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Micro-Trains - 80S - Promotional, Display - Erie Lackawanna

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N Scale - Micro-Trains - 80S - Promotional, Display - Erie Lackawanna Display shown with a different road name for the F7A
Shown with a different road name for the F7A
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Stock Number80S
BrandMicro-Trains
ManufacturerMicro-Trains Line
Body StyleMicro-Trains Line 80S Dealer Coupler Demonstration Display Unit
PrototypePromotional, Display
Road or Company NameErie Lackawanna (Details)
Coupler TypeMT Magne-Matic Knuckle
Wheel TypeInjection Molded Plastic
MultipackYes
Multipack Count2
Multipack ID Number80S
Release Date1996-02-01
Item CategoryPromotional Items
Model TypeDisplay



Specific Item Information: This display was designed for dealers as a counter-top demonstration of how the Magne-Matic Couplers work.
It contained:
- a Bachmann Plus F7A Diesel Locomotive (various road names available)
- a Micro-Trains Line Boxcar #21200, Route of the Magne-Matics, road number MTL #80, build date BLT 12-95
Road Name History:
The Erie Lackawanna Railway (reporting mark EL), known as the Erie Lackawanna Railroad until 1968, was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. The official motto of the line was "The Friendly Service Route".

Like many railroads in the northeast already financially vulnerable from the expanding U.S. Interstate Highway System, the line was severely weakened fiscally by the extent, duration and record flood levels due to Hurricane Agnes in 1972. It would never recover, and most of the corporation's holdings were subsumed into the federal rescue purchases creating Conrail in 1976, ending its days as an operating railroad company.

Read more on Wikipedia.
Brand/Importer Information: Micro-Trains is the brand name used by both Kadee Quality Products and Micro-Trains Line. For a history of the relationship between the brand and the two companies, please consult our Micro-Trains Collector's Guide.
Manufacturer Information:
Micro-Trains Line split off from Kadee Quality Products in 1990. Kadee Quality Products originally got involved in N-Scale by producing a scaled-down version of their successful HO Magne-Matic knuckle coupler system. This coupler was superior to the ubiquitous 'Rapido' style coupler due to two primary factors: superior realistic appearance and the ability to automatically uncouple when stopped over a magnet embedded in a section of track. The success of these couplers in N-Scale quickly translated to the production of trucks, wheels and in 1972 a release of ready-to-run box cars.

Micro-Trains Line Co. split off from Kadee in 1990 to form a completely independent company. For this reason, products from this company can appear with labels from both enterprises. Due to the nature of production idiosyncrasies and various random factors, the rolling stock from Micro-Trains can have all sorts of interesting variations in both their packaging as well as the products themselves. When acquiring an MTL product it is very important to understand these important production variations that can greatly enhance (or decrease) the value of your purchase.

Please consult our Micro-Trains Collector's Guide
Item created by: nscalemodeler160 on 2016-04-28 23:40:48. Last edited by Alain LM on 2021-05-26 11:34:44

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