HO scale locomotives
General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (Heritage III in five road numbers, one number with primer repairs, one number with silver plow, and two numbers with replacement Nathan K3LA air horn), Canadian Pacific (as delivered in two numbers, with Hi-Ad trucks and Positive Train Control antennas in four numbers), and Union Pacific (“Building America” slogan but without American flag in one number, faded “Building America” scheme with American flag and replacement doors in one number, and faded “Building America” scheme with American flag and factory weathering in four numbers). Prototype-specific details, light-emitting-diode lighting, and McHenry scale couplers. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $239.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $329.98. December 2020. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (Heritage III in five road numbers, one number with primer repairs, one number with silver plow, and two numbers with replacement Nathan K3LA air horn), Canadian Pacific (as delivered in two numbers, with Hi-Ad trucks and Positive Train Control antennas in four numbers), and Union Pacific (“Building America” slogan but without American flag in one number, faded “Building America” scheme with American flag and replacement doors in one number, and faded “Building America” scheme with American flag and factory weathering in four numbers). Prototype-specific details, light-emitting-diode lighting, and McHenry scale couplers. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $239.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $329.98. December 2020. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Atlas HO scale Alco C-420 diesel
Alco C-420 diesel locomotives. New road numbers. Phase I low nose: Delaware & Hudson (two numbers), Lehigh & Hudson River (two numbers), and Lehigh Valley (three numbers). Phase IIb low nose: Lehigh & Hudson River (one number) and Monon (three numbers). Re-issue. Phase I: Delaware-Lackawanna no. 405. New paint schemes. Phase I low nose: Delaware & Hudson and Delaware-Lackawanna (Lehigh Valley heritage scheme), one road number each. Phase IIb (low nose unless noted): Delaware & Hudson (Lehigh & Hudson River patchout, one number), Long Island Rail Road (high short hood in as-delivered and retro schemes, three numbers each), and Ohio Central (one number each). Undecorated models also available (phase I with low short hood, phase IIb with high and low short hoods). Prototype-specific details, separately applied detail parts, and golden white light-emitting-diode headlights. Direct-current model, $169.95; with dual-mode ESU LokSound Select sound decoder, $279.95. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
American Model Builders HO scale Gulf, Mobile & Ohio caboose kit
HO scale freight cars
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio cupola caboose with tongue-and-groove siding. Laser-cut wood kit with scribed side and end walls; tab-and-slot and peel-and-stick construction; laser-cut underframe, end platforms, end railings, queen posts, sunshades, and power brake wheels with stands; cast-resin platform steps and brake gear; Tichy Train Group plastic turnbuckles; white metal smokejack; brass wire; custom decals by Tichy Train Group; and jigs for creating wire grab irons and ladders. Kit does not include trucks or couplers. $64.95. American Model Builders Inc., 314-646-8588, laserkit.com
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio cupola caboose with tongue-and-groove siding. Laser-cut wood kit with scribed side and end walls; tab-and-slot and peel-and-stick construction; laser-cut underframe, end platforms, end railings, queen posts, sunshades, and power brake wheels with stands; cast-resin platform steps and brake gear; Tichy Train Group plastic turnbuckles; white metal smokejack; brass wire; custom decals by Tichy Train Group; and jigs for creating wire grab irons and ladders. Kit does not include trucks or couplers. $64.95. American Model Builders Inc., 314-646-8588, laserkit.com
International Car Co. cabooses. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe classes CE-8 and CE-11 wide-cupola cabooses (three road numbers per class); Baltimore & Ohio bay-window caboose (1971+ scheme, four numbers); Chesapeake & Ohio bay-window caboose (five numbers, including two safety schemes); Southern Pacific class C-50-5 bay-window caboose (four numbers); and St. Louis Southwestern class C-50-5 bay-window caboose (Cotton Belt, two numbers). Prototype-specific details, factory-installed and painted wire grab irons, and detailed end platforms. With light-emitting-diode (LED) interior lighting, $109.98; with LED interior lighting and dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami SoundCar, $149.98. June 2020. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Pullman-Standard 5,344-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar. Bangor & Aroostook (orange patchout, three road numbers); Corinth & Counce RR Co. (CCR, three numbers); Golden Triangle RR (GTRA, three numbers); Hartford & Slocomb (CCR and GTRA patchouts); Montreal, Maine & Atlantic (Oxide Red with marks only); Rock Island (white with W&OV reporting marks in one number and Rock marks in two numbers); Shortlines of the South three-pack (CCR, GTRA, and Terminal Ry. Alabama State Docks); Terminal Ry. Alabama State Docks (three numbers); Union Pacific (CCR and Clarendon & Pittsford patchouts with BKTY reporting marks). Six road numbers (three single cars and one three-pack) per scheme unless noted. Separate, factory-applied brake wheel, end ladders, and grab irons; RP-25 contour 33” metal wheelsets; and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. Single car, $32.98; three-pack, $93.98. December 2020. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Pullman-Standard 4,785-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper. Early end frame version: A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. Late end frame version: Conrail (red with large “can opener” herald, gray with medium herald, and gray with “Quality” herald), CSX, Milwaukee Road (three numbers), and Norfolk Southern (class HCP33). Six numbers per scheme unless noted. Etched-metal running boards, wire grab irons, Kadee couplers, and metal wheelsets. $42.95. InterMountain Railway Co., 800-472-2530, intermountain-railway.com
Moloco HO scale General American 50-foot insulated boxcar
General American 50-foot insulated boxcar. Denver & Rio Grande Western (“When empty return to agent – L&N Ry. Springhill, La.” stencil in one road number, without stencil in three new numbers); Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (dark green with “When empty return via reverse route to GM&O RR, Springfield, Ill.” in two numbers); and Illinois Central Gulf (repaint scheme with reporting marks only, two numbers). Prototype-specific 70-ton trucks, etched-metal running boards as appropriate, metal wheels, and Kadee couplers. $55.99 each. Moloco, molocotrains.com
Walthers HO scale 40-foot AAR modernized boxcars
40-foot American Association of Railroads modernized 1948 boxcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (circle-cross herald and “Ship and Travel Santa Fe – All the Way” slogan); Burlington Northern (Cascade Green); CP Rail (Action Red with Multimark herald); Great Northern (Big Sky Blue); Lehigh Valley (Penn Central Green); Pacific RR (turquoise); Penn Central (Penn Central Green); and Union Pacific (“Ship and Travel the Automated Rail Way” slogan). Three road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. No running boards or mounts on diagonal-panel roof, tall ladders on B end, short ladders on A end, 33” turned metal wheelsets, and Proto-Max couplers. $27.98. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Walthers HO scale 40-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car
40-foot double-sheathed early refrigerator car. Swift Refrigerator Line, American Refrigerator Transit (Missouri Pacific and Wabash heralds), Merchant’s Despatch, North Western Refrigerator Line, Pacific Fruit Express (Union Pacific herald), and Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch. Four road numbers per paint scheme; also available undecorated. Double-sheathed wood ends, vertical handbrake staff, and Andrews trucks. $27.98. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
American Model Builders HO crated engine loads
HO scale details and accessories
Crated diesel engine/generator loads. Kit features multi-part cast-resin diesel engine/generator, laser-cut wood crate, and laser-cut tie-down straps. Suitable for flatcars with a minimum length of 40 scale feet. Assembled loads measure 1-3/4” long (with end blocking) x 1” x 1-1/8”. Two-pack, $19.95. American Model Builders Inc., 314-646-8588, laserkit.com
Crated diesel engine/generator loads. Kit features multi-part cast-resin diesel engine/generator, laser-cut wood crate, and laser-cut tie-down straps. Suitable for flatcars with a minimum length of 40 scale feet. Assembled loads measure 1-3/4” long (with end blocking) x 1” x 1-1/8”. Two-pack, $19.95. American Model Builders Inc., 314-646-8588, laserkit.com
Bowser Trains HO scale Union Pacific and Rock Island style F unit snow plows
Union Pacific and Rock Island-style Electro-Motive Division F unit snow plow. 3-D printed part. $15.95. Available direct from manufacturer only. English’s Model Railroad Division of Bowser Manufacturing, 570-368-2379, bowser-trains.com
Tangent Scale Models HO scale 36″ semi-scale wheelsets
36” semi-scale wheelsets for Tangent Scale Models 400-series trucks with rotating bearing caps. Blackened metal and nickel-plated. Twelve-pack, $12.95; 100-pack, $99.95. Tangent Scale Models, 828-279-6106, tangentscalemodels.com
Tangent Scale Models HO scale 100-ton roller bearing caps
100-ton roller-bearing caps. Brenco-3, Brenco-6, and Timken. Twelve-pack, $1.95. Tangent Scale Models, 828-279-6106, tangentscalemodels.com
N scale freight cars
National Steel Car 53-foot well car. TTX (class NWF13A with nine posts). Five road numbers. Die-cast metal body, etched stainless steel end walkways, separately applied brake system details, Micro-Trains trucks, and Magne-Matic couplers. $44.95. Second quarter 2020. Jacksonville Terminal Co., jtcmodeltrains.com
National Steel Car 53-foot well car. TTX (class NWF13A with nine posts). Five road numbers. Die-cast metal body, etched stainless steel end walkways, separately applied brake system details, Micro-Trains trucks, and Magne-Matic couplers. $44.95. Second quarter 2020. Jacksonville Terminal Co., jtcmodeltrains.com
Assorted freight cars. Southern Pacific 89-foot tri-level auto rack, $54.90. American Refrigerator Transit Co. (two road numbers, $29.90 each) and Swift Refrigerator Line ($26.80) 51-foot riveted-side mechanical refrigerator car. BNSF Ry. 50-foot plug-door boxcar with exterior posts (Oxide Red with post-2005 herald), $26.90. New York, New Haven & Hartford 50-foot double-door boxcar (orange), $26.90. Injection-molded plastic with plastic wheelsets and Magne-Matic couplers. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, micro-trains.com
American Model Builders N scale 50,000-gallon straight side water tank with pump house
N scale structures
50,000-gallon straight side water tank with pump house. Laser-cut wood kit with scribed birch plywood wrapper; peel-and-stick bands; wood beam support structure; built-up access ladder and water gauge; cast-metal spout, fine brass wire, and plastic rod/tubing for modeling water-delivery system; optional cast resin peaked roof with simulated rolled roofing detail; and small wood pump house with tab-and-slot and peel-and-stick construction. Finished tank measures 2” square x 2-1/2” to top of tank (optional peaked roof adds an additional ¼”); pump house measures ¾” x 1” x 7/8”. $29.95. American Model Builders Inc., 314-646-8588, laserkit.com
50,000-gallon straight side water tank with pump house. Laser-cut wood kit with scribed birch plywood wrapper; peel-and-stick bands; wood beam support structure; built-up access ladder and water gauge; cast-metal spout, fine brass wire, and plastic rod/tubing for modeling water-delivery system; optional cast resin peaked roof with simulated rolled roofing detail; and small wood pump house with tab-and-slot and peel-and-stick construction. Finished tank measures 2” square x 2-1/2” to top of tank (optional peaked roof adds an additional ¼”); pump house measures ¾” x 1” x 7/8”. $29.95. American Model Builders Inc., 314-646-8588, laserkit.com
American Model Builders N scale Branchline Depot kit
Branchline depot. Laser-cut wood kit with scribed wood siding, interior flooring, and exterior wood deck platform; train order and station sign boards; Victorian-style end roof eave brackets; positionable window sashes; rolled roofing; and white metal smokejack. Tab-and-slot construction and peel-and-stick windows, doors, trim, and roofing. Depot with waiting room platform measures 1-3/4” x 1-1/2” x 1-3/8”. $16.95. American Model Builders Inc., 314-646-8588, laserkit.com
American Model Builders N scale Branchline Siding combo
Branchline siding combo. Includes branchline depot, single gandy dancer shed, and flat roof standard water tank with pump house. $49.95. American Model Builders Inc., 314-646-8588, laserkit.com
American Model Builders N scale gandy dancer shed kit
Gandy dancer’s sheds. Laser-cut wood kit with scribed siding and carport decking; exterior stud frame wall; rolled roofing; peel-and-stick door, window, and trim; laser-cut ties, railhead, and wheel stop for detailing open portion of the shed. Sheds measure 2-1/8” x 1” x 1”. Two-pack, $24.95. American Model Builders Inc., 314-646-8588, laserkit.com
American Z Line Z scale TTX 89-foot flatcar with M923 truck loads
Z scale freight cars
TTX 89-foot flatcars with M923 5-ton 6×5 truck loads. Yellow flatcars with M923 trucks painted in NATO camouflage, olive, or sand and Oxide Red flatcars with M932 trucks painted in NATO camouflage and olive. Runner packs include four flatcars and eight M923 trucks produced by Z-Panzer. Flatcars feature metal wheelset and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
TTX 89-foot flatcars with M923 5-ton 6×5 truck loads. Yellow flatcars with M923 trucks painted in NATO camouflage, olive, or sand and Oxide Red flatcars with M932 trucks painted in NATO camouflage and olive. Runner packs include four flatcars and eight M923 trucks produced by Z-Panzer. Flatcars feature metal wheelset and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
American Z Line Z scale Pennsylvania RR lighweight passenger cars
Z scale passenger cars
Pennsylvania RR lightweight passenger cars. 4-bedroom, 4-compartment, 2-drawing-room sleeper (Pennsylvania in letterboard and Pullman sublettering: Imperial Lawn, Imperial Park, Imperial Point, Imperial Ridge, and Imperial Trail. Diner (nos. 4507 and 4511). Observation car (Mountain View and Tower View). United States Mail Railway Post Office (nos. 6595 and 6598).
Etched-metal stirrup steps, flush window glazing, AutoLatch couplers, and add-on details. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
Pennsylvania RR lightweight passenger cars. 4-bedroom, 4-compartment, 2-drawing-room sleeper (Pennsylvania in letterboard and Pullman sublettering: Imperial Lawn, Imperial Park, Imperial Point, Imperial Ridge, and Imperial Trail. Diner (nos. 4507 and 4511). Observation car (Mountain View and Tower View). United States Mail Railway Post Office (nos. 6595 and 6598).
Etched-metal stirrup steps, flush window glazing, AutoLatch couplers, and add-on details. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
I hope somebody will come up with a Siemens Charger loco in N scale. It would be in big demand from contemporary modelers since it is used by Amtrak and being delivered to commuter railroads as well.