Chesapeake & Ohio class J3a Greenbrier 4-8-4 steam locomotive. In-service version (without smoke deflectors in five road numbers, with in one number), excursion service (Chesapeake & Ohio, Chessie System Railroads, and Family Lines Rail System, one number each), and Greenbrier Presidential Express (one number). Also available painted brass but unlettered. Locomotive and tender feature brass body and die-cast metal chassis. Locomotive features synchronized puffing smoke unit, factory-installed engineer and fireman figures, and dual-mode Paragon3 sound decoder featuring Rolling Thunder. $729.99. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio cupola caboose with plywood 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 fixtures 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
Single-dome tank car. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (white); Chicago Great Western (maroon); CSX (gray, blue, and yellow with “Fuel Tender” lettering, three road numbers); CP Rail (black with Multimark); North American Car Corp. (black); General American Transportation Corp. (black); Rock Island Refining Co. (black); Southern Pacific (faded black with “Nonpotable Water Captive Service” lettering). Six numbers (two single cars and one four-pack) per scheme unless noted. Separate, factory-applied brake wheel; RP-25 contour metal wheels, and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. Single car, $32.98; four-pack, $126.98. December 2020. Roundhouse line. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Paired-window heavyweight coach. New paint schemes: Chesapeake & Ohio (green and black) and Florida East Coast (gray and silver, two road numbers). New numbers: Baltimore & Ohio (blue and gray) and Canadian National (green and black). Three numbers per scheme unless noted; also available painted green but unlettered. Separate, factory-installed underbody detail; metal wheels; and sprung diaphragms. $76.95. Third quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Single-window heavyweight coach. New road numbers: Louisville & Nashville (blue and gray); Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (maroon, red, and yellow); Nacionales de Mexico (green and silver, two road numbers); and New York Central (green and black). New paint scheme: Nacionales de Mexico (green and gray, two numbers). Three numbers per scheme unless noted; also available painted green but unlettered. Detailed interior, sprung diaphragms, and metal wheels. $76.95. Third quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
1993 Ford Explorer. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (white and blue); Burlington Northern (white and black); Canadian National (white and red); Chicago & North Western (yellow and red); Conrail (neon lime and blue); Guilford Rail System (orange); RJ Corman (red and silver); and Sperry Rail Service (yellow). One vehicle number per scheme; also available painted (orange, white, or yellow) but unlettered. Simulated rotary beacon, side view mirrors, and head and taillight glazing. $27.95 (painted but unlettered, $24.95). Third quarter 2020. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
41-foot ballast hopper. New paint schemes: Amtrak (orange), Canadian National (orange), CSX (orange), Missouri Pacific (brown with “screaming eagle” herald), MassDOT (blue), and Norfolk Southern (Oxide Red). Separate, factory-applied brake wheel; roller-bearing trucks; and knuckle couplers. Single car, $31.95; three-pack, $95.85. Third quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
National Steel Car 53-foot well car. TTX (17-post version). Road names, features, and price to be announced. Third quarter 2020. Jacksonville Terminal Co., jtcmodeltrains.com
70-foot heavyweight mail baggage car. Denver & Rio Grande Western ($29.95) and Pennsylvania RR ($32.90). Injection-molded plastic with clear window glazing, plastic wheelsets, and Magne-Matic couplers. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, micro-trains.com
Modern gas station. Injection-molded plastic kit with main building, auto fueling island, and four parking lot sections; full-color signs for Winner’s Circle Petro and Interstate Fuel & Oil; and price sign, ice machine, rooftop air conditioners and vents, modern upright gas pumps, safety and security posts, and more. Main building measures 5-7/8” x 3-5/8” x 1-1/2”. Auto island measures 6” x 1-7/8” x 2”. Parking lot sections measure 5-3/4” x 2-7/8” x .050”. $49.98. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Assorted corrugated-side intermodal containers. 20-foot standard-height container: Cosco Shipping and Ivaran. Two-pack, $29.65 each. 40-foot high-cube container: Eimskip. Two-pack, $29.95. Injection-molded plastic with inter-box connecting pins and JTC magnetic connecting system. Jacksonville Terminal Co., jtcmodeltrains.com
53-foot intermodal container with 8-55-8 corrugation pattern. EMP (green), Hub Group (green), J.B. Hunt Intermodal (white), and Schneider National (orange). Two two-packs per scheme. Scheme-specific placement of hazmat placards, document boxes, global positioning system locators, and cargo indicators. Injection-molded plastic with inter-box connecting pins and JTC magnetic connecting system. Price to be announced. Second quarter 2020. Jacksonville Terminal Co., jtcmodeltrains.com
8,000-gallon tank car. New paint schemes: Champion Oils/Sterling Fluids (green and white), Canfield Tank Lines (aluminum, red, and green), Celanese Chemicals (green, red, and white), Conley Tank (Seaboard Midland Petroleum, aluminum and black), Hayden Newport Chemicals (black and white, two road numbers), Philadelphia Quartz of California (aluminum and red), and Protex Industries (white, red, and blue, two numbers). Four road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Die-cast metal chassis; metal grab irons, handrails, and stirrup steps; and metal wheels. $79.95 (undecorated, $74.95). Third quarter 2020. Atlas O, 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Although already very good, your reviewers (and product makers) could make a very helpful comment about the dates and specific road numbers o rolling stock. (One producer seems to make a habit of applying road numbers just outside of the proto types).
I see that Tangent is the latest to offer rotating bearing trucks, a product pioneered by Athearn Genesis and now also provided by Scale-Trains and Intermountain. Believe Tangent is the only one to provide a choice of bearing caps – Timken or various Brenco. And with semi-scale wheel treads. Bravo!