News & Products for the week of November 13th 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 November 13th 2023.
HO scale passenger cars
Rapido Pullman-Standard “day-nite”coaches
Price: $129.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Pullman-Standard “day-nite”coaches features:
- Conditional release
- Detailed underbody arrangements
- Detailed interior configuration with tinted windows per prototype
- Multi-color interior decoration
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Northern Pacific and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
HO scale freight cars
Accurail Union Railroad three-car set
Price: $59.98
Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com
Union Railroad three-car set features:
- Set includes two hopper cars and one gondola
- Also available as single cars
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Union Railroad
Athearn Genesis 57-foot mechanical reefer
Price: Without sound, $69.99; with sound, $109.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
57-foot mechanical reefer features:
- Based on a Fruit Growers Express 57-foot prototype
- See-through protective screens on end
- End wall corrugation visible inside
- Inner refrigerator bulkhead
- Two different exhaust stack types per prototype
Release date: February 2025
Road names: Great Northern, Burlington Northern, Fruit Growers Express, and Union Pacific. Also available as data only.
WalthersMainline 50-foot American Car Foundry exterior post boxcar
Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
50-foot American Car Foundry exterior post boxcar features:
- Fully assembled
- 33” RP-25 metal wheelsets
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Spring 2024
Road names: Bangor & Aroostook, Kansas City Southern, Mississippi Export Railroad, New Orleans Public Belt, Railbox, Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks, and Virginia & Maryland.
Z scale caboose
American Z Line wide vision caboose
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Wide vision caboose features:
- Roller bearing trucks
- AutoLatch couplers
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Chesapeake & Ohio and BNSF Ry.
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.
