News & Products for the week of February 10th 2025
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 February 10th, 2025.
HO scale locomotives
Rapido General Electric P32AC-DM diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current mode, $239.95; with DCC and sound, $349.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Scale: HO
General Electric P32AC-DM features:
- Detailed underbody includes piping
- Separately-applied wire grabs
- Road-specific details include unique antenna array, short air tanks, and original and retrofitted noses
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Amtrak
ScaleTrains Rivet Counter Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotives
Price: Direct-current model, $262.99; with DCC and sound, $387.99
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 4901 Old Tasso Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 features:
- Factory-applied details include wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, and sand hatch covers
- Road- and road-number-specific details
- 4,000-gallon fuel tank with dual fuel fillers, vertical gauge, round gauge in tank, and vertical breather pipe
Release date: September 2025
Road names: Burlington Northern, CSX, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Norfolk Southern, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific.
HO scale rolling stock
Athearn 40-foot Superior Door boxcar
Price: $39.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
40-foot Superior Door boxcar features:
- Single Superior style door
- Separately applied roof walk and brake wheel
Release date: August 2026
Road names: Akron, Canton & Youngtown; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Erie Lackawanna; Minneapolis & St. Louis; Texas & Pacific; and Union Pacific.
WalthersMainline 40-foot boxcar with Dreadnaught ends
Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
40-foot boxcar with Dreadnaught ends features:
- Wood running boards
- Ribbed steel roof
- Also available undecorated and in data-only schemes
Release date: Spring 2025
Road names: Canadian National; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Illinois Central; Louisiana & Arkansas; Milwaukee Road; and St. Louis-San Francisco.
WalthersProto AAR 50-foot double door boxcar
Price: $49.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
AAR 50-foot double door boxcar features:
- Factory installed details include grab irons, ladders, stirrup steps, and brake wheel
- Detailed underbody includes separately applied brake rigging
- Dreadnaught ends
- Youngstown corrugated side doors
Release date: Winter 2025
Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; New York, Chicago & St. Louis; Penn Central; Southern; and Southern Pacific.
HO scale vehicles
Athearn 53-foot chassis with 53-foot Jindo container
Price: $44.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
53-foot chassis with 53-foot Jindo container features:
- Chassis and container are fully assembled
Release date: August 2026
Road names: BNSF, CSX, JB Hunt, Pacer Stacktrain, Seacastle, and Union 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 e-mail Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cody.grivno@firecrown.com and Associate Editor Bryson Sleppy at bryson.sleppy@firecrown.com for more information.
