News & Products for the week of June 10th 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 June 10th 2024.
HO scale locomotives
Dauphin power chassis No. 03
Price: $48.00
Manufacturer: Dauphin Ltd., 1F 3-303-1 Kemigawacho, Hanamigawaku, Chibashi 262-0023, Japan, shop@dauphin-mtp.com, dauphin-mtp.myshopify.com
Power chassis No. 03features:
- Fully assembled
- Fits Tamaden street car shells (sold separately)
- Direct-current model
Release date: Available now
HO scale freight cars
Accurail American Car Foundry two-bay hopper kit
Price: Single car, $21.98; three-car set, $64.98
Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com
American Car Foundry two-bay hopper kit features:
- Injection-molded plastic construction
- Includes steel weight, plastic trucks and wheelsets, and Accumate couplers
Release date: August 2024
Road names: Ashgrove Cement, Morton Salt, and Oglebay Norton.
Athearn Genesis Trailer Train F89-F bi-level auto rack
Price: $64.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Trailer Train F89-F bi-level auto rack features:
- Separately applied wire grab irons
- Detailed deck
- Separately applied hand brake
Release date: October 2025
Road names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Northern Pacific; Norfolk & Western; Southern; and St. Louis-San Francisco.
Rapido Magor 54-foot DODX flatcars
Price: $59.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Magor 54-foot DODX flatcars features:
- Die-cast chassis
- Detailed underframe includes piping and equipment
- Separately applied metal wire grab irons, uncoupling levers, and stirrups
- Simulated wood deck design
- Also available unlettered
Release date: To be announced
Road names: DODX, and USAX.
ScaleTrains Fox Valley Models Pacific Car & Foundry R-40-2 wood reefer
Price: $31.99
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 4901 Old Tasso Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
Pacific Car & Foundry R-40-2 wood reefer features:
- Cast stirrup steps
- End ladders
- Factory applied wire grab irons
- Detailed underbody
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Northern Pacific; Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch; Southern Pacific; and Western Pacific.
WalthersMainline Greenville 73-foot woodchip hoppers
Price: $39.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Greenville 73-foot woodchip hoppers features:
- Interior bracing
- Door latch details
- Detailed break gear
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Summer 2024
Road names: Apalachicola Northern, Atlanta & St. Andrews, CSX, Louisville & Nashville, Norfolk Southern, Seaboard System, and Southern Ry.
HO scale structures
WalthersCornerstone Trackside signal tower
Price: $24.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Trackside signal tower features:
- Includes detailed exterior stairway an coal box
- Molded in light ivory & clear styrene plastic
Release date: Summer 2024
Z scale locomotives
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:
- Separately applied sunshades
- Open Grid Radiators
- DCC ready
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Chicago, Rock Island & 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 cody.grivno@firecrown.com and Associate Editor Bryson Sleppy at bryson.sleppy@firecrown.com for more information.
