News & Products for the week of August 21st 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 21st 2023.
O scale structures
Bar Mills O scale structures
Price: Varies
Manufacturer: Bar Mills Scale Model Works; 207-929-3400; PO Box 609, Bar Mills, Maine, 04004; barmillsmodels.com/
Bar Mills O scale structures features:
- Laser-cut wood structures
Release date: Available now
Road names: Crie Mercantile; Henry Street Garage; Lutz Rigging and Supplies; Main Street Post Office; and Parker Street News Stand.
HO scale freight cars
WalthersMainline 37-foot 2980 cubic-foot two bay covered hopper
Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
37-foot 2980 cubic-foot two bay covered hopper features:
- Separately molded and applied hopper gates
- 36″ metal wheelsets
- Proto-Max knuckle couplers
Release date: Summer 2023
Road names: Burlington Northern; CSX; Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; GATX; GE Rail Services Corporation; and Union Pacific.
HO scale structures
WalthersCornerstone vintage trackside structures
Price: $27.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Vintage trackside structures features:
- Five complete structure kits
- Parts molded in tan, dark green, dark gray & concrete gray
Release date: Fall 2023
HO scale scenery
WalthersScenemaster back yard detail kit
Price: $17.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Back yard detail kit features:
- Parts include central air conditioners, clotheslines, doghouse, gas grill, sand box, swing set, and 5 sections of picket fence
Release date: Winter 2024
N scale locomotives
Broadway Limited Electro-Motive Division F3
Price: $259.99; with unpowered B unit, $349.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
Electro-Motive Division F3 features:
- Operating Mars Light per prototype
- Water and sand fill hatch location
- Winterization hatch, ladder rest grab irons, grab iron ladder, eyebrow grab irons, grab irons above cab side windows, roof antenna, front and rear lift lug, nose door number plate, and trainphone antenna present per prototype
- ABS plastic body with die cast chassis
Release date: To be announced
Road names: ATSF; Lehigh Valley; Maine Central; Missouri Pacific; Southern; Southern Pacific; Union Pacific; and St. Louis-San Francisco Railway.
Z scale freight cars
American Z Line Trinity RAF 53-foot spine cars
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Trinity RAF 53-foot spine cars features:
- Metal cars with etched metal and plastic details
- Each set includes trailers
- Cars include add-on and optional parts
Release date: To be announced
Road names: XTRA Intermodal – US Mail
Z scale vehicles
American Z Line Trinity 53-foot trailers
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Trinity 53-foot trailers features:
- All new tooling
- Repositionable wheels
- Includes two sets of retracted trailer legs
Release date: To be announced
Road names: XTRA Intermodal – US Mail
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.
