N-Trak Express Club Cars
By Robert Hesselgrave
Less than a year after formation, we decided that making Christmas Cars would be an excellent way to build our budget. I brought a Roundhouse 50’ tank car to a meeting that I had decorated with red and green stripes to see what the club thought. We had Microscale make us some custom decals, and everyone promised they would help. Turns out decaling is not a skill everyone has, and each car had 17 separate decals to apply. Needless to say, we turned to Micro-Trains the following year, with great success (Thanks, Eric!), and also had cars printed by DeLuxe (Thanks, George!) and Atlas (Thanks Paul!). These really enhanced our budget, and we spent the funds on a trailer, a 20’ toy hauler. I did the artwork from 1997 through 2002, after which LeRoy Bainbridge supplied the artwork for the cars.
1997 “Candy Cane”
Roundhouse single car
Microscale decals are available for a minimum donation of $10
1998 “Reindeer”
Micro-Trains two-car set
Images on the left show front and rear sides of two cars.
Using two pair allows each side to show all eight names in order.
No longer available
1998 “Rudolph”
For NTrakExpress members only.
No longer available
1999 “Milk and Cookies for Santa”
1999 “Happy New Year 2000”
Micro-Trains two-car set
No longer available
2000 “Saint Nick’s Reindeer Feed”
2000 “Mrs. Claus’ Cookie Dough”
Micro-Trains two-car set
No longer available
2001 “North Pole Christmas Trees”
2001 “North Pole Christmas Ornaments”
Deluxe Innovations two-car set
No longer available
2002 “I Want a Toy Train”
2002 “Santa’s List”
Deluxe Innovations two-car set
Available for a minimum donation of $60
2003 “Frosty’s Snowmobiles”
2003 “Santa’s Sleigh Parts”
Deluxe Innovations two-car set
No longer available
2004 “Rudolph Rum”
2004 “Blitzen Eggnog”
Atlas two car set (not shrink-wrapped)
Available for a minimum donation of $40
2005 “Santa’s Parcel Service”
2005 “Santa.XMAS”
Deluxe Innovations two-car set
Available for a minimum donation of $50
