News & Reviews News 2007 National Trains Show final report

2007 National Trains Show final report

By Angela Cotey | August 2, 2007

| Last updated on January 12, 2021


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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
Electro-Motive Division MP15AC
HO scale locomotives
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
Electro-Motive Division F45 and FP45 diesel locomotives
Electro-Motive Division F45 and FP45 diesel locomotives
Electro-Motive Division F45 and FP45 diesel locomotives. Preproduction sample shown. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (as-delivered warbonnet and pre-1972 pinstripe scheme); Great Northern (Big Sky Blue); Milwaukee Road (yellow and gray); and undecorated. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, dual-mode Digital Command Control and Vibranta sound system, detailed cab interior, see-through fans, and metal eyebolts. $239.98, without sound $139.98. Ready-to-run. Genesis series. Athearn Trains
Baldwin RF-16 A and B diesel locomotives.
Baldwin RF-16 A and B diesel locomotives.
Baldwin RF-16 A and B diesel locomotives. Preproduction sample shown. Baldwin demonstrator (A and B units), Baltimore & Ohio (A and B units), Delaware & Hudson (A unit only), New York Central (A and B units), and Pennsylvania RR (A and B units). With Digital Command Control, flywheel, eight-wheel drive, and E-Z Mate magnetic knuckle couplers. A and B units $75 each. Ready-to-run. Bachmann Trains
2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive
2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive
2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive. Pere Marquette, Chesapeake & Ohio, Nickel Plate Road, and undecorated. New tooling, with Digital Command Control. $160. Ready-to-run. Bachmann Trains
New York, New Haven & Hartford class I-5 4-6-4 steam locomotive
New York, New Haven & Hartford class I-5 4-6-4 steam locomotive
New York, New Haven & Hartford class I-5 4-6-4 steam locomotive. Brass model with dual-mode QSI Quantum sound system, Quantum Engineer analog control module, display stand with roller bearings, and wood carrying case. $1,695. Ready-to-run. Broadway Limited Imports
General Electric U18B diesel locomotive
General Electric U18B diesel locomotive
General Electric U18B diesel locomotive. Preproduction sample shown. CSX, Maine Central, Providence & Worcester, and Seaboard Coast Line. Railroad-specific details, metal and wire detail parts, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. With and without Digital Command Control and QSI Quantum sound system. Price to be announced. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
General Electric ES44AC (C45ACCTE) diesel locomotive
General Electric ES44AC (C45ACCTE) diesel locomotive
General Electric ES44AC (C45ACCTE) diesel locomotive. Union Pacific with American flag on long hood and UP shield and Building America lettering behind cab. Pioneer Series (without Digital Command Control and sound) $285, Explorer Series (with Digitrax DCC and SoundFx sound system) $320. Ready-to-run. Tower 55
Milwaukee Road class ES-2 electric locomotives
Milwaukee Road class ES-2 electric locomotives

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

Assorted freight cars
Assorted freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Erie Lackawanna 70-ton 14-panel triple hopper, Reading & Northern 100-ton hopper, Pennsylvania RR class K-11 40-foot stockcar, and Norfolk & Western 40-foot round-top boxcar. Ready-to-run models with magnetic knuckle couplers and metal wheelsets. $21.95 each. Bowser
Wabash 40-foot single-sheathed automobile boxcar
Wabash 40-foot single-sheathed automobile boxcar
Wabash 40-foot single-sheathed automobile boxcar. Cast-resin kit with simulated wood doors, Murphy ends, and decals. Flat kit with AB or K brakes $31.99, one-piece body with AB or K brakes $39.99. Funaro & Camerlengo
Maryland & Pennsylvania truss-rod boxcar
Maryland & Pennsylvania truss-rod boxcar
Maryland & Pennsylvania truss-rod boxcar. Cast-resin kit with one-piece body, K brakes, vertical brake staff, and decals. $39.99. Funaro & Camerlengo
Freight cars
Freight cars
Freight cars. Southern Ry. of British Columbia National Steel Car 60-foot double-door boxcar ($24.95) and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 52-foot covered gondola ($26.95). Injection-molded plastic models with Atlas trucks and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. Ready-to-run. Hubert’s Model Railroad Manufacturing Corp.
Gunderson Maxi IV well cars
Gunderson Maxi IV well cars
Gunderson Maxi IV well cars. Three-car articulated set. Phase 1 cars feature open catwalks and tall load guides. Phase 2 cars have closed catwalks and cast load guides. Etched-metal running boards and scale ladders, stanchions, and steps. Price to be announced. InterMountain Railway Co.
30-foot composite flatcar
30-foot composite flatcar
30-foot composite flatcar. HOn3. Die-cast metal body with wood-grain detail on deck, articulated Bettendorf trucks, underbody detail, and Magne-Matic knuckle couplers. Price to be announced. Micro-Trains Line Co.
Association of American Railroads 53-foot flatcar
Association of American Railroads 53-foot flatcar
Association of American Railroads 53-foot flatcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Erie Lackawanna; and New York Central. One-piece cast resin kit with plastic detail parts and decals but without trucks and couplers. Two-pack $44.95. Proto West Models
Denver & Rio Grande Western 1400-series caboose
Denver & Rio Grande Western 1400-series caboose

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

Pressed Steel 8,000-gallon tank car
Pressed Steel 8,000-gallon tank car
Pressed Steel 8,000-gallon tank car. A.E. Staley, North American Car Corp., and Rohm & Haas. Cast-resin kit with resin tank supports, sills, and running boards and etched-metal ladders and uncoupling lever brackets. $35. Speedwitch Media
American Car & Foundry two-bay Center Flow covered hopper
American Car & Foundry two-bay Center Flow covered hopper
American Car & Foundry two-bay Center Flow covered hopper. Saskatchewan Minerals. Six road numbers. Price to be announced. Atlas Trainman model. Available from True Line Trains
Canadian Pacific double-sheathed offset-cupola caboose
Canadian Pacific double-sheathed offset-cupola caboose
Canadian Pacific double-sheathed offset-cupola caboose. Preproduction sample shown. Injection-molded plastic with metal grab irons, metal wheelsets, optional end markers, and McHenry magnetic scale knuckle couplers with springs. Price to be announced. Ready-to-run. Gold Series. True Line Trains
Canadian-prototype bulkhead flatcar
Canadian-prototype bulkhead flatcar
Canadian-prototype bulkhead flatcar. Preproduction sample shown. Injection-molded plastic with wire grab irons, metal wheelsets, and McHenry magnetic scale knuckle couplers with springs. Price to be announced. Ready-to-run. Gold Series. True Line Trains
Milwaukee Road rib-side bay-window caboose
Milwaukee Road rib-side bay-window caboose
Milwaukee Road rib-side bay-window caboose. Injection-molded plastic with metal wheelsets and magnetic knuckle couplers. Winter 2007-2008. Ready-to-run. Platinum Line. Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.
Paired-window heavyweight coach
HO scale passenger cars
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
New York, New Haven & Hartford 12-section, 1-drawing-room sleeper
New York, New Haven & Hartford 12-section, 1-drawing-room sleeper
New York, New Haven & Hartford 12-section, 1-drawing-room sleeper. East Columbia, Israel Putnam, John Winthrop, and St. Leonards. Assembled and factory-painted models with metal wheelsets and magnetic knuckle couplers. $49.99 each. Produced by Branchline Trains, available exclusively from Canadian Model Trains
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Budd Hi-Level chair cars for San Francisco Chief and other trains
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Budd Hi-Level chair cars for San Francisco Chief and other trains
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Budd Hi-Level chair cars for San Francisco Chief and other trains. Preproduction samples shown. Car nos. 531 and 703. Factory decorated and assembled brass models with detailed interiors. Price to be announced. The Coach Yard
Budd lightweight dome-bar-lounge-dorm
Budd lightweight dome-bar-lounge-dorm
Budd lightweight dome-bar-lounge-dorm. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (for San Francisco Chief and other trains). Preproduction sample shown. Factory decorated and assembled brass model with detailed interior. Price to be announced. The Coach Yard
Pullman 10-roomette, 5-double-bedroom sleeper
Pullman 10-roomette, 5-double-bedroom sleeper
Pullman 10-roomette, 5-double-bedroom sleeper. Erie (Pride of Youngstown) and Erie Lackawanna (Spirit of Youngstown). Injection-molded plastic with detailed interior and underframe, battery-powered light-emitting-diode interior lighting, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $59.95 each. Ready-to-run. Rapido Trains
Lightweight passenger cars
Lightweight passenger cars
Lightweight passenger cars. VIA Rail cafe-bar-lounge car and Grand Trunk Western coach. Injection-molded plastic cars with detailed interior and underframe, battery-powered light-emitting-diode interior lighting, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $59.95 each. Ready-to-run. Rapido Trains
Milwaukee Road 1955 Twin Cities Hiawatha passenger cars
Milwaukee Road 1955 Twin Cities Hiawatha passenger cars
Milwaukee Road 1955 Twin Cities Hiawatha passenger cars. Preproduction samples shown. Valley-series 30-seat, 1-drawing room parlor car and 52-seat coach. Injection-molded plastic with modeler-installed wire grab irons, die-cast metal truck sideframes, metal wheelsets, and sprung diaphragms. $44.98 each. Ready-to-run. Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.
Four-Fingered Tony's Wholesale Meat and Butcher Shop
Four-Fingered Tony’s Wholesale Meat and Butcher Shop

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
York, Pa., passenger station

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.
O’Lary’s Garage.

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

One-story cottage
One-story cottage
One-story cottage. Laser-cut wood kit with tab-and-slot construction. $51 plus $6 shipping for up to six kits. Southern Car & Foundry
Assorted vehicles
Assorted vehicles
HO scale details and accessories
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
United States Railroad Administration 4-8-2 heavy Mountain steam locomotive
N scale locomotives
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
Southern Pacific class GS-4 4-8-4 steam locomotive
Southern Pacific class GS-4 4-8-4 steam locomotive
Southern Pacific class GS-4 4-8-4 steam locomotive. Preproduction sample shown. Split-frame mechanism, electrical pickup from drivers and tender, operating side rods, illuminated non-operating Mars light, illuminated number boxes, detailed cab interior, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $198. Ready-to-run. Kato USA, Inc.
40-foot drop gondola
40-foot drop gondola
N scale freight cars
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.
FMC 5,283-cubic-foot-capacity double-door boxcar
FMC 5,283-cubic-foot-capacity double-door boxcar
FMC 5,283-cubic-foot-capacity double-door boxcar. Bangor & Aroostook, Coe Rail Inc., Golden West Service, Southern Pacific, and St. Louis Southwestern. Injection-molded plastic model with etched-metal end platforms and Micro-Trains trucks and couplers. $13.95. Ready-to-run. Fox Valley Models
FMC 5,347-cubic-foot-capacity single-door boxcar
FMC 5,347-cubic-foot-capacity single-door boxcar
FMC 5,347-cubic-foot-capacity single-door boxcar. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay; Bath & Hammondsport RR; Maine Central; Port Huron & Detroit; Savannah State Docks RR; and Toledo, Peoria & Western. Injection-molded plastic model with etched-metal end platforms and Micro-Trains trucks and couplers. $13.95. Ready-to-run. Fox Valley Models
Southern Pacific 1946-1947 Morning Daylight
Southern Pacific 1946-1947 Morning Daylight
N scale passenger cars
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.
Harriman heavyweight passenger cars
Harriman heavyweight passenger cars
Harriman heavyweight passenger cars. Illinois Central (coach four-pack $161.99); Sierra RR (coach $46.59); Southern Pacific (three coaches, one diner $161.99; coach two-pack $85.99; and all-day lunch car $46.59); Texas & New Orleans (three coaches, one diner $161.99; coach two-pack $85.99); and Union Pacific (coach two-pack $85.99; coach four-pack $161.99). With Micro-Trains couplers. October 2007. Ready-to-run. Wheels of Time
Tankcar loading structures
Tankcar loading structures
N scale structures
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
4-4-0 American steam locomotive
4-4-0 American steam locomotive

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
Electro-Motive Division GP40 diesel locomotive
Large scale locomotives
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
Baldwin RF-16 A and B diesel locomotives
S scale locomotives
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
Norfolk & Western class G4 52′-6″ gondola
S scale freight cars
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
Pennsylvania RR class G26 and G26a drop-end mill gondola
Pennsylvania RR class G26 and G26a drop-end mill gondola
Pennsylvania RR class G26 and G26a drop-end mill gondola. Class G26 car has interior tie-down loops and Bettendorf trucks, G26a model features National B trucks but no interior tie-down loops. Both models available with shadow or circle keystone herald. One or two cars $250 each, three or more cars $240 each. Pennsy S Models
Milwaukee Road rib-side cabooses
Milwaukee Road rib-side cabooses
Milwaukee Road rib-side cabooses. 1949 and as-built versions. Brass models. Factory painted and lettered $299, unpainted $269. River Raisin Models
40-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car
40-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car
40-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car. Chicago Macaroni Co., Hamm Brewing Co., Santa Fe Refrigerator Dept., and White Rock Water. Injection-molded plastic model with wire grab irons, sprung die-cast metal trucks, code 110 metal wheelsets, and mounting holes for Kadee no. 802 magnetic knuckle couplers. $45.95. Ready-to-run. S-Helper Service
United States Railroad Administration 40-foot single-sheathed boxcar and General Steel Casting Co. 53'-6
United States Railroad Administration 40-foot single-sheathed boxcar and General Steel Casting Co. 53′-6″ flatcar with trailer load
United States Railroad Administration 40-foot single-sheathed boxcar and General Steel Casting Co. 53′-6″ flatcar with trailer load. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac boxcar ($42.95) features plastic body, wire grab irons, die-cast metal trucks, code 110 metal wheelsets, and mounting holes for Kadee no. 802 magnetic knuckle couplers. TTX flatcar ($62.95) has Railway Express Agency trailer, die-cast metal body, AB brake system, and positionable bridge plates. Ready-to-run. S-Helper Service
General Steel Casting Co. (GSC) 48-foot bulkhead flatcar, GSC 53'-6
General Steel Casting Co. (GSC) 48-foot bulkhead flatcar, GSC 53′-6″ flatcar, and PS-2 two-bay covered hopper
General Steel Casting Co. (GSC) 48-foot bulkhead flatcar, GSC 53′-6″ flatcar, and PS-2 two-bay covered hopper. General Steel Casting bulkhead flatcar with pipe load ($55.95) decorated for Chicago & North Western with Chicago Great Western reporting marks, GSC 53′-6″ ($42.95) flatcar lettered for Pennsylvania RR, and PS-2 hopper ($42.95) painted for Lancaster & Chester. With code 110 metal wheelsets and mounting holes for Kadee no. 802 magnetic knuckle couplers. Ready-to-run. S-Helper Service
American Car & Foundry three-bay Center Flow covered hopper and Evans 52-foot double-plug-door boxcar
American Car & Foundry three-bay Center Flow covered hopper and Evans 52-foot double-plug-door boxcar
American Car & Foundry three-bay Center Flow covered hopper and Evans 52-foot double-plug-door boxcar. Hopper decorated for Sclair, Burlington Northern, Chessie System, Montana Rail Link, and Southern Pacific. Boxcar lettered for Wisconsin Central, Burlington Northern, Chicago & North Western, and Grant Trunk Western. With scale wheelsets and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. $44.98 each. Ready-to-run. S Scale America
Husky-Stack intermodal well car, 8,000-gallon tank car, and Pacific Fruit Express class R-40-23 40-foot steel refrigerator car
Husky-Stack intermodal well car, 8,000-gallon tank car, and Pacific Fruit Express class R-40-23 40-foot steel refrigerator car
Husky-Stack intermodal well car, 8,000-gallon tank car, and Pacific Fruit Express class R-40-23 40-foot steel refrigerator car. Husky-Stack decorated for Burlington Northern, Arizona & California, and TTX (two schemes). Tank car painted for C.F. Simonin’s Sons Inc., Southern Pacific, and Union Tank Car Co. Refrigerator car lettered for Pacific Fruit Express (three schemes) and Pepper Packing Co. With scale wheelsets and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers, $44.98 each. Ready-to-run. S Scale America
Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive
Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive
Z scale locomotives
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
Electro-Motive Division SD70M and SD75I diesel locomotives

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
Johnstown America BethGon Coalporters
Z scale freight cars
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
60-foot bulkhead flatcar
60-foot bulkhead flatcar
60-foot bulkhead flatcar. Preproduction sample shown. Injection-molded plastic with Micro-Trains trucks and Magne-Matic knuckle couplers. Price to be announced. September 2007. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co.
86-foot Howe truss bridge
86-foot Howe truss bridge

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

Langdon, N.D. Elevator Co
Langdon, N.D. Elevator Co
Langdon, N.D. Elevator Co. Laser-cut plywood kit with shake shingles, coal chute detail, and decals. HO and N scales. Price to be announced. Mountaineer Precision Products
Yard tower
Yard tower
Yard tower. Etched- and cast-brass construction. Can be assembled with solder or cyanoacrylate adhesive. HO scale $69.95, N scale price to be announced. TrainCat Model Sales
Pratt pin-connected through-truss bridge
Pratt pin-connected through-truss bridge
Pratt pin-connected through-truss bridge. Etched-brass kit. Single-track bridge, measures 163 scale feet. Based on Chesapeake & Ohio prototype. Can be assembled with solder or cyanoacrylate adhesive. HO scale price to be announced, N scale $149.95. TrainCat Model Sales
New York Central two-track signal bridge
New York Central two-track signal bridge
New York Central two-track signal bridge. Etched-brass kit with detailed gantry and riveted L-girders. Can be assembled with solder or cyanoacrylate adhesive. HO scale $38.95, N scale price to be announced. TrainCat Model Sales
DZB5 Dual-Zone Booster
DZB5 Dual-Zone Booster

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

Digital Command Control decoder test stand
Digital Command Control decoder test stand
Digital Command Control decoder test stand. Features 6-, 8-, and 21-pin sockets; a terminal strip for decoders without pins; speaker; and five-pole motor with flywheel. Price to be announced. Electronic Solutions Ulm
ECoS Boost high-power signal amplifier
ECoS Boost high-power signal amplifier

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.

Sig 12 stand-alone Automatic Block Signal circuit
Sig 12 stand-alone Automatic Block Signal circuit
Sig 12 stand-alone Automatic Block Signal circuit. Operates two signal heads in one block. Features built-in block detector. Can operate up to 32 aspects. Automatic operation can be overridden by computer, Macro Panel, or Pro Cab. Works with Atlas signal system. $39.95. NCE Corp.
T1 Digital Command Control decoder
T1 Digital Command Control decoder
T1 Digital Command Control decoder. HO scale decoder with nine-pin harness, two 100 mA function outputs, back electro-motive force, and load compensation. Measures .207″ x .655″ x .956″. $21.99. Train Control Systems
Railroad in a Box
Railroad in a Box
Miscellaneous
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
Scots Pine
Scots Pine

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

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