News & Products for the week of October 2nd 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 October 2nd 2023.
HO scale locomotives
WalthersProto Electro-Motive Division SW9
Price: $199.98; with DCC and sound, $299.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Electro-Motive Division SW9 features:
- Die-cast metal underframe
- Sill or hood-mounted handrails per prototype
- Factory-installed wire grab irons
- Detailed cab interior with seats and crew figures
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Available now
Road names: Chesapeake & Ohio; Grand Trunk Western; and Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo.
HO scale freight cars
Accurail twin hopper and steel gondola
Price: $19.998; three-car set, $59.98
Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com
Twin hopper and steel gondola features:
- Available as single units or a three car set
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Union Railroad
WalthersMainline Trinity 57-foot three-bay covered hopper
Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Trinity 57-foot three-bay covered hopper features:
- Detailed hopper gates with vibrator brackets & outlets
- 100-ton trucks
- Clerestory-style roof
Release date: Available now
Road names: BNSF; Burlington Norhtern; CSX; Illinois Central Gulf; Kansas City Southern; Louisville & Nashville; and Missouri-Kansas-Texas.
S scale caboose
ScaleTrains S Helper International Car Company wide-vision caboose
Price: List if available or put contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 4901 Old Tasso Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
International Car Company wide-vision caboose features:
- Metal handrails and end ladders
- Detailed and illuminated interior
- Separately applied handbrake wheel
- See-through roofwalk
- Cupola windshield wipers
Release date: February 2024
Road names: Burlington Northern; Chesapeake & Ohio; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & North Western; CSX; Great Northern; Missouri-Kansas-Texas; Reading; and Santa Fe.
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:
- Single units and A&B sets available
- Optional front truck with mounted coupler
- Metal steps
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Union Pacific
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.
