Product news
Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of April 7, 2022.
HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP9 diesel locomotive. Great Northern (Big Sky Blue); Chesapeake & Ohio (blue and yellow); Milwaukee Road (orange and black, with billboard lettering in one road number and without in two); Northern Alberta Railways (gray, yellow, and blue); Seaboard Coast Line (“Split Image” scheme); and Southern Pacific (“Kodachrome” scheme, four numbers). Three numbers per scheme unless noted. Light-emitting diode lighting; etched-metal radiator intake and fan grills; and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $219.99; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $319.99. May 2023. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive. In two road numbers: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canadian National; Canadian Pacific; Chesapeake & Ohio; Great Northern; Norfolk Southern; Union Pacific; and Western Maryland. In one number: Bangor & Aroostook; Chicago & Alton; Central of Georgia; Lake Superior & Ishpeming; Seaboard Air Line; Southern Ry. (black and green schemes); and Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo. Also available painted but unlettered. Factory-installed engineer and fireman figures; dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder; synchronized smoke unit; and die-cast metal boiler, tender body, and chassis. $549.99. August 2022. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
HO scale freight cars
Single-dome tank car. Union Oil (blue and orange); Bell Oil (silver and black); Champlin Refining (gray and black); National Ry. of Mexico (black and white); Richfield (black and white); and Union Starch & Refining (red and black). Six road numbers (two single cars and one four-pack) per scheme. Injection-molded body; separate, factory-applied brake wheel; and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. Single car, $37.99; four-pack, $132.99. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
HO scale maintenance of way
Rotary snow plow with Electro-Motive Division F7B diesel locomotive. Alaska RR (yellow and blue); Burlington Northern Santa Fe (Mineral Red); Canadian Pacific (black with Multimark herald); Conrail (yellow and black); Northern Pacific (orange); and Union Pacific (silver and red). Electric motor to operator rotary blades, all-wheel drive and electrical pickup, and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $189.99. May 2023. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
HO scale structures
Kellow Station. Wood kit with full ridge beam, roof supports, V-cut shingles from Rail Scale Models, Tichy Train Group doors and windows, and laser-cut wrought iron finials. $55. Conowingo Models, conowingomodels.com
N scale locomotives
General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. CSX (Honoring Our Veterans, Honoring Our Law Enforcement, and Honoring Our 1st Responders, one road number each), BNSF Ry. (Heritage III), General Electric demonstrator (blue with “NextFuel” slogan, one number), Kansas City Southern (“Safety Starts Here” scheme, one number), Norfolk Southern (Conrail, Pennsylvania RR, Norfolk Southern, and Southern Ry. heritage schemes in one number each and Thoroughbred scheme), and Union Pacific (“Building America” scheme). Fantasy paint schemes (one number each): Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (zebra stripes), Canadian National (green and gold), Great Northern (Empire Builder scheme), and Union Pacific (two-tone gray with aluminum and yellow lettering). Two numbers per scheme unless noted. ABS body, die-cast metal chassis, and dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder. $299.99. June 2022. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
N scale freight cars
Pullman-Standard 4,427-cubic-foot capacity three-bay high-side covered hopper. Chessie System (yellow and blue), Cargill (yellow and black), Milwaukee Road (Federal Yellow), Northern Pacific (gray), Rock Island (blue), and St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco, gray and black). Five road numbers (two single cars and one three-pack) per scheme. Screw-mounted roller-bearing trucks, 36” machined metal RP-25 contour wheelsets, and body-mounted spring couplers. Single car, $34.99; three-pack, $86.99. May 2023. Athearn line. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Z scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SW1500 diesel locomotive. New paint scheme: Western Pacific (green and orange). Three road numbers. Prototype-specific details, traction tires, blackened-metal wheels, directional light-emitting-diode headlights, and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
Z scale freight cars
General American 1917 8,000-gallon tank car. New paint scheme: Paluxy Asphalt Co. (black). One road number. Injection-molded plastic with vertical brake staff, metal wheels, and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
Decals
Carolina & Northwestern Alco diesel locomotives and cabooses. N scale decal set features Carolina & Northwestern, Danville & Western, and Blue Ridge road names, round heralds, and appropriate road numbers for Alco RS-2s 1 through 4, RS-3s 5 through 10, and RS-11 no. 11; wood cabooses X11 through X16; and steel bay-window cabooses X25 through X34. Each set completes at least one locomotive and two cabooses. $4.99 postpaid. Great Decals, Bill Mosteller, 3306 Parkside Terrace, Fairfax, VA 22031; greatdecals.com
