HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SD40-2. BNSF Ry. (four Burlington Northern patchouts); Burlington Northern (as-delivered scheme); Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks), Chicago & North Western (Stagecoach and Zito Yellow schemes); CSX (Chessie System patchout, “S” scheme, and YN2 scheme); and Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (standard blue-and-yellow and Mt. Rushmore schemes). Multiple road numbers per scheme. Sectioned treadplate detail on walkways; see-through dynamic brake intakes with resistor grid detail; and factory-applied wire grab irons, lift rings, windshield wipers, snowplows, horns, uncoupling levers, and sand hatch covers. Direct-current model, $159.99; with dual-mode ESU V5 sound decoder with Full Throttle, dual cube-type speakers, and PowerPack with two super capacitors, $249.99. Rivet Counter line. ScaleTrains.com Inc., 423-299-3689, scaletrains.com
Electro-Motive Division SD40-2. BNSF Ry. (four Burlington Northern patchouts); Burlington Northern (as-delivered scheme); Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks), Chicago & North Western (Stagecoach and Zito Yellow schemes); CSX (Chessie System patchout, “S” scheme, and YN2 scheme); and Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (standard blue-and-yellow and Mt. Rushmore schemes). Multiple road numbers per scheme. Sectioned treadplate detail on walkways; see-through dynamic brake intakes with resistor grid detail; and factory-applied wire grab irons, lift rings, windshield wipers, snowplows, horns, uncoupling levers, and sand hatch covers. Direct-current model, $159.99; with dual-mode ESU V5 sound decoder with Full Throttle, dual cube-type speakers, and PowerPack with two super capacitors, $249.99. Rivet Counter line. ScaleTrains.com Inc., 423-299-3689, scaletrains.com
HO scale freight cars
American Car & Foundry 5,250-cubic-foot-capacity Center Flow covered hopper. American Car & Foundry (white and blue), Canadian Pacific (gray with red “CP” lettering), Glasshopper I and II (one number each), Midwest Railcar Corp., Pool (white and red-and-yellow logo and First Union Rail reporting marks), and Rock Island (gray with block lettering). Four road numbers per scheme unless noted. Round or trough hatch covers, machined metal RP-25 contour metal wheels, and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. $29.98. January 2021. Roundhouse line. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
American Car & Foundry 5,250-cubic-foot-capacity Center Flow covered hopper. American Car & Foundry (white and blue), Canadian Pacific (gray with red “CP” lettering), Glasshopper I and II (one number each), Midwest Railcar Corp., Pool (white and red-and-yellow logo and First Union Rail reporting marks), and Rock Island (gray with block lettering). Four road numbers per scheme unless noted. Round or trough hatch covers, machined metal RP-25 contour metal wheels, and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. $29.98. January 2021. Roundhouse line. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc. two-bay 70-ton covered hopper
Two-bay 70-ton covered hopper. Ann Arbor (gray), Central Silica Co. (yellow, 8-70 repack), Chesapeake & Ohio (black, 2-49 repack), Dewey Portland Cement Co. (gray, 7-64 repack), Grand Trunk Western (blue, 2-80 repack), Halliburton (gray and red, 6-76 repack), McMillen Feed Mills (black, 2-57 repack), National Lead Co. (white, 3-70 repack), Reading Co. (sand service, 12-66 repack), Southern Pacific (dark gray with yellow lettering, 9-77 repack), Union Carbide Linde (gray, 1-63 repack), U.S. Phosphoric Products (gray, 6-40 build date), and Western Maryland (gray with speed lettering, 2-72 repack). Three road numbers per scheme. Metal wheels and knuckle couplers. $28.95. Late 2020. Executive Line. Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 530-368-2379, bowser-trains.com
Thrall 4,727-cubic-foot-capacity carbon black covered hopper. Cabot (CABX reporting mark only version), Columbian Chemicals (large lettering and logo-only versions), Continental Carbon (CNTX marks), First Union Rail (FURX reporting mark only version), and Sid Richardson (billboard lettering version). Four road numbers per scheme. Separate rooftop “snorkel” pipe, 22 or 28 roof hatches, and photo-etched stainless steel see-through running boards. $39.99. Rivet Counter line. ScaleTrains.com Inc., 423-299-3689, scaletrains.com
Thrall 5,750-cubic-foot-capacity carbon black covered hopper. 1970s version: Cabot (CABX logo version), Columbian Chemicals (logo version), Sid Richardson (billboard lettering version), and Witco/Continex (logo version). 1980s version: Cabot (CABX reporting marks only), Columbian Chemicals (large lettering and logo-only versions), Continental Carbon (CNTX marks), First Union Rail (reporting marks only version), and Sid Richardson (billboard lettering version. Four road numbers per scheme. Separate granuflator plumbing, factory-applied sampling spigots, 22 or 28 roof hatches, and American Steel Foundry Gould-cast 70-ton Ride Control trucks with raised foundry data. $39.99. Rivet Counter line. ScaleTrains.com Inc., 423-299-3689, scaletrains.com
HO scale passenger cars
Southern Pacific Pullman-Standard 77-foot chair car. Daylight scheme (Apricot walls and Steel Blue seats and Sea Foam Green walls and Dark Rose seats, one number each); Lark scheme (for Golden State Line with Apricot walls and Steel Blue seats and general service with Sea Foam Green walls and Dark Rose seats, one number each); and general service scheme (Sea Foam Green walls and Dark Rose seats, Apricot walls and Steel Blue seats [one number each for general service and Texas & New Orleans Sunset Limited service], Apricot walls and Dark Rose seats, Sea Foam Green walls and Dark Rose seats [one number each for Golden State service, Redwood service, and Texas & New Orleans Sunbeam service], and Apricot walls and Dark Rose seats). With light-emitting-diode lighting. $109.98. January 2021. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Southern Pacific Pullman-Standard 77-foot chair car. Daylight scheme (Apricot walls and Steel Blue seats and Sea Foam Green walls and Dark Rose seats, one number each); Lark scheme (for Golden State Line with Apricot walls and Steel Blue seats and general service with Sea Foam Green walls and Dark Rose seats, one number each); and general service scheme (Sea Foam Green walls and Dark Rose seats, Apricot walls and Steel Blue seats [one number each for general service and Texas & New Orleans Sunset Limited service], Apricot walls and Dark Rose seats, Sea Foam Green walls and Dark Rose seats [one number each for Golden State service, Redwood service, and Texas & New Orleans Sunbeam service], and Apricot walls and Dark Rose seats). With light-emitting-diode lighting. $109.98. January 2021. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Summit USA HO scale 1970s and 1980s Taco Bell restaurants
HO scale structures
1970s and 1980s Taco Bell restaurants. Laser-milled styrene and acrylic kits with clear acrylic window glazing, Plastruct clay tile roofing, street and wall signs, 3-D printed bell (1970s version only), self-adhesive logo signs, and instructions. Parking lot base not included. Measures 7-1/2” x 5-3/4” x 3”. $75 each. Summit USA, summit-customcuts.com
1970s and 1980s Taco Bell restaurants. Laser-milled styrene and acrylic kits with clear acrylic window glazing, Plastruct clay tile roofing, street and wall signs, 3-D printed bell (1970s version only), self-adhesive logo signs, and instructions. Parking lot base not included. Measures 7-1/2” x 5-3/4” x 3”. $75 each. Summit USA, summit-customcuts.com
HO scale details and accessories
20-foot corrugated-side intermodal container. APL (dark blue), Magellan (red), MSC (yellow), NYK Logistics and Megacarrier (dark blue), Raffles (blue), Touax (Oxide Red), and Yang Ming (white). Injection-molded plastic. Three-pack, $33.98. January 2021. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
20-foot corrugated-side intermodal container. APL (dark blue), Magellan (red), MSC (yellow), NYK Logistics and Megacarrier (dark blue), Raffles (blue), Touax (Oxide Red), and Yang Ming (white). Injection-molded plastic. Three-pack, $33.98. January 2021. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Showcase Miniatures HO scale steel frame signal bridge
Steel frame signal bridge. Kit features etched stainless steel parts, wood deck, tab-and-slot construction, and instructions. Includes parts to make a two-track span signal bridge. $79.98. Showcase Miniatures, 334-750-3276, showcaseminiatures.net
Broadway Limited Imports N scale Electro-Motive Division F3A, F3B, F7A, and F7B diesel locomotives
N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division F3A, F3B, F7A, and F7B diesel locomotives. F3A and F3B: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (red-and-silver warbonnet); Baltimore & Ohio (blue, gray, and yellow); Chicago Great Western (maroon-and-red scheme, A-B set and single A unit); Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (maroon-and-gray scheme, A-B set and single A unit); New York Central (“lightning stripe” scheme); Pennsylvania RR (Dark Green Locomotive Enamel single-stripe scheme); Western Pacific (Zephyr scheme, A-B set and single B unit). F7A and F7B: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (red-and-silver warbonnet); Chesapeake & Ohio (blue-and-yellow, A-B set and single A unit); Pennsylvania RR (Dark Green Locomotive Enamel single-stripe scheme); Southern Ry. (as-delivered green); Southern Pacific (“black widow” scheme); and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray). One A-B set (powered A unit and unpowered B unit) and one each A and B unit per scheme unless noted. Plastic body, die-cast metal chassis, and dual-mode Paragon3 sound decoder with Rolling Thunder. A-B set, $329.99; A and B units, $249.99 each. Late February 2020. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
Electro-Motive Division F3A, F3B, F7A, and F7B diesel locomotives. F3A and F3B: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (red-and-silver warbonnet); Baltimore & Ohio (blue, gray, and yellow); Chicago Great Western (maroon-and-red scheme, A-B set and single A unit); Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (maroon-and-gray scheme, A-B set and single A unit); New York Central (“lightning stripe” scheme); Pennsylvania RR (Dark Green Locomotive Enamel single-stripe scheme); Western Pacific (Zephyr scheme, A-B set and single B unit). F7A and F7B: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (red-and-silver warbonnet); Chesapeake & Ohio (blue-and-yellow, A-B set and single A unit); Pennsylvania RR (Dark Green Locomotive Enamel single-stripe scheme); Southern Ry. (as-delivered green); Southern Pacific (“black widow” scheme); and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray). One A-B set (powered A unit and unpowered B unit) and one each A and B unit per scheme unless noted. Plastic body, die-cast metal chassis, and dual-mode Paragon3 sound decoder with Rolling Thunder. A-B set, $329.99; A and B units, $249.99 each. Late February 2020. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
Ipswich Hobbies N scale Union Freight House
N scale structures
Union Freight House. Laser-cut basswood kit with scribed interior floor, peel-and-stick shingles, and loading dock details. Kit based on Boston & Maine prototype in Union, N.H. Measures 2-1/4” x 6”. $35. Ipswich Hobbies, ipswichhobbies.com
Union Freight House. Laser-cut basswood kit with scribed interior floor, peel-and-stick shingles, and loading dock details. Kit based on Boston & Maine prototype in Union, N.H. Measures 2-1/4” x 6”. $35. Ipswich Hobbies, ipswichhobbies.com
Minifer N scale Cazin Garage
Cazin Garage. Laser-cut cardboard kit with railings and signs. Measures 2.36” x 3.14” x 1.96”. $30.65. Price may vary based on exchange rate. Minifer, minifer.fr/en
Jacksonville Terminal Co. N scale 20-foot standard tank intermodal container
N scale details and accessories
20-foot standard tank intermodal container. Bulkhaul, Chemion, Hoyer, and Triton Leasing. Inter-box connecting pins, prototype-specific walkway configurations, and etched-metal end ladder. Two-pack, $34.95. Jacksonville Terminal Co., 904-253-3430, jtcmodeltrains.com
20-foot standard tank intermodal container. Bulkhaul, Chemion, Hoyer, and Triton Leasing. Inter-box connecting pins, prototype-specific walkway configurations, and etched-metal end ladder. Two-pack, $34.95. Jacksonville Terminal Co., 904-253-3430, jtcmodeltrains.com
Jacksonville Terminal Co. N scale 20-foot standard tank intermodal container
53-foot high-cube intermodal container with 6-42-6 corrugated sides. Canadian National (bi-lingual “Worldwide” scheme), COFC Logistics (Pacer Stacktrain patchout), CSX Intermodal (dark blue with “How tomorrow moves” slogan and “boxcar” herald), Ferromex (gray and crimson), and Oceanex (blue). Prototype-specific door and fronts, inter-box connecting pins, and JTC magnetic connecting system with magnets on bottom and metal plates on top. Two-pack, $33.95. Jacksonville Terminal Co., 904-253-3430, jtcmodeltrains.com
Showcase Miniatures N scale Grumman LLV delivery truck
Grumman LLV delivery truck. Kit has resin body, cast-pewter frame and details, etched stainless steel doors and mirrors, decals, laser-cut glazing, and instructions. Doors can be positioned open or closed. $14.75. Showcase Miniatures, 334-750-3276, showcaseminiatures.net
American Z Line Z scale 89-foot flatcar with M270 multiple launch rocket system loads
Z scale freight cars
89-foot flatcar with M270 multiple launch rocket system loads. RTTX (yellow with eight M270 loads in NATO camouflage, olive green, and sand and Oxide Red with loads in NATO camouflage and olive). M270s produced by Z-Panzer. Four-car sets. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
89-foot flatcar with M270 multiple launch rocket system loads. RTTX (yellow with eight M270 loads in NATO camouflage, olive green, and sand and Oxide Red with loads in NATO camouflage and olive). M270s produced by Z-Panzer. Four-car sets. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
American Z Line Z scale Canadian National lightweight passenger cars
Z scale passenger cars
Canadian National lightweight passenger cars. 4-bedroom, 4-compartment, 2-drawing room sleeper (Auld Cove, Beaver Cove, Chinook Cove). 6-open-section, 6-roomette, 4-double-bedroom sleeper (Green Brook, Green Cabin, and Green Mount). Baggage car (unnumbered). Coach (unnumbered). Diner (nos. 1342 and 1347). Etched-metal stirrup steps, flush window glazing, Auto-Latch couplers, and add-on details. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
Canadian National lightweight passenger cars. 4-bedroom, 4-compartment, 2-drawing room sleeper (Auld Cove, Beaver Cove, Chinook Cove). 6-open-section, 6-roomette, 4-double-bedroom sleeper (Green Brook, Green Cabin, and Green Mount). Baggage car (unnumbered). Coach (unnumbered). Diner (nos. 1342 and 1347). Etched-metal stirrup steps, flush window glazing, Auto-Latch couplers, and add-on details. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
Electronics/controls
Sound upgrade kits. Atlas N scale multi-level commuter cars (sugar cube speaker, speaker housing, and ESU LokSound decoder), $120. Atlas HO scale multi-level commuter cars (16 x 32 speaker and ESU LokSound decoder, $120. Athearn Genesis 2.0 HO scale SD90MAC-H diesel locomotive (two sugar cube speakers, speaker housing, and ESU LokSound decoder), $125. English’s Model Railroad. Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 570-368-2379, bowser-trains.com
Sound upgrade kits. Atlas N scale multi-level commuter cars (sugar cube speaker, speaker housing, and ESU LokSound decoder), $120. Atlas HO scale multi-level commuter cars (16 x 32 speaker and ESU LokSound decoder, $120. Athearn Genesis 2.0 HO scale SD90MAC-H diesel locomotive (two sugar cube speakers, speaker housing, and ESU LokSound decoder), $125. English’s Model Railroad. Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 570-368-2379, bowser-trains.com
Cartgraf Northern Pacific converted wood-chip car decals
Club offerings
Northern Pacific converted wood-chip car decals. Set covers gondolas, converted boxcars, and wood-side gondolas with side extensions used in wood-chip service (appropriate for gondolas painted in the 1940s through early 1960s). Includes four sheets of decals (two sheets each of two unique layouts). Includes Northern Pacific road name, reporting marks, road numbers with number jumble, capacity and dimensional data, paint code stencils, lube stencils, and more. Includes enough decals to decorate more than 40 cars. Produced by Cartograf. $19. Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association, nprha.org
Northern Pacific converted wood-chip car decals. Set covers gondolas, converted boxcars, and wood-side gondolas with side extensions used in wood-chip service (appropriate for gondolas painted in the 1940s through early 1960s). Includes four sheets of decals (two sheets each of two unique layouts). Includes Northern Pacific road name, reporting marks, road numbers with number jumble, capacity and dimensional data, paint code stencils, lube stencils, and more. Includes enough decals to decorate more than 40 cars. Produced by Cartograf. $19. Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association, nprha.org
Cartograf Northern Pacific gondola “from scratch” decals
Northern Pacific gondola “from scratch” decals. Set covers virtually every Northern Pacific gondola series. Includes four sheets of decals (two sheets each of two unique layouts). Includes Northern Pacific road name, reporting marks, road numbers with number jumbles, capacity and dimensional data, paint code stencils, lube stencils, and more. Includes enough decals to decorate more than 30 cars. Produced by Cartograf. $17. Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association, nprha.org
San Juan Decals Northern Pacific war emergency boxcar decals
Northern Pacific war emergency boxcar decals. Includes text and artwork to fully decal eight war emergency boxcars. Features 16 each early- and late-style monads. Produced by San Juan Decals. $18. Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association, nprha.org
