News & Reviews News New model trains for the week of May 18, 2017

New model trains for the week of May 18, 2017

By Angela Cotey | May 17, 2017

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


New model railroad products from Accurail, Bowser, Kato, Summit USA, and more

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HO scale locomotives
Illinois Central Paducah, Ky.,-rebuilt GP10 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Arizona & Eastern (Genesee & Wyoming scheme, two road numbers), Bloomer Line (two numbers), Carlton Trail Ry. (four numbers), Central Kansas Ry. (Okanagan Valley Ry. patchout, two numbers), Gulf & Mississippi (one number), Hudson Bay Ry. (one number), Louisiana & Delta (Genesee & Wyoming scheme, one number), Okanagan Valley Ry. (three numbers), RaiLink (one number), and Winchester & Western (with and without ditch lights, one number). Railroad-specific details, die-cast metal frame, and Kadee couplers. Direct-current model, $199.95; with ESU LokSound Select Digital Command Control and sound decoder, $289.95. December 2017/January 2018. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, www.intermountain-railway.com

Alco C-628, C-630, and C-630M diesel locomotives. C-628: Alco demonstrator (two road numbers), Chicago & North Western (Zito Yellow with green cab in two numbers, Zito Yellow with yellow cab in one number, old yellow with green cab in two numbers, and old yellow with yellow cab in two numbers, all with high short hood), Delaware & Hudson (three numbers), and Lehigh Valley (Snow Bird and Cornell Red schemes in three numbers each, Tuscan scheme in one number). C-630: Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range (Union Pacific patchout, two numbers); Louisville & Nashville (gray with yellow nose, two numbers); and Reading Co. (“Bee Line Service” slogan with Hi-Ad trucks in two numbers, Tri-Mount trucks in three numbers). C-630M: Canadian National (“wet noodle” herald and sergeant stripes, two numbers each) and Canadian Pacific (maroon and gray with script lettering, three numbers). Revised tooling with separately applied details, blackened nickel-silver RP-25 contour wheels, and can motor with flywheels. Direct-current model with 21-pin plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $199.95; with ESU LokSound Select dual-mode DCC and sound decoder, $299.95. January 2018. Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 800-327-5126, www.bowser-trains.com

HO scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars kits. Bangor & Aroostook 40-foot double-sheathed boxcar, $17.98. Bath & Hammondsport, New Orleans Public Belt RR, and Raritan River 50-foot boxcars with exterior posts (single car, $17.98; three-pack, $52.98). Canadian National Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper, $19.98. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 50-foot riveted-side plug-door boxcar (“Route of the Phoebe Snow” slogan), $17.98. Louisville & Nashville and Missouri Pacific 36-foot double-sheathed boxcars, $17.98 each. Pennsylvania RR 40-foot single-sheathed boxcar, $17.98. Pittsburgh & West Virginia 41-foot steel gondola, $17.98. Union Pacific 40-foot combination-door boxcar (“Be Specific – Ship Union Pacific” slogan), $17.98. Wheeling & Lake Erie United States Railroad Administration twin hoppers (single car, $16.98; three-pack, $49.98). Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets and Accumate couplers. Accurail, 630-365-6400, www.accurail.com
Woodland Scenics HO scale H&H Feed Mill
Woodland Scenics HO scale H&H Feed Mill
HO scale structures
H&H Feed Mill. Factory-painted and weathered structure with printed interior, back and side docks, cyclone vent above truck dump pit, and two interior and one exterior light-emitting-diode lights (compatible with Just Plug lighting system). $131.99. Built-&-Ready series. Woodland Scenics, 573-346-5555, www.woodlandscenics.com
Kato USA N scale Electro-Motive Division E5 diesel locomotive
Kato USA N scale Electro-Motive Division E5 diesel locomotive
N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division E5 diesel locomotive. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (“Red Band” scheme). Numbers 9911A (Silver Pilot, Illinois Railway Museum version) and 9912A (Silver Pilot, 1960s version). Directional golden-white light-emitting-diode headlights, five-pole motor with all-wheel electrical pickup, and blackened metal wheels. Compatible with Train Control Systems K0D8-E Digital Command Control motor decoder. $110. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9574, www.katousa.com
Kato USA N scale Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive
Kato USA N scale Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive
Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. New paint scheme: Burlington Northern (American Revolution Bicentennial, one road number). Prototype-specific horn placement, rooftop beacon, and Sitting Bull and General Custer signboards. $185. Late July/early August 2017. Kobo Custom line. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9574, www.katousa.com
N scale freight cars
American Car & Foundry Hart 70-ton ballast car. New paint schemes: Canadian Pacific (black with script lettering), Erie Lackawanna (post-1960 Erie patch), Milwaukee Road (billboard lettering), and Soo Line (billboard lettering). New road numbers: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Chicago & North Western. Five road numbers per scheme (two single cars and one three-pack); also available undecorated. Die-cast metal chassis, 70-ton solid-bearing trucks, and Accumate offset-shank couplers. Single car, $27.95; three-pack, $83.85. Fourth quarter 2017. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Bluford Shops N scale Two-bay offset-side hopper
Bluford Shops N scale Two-bay offset-side hopper
Two-bay offset-side hopper. Cambria & Indiana (single car and two-pack), Chesapeake & Ohio (post-1948 scheme), Delaware & Hudson (ilmenite service), Litchfield & Madison (single car and two-pack), Pittsburg & Shawmut (single car and two-pack), Reading Co. (speed lettering), St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco), and Texas & Pacific (single car and two-pack). Three to six road numbers per scheme. Die-cast metal slope sheets, hopper bays, and center sill assembly; injection-molded plastic sides, ends, and hopper doors; and Fox Valley Models metal wheelsets. Single car, $24.95; two-pack, $49.90; and three-pack, $74.85. Early 2018. Bluford Shops, 618-822-6833, www.bluford-shops.com

New York Central Despatch Shops class X65 and Pennsylvania RR class X58 boxcars. X65: New York Central, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (one road number), Lehigh Valley, and 2017 Holiday Car (one number). X58: Conrail (Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania RR/Penn Central patchouts, one number each) and Norfolk Southern. Two numbers per scheme unless noted. Body-mounted couplers, etched-metal brake wheel and crossover platforms, and Atlas American Steel Foundries A-3 Ride Control trucks. Prices to be announced. Fourth quarter 2017. Eastern Seaboard Models Corp., www.esmc.com

O scale freight cars
1923 American Railway Association 40-foot X-29 boxcar. New road numbers: Baltimore & Ohio (brown and white), Erie (brown, white, and black), Erie Lackawanna (maintenance of way, two road numbers), Maine Central (brown and white), New York Central (1950s repaint), and Pennsylvania RR (circle keystone with “Railway Express Agency” lettering). Four numbers per scheme unless noted. Plastic body, die-cast metal chassis, and prototype-specific door styles. $72.95. Fourth quarter 2017. Atlas O, 908-687-9590, www.atlaso.com
American Z Line Z scale Electro-Motive Division GP30 diesel locomotive
American Z Line Z scale Electro-Motive Division GP30 diesel locomotive
Z scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP30 diesel locomotive. New paint scheme: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (pinstripe scheme). Two road numbers. Directional light-emitting-diode headlights, prototype-specific details, and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
American Z Line Z scale Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive
American Z Line Z scale Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive
Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive. New paint scheme: Missouri Pacific. Traction tires, optional plows and pilot, and directional light-emitting-diode headlights. Designed for Digitrax and TCS drop-in Digital Command Control decoders. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
American Z Line Z scale Greenville 7,100-cubic-foot-capacity 60-foot double-plug-door boxcar
American Z Line Z scale Greenville 7,100-cubic-foot-capacity 60-foot double-plug-door boxcar
Z scale freight cars
Greenville 7,100-cubic-foot-capacity 60-foot double-plug-door boxcar. New paint scheme: Norfolk & Western. Single car and four-pack. Metal wheels and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
Summit USA N scale highway stripes
Summit USA N scale highway stripes
Decals
N scale highway stripes. Includes white fog lines, broken and solid yellow lines, white stop lines, white arrows for turn lanes, and railroad crossing symbols. One sheet has enough stripes for more than 2 feet of road. $8. Summit USA, 337-436-8481, www.summit-customcuts.com
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