News & Products for the week of August 14th 2023
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. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of August 14th 2023.
HO scale locomotives
General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $259.99; with DCC and sound, $374.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports LLC, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; 386-673-8900; broadway-limited.com
General Electric ES44AC features:
- ABS plastic body with die-cast chassis
- Separately-applied details include handrails, grab irons, horn, bell, wipers, and etched metal grills
- Prototypical light operation
- Prototype accurate paint schemes
Release date: Spring 2024
Road names: BNSF Ry.; Canadian National; Canadian Pacific; CSX; Iowa Interstate; Norfolk Southern; and Union Pacific.
K-2 Mikado steam locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $799.99; with DCC and sound, $899.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports LLC, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; 386-673-8900; broadway-limited.com
K-2 Mikado features:
- Brass boiler, cab, and tender body, and die-cast chassis
- Light-emitting diode illumination with separately-controllable headlight, number box lights, and cab light
- Factory-installed engineer and fireman figures
- Separately-applied details include handrails, grab irons, ladders, piping, cab glass, whistle, brass bell, markers, numberboards, Elesco feedwater heater, air pumps, and air tanks
Release date: Available now
Road names: Chesapeake & Ohio
HO scale freight cars
WalthersMainline 72’ modern refrigerated boxcar
Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
72’ modern refrigerated boxcar features:
- Prototypically correct ends, revised plug doors & smooth roof
- Separate end-mounted modern refrigeration unit
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Fall 2023
Road names: BNSF Ry.; Cedar Grove Logistics, LLC; CIT Group/Capital Equipment Finance; Trinity Industries Leasing; and Union Pacific.
HO scale passenger cars
Conditional release: Rapido Southern Pacific “3/4” dome lounge car
Price: $159.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Southern Pacific “3/4” dome lounge car features:
- Two interior configurations available
- Multi-color interior decoration
- Two underbody arrangements
- Track-powered interior lighting
- Conditional release
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Amtrak; Canadian Pacific; and Southern Pacific.
HO scale structures
Bar Mills HO scale structures
Price: Varies
Manufacturer: Bar Mills Scale Model Works; 207-929-3400; PO Box 609, Bar Mills, Maine, 04004; barmillsmodels.com/
Bar Mills HO scale structures features:
- Laser-cut wood structures
Release date: Available now
Road names: Ice House; Loft’s Candies; and Twin Peaks.
HO scale scenery
Walthers pallet rack kit
Price: $17.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Pallet rack kit features:
- Includes parts to build eight single or four double racks
- Detailed plastic parts with “wire” decking
- Structures, figures, vehicles, railroad equipment, and scenery items not included.
Release date: Summer 2023
Accessories
WalthersProto 12-4 Sleeper Car Interior lighting kit
Price: $17.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
12-4 Sleeper Car Interior lighting kit features:
- Fully assembled
- Light-emitting diode (LED) illumination
- Fits WalthersProto Pennsylvania Railroad Creek Series 12-4 Sleeper, No. 920-15720
Release date: Fall 2023
News & Products is a regular feature of Trains.com for model railroad operators and builders to get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more. Model railroad product news may include HO, N, O, S, and Z scales. Product release dates and prices will vary according to each manufacturer.
If you are a manufacturer and have new product releases, please email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cgrivno@kalmbach.com and Associate Editor Bryson Sleppy at bsleppy@kalmbach.com for more information.
