News & Products for June 18, 2009

HO scale freight cars

Heinz ketchup boxcar. Walthers Proto 1000 newsprint car customized with alcohol heater details to match cars leased to Heinz Canada. Eleven car numbers available. Metal wheelsets, separately applied ladders and grab irons, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $60 Canadian. Ready-to-run. Action Hobbies

R-70-20 refrigerator car. Nordic Warehouse Inc. (Cold Train logo), Union Pacific (ARMN reporting marks, 12 car numbers available), and Western Fruit Express (Burlington Northern Santa Fe herald). Six numbers unless noted. Etched-metal details, cushion underframe, and Kadee scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $32.95. Early 2010. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

Difco dump cars. New paint schemes: Baltimore & Ohio; Canadian National; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range (one car number available); Great Northern; Missouri Pacific (Union Pacific maintenance-of-way green with UP shield); and Southern Ry. Three numbers unless noted. Add-on wire grab irons, metal wheelsets, and Proto-Max magnetic knuckle couplers. $29.98. September 2009. Ready-to-run. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.

HO scale details and accessories

Vehicle license plates. Minnesota (1950 to present and 1978 only) and Wisconsin (1978 only). Printed on photo paper. Set includes tags for at least 20 vehicles. $1.50 per set includes shipping. Howard’s Hobby

AutoScenes figure and vehicle assortments. Fritz’s front loader (pictured): three workers with heavy equipment, $17.99. Chip’s ice truck: refrigerated truck, ice blocks, and three workers, $29.99. Factory-painted. Woodland Scenics

N scale locomotives

Electro-Motive Division MP15DC diesel locomotive. Alton & Southern (limited edition, one road number available), BC Hydro, Family Lines (Louisville & Nashville reporting marks), Missouri Pacific, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, St. Marys RR (two numbers), and Union RR (green and yellow, one number; or blue, white, and yellow, three numbers). Three numbers unless noted; also available undecorated (with standard hood or square air filter box). Separately applied roof detail, Scale Speed motor, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current models $114.95 ($119.95 for limited edition); with Digital Command Control, $149.95 ($154.95 for limited edition). September 2009. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

N scale train sets

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe El Capitan. Electro-Motive Division F7 diesel locomotive (red-and-silver passenger warbonnet scheme): A unit (two road numbers available) or B unit (one number), $85 each. Ten-car base set: Includes baggage-dormitory (transition), five coaches, two step-down coaches, lounge, and diner, $250. Two-car add-on set: Storage mail car and baggage, $50. Ready-to-run. Kato USA Inc.

N scale freight cars

American Car & Foundry 3,560-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper. Boston & Maine, Central Farmers, Illinois Central Gulf, International Minerals, Norchem, and Temple Gypsum. Two car numbers each; also available undecorated. Five roof hatches, body-mounted brake gear, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $11.95; undecorated, $9.95. October 2009. Ready-to-run. Trainman series. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

United States Railroad Administration steel rebuilt boxcar. Ann Arbor, Burlington Northern, Chesapeake & Ohio, Grand Trunk Western, Kansas City Southern, Pennsylvania RR, and Rock Island. Two car numbers each; also available undecorated (available with 5-5-5 or 7-8 ends and fish-belly or standard underframes). $16.95 (Chesapeake & Ohio, $18.95); undecorated, $14.95. October 2009. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

86-foot auto parts boxcars. Detroit, Toledo & Ironton (double door); Missouri Pacific (quad door, with “Screaming Eagle” herald); and Penn Central (quad door). Etched-metal details, cushion draft gear enclosures, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $24.95 per single car; two-packs, $49.90. Autumn 2009. Ready-to-run. Bluford Shops

Trinity 5,161-cubic-foot-capacity covered grain hopper three-packs. BNSF (2005 herald, six car numbers available); Burlington Northern Santa Fe (pre-2005 herald); CSX; Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; Illinois Central; Norfolk Southern; Soo Line (with Canadian Pacific reporting marks and herald); and Union Pacific (with Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha reporting marks). Three numbers unless noted. Low-profile plastic wheelsets, separately applied brake and hopper gate details, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $49.95 per three-pack. Ready-to-run. ExactRail LLC

O scale details and accessories

SA type ground target signal. Brass construction, two-color LED, and opening relay cabinet door. $29.99. N.J. International Inc.

Multiple-scale freight cars

Evans 100-ton steel coil cars. CSX (available with yellow CSX and blue Chessie coil hoods, two blue CSX, or yellow and blue Chessie; four car numbers each); Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Illinois Central Gulf; Indiana Harbor Belt; and Milwaukee Road. Eight car numbers unless noted. HO scale equipped with metal wheelsets and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers; N scale features Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers. HO scale, $37.95; N scale, $21.95. CSX is available now, others in early 2010. Ready-to-run. Red Caboose line. InterMountain Railway Co.

Multiple-scale structures

Sunset Motel and office kit. Laser-cut wood kit includes office, sign, and two four-room motel units. Tab-and-slot construction, peel-and-stick parts, sidewalk and curb, driveway canopy, and soda machine. HO scale, $65.95; N scale, $43.95. Direct orders add $5 shipping. Blair Line

Scenery

Ground cover sheets. Flowering meadow (red or violet), dandelion meadow, rapeseed field, cattle pasture, wild grass, field with country lanes, field with stream, and pond. Sheets have flexible backing that conforms to terrain and measure 5″ x 8″. $19.99. Gebr. Faller GmbH

Tools

Grain enhancer tool. Hot, grooved blade adds rough, worn appearance to wood sheet or stripwood. 30-watt iron heats to 720 degrees F. Includes five blades. $22.95. Micro-Mark

Club offerings

Little Blue House. Laser-cut wood Mountaineer Precision Products kit offered by Ohio Valley RR Historical Foundation. Based on historic structure in LaGrange, Ky. Laser-etched clapboard siding, standing-seam roofing, and plastic porch columns and chimneys. N scale, $22; HO scale, $27; O scale, $37. Shipping is $5.95 for HO or N scale, $7.95 for O. Send check or money order to Ohio Valley RR Historical Foundation, c/o Bill Schook, 7907 Waterfern Way, Louisville, KY 40291. For information, call Bill Schook at 502-239-1755.

Manufacturers featured in this week’s News & Products

Action Hobbies
197 Lansdowne St.
Kingsville, ON N9Y 1S6
Canada
519-733-2619
www.actionhobbieskingsville.com

Atlas Model Railroad Co.
378 Florence Ave.
Hillside, NJ 07205
908-687-0880
www.atlasrr.com

Blair Line
P.O. Box 1136
Carthage, MO 64836
417-359-8300
www.blairline.com

Bluford Shops
P.O. Box 152
Bluford, IL 62814
618-822-6833
www.bluford-shops.com

ExactRail LLC
1053 South 1675 West
Orem, UT 84058
exactrail.com

Gebr. Faller GmbH
Kreuzstrasse 9
78148 Gütenbach
Germany
07723 651-0
faller.de

Howard’s Hobby
116 Silver Hill Rd.
Ansonia, CT 06401
www.howardshobby.com

InterMountain Railway Co.
P.O. Box 839
Longmont, CO 80502
303-772-1901
intermountain-railway.com

Kato USA Inc.
100 Remington Rd.
Schaumburg, IL 60173
847-781-9500
www.katousa.com

Micro-Mark
340 Snyder Ave.
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
800-225-1066
www.micromark.com

N.J. International Inc.
P.O. Box 1029
Higley, AZ 85238
480-219-4135
www.njinternational.com

Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
P.O. Box 3039
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414-527-0770
www.walthers.com

Woodland Scenics
P.O. Box 98
Linn Creek, MO 65052
573-346-5555
www.woodlandscenics.com