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Norfolk Southern Family Tree Series

Founded in 1982 through the mergers of Norfolk & Western and the Southern Railway, Norfolk Southern grew further in the late 1990s with the acquisition of just over half of the trackage and assets of Conrail Corporation. Today, NS is one of the largest Class 1 Railroads with over 30,000 employees and operates nearly 22,000 miles of track in the Eastern and Midwestern United States.





 


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Norfolk Southern Family Tree Series, Car #1

Akron, Canton & Youngstown
This 50' boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was lettered for the Akron, Canton & Youngstown, which was a Class 1 railroad that operated between Mogadore and Akron, Ohio from 1907 until 1982. In 1964, the Norfolk & Western Railway acquired operating control of the AC&Y and it was fully merged into the N&W in 1982.

#517835 $29.95 MTL-076 44 160

Norfolk Southern Family Tree Series, Car #2

This insulated boxcar was built for American Refrigerator Transit, or ART, and leased by Norfolk & Western. These cars featured Car-Pac Loaders, insulated walls, and plug doors to maintain cold temperatures that could previously only be accomplished by blocks of ice. Norfolk & Western was known as the “King Coal” line, and was a Class 1 railroad headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. Today, it is now part of the Norfolk Southern system following a 1980 merger with Southern Railway.

#693378 $29.95 $23.96 MTL-032 44 590

Norfolk Southern Family Tree Series, Car #3

Built for the Illinois Terminal, this 50’ flat car with Barber Roller Bearing trucks made its way to the Norfolk & Western roster and was later patched with a new reporting mark. It is now in MOW service with Norfolk Southern. The Illinois Terminal was founded in 1896 and operated until 1982, when it was merged with the Norfolk & Western Railway. It operated trackage in Central Illinois and Missouri.

#1511 $27.90 $22.32 MTL-045 44 660

Norfolk Southern Family Tree Series, Car #4

This 50' fixed end gondola with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built by Pullman-Standard in April 1964 for Nickel Plate Road. It was later absorbed into the Norfolk & Western system, and finally became part of Norfolk Southern.

#269079 $27.90 $22.32 MTL-105 44 620

Norfolk Southern Family Tree Series, Car #5

Built in 1939 and belonging to series 125000-125999, this H33-class two bay coal hopper with Bettendorf trucks was later rolled into N&W. The Virginian Railway was a Class 1 railroad that was founded in 1907 to transport high quality bituminous coal from West Virginia mines to Hampton Roads ports. In 1959, the Virginian merged into N&W, now Norfolk Southern.

#125134 $27.90 $22.32 MTL-056 44 480

Norfolk Southern Family Tree Series, Car #6

#984500 $29.95 $23.96 MTL-181 44 300

Norfolk Southern Family Tree Series, Car #7

617042 $27.95 $22.36 MTL-10544450

Southern ex-Central of Georgia
Series Car #8

992376 $28.95 $23.16 MTL-02044377

Norfolk Southern ex-Southern
Series Car #9

New: Jan 2024

235249 $32.95 $26.36 MTL-09244540

Norfolk Southern ex-Origiinal Norfolk Southern
Series Car #10

New: Feb 2024

406818
$32.95 $26.36 MTL-02544286

Norfolk Southern ex-CONRAIL
Series Car #11

New: Mar 2024

406818
$29.95 $23.96 MTL-10844540

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