DescriptionEdit

The Rail Rodder is a Hot Wheels casting designed by Larry Wood that debuted in 1996. It is an extreme hot-rod designed to resemble an old-fashioned steam locomotive. Its exhaust pipes even form a "smokestack".

VersionsEdit

The Rail Rodder has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Engine Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
370	1996	1996 First Editions	Black	Orange, Yellow, and Red "Rail Rodder" and Hot Wheels logo on sides	Unpainted Metal	Chrome	Black	5SP MGW		Malaysia
370	1996	1996 First Editions	Black	Orange, Yellow, and Red "Rail Rodder" and Hot Wheels logo on sides	Unpainted Metal	Chrome	Black	5SP MGW		China
370	1996	1996 First Editions	Black	Orange, Yellow, and Red "Rail Rodder" and Hot Wheels logo on sides	Unpainted Metal	Gray	Black	5SP MGW		Malaysia
589	1997	1997 Treasure Hunts #12	Pearl White	Red and Orange flames, Red Hot Wheels logo on sides	Unpainted Metal	Pink Chrome	White	5SP MGW		Malaysia
850	1998	1998 Hot Wheels	Gray	Blue, Green, Yellow, and Black, "Rail Rodder" on sides	Unpainted Metal	Gold Chrome	Gray	5DOT		China
850	1998	1998 Hot Wheels	Gray	Blue, Green, Yellow, and Black tampos with "Rail Rodder" on sides	Unpainted Metal	Gold	Gray	5DOT		Malaysia
1043	1999	1999 Hot Wheels	White	Teal, White, Dark Blue, "Ice Breaker" "Engine" "32"	Unpainted Metal	Chrome	White	Black 5SP Blue MGW		Malaysia
1043	1999	1999 Hot Wheels	White	Teal, White, and Dark Blue with "Ice Breaker" on sides	Met. Silver	Chrome	White	Black 5SP		China
1062	1999	1999 Hot Wheels	Dark Blue	Yellow, White, Red "RAiL RODDER"	Unpainted / Metal	Gold Chrome	Met. Dark Blue	Black 5SP Gold MGW		China
221	2000	2000 Hot Wheels	Black	Yellow, White, Red, Orange, flames "RAIL RODDER"	Unpainted / Metal	Met. Silver / Metal	Black	Black 5SP Gold MGW		China
121	2003	2003 Hot Wheels	Light Blue	Red "Hot Wheels" logo on side	ZAMAC	Chrome	Chrome	Chrome 5SP		China
	2004	Chrome Burnerz 5-Pack	Chrome	Yellow, Purple Flaming	ZAMAC	Black	Black	Chrome 5SP		Thailand
	2006	Wild Things 5-Pack
	2007	Holiday Hot Rods	Satin Gold	No tampos	Unpainted Metal	Chrome	Satin Gold	Gold 5SP	M3088	Thailand	Wal-Mart Exclusive
	2007	Holiday Hot Rods	Chrome	No tampos	Unpainted Metal	Gold Chrome	Gold Chrome	Gold 5SP	M7628	Thailand	Target Exclusive, Holiday Hot Rods 3-Pk