New CTT products for September 2023
Locomotives and rolling stock
An Electro-Motive Division SD70MAC road diesel locomotive has joined the Atlas O Premier Line. Paint schemes include BNSF Ry. (green and cream), CSX (dark blue and yellow), Lake State Ry. (blue and gray), Metra (blue, black, and orange), Paducah & Louisville (green and white), R.J. Corman (50th anniversary scheme), and Union Pacific (“We Are One” and Big Boy escort, one road number each). The six-axle road diesel is available in two numbers per scheme unless noted. Features include an ABS body; die-cast metal truck sideframes, pilots, and fuel tank; and ProtoSound 3.0. The Atlas O SD70MAC is priced at $679.95 and is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2024. Visit shop.atlasrr.com for the latest updates on this O gauge model.
Grzyboski’s Train Store has announced the Lionel No. 2335230 Reading & Northern Budd Rail Diesel Car 2-Car Set with LionChief Plus 2.0. Features include O-31 curve operation; TrainMaster Command Control, Legacy or conventional control; and Lionel Voice Control. This O gauge set is made exclusively for Grzyboski’s. Cost: $539.99 plus shipping and can be ordered at www.grzyboskitrains.com or call 570-451-1700.
The Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers (NLOE) 2023 club car is this center-beam bulkhead flatcar decorated for the Long Island Rail Road. The custom-decorated Lionel car, offered in one road number, will operate on O-31 curves. Additional features include die-cast metal trucks with operating couplers; a removable, wrapped lumber load; and metal wheels. Only 200 cars will be produced, and they will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Automatic enrollment as an associate member of the NLOE is included as part of the purchase price. The LIRR center-beam flatcar is priced at $64.99 plus $14 shipping for the first car and $7 for each additional car. Residents of New York state must multiply the subtotal by 8.625%. For orders outside the United States, please email nloestore@gmail.com for a shipping quote. Send check or money order (NLOE) to NLOE Club Car Agent, P.O. Box 343, Levittown, NY 11756. This O gauge model is scheduled for release between the third and fourth quarter of 2023. Online ordering is available at nloe-store.onlineweb.shop
The Desert Division of the Train Collectors Association offers an Atlas O Premier Line cylindrical hopper car decorated for Saddle Mountain Brewery. The O gauge car costs $79.95 plus shipping and delivery is expected in the spring of 2024. Order at tcadd.org
Accessories and details
Menards is manufacturing another of its accessories for O gauge layouts. The O Scale Dual Bridge With Lights (No. 2759125). This two-track bridge measures 18 inches long and 8¾ inches wide, and it has a clearance of 6 inches high. Choose from white or colored lighting in either steady or chase modes. The lighting requires a 4.5-volt power supply, sold separately (Menards Nos. 279-4061/4361, 4062/4362, or 4050). Power may be applied through either a rear tabletop plug-in or from below the building with a pigtail connector. The dual-track bridge is priced at $69.99. Order at menards.com/trains
Menards has released 40-foot container cars in four new names: Maersk (275-9065), American President Lines (275-9067), Hapag-Lloyd (279-8371), and OOCL (279-8371). The containers are compatible with most bands of container cars. Two packs are $24.95; eight packs cost $84.96. Website: menards.com/trains
Miscellaneous
The 43rd edition of Greenberg’s Lionel Trains Pocket Price Guide, 1901-2024 is in stock now. The 480-page book (item No. 10-8724) has updated pricing in a comprehensive format for all Lionel Standard, O, O-27, and OO gauge trains from the prewar, postwar, and modern eras. Features in this year’s book include more than 2,000 updated entries and prices for all eras; 800 Lionel Corp. tinplate items; box section with 1,400 listings and prices; 900 special production items; and more than 12,000 modern era products, including hundreds of new sets, models, and accessories. The authoritative book, which measures 5 3/16” x 8 1/4”, is priced at $22.99.
2024 is just around the corner, so why not keep track of important events with a railroad-themed calendar? The Chicago & North Western Historical Society sells this all-color 2024 calendar featuring 13 photos of trains from the C&NW and predecessor roads. The calendar is priced at $16 (postage included; Illinois residents add $1.14 tax for each calendar ordered). Order from C&NWHS-CT, P.O. Box 1068, North Riverside, IL 60546.
