News & Reviews News New model trains for the week of January 3, 2019

New model trains for the week of January 3, 2019

By Angela Cotey | January 2, 2019

| Last updated on November 3, 2020

Check out the latest HO, N, and Z scale model railroading products from American Z Line, Kadee, Microscale, and more!

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HO scale freight cars
Pullman-Standard 4,740-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper. Burlington Northern (Cascade Green, three-pack features paint scheme variations); Chicago & North Western (green, gray, and yellow schemes); Milwaukee Road (gray); Montana Rail Link (gray); Pillsbury (gray with black underbody); and Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern (gray). Three single cars and one three-pack per scheme. Roller-bearing trucks, 36” RP-25 contour metal wheelsets, and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. Single car, $31.98; three-pack, $92.98. November 2019. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale American Car & Foundry 4,650-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale American Car & Foundry 4,650-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper
American Car & Foundry 4,650-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper. New paint schemes: Louisville & Nashville (blue), Continental Grain (gray with billboard lettering), Norfolk & Western (gray with billboard lettering and “hamburger” herald), and Ralston Purina (gray with checkerboard logo). New road numbers: Thiele Kaolin (dark gray and blue with round hatches), Canadian National (gray with reporting marks only), and BNSF Ry. (mineral red with post-2005 herald and round hatches). Three road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated (pre- and post-1971 body styles). Trough-style hatch covers unless noted, 100-ton roller-bearing trucks, and body-mounted Accumate couplers. $46.95 (undecorated, $36.95). Second quarter 2019. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Kadee Quality  Products Co. HO scale assorted Pullman-Standard boxcars
Kadee Quality Products Co. HO scale assorted Pullman-Standard boxcars
Assorted Pullman-Standard boxcars. Central of Georgia 40-foot PS-1 and Delaware & Hudson 50-foot PS-1. Both models feature plastic body with positionable doors, scale couplers, and two-piece self-centering trucks. $39.95 each. Kadee Quality Products Co., 541-826-3883, www.kadee.com
HO scale details and accessories
Ford F-850 fire truck. Boston; Chicago; County Fire Dept. (pink); Detroit; Orchardville, Ill.; San Francisco; Washington, D.C. Also available painted red or white but unlettered. Cab interior with separate steering wheel, clear window glazing, and vinyl tires. $24.98. November 2019. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SW1500 diesel locomotive. St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco). Mandarin Orange-and-white scheme. Two road numbers. Direct-current model is designed to accept Train Control Systems MT 1500 and Digitrax DN-126M2 Digital Command Control motor decoders, sold separately. $194.95. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale American Car & Foundry 11,000-gallon tank car
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale American Car & Foundry 11,000-gallon tank car
N scale freight cars
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. $35.95. Second quarter 2019. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Assorted freight cars. Canadian Pacific 40-foot boxcar (Action Red with Multimark), $26.80; Ferromex 89-foot tri-level auto rack, $49.95; Great Northern 40-foot combinator-door boxcar (Glacier Green with standing Rocky herald), $24.80; Heinz 36-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car, $29.95; Norfolk & Western 36-foot riveted-side steel caboose (Caboose Red with white NW lettering), $29.95; Pennsylvania RR 40-foot single-sheathed boxcar (Iron Sesqui-Oxide with white lettering), $20.95; and Union Pacific 40-foot combinator-door boxcar (Armour Yellow and silver with Automated Railway logo), $29.95. Models feature plastic wheelsets and Magne-Matic couplers. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com

Department of Defense 68-foot flatcars with M1 Abrams tank load. Cascade Green with unassembled, unpainted tank loads (decals and instructions included); tie-down chains; and Magne-Matic couplers. Three-pack, $124.95. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com

Redstreak Specialized Railcar Services (QUAX reporting marks) 89-foot salvage flatcars. Flatcar in clean paint with damaged tank car, $74.95. Weathered flatcar with damaged boxcar, $69.95. Each flatcar includes separate trucks and tie-down chains. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com

American Z Line Z scale General Electric P42 Genesis diesel locomotive
American Z Line Z scale General Electric P42 Genesis diesel locomotive
Z scale locomotives
General Electric P42 Genesis diesel locomotive. Amtrak (phase 3 paint scheme). Four road numbers. Traction tires 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

Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. New paint scheme: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue-and-yellow warbonnet). Two road numbers. Direct-current model with Magne-Matic couplers. $225.95. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com

Z scale passenger equipment
Amtrak Superliner passenger cars. Sleeper, lounge, and two coaches. Phase 4b paint scheme with metal wheelsets, AutoLatch couplers, and detailed interiors. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com

Amtrak Amfleet and Viewliner three-packs. Set one includes two Amfleet II coaches and one Viewliner sleeper. Set two features Amfleet II coach, cafe, and Viewliner sleeper. All cars decorated in phase 4b paint scheme. Detailed interior, clear window glazing, metal wheels, and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com

Microscale Industries assorted decals
Microscale Industries assorted decals
Decals
Assorted decals. Norfolk Southern (post-1982 company) assorted freight cars, anti-glare panels (dark blue and black), Delaware & Hudson hood diesels (blue-and-yellow scheme), and Union Pacific 1996 Olympic Torch Relay cars. Waterslide decals. HO scale, $8.25; N scale, $6.75. Microscale Industries, 714-593-1422, www.microscale.com
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