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News & Products for August 13, 2009

By Angela Cotey | August 13, 2009

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


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HO scale locomotives

Electro-Motive Division SD40 diesel locomotive. Detroit Edison Co. (DEEX reporting marks), First Union Rail (FURX), Montana Rail Link, Penn Central, Soo Line, and Wheeling & Lake Erie. Two road numbers each. Plastic handrails, wire grab irons, prototype-specific dynamic brakes, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $109.98 December 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

General Electric C44-9W diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (Heritage II paint scheme), Chicago & North Western, CSX, and Norfolk Southern. Two road numbers each. New window castings, prototype-specific horns, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $99.98. December 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 Phase II diesel locomotive. Boston & Maine, Burlington Northern, Norfolk Southern, St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt), and Southern Pacific. Three road numbers each; also available undecorated (generic or Southern Pacific version). Eight-pin plug for Digital Command Control decoder, five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $159.95; with Digital Command Control and Quantum QSI sound, $249.95. December 2009. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

HO scale freight cars

57-foot mechanical reefer five-packs. Pacific Fruit Express (dual Southern Pacific and Union Pacific heralds), Santa Fe Refrigerator Dept. (SFRC reporting marks), and Western Fruit Express (BNFE reporting marks). Five different car numbers per pack. Metal wheelsets and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. Five-pack, $99.98. December 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

FMC 4,700-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper. Burlington Northern, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and Chicago & North Western. Six new car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $24.98. November 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Steel offset-cupola caboose. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Missouri-Kansas-Texas; and Southern Pacific. Two car numbers per road name. Full window glazing, metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $18.98. December 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Sidetrack Laser HO scale Thunder Bay Lumber Co. waterfront sawmill
Sidetrack Laser HO scale Thunder Bay Lumber Co. waterfront sawmill
HO scale structures

Thunder Bay Lumber Co. waterfront sawmill. Laser-cut wood craftsman kit. Grandt Line doors and windows, cedar shake shingles, and peel-and-stick roofing. Footprint 11″ x 29″. $374.95. Sidetrack Laser

Peco HO scale Code 83 nickel-silver track components
Peco HO scale Code 83 nickel-silver track components
HO scale track

Code 83 nickel-silver track components. Streamline 36″ flextrack with concrete ties. Prototypical angular concrete tie profile and Pandrol-type rail clip. $9.60. Streamline 90-degree crossing. Insulated frog with wooden ties. $40.99. Peco

HO scale details and accessories

Mack “R” dump truck. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington Northern; Chessie System; CP Rail; Norfolk Southern; and Southern Pacific. Clear window glazing, interior with separate steering wheel, and rolling vinyl tires. $24.98. November 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

40-foot container chassis two-packs. Evergreen, Hanjin, Hyundai, K-Line, Maersk, and Nedlloyd. Two chassis numbers per road name. New tooling, contemporary paint schemes, and two replacement container floors for older containers. Two-pack, $19.98. November 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Northwest Short Line HOn3 conversion kit for Bachmann GE 70-ton diesel locomotive
Northwest Short Line HOn3 conversion kit for Bachmann GE 70-ton diesel locomotive
HOn3 conversion kit for Bachmann GE 70-ton diesel locomotive. Kit includes eight half axles, weathered and ready for installation. Instructions not included. $9.95. NorthWest Short Line

Hopper loads. Wood chip load for ExactRail Gunderson wood-chip hopper. Resin with sawdust glued on top. Two-pack, $7.95. Resin coal load for BLMA TopGon hoppers. Two-pack, $5.95. Shipping on direct orders $6 for up to three packages. Motrak Models

Figure packs. Hand-painted plastic figures. Crime scene investigators with equipment, $12.99. Churchgoers (two packs) or children, $14.99. Chinese railway personnel and passengers or street artists and pedestrians, $15.99. German railway personnel (1940s-1970s) or Chinese railway personnel with baggage wagon, $18.99. Carpet installers, Nordic walkers, or passers-by with baby carriage, $20.99. Seated passengers in winter clothing, people at the hairdresser, or paramedics with injured people, $24.99. Paul M. Preiser GmbH

DeLuxe Innovations N scale assorted freight cars
DeLuxe Innovations N scale assorted freight cars
N scale freight cars

Assorted freight cars. Factory-weathered Burlington Northern 40-foot boxcar without running board (pictured; three car numbers available): Single car (without consolidated lube stencil), $25; two-pack (both with stencils), $50. Southern Pacific 40-foot boxcar with running boards (six numbers available): Single car, $24.95; two-pack, $49.90; three-pack, $74.85. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western two-bay covered hopper (six numbers available): Single car, $18.95; two-pack, $37.90; three-pack, $56.85. Canadian National twin tub Coal Porter (24 numbers available in two paint schemes): Single car (with double rotary ends), $24.95; three-pack, $55.50; four-pack, $74.95; six-pack, $111; 10-pack, $189.95. Ready-to-run with Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers. BN boxcar available now; others, first quarter 2010. DeLuxe Innovations

Micro-Trains Line Co.N scale assorted freight cars
Micro-Trains Line Co.N scale assorted freight cars
Assorted freight cars. United States Army 50-foot troop kitchen car, $20.35. Burlington Northern 40-foot Hi-Cube boxcar, $22.55. Kopper’s Coke 50-foot gondola with coke container load, two road numbers available, $23.95. CSX bay window caboose, $29.95. Ready-to-run with magnetic knuckle couplers. Micro-Trains Line Co.

N scale details and accessories

40-foot exterior-post trailer two pack. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Branch; Preston; St. Johnsbury; and Yellow. Two two-packs available per road name. $19.98. December 2009. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains

Mack “B” tractor. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Southern Pacific; Roadway; and Union Pacific. Separately applied details, clear molded cab windows, and rolling vinyl tires. $19.98 December 2009. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains

Resin coal load. Made for BLMA TopGon hoppers. Three-pack, $5.95. Direct orders add $6 shipping for up to 10 packages. Motrak Models

O scale freight cars

50-foot Pullman-Standard PS-1 boxcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (San Francisco Chief slogan); Atlanta & West Point; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; Norfolk & Western; and Seaboard. Two car numbers per road name. Etched-metal running boards; separately applied grab irons, ladders, and brake line details; and Kadee-compatible scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $72.95. November 2009. Ready-to-run. Atlas O

Z scale freight cars

Chesapeake & Ohio 33-foot two-bay offset-side hopper. Two car numbers available. Metal wheelsets and magnetic knuckle couplers. Two-pack, $42. Ready-to-run. Full Throttle

Z scale details and accessories

Figure packs. Hand-painted plastic figures. Seated passengers or pedestrians, $14.99. Paul M. Preiser GmbH

Noch GmbH & Co. flexible grass strips
Noch GmbH & Co. flexible grass strips
Scenery

Flexible grass strips. Contains ten strips 1.4″ long, eight strips, 2.8″ long, plus 18 grass tufts. Two different colors in spring or summer assortments. $18.99. Noch GmbH & Co.

Laser-Cut Minis. Multi-colored tear-proof paper plants ready to be hand-shaped and glued on layout. Fern, cabbage, zucchini, reed, rhubarb, water lilies, water knotgrass, turnips, and bean supports. Suitable for multiple scales. $8.99 each. Noch GmbH & Co.

Manufacturers featured in this week’s News & Products

Athearn Trains
2883 E. Spring St., Suite 100
Long Beach, CA 90806
310-763-7140
www.athearn.com

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

Atlas O
378 Florence Ave.
Hillside, NJ 07205
908-687-9590
www.atlaso.com

DeLuxe Innovations
9 Whippany Rd., Unit 10
Whippany, NJ 07981
973-887-3919
www.deluxeinnovations.com

Full Throttle
128 Burma Island Rd.
Leesburg, FL 34788
352-589-0303

Micro-Trains Line Co.
P.O. Box 1200
Talent, OR 97540
541-535-1755
www.micro-trains.com

Motrak Models
5239 Braddock Dr.
Zephyrhills, FL 33541
813-476-4784
www.stores.ebay.com/motrak-models

Noch GmbH & Co.
Postfach 1454
D-88230 Wangen im Allgäu
Germany
www.noch.com

NorthWest Short Line
PO Box 16485
Seattle, WA 98116
206-932-1087
www.nwsl.com

Paul M. Preiser GmbH
Postfach 1233
91534 Rothenburg o.d.T
Germany
011-49-98616001
www.figuren.de

Peco
Beer
Nr. Seaton
Devon, EX12 3NA
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1297 21542
www.peco-uk.com

Sidetrack Laser
P.O. Box 447
Newberg, OR 97132
503-449-5361
sidetracklaser.com

One thought on “News & Products for August 13, 2009

  1. Guys im from australia and we dont have the scope of things you have in usa,but since i have found this site and all the things that are available it has lite a fire in my dads belly and he wonts to get back into model railways again keep up the good work with all the info and magazines
    the product info is fantastic
    cheers michael

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