General Electric U30C diesel locomotive. New road numbers: Rock Island (red and yellow with speed lettering), Chessie System (Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks), Chicago & North Western (green and yellow with herald on cab and road number on hood, two numbers), Soo Line (parallelogram herald), and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray with “We can handle it” slogan on cab). New paint schemes: Chicago & North Western (green and yellow with road number on cab and herald on hood, one number), Detroit Edison (blue and white), and Norfolk Southern (black and white, one number). Three numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated (with or without square cab headlight). Die-cast metal underframe, directional golden-white light-emitting-diode headlights, and Adirondack floating-bolster trucks with or without bearing caps as appropriate. Direct-current model with speaker, $169.95; with dual-mode ESU LokSound Select sound decoder, $279.95. Second quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Pullman-Standard 5,277-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar. CSX (dark blue, three road numbers), Escanaba & Lake Superior (St. Lawrence RR patchout, four numbers), Green Bay & Western (yellow, three numbers), Illinois Central (St. Lawrence RR patchout, two numbers), St. Lawrence RR (National Railcar Utilization Corp. scheme, three numbers), and Wisconsin Central (maroon with fresh paint patches, two numbers). Screw-mounted trucks and McHenry couplers. $32.98. August 2020. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
CIMC and Jindo 53-foot intermodal containers. CIMC. New paint schemes: Axsun (white and yellow), Florida East Coast (dark blue), EMP (green with large logo or medium logo and conspicuity stripes), Umax (dark blue with logos forward), and UPSU (white). New container numbers: Hub Group (green with UPHU reporting marks). Jindo: Hub Group Inc. (red), CSX Intermodal (white), and Pacer Stacktrain (dark blue and red). Two three-packs per paint scheme; both body styles available undecorated. Three-pack, $49.95 (undecorated, $44.95). Second quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 diesel locomotive. Soo Line (Candy Apple Red); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue-and- yellow warbonnet); BNSF Ry. (Heritage III); Burlington Northern (as-delivered scheme); Twin Cities & Western (maroon and gold); and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray). Two road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Based on Phase II prototype. Directional golden-white light-emitting-diode headlights, blackened metal wheels, and Scale Speed motor. Direct-current model with speaker, $139.95; with ESU LokSound Digital Command Control and sound decoder, $249.95. Second quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
40-foot rebuilt well car. New paint scheme: TTX (with Railbox logo and “Next Load Any Road” slogan in four road numbers). New numbers: Northwestern Oklahoma (red in three numbers) and TTX (black logo in four numbers and Forward Thinking logo in six numbers). Also available undecorated. Die-cast metal body, detailed brake lines and air reservoir, and etched-metal walkways. $32.95 (undecorated, $24.95). Second quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper. New paint schemes: Milwaukee Road (Federal Yellow with “America’s Resourceful Railroad” placard), BNSF Ry. (Oxide Red with circle-cross herald), Delaware & Hudson (red), and Union Pacific (white with sugar placard). New road numbers: Illinois Central Gulf (orange and black) and Soo Line (white with wheat sheaf). Two road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Separate, factory-applied running boards, brake wheel, and brake appliances; die-cast metal 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps; and Kadee-compatible scale couplers. $65.95 (undecorated, $59.95). Trainman line. Atlas O, 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Lightweight passenger cars. New York Central (two-tone gray): 4-bedroom, 4-compartment, 2- drawing-room sleeper (Brooklyn Bridge, Bay Bridge, International Bridge, and Queensboro Bridge), baggage (nos. 9169 and 9192), coach (unnumbered), diner (nos. 440 and 446), observation car (Pelee Island and Bedloes Island), and United States Mail Railway Post Office (nos. 5021 and 5022). Etched-metal stirrup steps, flush window glazing, AutoLatch couplers, and add-on details. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
Re the Kadee HOn3 coupler announcement, which states compatibility with the older 711 and 714 couplers, I read from this that these couplers are NOT compatible with the regular HO #5 and semi-scale couplers. Correct?