The National Train Show was held in conjunction with the National Model Railroad Association national convention in Detroit, Mich., July 27-29, 2007. Below are some of the new items we saw at the show.
Electro-Motive Division MP15AC. Preproduction sample shown. Canadian Pacific, CSX, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and undecorated. Dual-mode Digital Command Control decoder with Vibranta sound system; five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels; directional, constant lighting; see-through fans; and Celcon handrails. $229.98. Without sound $129.98. Ready-to-run. Genesis series. Athearn Trains
HO scale electric locomotives
Milwaukee Road class ES-2 electric locomotives. Factory-painted and lettered brass models with operating lights. $815 each. Ready-to-run. Overland Models
HO scale freight cars
Denver & Rio Grande Western 6000-series flatcar. HOn3. Die-cast metal and injection-molded plastic construction with underbody detail, wire grab irons, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. Price to be announced. Ready-to-run. Blackstone Models
Denver & Rio Grande Western class 5 long caboose. HOn3. Die-cast metal and injection-molded plastic construction with underbody detail, wire grab irons, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. Price to be announced. Ready-to-run. Blackstone Models
Denver & Rio Grande Western 1400-series caboose. Resin kit with etched-brass details but without trucks and couplers. $59.95. Proto West Models
Standard Tank Car Co. 8,000-gallon tank car. Cast-resin kit. Multiple versions available, including radial course, multi-dome, and insulated. Price to be announced. Southern Car & Foundry
Paired-window heavyweight coach. Baltimore & Ohio (two schemes), Canadian National, Chesapeake & Ohio (two schemes), Chicago & North Western, Florida East Coast, Illinois Central (two schemes), Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, Seaboard Air Line, Union Pacific (two schemes), painted Pullman Green but unlettered, and undecorated. Injection-molded plastic kit. Based on C&O prototype. $39.95 each, three-pack $199.85. Branchline Trains
HO scale structures
Four-Fingered Tony’s Wholesale Meat and Butcher Shop. Laser-cut wood kit. $89.98. Bar Mills Scale Model Works
Merchants Bank & Trust Co. Laser-cut acrylic kit. Measures 6-1/2″ x 8-1/4″ x 22-1/2″. $165. Eight-story add-on kit $85. Custom Model Railroads
York, Pa., passenger station. Laser-cut acrylic kit with tab-and-slot construction and peel-and-stick parts. Measures 7″ x 7″ x 12″, platform extensions measure 3″ x 8″. $165. Custom Model Railroads
Vertical lift bridge. Non-operating laser-cut acrylic kit. Single-track bridge with two 9″ approach bridges. Measures 4″ x 13-1/2″ x 28-3/4″. $210. Custom Model Railroads
York, Pa., passenger station. Laser-cut acrylic kit with tab-and-slot construction and peel-and-stick parts. Measures 7″ x 7″ x 12″, platform extensions measure 3″ x 8″. $165. Custom Model Railroads
Vertical lift bridge. Non-operating laser-cut acrylic kit. Single-track bridge with two 9″ approach bridges. Measures 4″ x 13-1/2″ x 28-3/4″. $210. Custom Model Railroads
O’Lary’s Garage. Laser-cut wood kit with metal roofing, cast-metal details, and color signs (vehicles and figures not included). $49.95. JL Innovative Design
Vermont church. Laser-cut plywood kit with peel-and-stick slate roof and Hydrocal base. October 2007. Price to be announced. Mountaineer Precision Products
Assorted vehicles. 1941-1946 32-foot Fruehauf drop-deck furniture van with curb-side door, $16.95; 1947-1955 32-foot Freuhauf drop-deck furniture van with doors on both sides, $16.95; 1937 Hudson Big Boy panel truck, $12.95; and 1938-1939 Ford cab-over-engine dump truck, $19.95. Cast-resin vehicles with etched-metal parts. Sylvan Scale Models
United States Railroad Administration 4-8-2 heavy Mountain steam locomotive. Preproduction sample shown. Chesapeake & Ohio with Vanderbilt tender, Denver & Rio Grande Western with USRA tender, Illinois Central with USRA tender, Norfolk & Western with USRA tender, and painted black but unlettered. With Digital Command Control. Ready-to-run. $250. Vanderbilt and USRA tenders available separately, $35 each. Bachmann Trains
40-foot drop gondola. Preproduction sample shown. Injection-molded plastic with Micro-Trains trucks and Magne-Matic knuckle couplers. November 2007. Price to be announced. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co.
Southern Pacific 1946-1947 Morning Daylight. Preproduction samples shown. Injection-molded plastic models with optional interior lighting. Observation car features illuminated drumhead and marker lights. Base set includes baggage-chair car, articulated coffee shop-coffee shop-diner, chair car, articulated chair cars, tavern, parlor, and observation car. $250. Articulated chair car add-on set (two cars) $50. December 2007. Ready-to-run. Kato USA, Inc.
Tankcar loading structures. Etched-brass kits. Tank-car-loading platform for two tracks $17.95, platform loading bridge for connecting parallel loading platforms $17.95, platform loading bridge stairs $17.95, and tank farm crossover bridge $9.95. Kits can be assembled with solder or cyanoacrylate adhesive. TrainCat Model Sales
O scale locomotives
4-4-0 American steam locomotive. On2-1/2. Preproduction sample shown. Painted black but unlettered with wood cab and oil headlight and painted black but unlettered with steel cab and electric visor headlight. Die-cast metal construction. With Digital Command Control. $290. Ready-to-run. Bachmann Trains
O scale details and accessories
Ready-to-use track. On2-1/2. Flexible straight track, 3-foot section ($11.80 each, 10-pack $104), no. 5 turnouts ($20.95), and no. 6 turnouts ($21.95). Nickel-silver rail, weathered hardwood ties, and ballasted roadbed. Custom Trax
Electro-Motive Division GP40 diesel locomotive. Paint sample shown. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Burlington Northern Santa Fe; Chessie System with Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks; Chicago & North Western; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Grand Trunk Western; St. Louis Southwestern; Union Pacific; Western Maryland; and undecorated. One motor per truck, plug-and-play modular printed-circuit boards and electronics, operating smoke unit, metal railings and lift rings, and window glazing. $352. Ready-to-run. Aristo-Craft Trains
Baldwin RF-16 A and B diesel locomotives. A units decorated for Delaware & Hudson, New York Central (NYC), and Pennsylvania RR (PRR), $959. B units lettered for Baltimore & Ohio (B&O), NYC, and PRR, $819. A-B sets painted for B&O, NYC, and PRR, $1,699. A-B-A sets decorated for B&O and PRR, $2,549. Ready-to-run brass models. River Raisin Models
Norfolk & Western class G4 52′-6″ gondola. Steel- and wood-side versions. Unpainted brass models with positionable drop ends, embossed rivet detail, and brake rigging but no trucks or couplers. Wood-side gondola has real wood interior. Steel-side car $179, wood-side car $189. Shipping $9.50 for first car and $4 for each additional car. The Cryer Gray Foundry
Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive. Pennsylvania RR and Union Pacific. Plastic and brass construction with 8mm Faulhauber motor, split-frame mechanism, dual flywheels, light-emitting-diode headlights, traction tire, and railroad-specific details. $189 each. Ready-to-run. American Z Line
Electro-Motive Division SD70M and SD75I diesel locomotives. SD70 decorated for Union Pacific and SD75I lettered for Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Plastic and brass construction with 8mm Faulhauber motor, split-frame mechanism, dual flywheels, light-emitting-diode headlights, and traction tire. $215 each. Ready-to-run. American Z Line
4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler steam locomotive. Brass model. Ready-to-run (green and black paint schemes) $666.70 each. Unpainted kit (without mechanism, fits Märklin BR 38) $176.90. Aspen Model Inc.
Johnstown America BethGon Coalporters. Conrail, CSX, and Norfolk Southern. Injection-molded plastic with American Z Line magnetic knuckle couplers and metal wheelsets. Four-pack $95. Ready-to-run. American Z Line
Multiple-scale structures
86-foot Howe truss bridge. Wood kit. N scale $49, HO $72, S $99, and O $135. Hunterline
Chesapeake & Ohio Thurmond, W.V., station. Laser-cut plywood kit. Full and half-length versions. HO and N scales. Price to be announced. Mountaineer Precision Products
Electronics/controls
DZB5 Dual-Zone Booster. Digital Command Control system booster with built-in multiple and independent outputs. Each output is protected against short circuits, overloads, and overheating. Booster provides up to 30 amps of surge current capacity for use with high-current sound decoders. $139. CVP Products
Soundbug sound module. Plugs into Digitrax DH165-series decoders. For use with existing Digital Command Control decoders. Ready-to-use with realistic generic steam and diesel sound effects. Can be customized by user. For use as a trackside or under-layout decoder. SFX004 Soundbug sound module $49.99 and Soundbug-ready decoders (DH165A0 for Atlas, Athearn Genesis, and other HO scale locomotives; DH165L0 for many Life-Like HO locomotives; DH165K0 for most Kato HO scale locomotives; and DH165K1A for Kato HO scale SD40-2). $26.99 to $27.99 each. Digitrax
ECoS Boost high-power signal amplifier. Available in 4- and 8-amp versions (the latter for garden railroads). Works with Digital Command Control and Motorola formats and is compatible with the ECoS system and Märklin’s Central Station. Price to be announced. Electronic Solutions Ulm
SwitchPilot and SwitchPilot extension. SwitchPilot is a multi-protocol extension decoder that controls double-pole accessories (such as solenoid switch motors) and eight single-pole accessories. Compatible with Digital Command Control and Motorola formats. SwitchPilot extension is designed for motorized switch drives. Price to be announced. Electronic Solutions Ulm
MX31FU wireless cab. With liquid-crystal display screen; lithium-ion battery; numerical key pad for entering addresses, names, and numerical values; and slide lever for controlling locomotive speed. Price to be announced. Produced by Zimo, available from Model Railroad Solutions
BD20 block-detector module. Detects Digital Command Control current being drawn in a block. Connects to AIU01, NCE, and most commercial systems. $14.95. NCE Corp.
Railroad in a Box. Full-size plans and pre-drawn foam-core boards ready for cutting that are used to build portable foam-core board layouts in Z through O scales. Layouts are 4 x 8 and fold back on themselves for storage. Different styles can be combined for larger layouts. A layout was constructed during the show. Contact Railroad in a Box for styles and prices
Scenery
Scots Pine. Ready-to-plant trees. Z scale six-pack, 1″ ($13.50) or 1-1/2″ ($16.50); N scale four-pack, 2″ ($14) or 2-1/2″ ($17); HO scale three-pack, 3″ ($15.75); HO two-pack, 4″ ($14); and O scale single trees, 6″ ($12) and 8″ ($16). JTT & Partners
Tools
Stock Aid. Point form tool for filing notch in stock rail. Available for codes 40/55, 70/83 100, and 125 rail. Approximately $59. Fast Tracks
Lubricants
NG jel gear lubricant. For use on gears, countergears, shafts, and bolsters. 0.5 ounces, $5.99. Aero-Locomotive Works
Miscellaneous
Enviro dust collector. Removes airborne dust particles. S3000 measures 22″ x 24″ x 69″, S1500 measures 12″ x 24″ x 28-1/2″. Enviro Technologies, LLC
Manufacturers featured in the 2007 National Train Show final report
Aero-Locomotive Works, P.O. Box 336, Western Springs, IL 60558; www.aerocarlubricants.com
American Z Line, c/o Ztrack Magazine, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; www.ztrack.com
Aristo-Craft Trains, 698 S. 21st St., Irvington, NJ 07111; www.aristocraft.com
Aspen Model Inc., 305 J, Aspen Business Center, Aspen, CO 81611; www.aspenmodel.com
Athearn Trains, 1550 Glenn Curtiss St., Carson, CA 90746; www.athearn.com
Bachmann Trains, 1400 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124; www.bachmanntrains.com
Bar Mills Scale Model Works, P.O. Box 609, Bar Mills, ME 04004 ; www.barmillsmodels.com
Blackstone Models, 210 Rock Point Dr., Durango, CO 81301; www.blackstonemodels.com
Bowser Manufacturing, P.O. Box 322, Montoursville, PA 17754; www.bowser-trains.com
Branchline Trains, 249 Park Ave., East Hartford, CT 06108; www.branchline-trains.com
Broadway Limited Imports, 4 Signal Ave, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; www.broadway-limited.com
Canadian Model Trains, 1510 Troika Ct., Mississuaga, ON, Canada L5J 4C4; www.modeltrains.com
The Coach Yard, P.O. Box 593, Del Mar, CA 92014; www.thecoachyard.com
The Cryer Gray Foundry, 4351 Valley Forge Dr., Fairview Park, OH 44126; www.cryergrayfoundry.com
CVP Products, P.O. Box 835772, Richardson, TX 75083; www.cvpusa.com
Custom Model Railroads, 3937 Keswick Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211; www.cmrtrain.com
Custom Trax, P.O. Box 581, Indianola, IA 50125; www.custmtrax.com
Digitrax, 450 Cemetery St., Ste. 206, Norcross, GA 30071; www.digitrax.com
Electronic Solutions Ulm, P.O. Box 77, Upsala, MN 56384; www.loksound.com
Enviro Technologies, LLC, 13528 Floyd Cir., Dallas, TX 75243; www.envirodc.com
Fast Tracks, Quadica Developments Inc., 47 6th Concession Rd., Brantford, ON, Canada N3T 5L7; www.handlaidtrack.com
Fox Valley Models, P.O. Box 1970, Des Plaines, IL 60017; www.foxvalleymodels.com
Funaro & Camerlengo, 10 Funaro Ct., Honesdale, PA 18431; www.fandckits.com
Hunterline, 1072 Riverbank Dr., Cambridge, ON, Canada N3H 4R6; www.hunterline.com
Hubert’s Model Railroad Manufacturing Corp., P.O. Box 11326, Cincinnati, OH 45211; www.hubertsrr.com
InterMountain Railway Co., P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502; www.intermountain-railway.com
JL Innovative Design, P.O. Box 322, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379; www.jlinnovative.com
JTT & Partners, 11861 Cardinal Cir., Unit G, Garden Grove, CA 92843; www.sceneryproducts.com
Kato USA, Inc., 100 Remington Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173; www.katousa.com
Micro-Trains Line Co., P.O. Box 1200, Talent, OR 97540; www.micro-trains.com
Model Railroad Solutions, Zimo Agency of North America, 1195 Velrose Dr., Kelowna, B.C., Canada V1X 6R7; www.mrsonline.net
Mountaineer Precision Products, 6166 Ridgewood Ct., Florence, KY 41042; www.mpp-models.com
NCE Corp., 82 E. Main St., Webster, NY 14580; www.ncedcc.com
Overland Models, 311 S. Walnut St., Muncie, IN 47305; www.overlandmodels.com
Pennsy S Models, 6 Stevens Ct., Lafayette Hill, PA 19444; www.pennsysmodels.com
Proto West Models, P.O. Box 147032, Edgewater, CO 80214; www.protowestmodels.com
Rapido Trains, 140 Applewood Crescent, Concord, ON, Canada L4K 4E2; www.rapidotrains.com
River Raisin Models, 6160 Upper Straits Blvd., West Bloomfield, MI 48324; www.riverraisinmodels.com
RR in a Box by Alley Friends Architects, 309 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; www.rrinabox.com
S-Helper Service, 77 Cliffwood Ave., Ste. 7C, Cliffwood, NJ 07721; www.showcaseline.com
S Scale America, 1468 Lee St., Des Plaines, IL 60018; www.desplaineshobbies.com
Southern Car & Foundry, 970 Sunshine Ln., Ste. D, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714; www.southerncarandfoundry.com
Speedwitch Media, 645 Tanner Marsh Rd., Guilford, CT 06437; www.speedwitch.com
Sylvan Scale Models, 32229 Sylvan Rd., Rural Route no. 2, Parkhill, ON, Canada N0M 2K0; www.isp.on.ca/sylvan
Tower 55, 311 S. Walnut St., Muncie, IN 47305; www.tower55products.com
TrainCat Model Sales, 3709 Heron Ridge Ln., Weston, FL 33331; www.TrainCat2.com
Train Control Systems, P.O. Box 341, Blooming Glen, PA 18911; www.tcsdcc.com
True Line Trains, 140 Applewood Crescent, Concord, ON, Canada L4K 4E2; www.hobbycraft.com/tlt
Wheels of Time, P.O. Box 846, Mountain View, CA 94042; www.wheelsotime.com
Wm. K. Walthers, Inc., P.O. Box 3039, Milwaukee, WI 53201; www.walthers.com