News & Products for the week of August 7th 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 August 7th 2023.
HO scale locomotives
Broadway Limited T1a Berkshire
Price: Direct-current model, $599.99; with DCC and sound, $699.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
T1a Berkshire features:
- Die cast boiler, tender body, and chassis
- Factory-installed engineer and fireman figures
- Optional piping shroud included
- Separately applied details such as handrails, ladders, piping, cab glass, whistle, brass bell, markers, numberboards, and air tanks
Release date: Spring 2024
Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
HO scale vehicles
WalthersScenemaster Morgan Olson Route Star van
Price: $21.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Morgan Olson Route Star van features:
- Contemporary delivery vans & food trucks
- Five body styles with correct doors
- Fully assembled
- Detailed driving compartment with interior bulkhead
Release date: Fall 2023
Road names: Central Beverage Distributors; Crusty’s Pizza; Dough & Go; Fire Department; FedEx; Magic Pan Bakery; Police Crime Scene Investigation; Tacos 2 Go; Traffic Cones Ice Cream; Tri-State Power; UPS; and USPS.
HO scale scenery
WalthersScenemaster lumber load kit
Price: $17.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Lumber load kit features:
- Plastic parts molded in wood color
- Includes parts for 10 lumber stacks
Release date: Summer 2023
N scale locomotives
Broadway Limited Electro-Motive Division SW7
Price: $279.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174, broadway-limited.com
Electro-Motive Division SW7 features:
- Die cast body and chassis
- Separately applied details such as handrails, grab irons, smokestacks, horn, and bell
- Prototypical light operation
- Dual and single headlight options, per paint scheme
- Also available undecorated
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Conrail; Canadian Pacific Railway; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; Louisville & Nashville; Milwaukee Road; St. Louis–San Francisco Railroad; Southern; Texas & Pacific; and US Army.
N scale freight cars
Broadway Limited K7A stock cars
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174, broadway-limited.com
K7A stock cars features:
- Reproduction of Pennsylvania Railroad K7A design
- Sound-equipped stock cars equipped with motion-operated on/off technology with cattle, mule, and sheep sounds, one sound set per car
- Also available in holiday-themed paint schemes
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & North Western; Canadian Pacific; Northern Pacific; Pennsylvania Railroad; and Union Pacific.
Z scale freight cars
American Z Line R-70 reefers
Price: Contact manufacturers
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
R-70 reefers features:
- Available in sets of two and four
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Santa Fe
Books
Silverlake Images’ New York Central Chatham Crossing
Price: $50.00
Manufacturer: SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, P.O. Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528, 914-967-7541, ronsbooks.com
New York Central Chatham Crossing features:
- 80 pages
- Softcover
Release date: September 2023
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.
