News & Products for the week of July 24th 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 July 24th 2023.
News
After 56 years of business, All Electronics has announced that they will cease operations. From their website: “ We expect to close our doors before the end of August, 2023. Our warehouse still contains lots of material which we need to move. Take advantage of our final clearance sale.”
HO scale locomotives
Broadway Limited Boston & Maine Berkshire
Price: Direct-current model, $599.99; with DCC and sound, $699.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
Boston & Maine Berkshire features:
- Die-cast boiler, tender body, and chassis
- Separately controllable headlight, reverse light, cab light, front marker lights, and rear marker lights
- Factory-installed engineer and fireman figures
- Optional piping shroud included
- Separately-applied details include handrails, ladders, piping, cab glass, whistle, brass bell, markers, numberboards, air tanks
Release date: Available now
Road names: Boston and Maine
Rapido General Motors Diesel GMD-1
Price: Direct-current model, $239.95; with DCC and sound, $349.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
General Motors Diesel GMD-1 features:
- Die-cast frame with detailed piping and traction cables
- Detailed Flexicoil trucks
- Separate grab irons
- Front and rear plows or pilot footboards as appropriate
Release date: 2024
Road names: Canadian National and Waterloo Central.
HO scale freight cars
Accurail 36-foot Fowler wood boxcar
Price: $20.98
Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com
36-foot Fowler wood boxcar features:
- Injection-molded plastic construction
- Screws for trucks and draft-gear box covers
- Accumate couplers with modeler-installed trip pins
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Piedmont & Northern
Moloco Pacific Car & Foundry 50-foot double-plug insulated boxcars
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: Moloco Trains, info@molocotrains.com, www.molocotrains.com
Pacific Car & Foundry 50-foot double-plug insulated boxcars features:
- Overhanging Stanray roof
- Prototypiclly-accurate Stanray R3-4 riveted ends
- PCF style ladders
- Also available undecorated
Release date: 2024
Road names: Chicago & Illinois Midland; Cotton Belt; Southern Pacific; and South Shore.
Bowser N-8 caboose
Price: $32.95; with antenna, $39.95
Manufacturer: Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 1302 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754; 570-368-2379; bowser-trains.com
N-8 caboose features:
- Ready-to-run model
- Added brake wheel, air tank, brake cylinder, and triple valve
- Seperately-applied hand grabs
Release date: Fall 2024
Road names: Conrail; Penn Central; and Pennsylvania Railroad.
HO scale scenery
WalthersSceneMaster transformer load kit
Price: $14.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Transformer load kit features:
- Molded in gray plastic
- Includes four simulated tie-downs
Release date: Fall 2023
Z scale freight cars
American Z Line Trinity 53-foot spine cars
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Trinity 53-foot spine cars features:
- Metal cars with etched metal and plastic details
- Each set includes trailers
- Cars include add-on and optional parts
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Trailer Train with Ryder trailers
Z scale scenery
American Z Line Trinity 53-foot trailers
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Trinity 53-foot trailers features:
- All new tooling
- Repositionable wheels
- Includes two sets of retracted trailer legs
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Ryder
Decals
ICG Decals GATC 4700 Covered Hoppers decals
Price: $12.00
Manufacturer: ICG Decals; dan@icgdecals.com; icgdecals.com
GATC 4700 Covered Hoppers decals features:
- Decals designed for Tangent Scale Models GATC 4700 Covered Hopper
Release date: Available now
Road names: Illinois Central and Illinois Central Gulf.
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.
