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September, 2010 N Scale Announcements...
Pre-Orders are now open. Due for delivery in Fall, 2011.
Penn Central inherited their sizable fleet of these hoppers from New York Central who instigated the original design. Since the Penn Central era coincided with the ACI tag era, all PC cars, these models included, carry the multi-color bar codes on their sides. These cars joined the Conrail fleet in 1976. This roadname will be available in 12 road numbers. 14141 single car $21.79; 14142 2-Pack $43.58; 14143 3-Pack $65.37; 14146 6-Pack $130.74.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois linked Chicago with Evansville (and connections with Dixie roads), and St. Louis. The middle fork of the pitchfork shaped system served southern Illinois and their extensive coal fields. C&EI split a large order for these cars between American Car & Foundry and Bethlehem in 1957. Missouri Pacific gained control of the C&EI in the early 60s. The Evansville line was sold to L&N in 1969 and the rest finally merged into MoPac in 1976. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers. 14151 single car $21.79; 14152 2-Pack $43.58; 14153 3-Pack $65.37.
The first half of Baltimore & Ohio's massive 9,500 car fleet of these 70 ton hoppers was built in 1947 and '48 and delivered in this "Linking 13 Great States With The Nation" paint scheme. This roadname will be available in 10 road numbers. 73311 single car $21.79; 73313 3-Pack $65.37; 73316 6-Pack $130.74.
The 1,400 mile Chicago Great Western linked Chicago and Omaha on one axis and the Twin Cities and Kansas City on the other. The CGW used hoppers to move coal, stone, low grade iron ore and petroleum coke. The CGW became part of the Chicago & North Western System in 1968. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers. 73321 single car $21.79; 73322 2-Pack $ 43.58; 73323 3-Pack $65.37.
The 525 mile Alaska Railroad links Fairbanks deep in the interior of the state with Anchorage, Whittier and Seward on the Gulf of Alaska. Interchange with other railroads is accomplished with ocean-going car barges to ports in Canada and the Seattle area. Three of this line’s top commodities, coal, sand and gravel all move in hoppers. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers. 73331 single car $21.79; 73332 2-Pack $43.58.
New York Central received these quad door cars from Pullman Standard in 1967 and assigned them for loading at an Oldsmobile plant in Lansing on the Grand Trunk Western. Unlike previous NYC 86’ cars, this group received the medium size cigar band logo. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers. 87171 single car $29.85; 87172 2-Pack $59.70.
In 1983, Canadian National transferred this group of quad door cars from US subsidiary Grand Trunk Western to the parent road. The GTW blue paint remained but all lettering was changed to Canadian National. The CNA (rather than the usual CN) reporting marks mean these cars were built in the US and assigned to international service. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers. 87181 single car $29.85; 87182 2-Pack $59.70.
Products bearing Chicago & Eastern Illinois and Chicago Great Western marks are made under trademark license from Union Pacific Railroad Company.