Brute strength: The O gauge Premier line General Electric AC4400CW locomotive from MTH features a well-detailed plastic shell, metal chassis and handrails, two flywheel-equipped motors, and coil couplers. The locomotive costs $519.95. See your MTH retailer or go to www.MTHTrains.com for more information.
A batch of boxcars: Menards has a new series of boxcars in O gauge, including the nos. 279-5257 Great Northern and 279-5259 Grand Trunk Western. The boxcars are 11 inches long and operate on curves of O-27 or larger. The cars cost $19.99 each plus shipping. Order at www.Menards.com/trains.
Club car: To commemorate its 25th anniversary, the Chicagoland Lionel Railroad Club is offering a custom-run Chicago & North Western Ry. 57-foot mechanical refrigerator car made in the USA by Lionel. The O gauge car includes trucks with rotating bearing caps and separately applied details. The CLRC car costs $80 each plus $11 shipping for the first car and $3 for each additional car. Mail check payable to Chicagoland Lionel Railroad Club, c/o 19906 Pine Hill Rd., Frankfort, IN 60423. Orders are limited to CLRC members. For information on joining, visit the club’s website www.clrctrains.com.
The lighter side: Off the Rails: Toy Train Humor by Larry W. Poland is a collection of the author’s humor columns originally published in the Train Collectors Quarterly magazine with additional new content. The 80-page softcover book costs $7 with free shipping. To order, contact the author at larry@larrypoland.com.
