Electro-Motive Division F40PH diesel locomotive. Amtrak (phase 2, 3, and 4 schemes) and VIA Rail Canada (Renaissance scheme in two road numbers and Canada scheme). Four numbers per scheme (two each in direct current and with dual-mode sound decoder) unless noted. Factory-installed vertical handrails, molded drill starter points for grab irons (sold separately), and Proto-Max metal couplers. Direct-current model with 21-pin plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $139.98; with dual-mode ESU sound decoder, $199.98. December 2020. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
40-foot double-door boxcar. Canadian National (brown with “wet noodle” herald and green doors), Canadian Pacific (Action Red with Multimark herald), Esquimalt & Nanaimo (Action Red with Multimark herald), Great Northern (Vermillion Red with billboard lettering), Southern Pacific (brown with “Automobile” stencil, four road numbers), and Union Pacific (gray-and-red scheme with “The Challenger Merchandise Service” lettering and yellow-and-silver scheme with “Automated Railway” logo, three numbers each). Three single cars and one three-pack per scheme unless noted. Injection-molded plastic with separate, factory-applied running boards and brake wheel; RP-25 contour metal wheelsets; and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. Single car, $31.98; three-pack, $92.98. March 2021. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Offset-cupola caboose. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“On Santa Fe Safety is Everybody’s Business” and “Santa Fe’s Santa for Safety” schemes); Athearn Trains (75th anniversary scheme); Bessemer & Lake Erie (American Revolution Bicentennial scheme); Denver & Rio Grande Western (orange with “The Action Road” slogan, three numbers); Horizon Hobby (35th anniversary scheme); New York Central (Jade Green, three numbers); Southern Pacific (brown-and-orange scheme in three numbers and white railroad police scheme); and St. Louis-San Francisco (red with “Ship It on the Frisco” slogan, three numbers). One number per scheme unless noted. New Barber-Bettendorf swing-motion caboose trucks; machined metal wheels; and separate, factory-applied smokejack and brake wheel. $32.98. March 2021. Roundhouse line. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Modern concrete warehouse. Injection-molded plastic low-relief building kit. Includes rail and truck dock walls; separate doors, windows, and stairway; and loading docks with weather bellows/seals. Measures 6-5/8” x 1-3/4” x 4-1/2”. $34.98. April 2020. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
40-foot high-cube intermodal container. Ocean Network Express (Cherry Blossom Magenta). Injection-molded plastic with detailed door latches. $11.98. SceneMaster line. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
50-foot flatcar. New paint schemes: CP Rail (black and white), Conrail (gray and black), Lehigh Valley (brown and white), Northern Pacific (black and white), and Union Pacific (green and black). New road numbers: Chessie System (dark blue with Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks) and Southern Ry. (Oxide Red and white). Two road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Injection-molded plastic with plastic wheelsets, modeler-installed stakes, and Accumate couplers. $17.95 (undecorated, $15.95). Third quarter 2020. Trainman line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
1973 Ford F-100 pickup truck. Penn Central (Deepwater Green), Boston & Maine (yellow), Canadian National (red), Chessie System (blue), Erie Lackawanna (yellow), Great Northern (Big Sky Blue), Milwaukee Road (orange), and Union Pacific (Yellow). Also available undecorated. Plastic headlight and taillight lenses and chrome-plated grille and bumpers. $29.95 (undecorated, $22.95). Third quarter 2020. Atlas O, 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Denver & Rio Grande Western wood passenger coach. Grande Gold (nos. 334 and 337). Separate, factory-applied brake wheels, handrails, brake cylinder, and smokejack; plastic wheelsets; and hook-and-loop couplers. Can be upgraded with PIKO no. 36135 lighting kit, no. 36164 metal wheels, or no. 36167 ball-bearing wheels, all sold separately. $124.99. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com