News & Products for the week of January 22nd 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 22nd 2024.
HO scale locomotives
Rapido Electro-Motive Division FT diesel locomotives
Price: A+B unit set: direct-current model, $439.95; with DCC and sound, $659.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Electro-Motive Division FT diesel locomotives features:
- Correct nose and windshield contours
- Steam generator hatch installed per prototype
- Three styles of dynamic brake hatch, per prototype
- Etched side and fan screens
- Separate B-units are available in Santa Fe paint scheme
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Santa Fe; Boston & Maine; Burlington; Milwaukee; Lackawanna; Great Northern; New York, Ontario & Western; Northern Pacific; and Reading.
HO scale freight cars
Funaro & Camerlengo X23 boxcar
Price: $59.99
Manufacturer: Funaro & Camerlengo; 10 Funaro Court, Honesdale, PA 18431; www.fandckits.com
X23 boxcar features:
- Horizontal siding
- Booted ribs
- Youngstown doors
- Decals included
Release date: Available now
Road names: Pennsylvania Railroad
N scale freight cars
Athearn Food Machinery Corporation offset double door boxcar
Price: $29.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Food Machinery Corporation offset double door boxcar features:
- Injection molded body
- Machined metal wheels
Release date: May 2025
Road names: Union Railroad of Oregon; Camino Placerville and Lake Tahoe; East St-Louis Junction; Galveston Wharves; Lamoille Valley; and Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern.
Z scale freight cars
American Z Line Electro-Motive Division SD40-2
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 features:
- Road-specific details include sunshades, high snowplow, corrugated radiators, exhaust silencer, prototypical antennas
Release date: To be announced
Road names: CSX
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.
