News & Products for the week of May 1st 2023
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. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of May 1st 2023.
HO scale locomotives
Athearn Genesis Electro-Motive Division GP9
Price: Direct-current, $219.99; with DCC and sound, $319.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division GP9 features:
- See-through cab windows with full cab interior,
- Prototypically-accurate bell type and placement
- Windshield wipers
- Fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
- Etched metal radiator intake grilles and fan grilles
Release date: September 2024
Road names: Central of Georgia; Chicago & North Western; New York Central; Penn Central; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific.
Bowser Alco Hammerhead RS3
Price: Direct-current, $249.95; with DCC and sound, $349.95
Manufacturer: Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 1302 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754; 570-368-2379; bowser-trains.com
Alco RS3 Hammerhead features:
- Details include air hoses, windshield wipers, grab irons, coupler lift bars, operating headlight, window glass
- Blackened wheels with RP25 flanges
Release date: Summer 2024
Road names: Western Maryland
Broadway Limited Southern Pacific GS-4
Price: $699.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
Southern Pacific GS-4 features:
- Die-cast boiler, tender body, and chassis
- Factory-installed engineer and fireman figures
- Separately-applied details including handrails, ladders, conduit, generators, whistle, horn, and brass bell
- Prototypically-accurate details
Release date: June 2023
Road names: Southern Pacific
HO scale freight cars
Tangent Greenville 86-foot High Cube boxcar
Price: $56.95
Manufacturer: Tangent Scale Models, P.O. Box 6514, Asheville, NC 28816; 828-412-3886; tangentscalemodels.com
Greenville 86-foot High Cube boxcar features:
- Various prototype-specific details
- Separate rubber air hoses
- See-through etched metal end crossover platforms in three configurations
Release date: Available now
Road names: Ann Arbor; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Burlington Northern; Canadian National; Chesapeake & Ohio; Conrail; CSX; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; Erie Lackawanna; Illinois Central Gulf; Norfolk & Western; Norfolk Southern; Penn Central; Pennsylvania Railroad; Seaboard Coast line; St. Louis Southwestern; and St. Louis San Francisco.
N scale passenger cars
Athearn Bombardier passenger car
Price: Single car, $54.99; three-pack, $149.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Bombardier passenger car features:
- Retooled trucks
- Detailed interior
- Separately-applied grab irons
- Tinted windows
- Weathered grills
Release date: September 2024
Road names: Metrolink; New Mexico Railrunner; Sounder; and Utah Frontrunner.
Z scale locomotives
American Z Line Electro-Motive division E8s
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Electro-Motive division E8s features:
- Metal steps
- Directionally controlled light-emitting diode illumination
- Blackened metal wheels
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Kansas City Southern
News & Products is a regular feature of Trains.com for model railroad operators and builders to get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more. Model railroad product news may include HO, N, O, S, and Z scales. Product release dates and prices will vary according to each manufacturer.
If you are a manufacturer and have new product releases, please email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cgrivno@kalmbach.com and Associate Editor Bryson Sleppy at bsleppy@kalmbach.com for more information.
