HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 diesel locomotive. Denver & Rio Grande Western, Southern Pacific (speed lettering with D&RGW reporting marks in two road numbers, Roman lettering in four numbers), St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt), and Union Pacific. Four numbers per scheme unless noted. Denver & Rio Grande Western version features 88” nose with protruding Gyralite. All models have enhanced see-through radiator grills, light-emitting-diode lighting, and vinyl m.u. hoses. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM plug, $139.98; with SoundTraxx dual-mode Econami sound decoder, $199.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
40-foot 12-panel boxcar. New paint scheme: Chicago & Eastern Illinois. New road numbers: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“The Grand Canyon Line” slogan); Great Northern (Big Sky Blue, Pullman Green express car [new and re-issued numbers], Glacier Green with Empire Builder lettering, Vermillion Red with slanted or Empire Builder lettering); Southern Pacific (SP or Texas & New Orleans reporting marks); and Spokane, Portland & Seattle. Six road numbers per scheme. Injection-molded plastic model features metal wheelsets. $36.95. InterMountain Railway Co., 800-472-2530, www.intermountain-railway.com
Alps scenery set. Includes laser-cut cardboard alpine pasture building (3.82” x 2.36” x 1.57”) with cattle watering tank, six fences, seven cows, and 20 grams of Alpine Meadow scatter grass. $48.87. Price may vary based on exchange rate. Noch, www.noch.com
Milwaukee, Racine & Troy 50-foot plug-door boxcar with Model Railroader 85th anniversary logo. Limited-run model with injection-molded plastic body, etched-metal see-through crossover platforms, plastic and die-cast metal underframe, and truck-mounted Magne-Matic couplers. $37.98. Produced by Micro-Trains, available exclusively from Kalmbach Hobby Store, www.KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Osgood-Bradley 10-window coach. New paint schemes: Canadian National (1954 scheme), Delaware & Hudson (blue, gray, and yellow scheme), Lehigh Valley (Cornell Red), Seaboard Air Line (dark green), Southern Pacific (silver with red letterboard and two-tone gray), and St. Louis Southwestern (Daylight scheme). New road numbers: Boston & Maine (maroon-and-black scheme); Long Island Rail Road (“Dashing Dan” scheme); and New York, New Haven & Hartford (Hunter Green and McGinnis schemes). Four numbers per scheme. Full underbody detail, 41-E trucks with metal wheelsets, and “Easy-Peasy” battery-operated interior lighting. $64.95. Panorama Line. Rapido Trains, 905-474-3314, www.rapidotrains.com
Grinding mill. Laser-cut cardboard kit with laser-engraved detail. Hand-painted and weathered. Interior walls painted black to prevent light leaks (interior lighting not included). Includes adhesive. Measures 1.97” x 1.18” x 1.18” (without water supply). $32.39. Price may vary based on exchange rate. Noch, www.noch.com
45-foot intermodal containers. Triton, Maersk, Matson, and Sea Castle. Two three-packs per name. $36.95. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Windmill. New version features shiny metal turbine, tall wood tower, ladder, round stock tank, and hay rack. Old version features rusty and broken turbine, weathered wood tower, two oblong stock tanks, hand pump, and trough. $54.99 each. Woodland Scenics, 573-346-5555, www.woodlandscenics.com
Electro-Motive Division SD75M diesel locomotive. Union Pacific. Three road numbers. New chassis and trucks, American Z Line standard printed-circuit board, upgraded directional light-emitting diodes, and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
28mm high bass 4W WOWSpeaker. Features aluminum cone and rubberized mounting gasket. Speaker has 4 watt capacity. 1.1” diameter, .53” thick. $12.95. Train Control Systems, 215-453-9145, www.tcsdcc.com