Locomotives suffered from some of the same organizational issues that vexed train sets. Items originally released in 1967 had a single
locomotive type catalog number, with "road codes" to identify the road name. Then in 1968, Aurora switched
to unique catalog numbers for each locomotive type/road name combination. All locomotives were manufactured by Trix in Western
Germany. Packaging varied.
In the early 1970s, American Tortoise became the sole importer of these locos, which also appeared under the
Model Power brand. Production continued until the late 1990s, when Trix went bankrupt, and their new owner, Mδrklin, ended production of all North
American models. Out of necessity, some information is speculative; as always, I welcome feedback.
Locomotive Index
- Items in yellow rows do not appear in any catalog
- Items in green rows appeared only in Canadian or
promotional train sets
- Items in grey rows were announced in 1969 but, to my knowledge, were never released as Postage Stamp products
- 4830 (tan row) appeared in two train sets circa 1970
- Second price is the 1969 MSRP
Cat # |
MSRP |
Road Name |
Road # |
Loco Type |
Release |
4830 |
30.00 |
Pennsylvania |
5495 |
4-6-2 Pacific |
1970? |
4831 |
30.00 |
Santa Fe |
3420 |
4-6-2 Pacific |
|
4832 |
30.00 |
Chicago & North W. |
|
4-6-2 Pacific |
|
4833 |
30.00 |
Atlantic Coast Line |
|
4-6-2 Pacific |
|
4834 |
16.00 |
Milwaukee |
1808 |
FM diesel switcher |
|
4835 |
16.00 |
Penn Central |
8303 |
FM diesel switcher |
|
4836 |
16.00 |
Union Pacific |
1340 |
FM diesel switcher |
|
4837 |
16.00 |
Santa Fe |
546 |
FM diesel switcher |
|
4848 |
14.95/15.00 |
Santa Fe |
510 |
F9-A diesel w/headlight |
1968 |
4849 |
14.95/15.00 |
Penn Central |
510 |
F9-A diesel w/headlight |
1968 |
4850 |
14.95/15.00 |
Baltimore & Ohio |
510 |
F9-A diesel w/headlight |
1968 |
4851 |
14.95/15.00 |
Union Pacific |
510 |
F9-A diesel w/headlight |
1968 |
4852 |
19.95 |
Pennsylvania |
7946 |
0-6-0 w/headlight |
1968 |
4852 |
20.00 |
Santa Fe |
9100 |
0-6-0 w/headlight |
1969 |
4852-240 |
|
Baltimore & Ohio |
386 |
0-6-0 w/headlight |
1968? |
4854 |
12.95/13.00 |
Santa Fe |
(none) |
F9-B powered diesel |
1968 |
4855 |
12.95/13.00 |
Penn Central |
(none) |
F9-B powered diesel |
1968 |
4856 |
12.95/13.00 |
Baltimore & Ohio |
(none) |
F9-B powered diesel |
1968 |
4857 |
12.95/13.00 |
Union Pacific |
510B |
F9-B powered diesel |
1968 |
4858 |
12.95 |
Santa Fe |
510 |
F9-A w/o headlight |
1968 |
4859 |
12.95 |
Penn Central |
510 |
F9-A w/o headlight |
1968 |
4860 |
12.95 |
Baltimore & Ohio |
510 |
F9-A w/o headlight |
1968 |
4861 |
12.95 |
Union Pacific |
510 |
F9-A w/o headlight |
1968 |
4861-210 |
12.95 |
Union Pacific |
510 |
F9-A diesel |
1967 |
4861-211 |
|
Canadian National |
510 |
F9-A diesel |
1967? |
4861-212 |
|
Canadian Pacific |
510 |
F9-A diesel |
1967? |
4861-220 |
12.95 |
Santa Fe |
510 |
F9-A diesel |
1967 |
4861-230 |
12.95 |
Pennsylvania |
510 |
F9-A diesel |
1967 |
4861-240 |
12.95 |
Baltimore & Ohio |
510 |
F9-A diesel |
1967 |
4862 |
17.95 |
Pennsylvania |
7946 |
0-6-0 w/o headlight |
1968 |
4862 |
18.00 |
Santa Fe |
9100 |
0-6-0 w/o headlight |
1969 |
4862-240 |
|
Baltimore & Ohio |
386 |
0-6-0 w/o headlight |
1968? |
4863 |
12.50 |
(none) |
(none) |
Donkey steam switcher |
1967 |
4871-210 |
4.98/5.00 |
Union Pacific |
510 |
F9-A dummy diesel |
1967 |
4871-211 |
|
Canadian National |
510 |
F9-A dummy diesel |
1967? |
4871-212 |
|
Canadian National |
510 |
F9-A dummy diesel |
1967? |
4871-220 |
4.98/5.00 |
Santa Fe |
510 |
F9-A dummy diesel |
1967 |
4871-225 |
4.98/5.00 |
Penn Central |
510 |
F9-A dummy diesel |
1968 |
4871-230 |
4.98/5.00 |
Pennsylvania |
510 |
F9-A dummy diesel |
1967 |
4871-240 |
4.98/5.00 |
Baltimore & Ohio |
510 |
F9-A dummy diesel |
1967 |
4872-210 |
4.98/5.00 |
Union Pacific |
510B |
F9-B dummy diesel |
1967 |
4872-220 |
4.98/5.00 |
Santa Fe |
(none) |
F9-B dummy diesel |
1967 |
4872-225 |
4.98/5.00 |
Penn Central |
(none) |
F9-B dummy diesel |
1968 |
4872-230 |
4.98/5.00 |
Pennsylvania |
(none) |
F9-B dummy diesel |
1967 |
4872-240 |
4.98/5.00 |
Baltimore & Ohio |
(none) |
F9-B dummy diesel |
1967 |
4873 |
17.00 |
Santa Fe |
578 |
GE U-28 diesel |
|
4874 |
17.00 |
Penn Central |
6977 |
GE U-28 diesel |
|
4875 |
17.00 |
Louisville & Nash. |
576 |
GE U-28 diesel |
|
4876 |
17.00 |
Northern Pacific |
576 |
GE U-28 diesel |
|
|
BUYER ALERT
Because Postage Stamp locomotive boxes do not spell out the road names, and the packaging is physically similar to that of Minitrix,
some items for sale may not be genuine. It's a simple matter to remove the Styrofoam nest from a Minitrix box, place it in a Postage Stamp box, and claim it's
a Postage Stamp locomotive, when it's not. Please check the detail pages in this section to verify that a locomotive is genuine. More
recommendations here.
IMPORTANT
If you should find a genuine Postage Stamp locomotive in a box marked with a road name and/or road code
not listed above, please contact me.
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