News & Products for the week of May 27th 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 May 27th 2024.
HO scale locomotives
WalthersMainline Electro-Motive Division SD70M, SD75M, and SD75I diesel locomotives
Price: Direct-current model, $169.98; with DCC and sound, $229.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Electro-Motive Division SD70M, SD75M, and SD75I diesel locomotives
- Three newly tooled models
- Cab interior
- Treadplate detail on walkways
- Road-specific details
Release date: Fall 2024
Road names: SD70M: CSX, Lake State Railway, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific. SD75M: BNSF and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. SD75I: Canadian National and Ontario Northland.
HO scale passenger cars
Broadway Limited Imports Union Pacific car 119 Kenefick
Price: $129.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
Union Pacific car 119 Kenefick features:
- Illuminated interior
- Five versions
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Spring 2025
Road names: Union Pacific
HO scale freight cars
Athearn Roundhouse 50-foot double deck auto-loader
Price: $31.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
50-foot double deck auto-loader features:
- Fully assembled
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Freestanding brake wheel
Release date: September 2025
Road names: Grand Trunk Western; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; New York Central; Pennsylvania RR; St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco); and Union Pacific.
Bowser 55-ton fish-belly hopper cars
Price: $29.95
Manufacturer: Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 1302 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754; 570-368-2379; bowser-trains.com
55-ton fish-belly hopper cars features:
- Metal wheels
Release date: Spring 2025
Road names: Atlantic Coast Line, Baltimore & Ohio, Central RR of New Jersey, Chesapeake & Ohio, Delaware & Hudson, Lehigh Valley, Norfolk Southern, Reading Co., and Western Maryland.
HO scale vehicles
Athearn Ford F-850 grain truck
Price: $34.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Ford F-850 grain truck features:
- Factory assembled with detail parts applied
- Molded cab interior with separately applied steering wheel
- Clear window glazing
- Also available with white or orange cab but unlettered
Release date: September 2025
Road names: ADM, Cargill, Purina Mills, and Scoular.
Athearn Wabash 53-foot DuraPlate trailer
Price: $30.42
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Wabash 53-foot DuraPlate trailer features:
- Factory-applied, etched-metal hazmat placards
- Painted roof, lights, conspicuity stripes, and door closure rods
- Painted etched-metal mudflaps
Release date: August 2025
Road names: Werner, Heartland, Sunview Logistics, Swift, USF Holland, and US Shipping Trans Inc.
N scale freight cars
Rapido Santa Fe RR-56/60/61 mechanical reefer
Price: $41.95; four-pack, $167.80
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Santa Fe RR-56/60/61 mechanical reefer features:
- Separate door posts, door latches, and uncoupling levers
- Detailed underframe with piping and equipment
- Positionable roof hatch
- See-through side grills
- Trane diesel generator details
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; and BNSF Ry.
Z scale passenger cars
American Z Line heavyweight combine coaches
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Scale: Z
Heavyweight combine coaches features:
- New tooling
- Available with two- or three-axle trucks
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Northern 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.
