This 30’ reefer is painted box car red with reefer yellow sides and ran on black Bettendorf trucks. The railroad was organized in Reno in June 1880 as the Nevada and Oregon Railroad. The plan was to build just north of Reno, Nevada to the Columbia River to service cattle ranches and farms in northeastern California and eastern Oregon. By January of 1912, the troubled railway had only reached as far into Oregon as Lakeview, never to go any further. In 1917 the railroad started to sell off some of its line and by 1925 was primarily owned by the Southern Pacific, who converted most of the line to standard gauge and sent what narrow gauge equipment they acquired in the agreement south to their existing narrow gauge line. By 1929 the N.C.O. reporting marks had been replaced.

This 50’ composite frame wood reefer is painted box car red with reefer orange sides. The logo and side lettering are black and end lettering is white. It was built in February 1909 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built for the Colorado and Southern as series 500-519 in 1909, this reefer was repainted with orange sides and renumbered in 1911. It was once more repainted and renumbered to 1100-1119 in 1912. Some of these cars ran the rails for nearly thirty years, thanks to multiple rebuilds.

This 50’ (? W-W thinks typo) composite frame wood reefer is painted box car red with black logo and lettering. It was built in February 1909 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built for the Colorado and Southern as series 500-519 in 1909, these cars were repainted and renumbered in 1912 when they received the numbers 1100-1119. Some of these cars ran the rails for nearly 30 years, thanks to multiple rebuilds.

This 30’ composite frame wood reefer is painted box car red with black and white logo and black and white lettering. It was built in February 1909, serviced in March 1935, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Originally built for the Colorado & Southern as series 500-519 in 1909, these cars were repainted and renumbered in 1912 and received this circular trademark paint scheme beginning in 1927.

This 30’ gondola with load is painted box car red with white logo and lettering. It was built in 1910 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Commonly called coal cars, they were actually used for hauling ore, scrap iron, lumber and ballast as well. The series 4498-4547, of which this car is a member, was the first group of steel-framed gondolas built by the Colorado & Southern. Many of these gondolas were later converted to flat cars and continued to be usable for several more years

Micro-Trains is proud to offer their first HOn3 weathered car. These cars are decorated with weathering detail, rust, road grime and paint over markings. Stay tuned in the months ahead for more exciting weathered cars.   Announced 08/17/09

This 30’ box car with single door is painted freight car red with white herald and lettering. It was built sometime in the 1880s and runs on Barber Coleman Arch Bar trucks. The Carson & Colorado Railway was a narrow gauge railroad that ran from Mound House, NV, to Keeler, CA. It was incorporated on May 10, 1880 as the Carson & Colorado Railroad with construction on the railroad beginning on May 31, 1880. The line was reorganized as the Carson & Colorado Railway in 1892 to reduce accumulated debt. Today, the car runs with the ‘Slim Princess’ at the Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site, located near Bishop, CA