Products
News & Products: Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of March 10, 2022.
HO scale locomotives
Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive. Green Bay & Western (red); Burlington Northern (Cascade Green); CP Rail (Action Red with Multimark herald); Denver & Rio Grande Western (Aspen Gold and black); and New York, New Haven & Hartford (orange and green). Three road numbers per scheme. Railroad-specific details, light-emitting-diode lighting, and McHenry scale couplers. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $159.99; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $259.99. April 2023. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Fairbanks-Morse H24-66 Trainmaster diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Erie Lackawanna (Phase Ia, two different gray-and-maroon schemes, one road number each) and Chihuahua Pacific (Phase Ia, red and black in two road numbers). New numbers: Canadian Pacific (Phase II, gray, maroon, and yellow late scheme); Jersey Central (Phase Ib, green and gold without stripes); Lackawanna (Phase Ia, gray and maroon in two numbers); Pennsylvania (Phase II, Brunswick Green and gold); Reading Co. (Phase Ib, green and gold); and Southern Pacific (Phase Ib, gray and scarlet). Three numbers per scheme unless noted. Prototype-specific details; etched metal grills; and Accumate couplers. Direct-current model with factory-installed speaker, $184.95 (undecorated, $174.95); with dual-mode ESU sound decoder, $294.95 (undecorated, $284.95). Fourth quarter 2022. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
Great Northern class S-2 4-8-4 steam locomotive. With open cab: Glacier Green boiler and black boiler in one road number. With vestibule cab: Glacier Green boiler. Three numbers per scheme unless noted. Dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder; synchronized smoke unit; and die-cast metal boiler, tender body, and chassis. $869.99. May 2022. Brass-Hybrid series. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
HO scale freight cars
Trinity 5,161-cubic-foot capacity three-bay covered hopper. Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (yellow); Ag Processing (green); ConAgra (gray); General American Marks Company (light gray); Interstate Commodities Inc. (Primed for Grime Ag Processing patchout); Joseph Transportation Inc. (Primed for Grime Ag Processing patchout); Kyle Railways (gray); and Norfolk Southern (late gray scheme in two road numbers and as-delivered scheme in six numbers [two three-packs]). Eight road numbers (two single cars and two three-packs) per scheme. Separate, factory-applied end cages, photo-etched metal running boards and crossover platforms, and body-mounted McHenry couplers. Single car, $59.99 (Primed for Grime, $64.99); three-pack $149.99 (Primed for Grime, $161.99). April 2023. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Trinity 25,500-gallon tank car. New paint schemes: AGP (black, green, and yellow with TILX reporting marks), IOI Group (black, white, and blue with TILX marks), National Tank Car Co. (black and yellow UTCK repaint), Owensboro Grain (black, white, and yellow with GATX marks), Soy Power Bio Fuels (black, blue, green, and white with GATX reporting marks), and Trinity Industries Leasing (black and white 2019 repaint). Six road numbers per scheme (three single cars and one three-pack); also available undecorated in four versions. See-through walkway and top platform grating and prototype-specific jacket seams. Single car, $54.95 (undecorated, $44.95); three-pack, $162.95. Fourth quarter 2022. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
HO scale passenger equipment
Harriman arch-roof heavyweight passenger cars. Illinois Central (orange); maintenance of way (gray, single baggage, coach, diner, and observation); Pennsylvania RR (Tuscan); Southern Pacific (Daylight scheme); and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray). Unless noted, each scheme offered in single baggage, coach, and Railway Post Office and combine, diner, and observation three-pack. Removable, magnetically attached roof; wire grab irons; and McHenry scale couplers. Single car, $47.99; three-pack, $129.99. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Amtrak Horizon cars. Coaches: Phase 3 (82 seats, powered sliding end doors, and fold-down steps) and phases 4 and 6 (68 seats, modified parlor end doors, and fixed end-door steps). ADA coaches: Phase 3 (72 seats, powered sliding end doors, and fold-down steps in closed position); and phase 6 (78 seats, modified parlor end doors, and fixed end-door steps). Club-Dinettes: Phase 6 (half dinette, half business-class seating; modified parlor end doors; and fixed end-door steps). Dinettes: Phase 3 (full dinette, powered sliding end doors, and fold-down steps in closed position) and phase 4 (full dinette, modified parlor end doors, and fixed end-door steps). New car numbers, full underbody and interior detail, and GSI G70 trucks with metal wheelsets. $109.95. Release date to be announced. Rapido Trains, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com
HO scale details and accessories
Assorted streetlights. Double-arm parking lot light, double-arm streetlight, single-arm parking lot light, and single-arm streetlight. Each style offered with gray or silver mast and cool or warm white light-emitting diodes. All necessary resistors included for installation. Single-arm three-pack, $13.95; double-arm three-pack, $17.95. Fourth quarter 2022. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
Assorted Fruehauf trailers. 35-foot integral-post van (with and without side door), 40-foot exterior-post volume van (with and without side door), and 40-foot fluted-side volume van (with side door and with side door and nose reefer). All models are painted silver but unlettered. $29.95. Release date to be announced. Rapido Trains, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com
N scale freight cars
40-foot double-door boxcar. New paint schemes: Illinois Central (orange); Baltimore & Ohio (brown with “Sentinel Service” slogan); Canadian National (brown with “Automobile” lettering); Denver, Rio Grande & Western (Aspen Gold, silver, and black); Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (red); Lehigh Valley (Tuscan red); and Southern Pacific (light brown with “Automobile” lettering). Limited-edition three-pack: Great Northern (experimental red, green, and gray schemes). Two road numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated. Improved Dreadnaught ends, Youngstown doors, and Accumate couplers. Single car, $26.95 (undecorated, $17.95); three-pack, $79.95. Trainman series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
New York Central 40-foot boxcar. Two-packs (one per road name): Boston & Maine (blue); Chesapeake & Ohio (brown); Chicago & North Western (green and yellow); Delaware & Hudson (brown); Great Northern (orange and green); New York, New Haven & Hartford (brown); Northern Pacific (brown); New York Central (Jade Green and Pacemaker Red and gray); Southern Pacific (brown); Union Pacific (brown); and Merry Christmas (red and green). Four-packs (two each): Boston & Albany, Michigan Central, New York Central, Peoria & Eastern and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; New York Central; Northampton & Bath; and Reading Co. Separate, factory-applied details; ABS body and chassis, and metal wheelsets. Two-pack, $54.99; four-pack, $104.99. May 2022. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
N scale passenger equipment
60-foot heavyweight passenger coaches. New paint schemes: Erie Lackawanna (green and black); New York Central (two-tone gray); Rock Island (red and black); Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo (maroon and black); and Wabash (blue and gray). New road numbers: Chesapeake & Ohio (blue, gray, and yellow) and New York, New Haven & Hartford (black, orange, and white). Five numbers per scheme; also available unlettered. Separate, factory-applied roof vents, diaphragms, and window glazing; detailed interior; and Accumate couplers. $43.95. Trainman series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
N scale details and accessories
Stoughton 53-foot intermodal container. Hub Group Inc. (green); EMP (green); Optimodal (white); Schneider National (white); and Swift (white). Two three-packs per scheme. Magnetically stackable. Three-pack, $44.99. Athearn N. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Assorted streetlights. Single-arm streetlight, double-arm parking lot light, double-arm streetlight, and single-arm parking lot light. Each style offered with gray or silver mast and cool or warm white light-emitting diodes. All necessary resistors included for installation. Single-arm three-pack, $12.95; double-arm three-pack, $16.95. Fourth quarter 2022. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
Z scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7B diesel locomotives. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (passenger warbonnet). Four A-B sets. For use with August 1956 El Capitan. Prototype-specific details, directional light-emitting-diode lighting, and blackened metal wheels. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
Z scale passenger equipment
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe August 1956 El Capitan passenger sets. Two-car add-on set (Budd 72-foot baggage car and Budd 85-foot 72-seat Hi-Level coach) and three 11-car sets (Budd 72-foot baggage car, Pullman-Standard 85-foot baggage-dormitory transition car, two Budd 85-foot 68-seat Hi-Level step-down coaches, five Budd 85-foot 72-seat coaches, Budd 85-foot Hi-Level “Sky Lounge,” and Budd 85-foot Hi-Level diner). Last coach in train features El Capitan drumhead. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
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