New model trains for the week of December 27, 2018

HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 and GP38-2W diesel locomotive. GP38-2: Canadian Pacific (Action Red with Multimark herald in three road numbers, maroon-and-gray with script lettering in one number), Southern Pacific (scarlet-and-gray scheme with Roman lettering in four numbers, speed lettering in one number), and Southern Ry. (high short hood with paper or oil bath filter, two numbers each). GP38-2W: Canadian National (stripes scheme, four numbers). Light-emitting-diode headlights, wire grab irons, and McHenry scale couplers. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $189.98; with SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 dual-mode sound decoder, $279.98. November 2019. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com

Great Northern class S-2 4-8-4 steam locomotive. With open or vestibule cab in three road numbers each. Also available painted black and green but unlettered in both cab versions. Locomotive and tender feature brass body with die-cast metal chassis. Factory installed engineer and fireman figures, synchronized smoke unit, and dual-mode Paragon3 sound decoder featuring Rolling Thunder. $749.99. January 2019. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, www.broadway-limited.com

Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe diesel locomotive. Union Pacific (George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum). One road number. Plastic body with die-cast metal chassis, directional headlights, and RP-25 contour metal wheels. Direct-current model with 8-pin plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $199.95; with Proto-Sound 3.0, $299.95. 2019 release. MTH Electric Trains, 410-381-2580, www.mthhotrains.com

HO scale freight cars
65’-6” mill gondola. Burlington Northern (Cascade Green); Delaware & Hudson (red); Elgin, Joliet & Eastern (black); Northern Pacific (black); Western Maryland (speed lettering); and Western Pacific (black). Three road numbers per scheme. Positionable drop ends, RP-25 contour metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale couplers. $36.98. November 2019. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com

American Car & Foundry 11,000-gallon tank car. New paint schemes: Allied Chemical & Dye Corp., Dow Canada, Foley Butane, Panoma Corp., Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp., and Tidewater Associated. New road numbers: Mississippi Chemical Corp., Shell Chemical, and Warren. Two numbers per scheme; also available undecorated (with and without platform). Molded handrails, 50-ton solid-bearing trucks, and Accumate couplers. $45.95 (undecorated, $34.95). Second quarter 2019. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

FMC 5,347-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar. New paint schemes: North Louisiana & Gulf (dark green), CAI Rail (mineral red with Saratoga & North Creek reporting marks), CSX (dark blue), East Camden & Highland (orange and white), Kansas City Southern (mineral red with reporting marks only), and Rock Island (blue with “Route Rock” slogan). Three road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Wire grab irons, etched-metal parts, and X-panel roof. $42.95 (undecorated, $34.95). Second quarter 2019. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

N scale locomotives
General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotives. New road numbers: BNSF Ry., Canadian Pacific, and Union Pacific. Two numbers per scheme. Five-pole motor with dual brass flywheels; illuminated headlights, ditch lights, and number boxes; and Kato couplers. Direct-current model, $120; with pre-installed TCS K1D4 Digital Command Control (DCC) motor-only decoder, $170. May-June 2019. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com

N scale freight cars
Pullman-Standard 5,277-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar. Detroit & Mackinac (brown); Green Bay & Western (yellow); Railbox (1995 scheme); Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (blue); St. Louis-San Francisco (brown with Frisco herald); and St. Marys RR (white). Two road numbers per scheme. Screw-mounted trucks and McHenry couplers. $22.98. November 2019. AthearnN. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com

Evans 48-foot coil steel car. Burlington Northern (Cascade Green), BNSF Ry. (mineral red with circle-cross herald); Conrail (brown); Chicago South Shore (brown body with orange hoods); CSX (“SteelPro” slogan on hoods and blue-and-yellow scheme with New York Central reporting marks); Union Pacific (gray with Chicago & North Western marks); and WCTU Ry. (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie patchout). Model based on 1967 prototype. Die-cast metal body, two removable rounded hoods, and wood-lined trough floor. $32.95. Second quarter 2019. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

60-foot center-beam bulkhead flatcar with “opera window” partition. Union Pacific. Injection-molded plastic model with die-cast metal underframe, plastic wheelsets, and Magne-Matic couplers. Four-pack, $114.95. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com

N scale passenger equipment
12-section, 1-drawing-room heavyweight sleeper. New paint schemes: Northern Pacific (two-tone green, $34.90) and Southern Ry. (Pullman Green with gold lettering, $29.95). Injection-molded plastic model with interior, clear window glazing, plastic wheelsets, and Magne-Matic couplers. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com

N scale details and accessories
53-foot corrugated-side intermodal container. Canadian Pacific (red with large “CP” on side). Two container numbers. Injection-molded plastic model. $16.95. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com