Pennsylvania RR GG1 electric locomotive. Pennsylvania RR (Dark Green Locomotive Enamel with brown roof, five gold leaf stripes, and Futura or Roman lettering in three numbers each; Dark Green Locomotive Enamel with broad buff stripe and Roman lettering in two numbers; and Tuscan Red with buff Roman lettering and five stripes in two road numbers) and Penn Central (black with white herald in two road numbers). Also available painted Dark Green Locomotive Enamel and Tuscan Red but unlettered. All new tooling, dual-mode Paragon 3 sound decoder with Rolling Thunder, two motors, prototype-specific vents, flat pilot with fixed coupler, and die-cast metal body and chassis. $399.99. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
40-foot steel refrigerator car. American Refrigerator Transit (yellow with Missouri Pacific and Wabash heralds), Illinois Central (orange with NRC reporting marks, four road numbers), Northern Pacific (Western Fruit Express reporting marks), Pacific Fruit Express (aluminum [four numbers], early [single car and three-pack], and late [single car and three-pack] schemes), Pure Carbonic Co. (white, four numbers), St. Louis Refrigerator Car Co. (white, four numbers), and Swift Refrigerator Line (red). Six numbers (three single cars and one three-pack) per scheme unless noted. Injection-molded plastic body, solid-bearing trucks with 33” RP-25 contour metal wheels, and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. Single car, $29.98; three-pack, $86.98. February 2021. Roundhouse line. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Auto-Max Auto Carrier. Auto-Max (Arkansas-Oklahoma RR reporting marks), BNSF Ry. (blue-and-green circle-cross herald), CSX, Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, and Union Pacific (“Building America” slogan and CMO marks). Three road numbers per scheme. Separate, factory-applied ladders, brake rigging, stirrups, and hand brake details; simulated corrugated roof; 70-ton roller-bearing trucks with 33” machined metal wheels; and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. $69.98. February 2021. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Tempo passenger equipment. Canadian National (complete sets and single coaches), VIA Rail (complete sets and single coaches), and Algoma Central/Agawa Canyon Tour Train (single cars only, conditional release, orders must meet minimum requirement to be produced); coaches also available undecorated. Complete sets include RS-18 MRE-18g locomotive; one each Tempo coach, club car, and cafe-bar-lounge car; two commemorative Tempo tumblers; 100 commemorative Tempo cocktail napkins; and Tempo 50th anniversary book. RS-18 features extended short hood with head-end power equipment on roof, metal handrails with plastic stanchions, and factory installed wire grab irons. Passenger cars have multi-color interior, detailed underbody with separate piping and conduit, and etched-metal end gates. Complete sets: Direct-current model with 21-pin connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $529.95; with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder, $649.95. Single cars, $109.95. Rapido Trains Inc., 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com
28-foot trailers with dolly. Estes, Motor Cargo, Old Dominion, Transcon, YRC Freight, UPS Freight, and XPOLogistics. Injection-molded plastic with separate, factory-applied parts. Paint schemes vary between trailers on select schemes. Two-pack, $49.98. February 2021. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Freightliner tractor. Estes, Motor Cargo, Old Dominion, Transcon, YRC Freight, UPS, XPOLogistics, and owner-operator (green, purple, and teal schemes). Separate, factory-applied parts, molded cab interior with separate steering wheel, vinyl tires, and clear window glazing. $26.98. February 2021. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: National Railways of Mexico, BNSF Ry. (Heritage I), CSX (dark blue and yellow with boxcar herald), Indiana Harbor Belt (two road numbers), Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line (one number), Norfolk Southern (horsehead silhouette), and Wisconsin & Southern. New numbers: Boston & Maine (blue and white) and Rock Island (blue and white). Three numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated (with and without dynamic brakes). Golden-white light-emitting-diode headlights, blackened metal wheels, and separately applied uncoupling levers. Direct-current model with 8-pin plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $124.95; with dual-mode ESU LokSound Select Digital Command Control and sound decoder, $234.95. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
33,900-gallon liquefied-petroleum gas tank car. Flat panel: Union Tank car (white [three road numbers] and gray). Late body: Procor (black, three single cars and two three-packs), Southwest Rail Industries (black, three numbers), Trinity Industry Leasing (black), United Pacific Energy (black, three numbers), and Union Tank Car (blue). Three single cars and one three-pack per scheme unless noted. Photo-etched metal walkways and end platforms, wire safety rails and end handrails, and 100-ton roller-bearing trucks. Single car, $33.98; three-pack, $95.98. February 2021. AthearnN. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
American Car & Foundry 2,970-cubic-foot-capacity Center Flow covered hopper. Great Northern (Big Sky Blue [single car and three-pack] and gray [single car]), BNSF Ry. (Mineral Red with circle-cross herald), Burlington Northern (Cascade Green), CSX (tan), Missouri-Kansas-Texas (green), Rock Island (light gray with block lettering), and Union Pacific (gray with billboard lettering). Two single cars and one three-pack per scheme unless noted. Round or trough hatch covers as appropriate, photo-etched metal running boards, machined metal wheels, and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. Single car, $31.98; three-pack, $89.98. February 2021. AthearnN. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
LokSound upgrade kits. For Electro-Motive Division GP35, GP38-2, GP40X, GP40-2, SD38, SD39, SD40, SD40-2, SD40T-2, SD45, SD50, and SD60; General Electric AC4400CW and C44-9W; and Santa Fe rebuilt CF7 diesel locomotives. Kits are for Athearn Ready-to-Roll locomotives with 8-pin sockets (with or without sound) and feature 8-pin plug, 15mm x 35mm speakers with baffles, and instructions. Assembly and soldering wires (wire not included) to speaker required. $110 each. English’s Model Railroad Division of Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 570-368-2379, bowser-trains.com
Code 65 True-Track no. 5 turnout reverse curve. Left and right versions. Molded plastic roadbed, nickel silver rail, painted wood ties, and two rail joiners. Each section features three hollow tubes underneath for adding track nails (holes must be opened by modeler with drill bit). Two-pack, $5.50. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Warwick Ry. Evans 52-foot gondola. Atlas Trainman HO scale model custom-decorated for the Worcester Model Railroaders. Two road numbers. Metal wheels and McHenry couplers. $20 each plus $8 shipping for one car, $10 for two cars, $12, for three cars, and $14 for four or more cars. Worcester Model Railroaders, wmrr.org/club-cars
Interesting. The Atlas code 65 track announcement does not mention scale. Assume N. .