There is a 3-pack of TTZX 60' Centerbeam flat car with Opera Window Partition that is only coming in jewel cases. There is a 2-pack of B&O 50' Steel side, Fixed End Gondola, Fishbelly, with low covers. The B&O 2-pack is coming in either Foam or in jewel cases.
Atlas - SD-35 Locomotives - 2/11/2024
Atlas has announced a new release of their SD-35 locomtilford, MRL, Great Lakes Central, SP, Southern, and Norfolk & Western. They are supposed to arrive in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Atlas - RS-11 Locomotives First Time with Sound - 2/9/2024
Atlas has announced a new release of their RS-11 Locomotives - the first time with Sound. They will come with and without Sound. They are coming in BN/NP Patch, Conrail, DWP/WP Bicentennial, Genessee Valley, Ferrocarril del Pacifico, Sonora Baja Claifornia, N&W, LV, L&N and PC. They are supposed to arrive in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Atlas - 40' Containers 3-packs - 2/8/2024
Atlas has announced a new release of their 40' standard height containers. They are coming in 3-packs in the following roads: NYL LIne/NYKU, Orient Overseas Container LIne/OOLU, Triton/United Arab Shipping Co./TTNU, K-Line.com/KKFU, and Ocean Network Express/TLLU. Each paint scheme has two different 3-packs. They are supposed to arrive in the third quarter of 2024.
Atlas - 42' Gondolas in the Trainman Line - 2/8/2024
Atlas has announced a new release of their 42' Gondolas in the Trainman line. They are coming in Central of Georgia, Chicago & North Western, Duluth Missabe & Iron Range, Duluth South Shore & Atlantic, Erie, Missouri Kansas Texas, and Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis. They are supposed to arrive in the third quarter of 2024.
Micro-Trains - February 2024 Items - 2/1/2024
Micro-Trains has announced their February items. There is a Chessie system PS-2 hopper, a Utah-Idaho Sugar Co 3-bay hopper, a Seaboard Air Line 40' Box car, a SF 40' Box Car, and a 40' PS Box Car. There also is a Spokane, Portland & Seattle wood sheathed caboose as well as the third in the Poultry & Egg series and the tenth in the Norfolk Southern family series.
The Pre-orders are two Flat cars with boats (SF & Cotton Belt), a 3-pack of CSX Icebreaker cars, a 4-pack of PFE Reefers, and a 3-pack of NP Gondolas with sugar beet loads. All the pre-orders are expecting to arrive in July 2024.
Micro-Trains - January 2024 Weathered/Graffiti Items - 1/16/2024
Micro-Trains has announced a TTX 60' Rib Side Double-Plug Door High-Cube Box Car that has graffitti and weathering and a 2-pack of Union Pacific 51' Rib Side Mechanical Reefers without roofwalks with just weathering.
Kato - New Bethgon 8-packs - 1/10/2024
Kato has announced a release of their bethgon in 8-packs. They are coming in UP (Small Shield), CSX (yellow lettering), BNSF (Wedge Logo), and NS (2000s Logo). They will be coming in August 2024.
Micro-Trains - January Items - 12/29/2023
Micro-Trains has announced their January items. There are two GN single door 50' box cars, a GN double-door 50' Auto Box car, a UP 50' Auto Box car, two TTX well cars, and a Chessie PS-2 Hopper. The 2nd Poultry & Egg Series and the 9th Norfolk Southern Family Tree series are also available.
The pre-orders are a 4-pack of C&O hoppers, a 5-pack of L&N Heavyweight Passenger cars, a 3-pack NOKL bulkhead flat cars with tire loads, and a single Iowa Interstate Anniversary car.
Micro-Trains - December Weathered/Graffiti Items - 12/15/2023
Micro-Trains has announced their December weathered/graffiti items. There are two CP 60' Rib Side Double-Plug-Door High-Cube Box Cars with modified door detail and an Agribusiness 2-pack 3-Bay Covered Hopper with elongated Hatches with graffiti.
Walthers - Three New Structure Kits - 12/13/2023
Walthers has announced three new building kits that will be coming some time in 2024. There is a Concrete Grocery Warehouse kit, a Golden Valley Depot kit, and a Golden Valley Freight House kit.
Micro-Trains - December Items - 11/30/2023
Micro-Trains has announced their December items. The regular items are PRR PS-2 hopper, a GN 65' mill gondola with pipe load, a Conrail 60' excess-height box car, two UP F-70-21 flat cars, a ICG flat car, a EL 40' box car, and a SF 40' box car. The 8th Norfolk Southern Family tree car and the 1st in the Poultry & Egg series.
Additional items that aren't on any standing order are grain elevator kit, and three 50' flat car loads: cable suspension guide, a hydroelectric impellers, and a roundry casting & crate.
The pre-orders are two UP 60' High-Cube box cars, a KCS 60' High-Cube Inspection box car, a CN Inspection box car, a 4-pack of Railbox 50' box cars, and a 3-pack of SP F-70-2 50' Flat cars with LVT(A)1 load.
Micro-Trains - New Weathered/Graffiti Items - 11/15/2023
Micro-Trains has announced their November weathered/graffiti items. There are two Cargill 56' GS Tank Cars and a 2-pack of ATSF 51' Mechanical Reefer without Roofwalk.
Atlas - New CSX/REDI 90 Ton Hopper in the Trainman Line - 11/15/2023
Atlas has announced a brand new paint scheme on the N Trainman® 90 Ton Hopper! This car features the logo of the CSX Railroad Education Development Institute (REDI) and will be arriving in December 2023.
Kato - New MAXI-IVs for Pre-order - 11/10/2023
Kato has announced a new release of the MAXI-IVs with 53' containers. They are coming in BNSF and TTX.
MAXI-Ⅳ BNSF three-car articulated freight car for the transport of double stack 53 foot shipping containers. Road name is the old BNSF logo, 6 each
of 53 ft. container HUB (white) and CSX (white) with different numbers. Road name is the old TTX logo, 6 each of 53 ft. containers EMP (green) and Ferromex (red) with different numbers.
Wig-Wag Trains Shop - Away - 2023-10-28
We are on our semi-annual trip to Southern California-City of Hope. We will be back on Thursday November 2nd and will check orders and phone messages at that time.
Micro-Trains - November Items - 2023-10-27
Micro-Trains has announced their November items. For the monthly items, there is a PRR 2-Bay Covered Hopper, a D&RGW 89' Flat Car, a NS 60' Box car, two BN 50' Gondolas, two PFE 40' Wood Reefers, and 2023's Christmas Micro-Mouse. The 9th in the War of the Worlds series is here as well as the 7th in the NS Family Tree Series.
The new series, starting in April 2024, was announced the Ex-Per Diem Weathered Series.
The Pre-Orders are an Amtrak Concrete Tie Loader and Concrete Tie Flats, a NATX Tank Car 3-pk, a D&RGW Gondola with Tunnel loads 3-pk, and a B&O & Southern Weathered Gondola 3-pack with Hay loads.
Two new T-Shirts were also announced for pre-orders; Cushioned Underframe and Kartrak ACI.
Bluford Shops - 14 Panel 3-Bay Hoppers - 2023-10-17
Bluford Shops has announced a new release of their 14-Panel 3-Bay Hoppers. They are coming in Clinchfield/x-P&LE, D&H, El, FEC, L&N, PC, SF, WM, and Canada Southern (CASCO). Most are coming in six numbers. They should arrive by late September 2024.
Micro-Trains - Weathered/Graffiti Items - 2023-10-16
Micro-Trains has announced their weathered/graffiti items. There is a 2-pack of Conrail/x-PC 3-Bay Covered Hoppers and a 3-pack of BNSF/x-BN 3-Bay Covered Hoppers, both have graffiti. There is also an Artillery Tank and Support Vehicle kit 2-pack.
Atlas - Commuter Cars - 2023-10-15
Atlas has announced a new release of their commuter cars (Cab car, High-Level Trailers, and High-Level Trailers with Toilets.) They are coming in MBTA, EXO, NJ Transit, and NJ Transit/Atlas 100th Anniversary. There are multiple schemes for each road name and some have three packs.
Atlas - ALP-45DP Locomotives and sets - 2023-10-15
Atlas has announced a new release of their ALP-45DP locomotives. They are coming in NJ Transit and EXO. Each road name has multiple schemes. There are also a few 3-packs which includes one locomotive and two cars. The locomotives, not in the sets, come with and without sound.
Kato has announced a new release of their Autoracks in a 4-pack. They are coming in CN and CP.
Kato - AC4400CW Locomotives - 2023-10-13
Kato has announced a new release of their AC4400CW locomotives. They are coming in CP, CSX, BNSF, UP, and KCS de Mexico. We have not received pictures of the KCS de Mexico locomotives yet. They will come in DC, DCC, and with Sound.
McMillan Publishing - 2024 Calendars - 2023-10-06
The 2024 McMillan Publishing calendars are almost here. As ususal they are coming in BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Rio Grande, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific.
Micro-Trains Line - October Items - 2023-09-28
Micro-Trains has announced their October Items. There are two UP Excess Height Box Cars, two CP Log cars, a PC Gondola, a CSX Centerbeam Flat Car, the #8 War of the Worlds Series, and the #6 NS Family Tree Series.
Items that are not on any standing order are: a Flatcar Bridge kit, two NdeM 89' Flat cars, a FCP 89' Flat car, a pole load 2-pk, and an undecorated 65' log car kit.
The pre-orders are a 3-pack of SF gondolas with car frames. a 4-pack of SF Reefers, two UP Cabooses, and a Scale Test car Load kit.
Bluford Shops - Bay Window Cabooses - 2023-09-20
Bluford Shops has announced a new release of their Bay Window Cabooses. They are coming in SF, NYC, NS, SOU, KCS< P&LE, Conrail, RI, Chessie/B&O, CSXT, and UP. They are slated to arrive in January 2025.
Broadway Limited - EMD E7/8/9 Locomotives - 2023-09-20
Broadway Limited has announced a new release of their E7/8/9s. They will be coming with and without sound. The E7s are coming in ACL, B&M, MEC, MILW, NYC, PRR, SP, and Unpainted. The E8/9s are coming in SF, B&O, CB&Q, C&NW, C&O, PRR, SP, UP, and Unpainted. They are slated to arrive in September 2024. Note: If there is an A/B set the A unit only is powered or with sound.
Kato - Viewliner II Set - 2023-09-19
Kato has announced a new release of a 4-car set of Viewliner IIs. The set has Sleeper, Baggage-Dorm, and Diner. They will come with and without lights. They should arrive from March 24 through June 24.
Kato - EMD SD90/43MAC Locomotives - 2023-09-19
Kato has announced a new release EMD SD90/43MAC locomotives. They are coming in Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific. There is a special CP United Way Commemorative locomotive. They will come in DC, DCC, and Sound. They should arrive from March 24 through June 24.
Broadway Limited - M1a/b 4-8-2 Steam Locomotives - 2023-09-17
Broadway Limited has announced a new release of their M1a/M1b 4-8-2 Steam Locomtoives. They are coming with and without sound. The paint schmes are PRR and Unlettered. They should arrive sometime in June 2024.
The M1a's and M1b's are 4-8-2 "mountain" type steam locomotives operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Use primarily for hauling freight, many PRR crews regarded the M1's as the pinnacle of the railroad's steam power. Standout features on both classes are the square-shouldered Belpaire firebox, the 72-inch driving wheels, and a large cross-mounted air tank positioned at the front of the locomotive. The differences between the M1a and M1b classes are minor. The M1b's have firebox circulators that are absent from the M1a's, and the sole visible distinction are the extra cleaning plugs on the firebox sides for maintaining the circulators.
Broadway Limited - ES44 Locomotives - 2023-09-17
Broadway Limited has announced a new release of their ES44 locomotives. They are coming with and without sound. The paint schmes are BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, FEC, IAIS/RI, UP, CB&Q, and NP. They should arrive sometime in June 2024.
Micro-Trains - September Weathered/Graffiti Items - 2023-09-14
Micro-Trains has announced their September weathered/graffiti items. There is a NS/x-N&W 60' Box Car 2-pack weathered in both family foam and jewel cases. There also is a 3-pack of TILX 56' GS Tank Cars only in jewel cases.