News & Products for the week of October 14th 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 October 14th 2024.
HO scale freight cars
Accurail USRA Class BL-4 twin hopper
Price: Single car, $20.98; three-car set, $61.98
Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com
Class BL-4 twin hopper features:
- Single car is a random road number from three-car set
Release date: December 2024
Road names: Virginian
State Tool & Die Radio car kit
Price: $85.00
Manufacturer: State Tool & Die, info@statetoolanddie.com, statetoolanddie.com
Radio car kit features:
- 3-D resin kit
- Separately applied side ladders and end ladders
- Other detail parts included
Release date: Available now
Road names: Southern Ry.
WalthersMainline PS2CD 50-foot covered hopper
Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
PS2CD 50-foot covered hopper features:
- 4-3-4 exterior rib pattern
- Bottom outlet gate details
- Placard name plates as appropriate
- See-through Running board
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Winter 2025
Road names: Archer-Daniels-Midland, Agway, Cargill, CMA, Continental Grain Co., Indiana Farm Bureau, and Western Maryland.
WalthersProto 70-foot heavyweight railway post office baggage car
Price: $94.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
70-foot heavyweight railway post office baggage car features:
- Interior includes mailbag stanchions and sorting cases
- Separate catcher arms
- Detailed underbody includes separate brake gear, steam traps, and generator
- Clerestory roof or arched roof per prototype
- Also available unlettered
Release date: Spring 2025
Road names: Union Pacific, Chesapeake & Ohio, Illinois Central, and New York Central.
HO scale scenery
Menards Lighted billboard
Price: $19.99
Manufacturer: Menards; menards.com
Lighted billboard features:
- 26 interchangeable decals included
- Includes two HO-scale workers, walkway with metal grate texture, ladders, and base
Release date: Available now
N scale freight cars
Home Shops USRA steel rebuilt boxcar
Price: $49.95
Manufacturer: Home Shops LLC; homeshops.net
USRA steel rebuilt boxcar features:
- 10-Panel body
- 7-8 or 5-5-5 panel ends as per the prototype
- Opening door
- Fishbelly or straight underframe as per prototype
- Separately applied wire grabs and side ladders
Release date: November 2024
Road names: Cat Mountain Santa Fe, Delta Lines, Miami Valley Railroad, Ohio Southern, St. Louis County Railway, Virginian & Ohio, and Virginia Midland.
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.
