News & Products for the week of September 23rd 2024

News & Products for the week of September 23rd 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 September 23rd 2024.

HO scale freight cars

Accurail 40-foot single sheath wood boxcar

Price: $21.98 

Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com

40-foot single sheath wood boxcar  features: 

• Also available undecorated

Release date: November 2024

Road names: Pittsburgh McKeesport & Youghiogheny

Accurail 41-foot steel gondola 

Price: Single car, $21.98; three-car set, $64.98

Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com

41-foot steel gondola features:

• Available as single car or three-car set

Release date: November 2024

Road names: Central of Georgia, Southern Pacific, and Western Railway of Alabama.

Accurail Pullman Standard covered hopper

Price: $22.98

Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com 

Pullman Standard covered hopper features: 

• Also available undecorated

Release date: To be announced 

Road names: Norfolk & Western

Athearn BethGon coalporter

Price: Single car, $49.99; five-car set, $239.99

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

BethGon coalporter features: 

• Separate wireform grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms
• Separately applied brake wheel
• Removable coal load

Release date: January 2026 

Road names: BSNF, Canadian National, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Kansas City Power & Light.

WalthersMainline 72-foot modern refrigerator boxcar

Price: $34.98 

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com

72-foot modern refrigerator boxcar features:

• Prototype-accurate correct ends, revised plug doors and smooth roof
• Separate end-mounted modern refrigeration unit

Release date: Winter 2025

Road names: BNSF, Cedar Grove Logistics, CIT Group/Capital Equipment Finance, Trinity Industries Leasing, and Union Pacific.

HO scale structures

WalthersCornerstone Flag stop station

Price: $24.98 

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com

Flag stop station features: 

• Molded in three colors and clear plastic
• Flag stop station kit measures 3-3/8 x 3-1/16 x 2-7/8″ 

Release date: Winter 2025

Z scale locomotives

American Z Line Electro-Motive Division SD40T diesel locomotive

Price: Contact manufacturer

Manufacturer: American Z Line, 7805 Dublin Rd., Dublin, OH 43017; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com

Electro-Motive Division SD40T features: 

• Road specific details
• Sunshades
• 4400 gallon fuel tank

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Susquehanna

Z scale rolling stock

American Z Line wide vision caboose

Price: Contact manufacturer

Manufacturer: American Z Line, 7805 Dublin Rd., Dublin, OH 43017; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com

Wide vision caboose features:

• Roller bearing trucks
• AutoLatch couplers

Release date: To be announced

Road names: TTX

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 e-mail Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cody.grivno@firecrown.com and Associate Editor Bryson Sleppy at bryson.sleppy@firecrown.com for more information.