Shop Z Scale locomotives for sale for compact model railroads where small size still leaves room for a full operating train. Find new and pre-owned engines, older releases, collectible models, and discontinued or hard-to-find locomotives as they become available at Trainz.
See the broader Z Scale Trains selection, or shop by motive power with Z Scale Steam and Z Scale Diesel.
Shop Z Scale locomotives for sale at Trainz, including steam and diesel engines for freight, passenger, and switching service. Browse by locomotive type to find new, used, vintage, discontinued, and hard-to-find models as inventory changes.
Choose a steam locomotive for a classic railroad or a diesel engine for later-era operations. You can also stay on this page to browse all available Z Scale locomotives across manufacturers, railroads, and eras.
Compare the locomotive type, road name, road number, paint scheme, operating era, and the freight or passenger cars you plan to pull. Z Scale is modeled at 1:220, making it possible to build a complete railroad in a compact space.
Review the manufacturer’s specifications for power and control requirements, minimum curve radius, locomotive dimensions, couplers, and decoder features when applicable. Older and newer Z Scale engines may have different operating requirements.
Trainz also carries pre-owned Z Scale locomotives, including older road numbers, previous paint schemes, collectible engines, and discontinued releases. Check each individual listing for condition and included components, particularly when replacing an existing locomotive or completing a train.
Trainz carries Z Scale steam and diesel locomotives. Depending on inventory, you may find new, pre-owned, collectible, discontinued, and hard-to-find engines.
Z Scale is typically modeled at 1:220, smaller than N, HO, and O Gauge, so more railroad can fit into a limited space.
Check the manufacturer, dimensions, minimum curve requirements, power and control system, couplers, condition, and any model-specific operating features.
Yes, when available. Pre-owned collections can bring older and discontinued Z Scale locomotives back to market.
Yes. Trainz offers changing pre-owned inventory that can include used, collectible, and hard-to-find Z Scale engines.
Shop Z Scale steam and diesel locomotives at Trainz, including models from a variety of manufacturers as inventory becomes available.
