News & Products for the week of September 25th 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 September 25th 2023.
HO scale locomotives
WalthersProto Electro-Motive Division GP9
Price: Direct-current model, $219.98; with DCC and sound, $319.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Electro-Motive Division GP9 features:
- Road-specific details
- Improved hood contours and Phase II detail
- Wire grab irons and lift rings
Release date: Available now
Road names: Grand Trunk Western; Burlington Northern; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chesapeake & Ohio; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; Nickel Plate Road; Pennsylvania RR; Santa Fe; Southern Pacific; United States Army; and Western Maryland.
HO scale freight cars
Accurail American Car Foundry covered three-bay hopper
Price: $21.98
Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com
American Car Foundry covered three-bay hopper features:
- Injection-molded plastic construction
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Central Soya
Accurail steel reefer car
Price: $21.98; three-car set, $64.98
Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com
Steel reefer car features:
- Injection-molded plastic construction
Release date: To be announced
Road names: ADM Milling; Milwaukee Road; and Oscar Meyer.
Athearn Ortner 5-bay hopper
Price: Single car, $47.99; five-pack, $214.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Ortner 5-bay hopper features:
- All new tooling
- Separately applied metal grabirons & end cages
- Removable coal load
- Separately applied brake wheel and wire grab irons on side ladders
- Etched stainless steel brake wheel platform
Release date: December 2024
Road names: USS Cumberland Mine; Colorado & Wyomin; ITE Corporation; South Kansas & Oklahoma; South Mississippi Electric Power; and Union Pacific.
HO scale structures
WalthersCornerstone vintage grocery store
Price: $64.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Vintage grocery store features:
- Decorative front planter box
- Roof-mounted sign, two air conditioners & large vent
- Separate electrical box, gas meter & downspouts
- Detailed base with sidewalks
- Molded in 5 colors with clear acetate
Release date: Fall 2023
HO scale vehicles
Athearn 53-foot container chassis
Price: Two-pack, $39.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
53-foot container chassis features:
- Fully assembled
- Two chassis numbers in each set
Release date: December 2024
Road names: BNSF; JB Hunt; Norfolk Southern; Pacer Stacktrain; Seacastle; and Union Pacific.
HO scale scenery
Athearn 53-foot Jindo container
Price: Three-pack, $44.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
53-foot Jindo container features:
- Fully assembled
- Easily stackable
Release date: December 2024
Road names: Sea Star; Alaska Maine; Crowley; Matson; Run Rail; and STAX.
Books
Milwaukee Road Mainline: Chicago to the Twin Cities (1965 – 1985)
Price: $36.95
Manufacturer: PB&J Books, available from Ertel Publishing gift shop, P.O. Box 838, Yellow Springs, OH, 45387; 800-767-5828; ertelgiftshop.com
Milwaukee Road Mainline: Chicago to the Twin Cities (1965 – 1985) features:
- Written by John Kelly
- Softcover, 126 pages
- Includes both Color and B&W photos
Release date: Available now
SilverLake Images’ Railway Structures: Brownhoist, McClintic-Marshall & Ogle Construction
Price: $35.00
Manufacturer: SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, P.O. Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528; 914-967-7541; ronsbooks.com
Railway Structures: Brownhoist, McClintic, Marshall & Ogle Const features:
- 78 page softcover book
- Reproduces three catalogs on railway structures
- Catalogs include: Brownhoist: Locomotive Coaling Stations; McClintic-Marshall Highway and Railway Bridges; and Ogle Construction Co. Coaling Locomotives
Release date: Available now
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.
