Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 diesel locomotive. Conrail (blue in three road numbers, Reading Co. patchout in two numbers); CSX (dark blue and yellow, three numbers); Denver & Rio Grande Western (black and orange); Detroit, Toledo & Ironton (orange); Grand Trunk Western (red, white, and blue); Reading Co. (green and yellow, three numbers); and Southern Pacific (gray and scarlet with Roman lettering). Four numbers per scheme unless noted. Road-number-specific details, factory-installed and painted wire grab irons; and light-emitting-diode lighting. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $199.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $289.98. February 2020. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division SDP45 diesel locomotive. New road numbers: Conrail, Erie Lackawanna, and Southern Pacific (two numbers). Three numbers per scheme unless noted. Prototype-specific details, factory-installed and painted wire grab irons, and light-emitting-diode headlights. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $209.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $299.98. December 2019. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
Assorted freight cars. Burlington Northern (1991 scheme) American Car & Foundry 4,600-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper, $19.98. Chicago & North Western 40-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car, $19.98. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville 36-foot Fowler boxcar, $18.98. Data only Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper (gray, white, or Mineral Red), $20.98 each. Denver & Rio Grande 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar with wood ends and straight underframe, $18.98. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 40-foot steel boxcars (Boxcar Red with “Serves the Steel Centers” slogan and New York Central herald. Single car, $18.98; three-pack, $55.98). Pittsburgh & West Virginia 41-foot steel gondola (single car, $18.98; three-pack, $55.98). Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets, steel weight, and Accumate couplers. Accurail, 630-365-1173, www.accurail.com
85-foot all-purpose flatcar. American President Lines, Brillion & Forest Junction RR, Conrail, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Erie Western, Maine Central, Terminal RR Alabama State Docks, Trailer Train (brown or yellow with TTX reporting marks), and Western Pacific. Three road numbers per scheme. Trailer hitches and container mounting brackets, factory-installed and painted wire grab irons, and McHenry scale couplers. $36.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
American Car & Foundry 5,250-cubic-foot-capacity four-bay Center Flow covered hopper. Archer Daniels Midland (blue), BF Goodrich (American Car & Foundry [ACFX] reporting marks), BNSF Ry. (Cascade Green with circle-cross herald), CAI Rail Inc., Chicago & North Western (yellow), Conrail (gray), Luzenac America (ACFX marks), and Union Pacific (gray with shield herald). Three road numbers per scheme. Prototype-specific hatch covers, RP-25 contour metal wheels, and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. $28.98. February 2020. Roundhouse line. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
International Car Co. 60-foot hi-cube boxcar. Angelina & Neches River, Burlington Northern (blue patchout), Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks, four road numbers), CSX (dark blue and Family Lines System patchout), Family Lines System (Louisville & Nashville marks, four numbers), and Missouri Pacific (“screaming eagle” herald). Three numbers per scheme unless noted. Factory-installed and painted wire grab irons, etched-metal crossover platforms, and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. $43.98. February 2020. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
Window Dressings. New: Small dark-colored curtains for windows ¼” wide and up to approximately 13/16” tall (more than 70 per sheet) and large dark-colored curtains for windows 5/16” to 3/8” wide and up to approximately 1-1/8” tall (more than 50 per sheet). Re-issues: Blue, white, and beige small curtains for windows ¼” wide and up to 3/16” tall (more than 70 per sheet); blue and white curtains with shades for windows ¼” to 3/8” wide and up to 1-1/8” tall (more than 50 per sheet); and bulk pack with one each of six Window Dressings sheets ($40). Curtains and shades are printed on clear PVC. $7.98 each unless noted. City Classics, 412-276-6006, www.cityclassics.biz
Electro-Motive Division F59PHI diesel locomotive. Amtrak (“Stay off the tracks. I pack a punch.” slogan [one road number], “Stay off! Stay Away! Stay Alive!” slogan [one number], blue-and-silver scheme, and Cascades scheme), Metra (Amtrak Cascades patchout in one number and Amtrak blue-and-silver patchout), Metropolitan Transport Agency (Montreal), Utah Front Runner, and fantasy paint schemes (Denver & Rio Grande Western [Aspen Gold and silver with black stripes], Polar Northern RR [Christmas-themed scheme], Southern Pacific [“black widow” scheme], and Union Pacific [Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray], two numbers each). Three numbers per scheme unless noted. Light-emitting-diode lighting, all-wheel drive and electrical pickup, and McHenry couplers. Direct-current model, $139.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $239.98. February 2020. AthearnN. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
30-foot three-window double-sheathed caboose. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canadian National (orange with maple leaf herald); Chesapeake & Ohio (yellow); Denver & Rio Grande Western (brown); Great Northern (Vermillion Red); New York Central (Peoria & Eastern reporting marks); Northern Pacific (“Main Street of the Northwest” slogan); Pennsylvania RR (brown); Southern Pacific (brown with orange ends); and Union Pacific (brown with yellow lettering). Three road numbers per scheme. Molded truss rods with turnbuckles (as appropriate), screw-mounted trucks, and body-mounted McHenry couplers. $26.98. February 2020. AthearnN. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
Amtrak Auto Train auto rack. Phase 3 paint scheme. Two four-packs. Metal wheels and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
Lightweight baggage car. Amtrak (phase 4b scheme, three road numbers). Metal wheels, AutoLatch couplers, and window glazing. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
Alpha Mimic ground signals. DCD-GS-US.4 (HO scale U.S. prototype two-light red/green signal with control board and accessories), DCD-GS-RG.4 (OO scale 2-light red/green signal based on early U.K. prototype), DCD-GS-BR.4 (OO scale British Rail/London, Midland & Scottish Ry. three-light red/white signal), and DCD-GS-MG.4 (OO scale modern U.K. four-light signal). Signals feature light-emitting-diode aspects. Unless noted, signals don’t include control board. Four-packs, $38.62 each. Price may vary based on exchange rate. DCC Concepts, www.dccconcepts.com
Cold frames with lettuce. Set contains two .63” x 1.57” frames and two .63” x 1.02 frames. $11.48. Price may vary based on exchange rate. September 2019. NOCH GmbH & Co. KG, www.noch.com
Camera stand for iPhone 6 and higher. Laser-cut acrylic camera stand for taking eye-level pictures on layouts. $4.50. Summit USA, 337-436-8481, www.summit-customcuts.com
