News & Reviews News New model railroad products for the week of August 13, 2015

New model railroad products for the week of August 13, 2015

By Angela Cotey | August 12, 2015

| Last updated on November 3, 2020

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Rapido Trains Alco/Montreal Locomotive Works FA-2 and FPA-2 diesel locomotives
Rapido Trains HO scale Alco/Montreal Locomotive Works FA-2 and FPA-2 diesel locomotive
HO scale locomotives
Alco/Montreal Locomotive Works FA-2 and FPA-2 diesel locomotives. FA-2: Baltimore & Ohio (three road numbers), Canadian National (as-delivered scheme with original and new nose heralds, two numbers each), Canadian Pacific (block and script lettering, three numbers each), Erie Lackawanna (three numbers), Lehigh Valley (two numbers), New York Central (four numbers), and Pennsylvania RR (five numbers). FPA-2: B&O (three numbers), CP (block and script lettering, two numbers each), Great Northern (three numbers), and LV (two numbers). Each road name offered unnumbered with decals; both body styles also available undecorated. Prototype-specific details, etched-metal grills, detailed cab interior, factory-installed grab irons and handrails, and Macdonald-Cartier couplers. Direct-current model, $225; with dual-mode sound decoder, $325. Summer 2016. Rapido Trains, 905-474-3314, www.rapidotrains.com
Atlas HO scale Evans 52-foot gondola
Atlas HO scale Evans 52-foot gondola
HO scale freight cars
Evans 52-foot gondola. New road numbers: Conrail, Burlington Northern, Canadian National, CSX, Denver & Rio Grande Western, and Erie Lackawanna. Four road numbers per scheme. Metal wheelsets and Accumate couplers. $23.95. Trainman series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Evans 53-foot double-plug-door boxcar. New paint schemes: Alaska RR; Brooks Scanlon; Fox River Valley; Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific; and States Veneer. New road numbers: Bend Millwork Co.; Burlington Northern; and Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern. Two numbers per scheme. Two-piece underframe, 70-ton roller-bearing trucks, and blackened metal wheelsets. $27.95. First quarter 2016. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Funaro & Camerlengo HO scale Pennsylvania RR class G22 46-foot steel modernized gondola
Funaro & Camerlengo HO scale Pennsylvania RR class G22 46-foot steel modernized gondola
Pennsylvania RR class G22 46-foot steel modernized gondola. With interior stake pockets, interior stake pockets removed, and interior stake pockets removed and braced ends. Cast-resin kit with one-piece body, Tichy Train Group and cast-resin detail parts, and decals but no trucks or couplers. $44.99. Funaro & Camerlengo, 570-224-4989, www.fandckits.com
Atlas N scale Electro-Motive Division GP40 and GP40-2 diesel locomotives
Atlas N scale Electro-Motive Division GP40 and GP40-2 diesel locomotives
N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP40 and GP40-2 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. GP40: Soo Line, Canadian National (sergeant stripes), Denver & Rio Grande Western (as-delivered), Penn Central (orange “C” herald), and Rock Island (blue). GP40-2: Iowa, Chicago & Eastern; Ontario Northland; CSX (dark blue and yellow with boxcar herald); St. Louis Southwestern (as-delivered scheme); and Western Pacific (green and orange). Three road numbers per scheme. Scale Speed motor, golden-white light-emitting diode headlights, and Accumate couplers. Direct-current model, $119.95; with NCE Digital Command Control motor decoder, $154.95. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Atlas N scale Evans 52-foot gondola
Atlas N scale Evans 52-foot gondola
N scale freight cars
Evans 52-foot gondola. New paint schemes: Denver & Rio Grande Western, Burlington Northern, Canadian National, Conrail, CSX, and Erie Lackawanna. Four road numbers per scheme. Die-cast metal underframe, 100-ton roller-bearing trucks, and offset shank Accumate couplers. $19.95. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Evans 53-foot double-plug-door boxcar. New paint schemes: Alaska RR; Brooks Scanlon; Fox River Valley; Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific; and States Veneer. New road numbers: Bend Millwork Co.; Burlington Northern; and Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern. Two numbers per scheme. Paint overspray on roof, 70-ton roller-bearing trucks, and Accumate couplers. $18.95. First quarter 2016. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

FMC 5,077-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay; Atlantic & Western; Burlington Northern; Cadiz RR; Escanaba & Lake Superior; Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion; Port Huron & Detroit; and Railbox. Three road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated (early and late body styles). Wire grab irons, etched-metal parts, and X-panel roof. $23.95 (undecorated, $18.95). First quarter 2016. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Atlas N scale Pullman-Standard 2,960-cubic-foot-capacity hopper
Atlas N scale Pullman-Standard 2,960-cubic-foot-capacity hopper
Pullman-Standard 2,960-cubic-foot-capacity hopper. Louisville & Nashville; Alaska RR; and Seaboard System. Four road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Die-cast metal hopper and center sill, solid- or roller-bearing trucks as appropriate, and optional heap shields. $21.95. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Assorted freight cars. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 50-foot double-door boxcar with freight load (two road numbers), $21.40. Baby Ruth 36-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car, $29.95. Burlington Northern/National Academy of Railroad Sciences 50-foot plug-door boxcar, $20.60. Canadian National 36-foot offset-cupola caboose, $32.80. Delaware & Hudson 33-foot two-bay hopper, $24.90. St. Louis-San Francisco 50-foot plug-door boxcar, $22.70. Soo Line 40-foot double-sheathed boxcar, $19.80. Injection-molded plastic cars with plastic wheelsets and Magne-Matic wheelsets. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com

N scale passenger cars
70-foot heavyweight baggage car. New paint scheme: Great Northern (Fire Prevention Instruction Car). Plastic wheelsets, Magne-Matic couplers, and clear window glazing. $32.90. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com
O scale freight cars
Evans 53-foot double-plug-door boxcar. New paint schemes: Alaska RR and Western Pacific. New road numbers: Burlington Northern; Illinois Central; and Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern. Two road numbers per scheme. Sprung, die-cast metal 70-ton trucks; separately applied ladders, brake wheel, door bars, and door handles; and Kadee-compatible scale couplers. $69.95. Second quarter 2016. Atlas O, 908-687-9590, www.atlaso.com
American Z Line Electro-Motive Division F3A and F3B diesel locomotives
American Z Line Electro-Motive Division F3A and F3B diesel locomotives
Z scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division F3A and F3B diesel locomotives. New paint scheme: Baltimore & Ohio. Can motor with flywheels (A and B units), traction tires, optional drawbar for close coupling, light-emitting-diode headlight (A unit only), and AutoLatch couplers. A-B sets (two numbers available), $318. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
American Z Line Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper
American Z Line Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper
Z scale freight cars
Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper. New paint scheme: Great Northern. Etched-metal details, blackened metal wheelsets, and AutoLatch couplers. Single car (two road numbers), $37; four-pack, $143. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
Electronics/controls
Sound cards for Sound Box. Electro-Motive Division third generation diesel locomotives (appropriate for SD90-43MAC and SD70ACe), General Electric third generation diesel locomotives (appropriate for P42 and C44-9W), Union Pacific light steam (appropriate for light to medium steam locomotives like the heavy Mikado), and Union Pacific FEF-3 and Southern Pacific GS-4 heavy steam locomotives. For HO and N scales. $29.99 each. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com
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