Atlas N scale General Electric B-series diesel locomotives
Scale: N (1:160)
Price: Direct-current model with factory-installed speaker, $139.95 (undecorated, $129.95); with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder, $249.95 (undecorated, $239.95). Add $10 for models with ditch lights.
Era: 1977 to present (varies depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
General Electric B-series diesel locomotive features:
- Accumate couplers
- Blackened metal wheels
- Directional golden-white light-emitting-diode lighting
- Dual brass flywheels
- Factory-applied plastic handrails and stanchions
- Scheduled for release in second quarter 2023
B30-7: New road numbers – Chessie System with Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks (blue, yellow, and vermillion in three numbers). New paint schemes – Southern Pacific (scarlet and gray with speed lettering and ditch lights in three numbers). B23-7: New paint schemes – Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue-and-yellow warbonnet in three numbers); Conrail (as-delivered scheme and with white sill stripes and ditch lights); Finger Lakes Ry. (black, gray, and white with ditch lights); and Minnesota Commercial (red and black with ditch lights). New numbers – Southern Ry. (“tuxedo” scheme with high short hood in three numbers). B36-7: Back by popular demand – BC Rail (red, white, and blue with ditch lights). Two numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated (B23-7 in three body styles and B30-7 in one body style).
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