Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes are Canadian Pacific; Central of Georgia; Erie Lackawanna; Milwaukee Road; Missouri Pacific; and New York, New Haven & Hartford. $89.98 each. October 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
Alco S-1, S-2, and S-4 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. S-1: Alco demonstrator, Bath & Hammondsport, and Reading; S-2: Lehigh Valley, New York Central System (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie), San Francisco Belt, Southern Pacific (Texas & New Orleans), Western Pacific, and Southern Ry.; S-4: Boston & Maine and Morristown & Erie. $94.95. November 2007. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.
General Electric Dash 8-40CW diesel locomotive. New paint schemes are CSX “Spirit of America” and Union Pacific. New road numbers on models decorated for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Conrail Quality; and CSX. Master Series Silver (without Digital Command Control decoder or sound) $149.95, Master Series Gold (with DCC decoder and QSI Quantum sound system) $259.95. November 2007. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.
HO scale freight cars
Five-bay rapid-discharge hopper. Colorado Springs Department of Public Utilities, Colorado & Wyoming, Cumberland Mine, and General Electric Rail Services Corp. (SSIX reporting mark). Machined metal wheelsets and removable coal load. $17.98 each, five-pack $89.98. September 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
34-foot two-bay offset-side hopper. Boston & Maine; Central RR of New Jersey; Chicago & Eastern Illinois; Gulf, Mobile & Ohio; and St. Louis-San Francisco. RP-25 contour metal wheelsets, six road numbers, and removable cast-resin coal load. Six-pack $79.98. September 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
Santa Fe Refrigerator Dept. class RR-30 50-foot refrigerator car. New paint schemes. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & North Western; Fruit Growers Express; Milwaukee Road; The Rath Packing Co.; and Wilson Car Lines. $22.98. September 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
Offset-cupola caboose. New paint schemes. CP Rail, St. Louis-San Francisco, Rock Island, and Southern Pacific (Trailer-Flatcar Service scheme). $14.98. September 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
Evans 52-foot gondola. New road names are Herzog Contracting Corp., Newburgh & South Shore, Tuscola & Saginaw Bay, and Upper Merion & Plymouth. New road numbers on models lettered for Boston & Maine, Chicago & North Western, and Grand Trunk Western. $12.95. November 2007. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.
Evans 53-foot double-plug-door boxcar. New road numbers on models decorated for BC Rail. New road names are Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; BNSF Ry.; Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer; Keokuk Junction Ry. Co.; Louisville, New Albany & Corydon; Toledo, Peoria & Western; and Wisconsin & Southern. $20.95. November 2007. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.
Assorted freight cars. Canton Tank Car Co. and Navy Gas & Supply American Car & Foundry (ACF) Type 27 riveted 8,000-gallon tank car, $28.95; CP Rail bathtub coal gondola, $31.95; and Union Tank Car Co. ACF Type 27 riveted 10,000-gallon tank car, $28.95. Distributed model is Tichy Train Group United States Railroad Administration single-sheathed boxcar decorated for Canadian Pacific, Chicago & North Western, and Pennsylvania RR. Ready-to-run models with Kadee no. 5 couplers and metal wheelsets. InterMountain Railway Co.
Gunderson Maxi IV well cars. Arkansas-Oklahoma RR, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Iowa Interstate RR, and Pacer Stacktrain. Three-unit articulated set with metal wheelsets, etched-metal details, and Accumate scale knuckle couplers. Price to be announced. November-December 2007. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
Milwaukee Road rib-side boxcar. Route of the Hiawathas and late schemes plus undecorated. Wire grab irons and Kadee couplers. $29.95, undecorated $18.95. November-December 2007. InterMountain Railway Co.
Union Pacific maintenance-of-way caboose. Green and silver schemes. Wire grab irons, etched-metal running boards, metal wheelsets, and Kadee couplers. Two road numbers per paint scheme. $49.95. November-December 2007. Produced by Centralia Car Shops, distributed by InterMountain Railway Co.
HO scale details and accessories
1955 Ford F-100 pickup trucks. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; New York Central; Pennsylvania RR; Rock Island; Southern; and Union Pacific. $10.98. October 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
N scale locomotives
Alco RS-11 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes are Carolina & Northwestern; Conrail; Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific; Maine Central; Missouri Pacific; Norfolk & Western; Seaboard Air Line; Southern; and Southern Pacific. Direct-current models $99.95, with Digital Command Control $134.95. November 2007. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.
Electro-Motive Division SD45-2 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; BNSF Ry. (AT&SF patch out); CSX; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range; Norfolk Southern; and Seaboard Coast Line. Split-frame mechanism, etched-metal details, and Micro-Trains couplers. $119.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
N scale freight cars
Santa Fe Refrigerator Dept. class RR-30 50-foot refrigerator car. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & North Western; Fruit Growers Express; Milwaukee Road; The Rath Packing Co.; and Wilson Car Lines. With Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $15.98. September 2007. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains
50-foot PS-1 plug-door boxcar. American Colloid Co., Chessie System (Chesapeake & Ohio), St. Louis-San Francisco, Rock Island, Union Pacific, and Western Pacific. Etched-metal running boards, screw-mounted trucks, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $18.98. October 2007. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains
40-foot PS-1 boxcar. New paint schemes are Bessemer & Lake Erie; Buffalo Creek; Denver & Rio Grande; New York, New Haven & Hartford; Rock Island; and Union Pacific. $9.95. November 2007. Ready-to-run. Trainman line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.
Evans 53-foot double-plug-door boxcar. New road numbers on cars decorated for BC Rail. New road names are Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; BNSF Ry.; Chicago Heights Terminal & Transfer; Keokuk Junction Ry.; Louisville, New Albany & Corydon; Toledo, Peoria & Western; and Wisconsin & Southern. $13.95. November 2007. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.
Flatcar with two trailers. Baltimore & Ohio, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Missouri-Kansas-Texas (with TTX flatcar), REA Leasing (Pennsylvania RR), Union Pacific, and undecorated. Accumate couplers. $11.95, undecorated $7.95. November 2007. Ready-to-run. Trainman line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.
Pacific Fruit Express R-40-23 refrigerator cars. Armour Refrigerator Line, Pacific Fruit Express (three schemes), and Supreme Beef Co. Etched-metal running boards and Micro-Trains trucks and couplers. $19.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
Canadian modified 40-foot boxcar. New York, New Haven & Hartford. Atlas trucks and couplers. $18.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
N scale passenger cars
Assorted lightweight passenger cars. Chicago & North Western coach in Union Pacific paint; Pennsylvania RR 13-double-bedroom sleeper; Seaboard Air Line corrugated coach; Southern Pacific 4-double-bedroom, 4-compartment, 2-drawing-room sleeper; and Union Pacific 6-compartment, 6-roomette, 4-double-bedroom. $39.95 each. December 2007-January 2008. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
O scale freight cars
PS-2 three-bay covered hopper. New paint schemes are Burlington Northern, Jack Frost Cane Sugar, Norfolk & Western, and Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (New York Central). $42.95. November 2007. Ready-to-run. Trainman Line. Atlas O
17,600-gallon Trinity corn syrup tank car. New paint schemes. ADM Transportation Co., Cargill, Cargill (UTCI repaint), General American Marks Co., and Minnesota Corn Processors. Separately applied details and metal grab irons. $74.95. November 2007. Ready-to-run. Atlas O
Large scale details and accessories
Denver & Rio Grande plate girder bridge plans. 1:20.3-proportion. Design for use with ABS plastic sheet and Plastruct beams and angles. Bridge measures 31-1/2 feet long. $9.95 per set, postpaid. Brewer Railroad Plans
Multiple scale freight cars
4,650-cubic-foot three-bay hoppers. Chessie System (CSX and Western Maryland reporting marks), Chicago & North Western (yellow), Great Northern (Big Sky Blue and gray schemes), Montana Rail Link, and Union Pacific (“We will deliver” and shield schemes). HO scale equipped with metal wheelsets and Kadee couplers $29.95, N scale has Micro-Trains trucks and couplers, $21.95. November-December. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
Union Pacific M-10000 three-car train set. Union Pacific (brown and yellow) and painted silver but unlettered. Fourth car available separately. Detailed and lighted interiors and operating head and tail lights. Three-car set (HO and N scales) $429.98-$449.98, fourth car $129.98 to $139.98. December 2007-January 2008. Ready-to-run. Con-Cor International
Pine trees with real wood trunks. Deadwood Brown, Deep Woods Green, Lodge Pole Green, Northwoods Green, and Timberline Green. Sizes range from 2″ to 11″ tall. $7.98 each. Timberline Scenery Co.
Turntable positioning system. MSC1 ($39.95) control panel or fascia mounted printed-circuit board includes control knob and mounting hardware. BNF1 ($44.95) features all items in MSC1 and photocells for use as back-and-forth controller. Digital Loco
Decals
Post-World War II Pacific Electric interurbans. “Butterfly” orange with silver striping for modernized Hollywood cars, including 300- and 400-series Blimps and the 1200-series steel interurbans. HO scale. $9.95 per set. Custom Traxx
Baltimore & Ohio Class N-43 PS-2 covered hoppers. Black or white lettering. Each set completes one hopper and includes road name, billboard Baltimore & Ohio herald, and 12 road numbers. HO scale. $6.39 per set, postpaid. Great Decals
Lansing Model Railroad Club American Car & Foundry three-bay centerflow covered hopper. Accurail HO scale kit with road number decals. $18 each, two kits $35. Shipping $4 (United States) and $6 (Canada). Send checks to Lansing Model Railroad Club, P.O. Box 1305, East Lansing, MI 48826. Visit www.lmrc.org for details and order form.
Manufacturers featured in this week’s News & Products
Athearn Trains, 1550 Glenn Curtiss St., Carson, CA 90746; www.athearn.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; www.atlasrr.com
Atlas O, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; www.atlasO.com
Brewer Railroad Plans, 1825 Evergreen Dr., Agassiz, BC, Canada V0M 1A2; www.brewerplans.com
Con-Cor International, 8101 E. Research Ct., Tucson, AZ 85710; www.all-railroads.com
Custom Traxx, P.O. Box 641175, West Los Angeles, CA 90064; www.customtraxx.com
Digital Loco, 68 Ginger Tree Ct., O’Fallon, MO 63368; www.digitalloco.com
Funaro & Camerlengo, 10 Funaro Court, Honesdale, PA 18431; www.fandckits.com
Great Decals, P.O. Box 994, Herndon, VA 20172; www.greatdecals.com
InterMountain Railway Co., P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502; www.intermountain-railway.com
Timberline Scenery Co., P.O. Box 57, Platteville, CO 80651; www.timberlinescenery.com
