News & Reviews News New model trains for the week of April 18, 2019

New model trains for the week of April 18, 2019

By Angela Cotey | April 15, 2019

| Last updated on November 3, 2020

Check out the latest HO, N, and O scale model railroad products from Atlas, Athearn, ScaleTrains.com, and more!

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HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“Kodachrome” and blue-and-yellow warbonnet); Burlington Northern (Cascade Green with nose stripes, four road numbers); CSX (D&H Guilford scheme patchout); Delaware & Hudson (Guilford scheme, four numbers); Missouri-Kansas-Texas (green and yellow, four numbers); and Soo Line (Candy Apple Red). Two numbers per scheme unless noted. Prototype-specific details, light-emitting-diode lighting, and detailed cab interior. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $199.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 sound decoder, $289.98. March 2020. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
ScaleTrains.com HO scale General Electric Tier 4 GEVo diesel locomotives
ScaleTrains.com HO scale General Electric Tier 4 GEVo diesel locomotives
General Electric Tier 4 GEVo diesel locomotives. New road numbers: BNSF Ry. (ET44C4), Union Pacific (C45AH), Canadian National (ET44AC), CSX (ET44AH, five numbers), and Norfolk Southern (ET44AC). New paint scheme: Navajo Mining (ex-GECX demonstrators, two numbers). Four numbers per scheme unless noted. Angled exhaust compartment roof line as appropriate, light-emitting-diode headlights, etched-metal see-through dynamic brake intake grills with blower motors visible inside, and factory-installed and painted wire grab irons. Direct-current model with 21-pin connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $154.99; with ESU LokSound Select sound decoder with dual cube-type speakers, $234.99. Rivet Counter line. ScaleTrains.com, www.scaletrains.com
HO scale freight cars
40-foot modernized boxcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“Ship and Travel Santa Fe – All the Way” slogan and large circle-cross herald); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (simplified Chinese Red scheme); Delaware & Hudson (“The Bridge Line to New England and Canada” herald); Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern (blue); Ontario Northland (blue and yellow); Seaboard Coast Line (“Service Customers Like” slogan); and United States Air Force. Three road numbers per scheme. Brake system details, RP-25 contour metal wheels, and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. $30.98. March 2020. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale 40-foot postwar boxcar with 6-foot doors
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale 40-foot postwar boxcar with 6-foot doors
40-foot postwar boxcar with 6-foot doors. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“The Grand Canyon Line” and “Ship and Travel Santa Fe All the Way” slogans); Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (red); Indiana Harbor Belt (“Connects with all Chicago Railroads” herald); Montana Rail Link (tool car, two road numbers); Norfolk Southern (pre-1982 company); and Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (“Serves the Steel Centers” slogan). Prototype-specific roof, ends, and doors; detailed underframe; and blackened metal wheels. Three numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated. $31.95 (undecorated, $25.95). Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc. HO scale 40-foot single- and double-door boxcars
Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc. HO scale 40-foot single- and double-door boxcars
40-foot single- and double-door boxcars. Single-door car: Atlantic & Danville; Canada Southern; CP Rail (Action Green with Multimark and “Newsprint Service Only” stencil); Genesee & Wyoming (orange); Lehigh Valley (Boxcar Red with “For Flour Loading Only” stencil); Linde Liquefied Gas (green and white); Louisville & Nashville (blue); Maine Central (green and yellow); Mississippi Central (“The Natchez Route” slogan); Missouri Pacific (merchandise service); Ontario Northland (green with “Ontario’s Development Road” slogan); Seaboard Air Line (beer service); New York, Susquehanna & Western (black and yellow); Wabash (New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois reporting marks, flour loading); and Wellsville, Addison & Galeton. Double-door car: Canadian National (brown with “wet noodle” herald and green doors, lumber loading) and Great Northern (Vermillion Red). Three road numbers per scheme. Injection-molded plastic body with metal wheels and knuckle couplers. $28.95 each. January 2020. Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 800-327-5126, www.bowser-trains.com
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Wm. K. Walthers Inc. HO scale modern suburban station
HO scale structures
Modern suburban station. Injection-molded plastic kit. Separate doors and windows, ticket vending machine, station signs, platform access ramp, gas meter, electrical panel, safety and security posts, rooftop air conditioner, and vents. Measures. 10-7/16” x 6-1/2” x 3-1/8”. $34.98. June 2019. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class BX-166 double-door boxcar
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class BX-166 double-door boxcar
N scale freight cars
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class BX-166 double-door boxcar. Late “Q” herald in two road numbers, Berwind “C” and “J” repaints in six numbers each, 24” circle-cross herald in 12 numbers, early “Q” herald in two numbers, and reporting marks only in two numbers. Also available undecorated. Injection-molded plastic model with wire grab irons and uncoupling levers, etched-metal brakewheel platform, and 36” metal wheels. $34.95. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Tangent Scale Models N scale Bethlehem Steel 3,600-cubic-foot-capacity 100-ton quad hopper
Tangent Scale Models N scale Bethlehem Steel 3,600-cubic-foot-capacity 100-ton quad hopper
Bethlehem Steel 3,600-cubic-foot-capacity 100-ton quad hopper. New paint schemes: Detroit, Toledo & Ironton (original 1976 black, six road numbers); Helm Financial Corp. (ex-Union Pacific H-100-17, two numbers); and Union Pacific (1989 H-100-17 black repaint double rotary, one number; 1989 H-100-17 black repaint, three numbers; 1997 H-100-19 black repaint version 2, two numbers; original H-100-19, 12 numbers; and original H-100-18, 12 numbers). See-through etched-metal brake platform, interior bracing detail, and body-mounted draft-gear box with Micro-Trains-compatible couplers. $32.95. Tangent Scale Models, 828-279-6106, www.tangentscalemodels.com
N scale passenger cars
80-foot heavyweight diner. Union Pacific (two-tone gray). Injection-molded plastic with interior, clear window glazing, plastic wheelsets, and Magne-Matic couplers. $34.90. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com
N scale details and accessories
40-foot smooth-side intermodal containers. American President Lines, “K” Line, Mitsui OSK Lines, Neptune Orient Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and Orient Overseas Container Line. Injection-molded plastic. Three-pack, $29.98. March 2020. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. N scale heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) units
Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. N scale heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) units
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) units. Injection-molded plastic kit. Includes parts for eight units (builds four each of two styles). For roof or ground mounting. $14.98. June 2019. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
NOCH GmbH & Co. KG O scale ballast
NOCH GmbH & Co. KG O scale ballast
Scenery
O scale ballast. Dark gray, gray, and reddish brown. 8-13/16 ounces. $3.99. Price may vary based on exchange rate. NOCH GmbH & Co. KG, www.noch.com
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