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News & Products for the week of January 15th 2024

By Mitch Horner | January 15, 2024

Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and structure announcements for the week of January 15th 2024

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News & Products for the week of January 15th 2024

 

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 January 15th 2024.

 

HO scale freight cars

 

Athearn Food Machinery Corporation offset double door box car

Price: $39.99

Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com

A model freight box car in an orange paint scheme

Food Machinery Corporation offset double door box car features:

  • Separately applied grab irons, end ladders and brake wheel
  • Photo etched cross-over platform

Release date: May 2025

Road names: Galveston Wharves; Camino Placerville & Lake Tahoe; East St-Louis Junction; Lamoille Valley; and Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern.

 

N scale freight cars

 

Athearn GATX 23,000-gallon tank car 

Price: Single car, $39.99; two-pack, $74.99; three-pack, $104.99

Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com

A model tank car in a black and white paint scheme

GATX 23,000-gallon tank car features:

  • Detailed walkways
  • Underbody plumbing and rigging
  • Separate wireform grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms

Release date: May 2025

Road names: GATX, Canadian National, and Quaker State.

 

N scale vehicles

 

ScaleTrains reefer container

Price: $13.99; three-pack, $41.99

Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 4901 Old Tasso Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com

A model reefer container

Reefer container features:

  • Fully assembled

Release date: July 2024

Road names: CR England, Alliance Shippers, Go 2 Logistics, Hub Group, JB Hunt, KLLM Transporters, Maritime-Ontario, Marten, Quicktrax, and Tiger Cool.

 

Z scale freight cars

 

American Z Line R-70-20 reefers

Price: Contact manufacturer

Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com

A set of two model boxcars in an orange paint scheme

R-70-20 reefers features:

  • Available in packs of two or four

Release date: To be announced 

Road names: Burlington Northern

 

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.

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