HO scale locomotives
United States Railroad Administration 0-6-0 steam locomotive. Pre-production artwork shown. Baltimore & Ohio, Central RR of New Jersey, New York Central System, Pennsylvania RR, and Union Pacific. Dual-mode TCS WOWSound Sound Value decoder with Keep-Alive capacitor, operating headlight, metal side rods, and E-Z Mate Mark II couplers. $329. Release date to be announced. Sound Value line. Bachmann Trains, 215-533-1600, bachmanntrains.com
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive no. 4014. Digital sound decoder with speaker in tender; separate, factory-applied details; UP 4014 logo on cab floor; RP-25 contour wheels; Kadee couplers; extensive sound and light functions; eight powered axles; traction tires; articulated running gear; Boxpok drivers; spring-loaded middle driving axles; engineer and fireman figures; and wooden case. $999.99. Produced by Trix, available from Märklin Inc., 573-365-9521, Trix.de/en
Electro-Motive Division SD45 diesel locomotive. Rivet Counter line: Southern Pacific, Chicago & North Western, Pennsylvania RR, and Seaboard Coast Line. Operator line: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue and yellow warbonnet); Conrail; Pennsylvania RR; and Southern Pacific. Rivet Counter line models have operating light-emitting-diode ground lights, prototype-specific details (red marker light, handbrake at rear of long hood, long tapered dynamic brake housing, among others), and factory-installed and painted wire grab irons. Operator line locomotives have light-emitting-diode headlights; illuminated number boxes; Flexicoil-C trucks with low-mounted brake cylinders and Hyatt bearing caps; cab interior; and factory-drilled holes for grab irons, uncoupling levers, m.u. cables, and trainline hoses. Detail kit (wire grab irons, trainline hoses, m.u. hose clusters, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, and more) for Operator line models available separately. Direct-current model with 21-pin connector for Digital Command Control decoder: Rivet Counter, $184.99; Operator, $99.99. With ESU LokSound Essential DCC decoder and sound (Operator only), $154.99. With ESU LokSound 5 Digital Command Control and sound decoder featuring Full Throttle, two sugar cube-style speakers, and two PowerPack super capacitors (Rivet Counter only), $274.99. ScaleTrains.com, 844-987-2467, scaletrains.com
HO scale freight cars
Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper. Chicago & North Western (Rock Island patchouts). Three road numbers. Injection-molded plastic kit with separate hatch cover, brake wheel, walkway ends, bolster plates, draft-gear boxes, slope sheets, outlet gates, end cages, brake appliances, mounting platforms, and center sill sections; steel weight; roller-bearing trucks with plastic wheelsets; and Accumate couplers. Single car, $21.98; three-pack, $64.98. Accurail, 630-365-1173, accurail.com
52-foot center-beam bulkhead flatcar with side stakes. Pre-production artwork shown. BC Rail (dark green), Burlington Northern (Cascade Green), Canadian National (black with dark green bulkheads and yellow stakes), and Northern Pacific (black). Blackened-metal RP-25 contour metal wheels and E-Z Mate Mark II couplers. $42. Scheduled for release in 2021. Bachmann Trains, 215-533-1600, bachmanntrains.com
60-foot high-cube Plate F boxcar. TTX, BNSF Ry., Canadian National, Mexican Rail Transportation Group (TFM), and Union Pacific. Separate, factory-applied latch bars; 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with 36” turned-metal wheelsets; and roof with X and diagonal panels. $29.98. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
HO scale train sets
WalthersTrainline WiFlyer Express train set. BNSF Ry. (Heritage I), Canadian Pacific (red with road name only), and CSX (dark blue and yellow). Set features Digital Command Control and sound-equipped Electro-Motive Division GP15-1 diesel locomotive, Norfolk Southern 53-foot gondola, Conrail 50-foot insulated boxcar, Union Pacific two-bay coal hopper, and matching wide-cupola caboose. Also includes 16 sections of improved Power-Loc track with nickel silver rail, brown ties, and gray roadbed; World’s Greatest Hobby “Building Your First Railroad” DVD; and Walthers getting started guide for new modelers. Run one or two trains using most Wi-Fi-enabled tablets, iPhones, or other devices (required, not included) or run two trains independently from two devices. $299.98. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
HO scale structures
The REA Depot at Cranberry. Laser-cut wood kit with white-metal and cast-resin details and plastic and laser-cut windows. Based on structure on George Sellios’ HO scale Franklin & South Manchester. Price to be announced. Bar Mills Scale Models, 207-929-3400, barmillsmodels.com
Tide soap factory. Factory-painted and assembled structure. Features light-emitting-diode lighting, including two red warning lights; two electronic Tide signs with animated lighting effect; four workers; two tanks; yellow safety railings; and Jack the German shepherd. Can be configured for run-through train or truck dock service. Lighting requires 4.5V power source (sold separately). Measures 6-3/4” x 6-1/2” x 8-1/2”. $69.99. Menards, menards.com/trains
N scale freight cars
Bethlehem Steel 100-ton three-bay hopper. Union Pacific (Freight Car Red with billboard lettering), Conrail (Conrail Red with “can opener” herald), Norfolk Southern (black with white NS herald), Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. (Oxide Red with “Serving the Heart of the Industrial East” slogan), and Pennsylvania RR (black with yellow disc and keystone herald). Blackened-metal RP-25 contour wheels and E-Z Mate Mark II couplers. $47. November 2020. Bachmann Trains, 215-533-1600, bachmanntrains.com
N scale details and accessories
20-foot standard-height intermodal container. ACL, Airflow, Cronos, Dong Fang, Hanjin, “K” Line, NYK Logistics & Megacarrier, and Ocean Network Express. Injection-molded plastic with inter-box connecting pins, magnetic connection system (magnets on bottom, metal plates on top), and prototype-specific door ends. Two-pack, $29.65. Jacksonville Terminal Co., jtcmodeltrains.com
N scale structures
RIP track. Kit includes main repair building; work shed; 3-D printed and cast parts, including crane, car jack stands, welding tanks, crates, trash cans, workbench, toolbox, compressor, arc welder, cans, and pails; and laser-cut building components and roofing. Repair building measures 2” x 4-1/2”, work shed measures 1” x 1-1/8”. $59. The TrainMaster, 740-405-4722, thetrainmaster.com
O scale structures
The REA Depot at Cranberry. Laser-cut wood kit with white-metal and cast-resin details and plastic and laser-cut windows. Based on structure on George Sellios’ HO scale Franklin & South Manchester. Price to be announced. Bar Mills Scale Models, 207-929-3400, barmillsmodels.com
OO scale details and accessories
Rail-built buffer stop kit. Bullhead rail-built buffer stops with working red lamps and three-level light connection printed-circuit boards. For OO, EM, and Protofour (1:76 proportion). Two-pack, $13.06. Price may vary based on exchange rate. DCCconcepts, +44 (0)1729 821 080, dccconcepts.com
Large scale sets
Denver & Rio Grande Western passenger R/C starter set. Includes 2-6-0 Mini-Mogul steam locomotive and tender, coach, combine, circle of brass track, and R/C pocket remote for wireless control of train. Locomotive features analog sound and working smoke unit. $749.99. Piko America LLC, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com
Electronics/controls
Stranded decoder wire. Single wire: Black, blue, brown, gray, green, orange, pink, purple, red, white, yellow. Twin wire: Black/red, blue/green, blue/pink, blue/purple, blue/white, blue/yellow, brown/brown, and gray/orange. 19.7 feet of stranded 32AWG decoder wire. Single wire, $2.76; twin wire, $3.70. Price may vary based on exchange rate. DCCconcepts, +44 (0)1729 821 080, dccconcepts.com
Track
36” HO scale flextrack. Code 83 nickel silver rail and thin-profile injection-molded plastic ties with wood grain, spike, and tie plate detail. Spike mounting holes positioned next to the rail. Molded starter points on underside. Five-pack, $49.98. WalthersTrack. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Accessories for WalthersTrack line. HO scale rail joiners (48-pack, $4.98) and spacer ties (48-pack, $9.98). Spacer ties equalize spacing for jointing track and turnouts. For use with Walthers code 83 or code 100 rail. WalthersTrack. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Club offerings
Chesapeake & Ohio QN Cabin. HO scale laser-cut kit produced by Southern Heritage Models exclusively for the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society. Based on prototype in Quinnimont, W.Va. $114.95. Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, cohs.org
