News & Reviews News New model trains for the week of April 2, 2020

New model trains for the week of April 2, 2020

By Angela Cotey | March 30, 2020

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


Check out the latest model railroad products from Accurail, Atlas Model Railroad Co., Wm. K. Walthers Inc., and more!

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Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD24 and SD26 diesel locomotives
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD24 diesel locomotive
HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SD24 and SD26 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. SD24 (low short hood unless otherwise noted): Burlington Northern (Chicago, Burlington & Quincy patchout with high short hood), Southern Pacific (scarlet and gray, three road numbers), and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray with early shield, one number). SD26: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“Kodachrome” scheme); Guilford Rail System (gray and orange with Springfield Terminal reporting marks and ditch lights, one number); Maersk (fictional blue-and-silver scheme with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe reporting marks and ditch lights, one number). New road numbers. SD24: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (pinstripe scheme, three numbers); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (Chinese Red and gray with high short hood); Southern Ry. (black and white with high short hood [one number with herald on short hood, two numbers without]); and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray with “We Can Handle It” slogan on cab). SD26: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue-and-yellow warbonnet, three numbers) and Guilford Rail System (gray and orange with Springfield Terminal reporting marks, one number). Re-issue: Guilford Rail System (Springfield Terminal no. 615 with ditchlights, one number). Two numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated (UP-style SD24 with low short hood, Southern Ry.-style with high short hood, and SD26 with low short hood). Separate, factory-applied roof piping detail, golden white light-emitting-diode headlights, and metal couplers. Direct-current model with factory-installed speaker, $189.95 to $199.95 (undecorated, $179.95); with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder, $299.95 to $309.95 (undecorated, $289.95). Third quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
PIKO America  large scale Texaco single-dome tank car
HO scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Great Northern 70-ton offset-side triple hopper (black with 1967 herald and “Beet Loading Only” stencils), $18.98. Denver & Rio Grande Western 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar (Royal Gorge Route herald), $18.98. Erie 36-foot Fowler boxcar (green express scheme), $18.98. Maine Central 50-foot riveted-side double-door boxcar (Boxcar Red), $18.98. Milwaukee Road 40-foot ribbed-side boxcar (1963 repaint and renumber), single car, $18.98; three-pack, $55.98. Southern Ry. 50-foot welded-side boxcar (“Southern Gives a Green Light to Innovations” and “Southern Serves the South” slogans), $18.98. Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets, Accumate couplers, and steel weight. Accurail, 630-365-1173, accurail.com
Wm. K. Walthers Inc. HO scale National Steel Car 4,550-cubic-foot-capacity four-bay cylindrical covered hopper
Wm. K. Walthers Inc. HO scale National Steel Car 4,550-cubic-foot-capacity four-bay cylindrical covered hopper
National Steel Car 4,550-cubic-foot-capacity four-bay cylindrical covered hopper. Trough-style hatch covers: Alberta Heritage Fund (blue with ALNX and ALPX reporting marks), Canadian Pacific (gray with red CP Rail lettering), First Union Rail (gray with Logimex logo and NDYX reporting marks), and Saskatchewan Grain Car Corp. (brown-and-orange scheme with SKNX and SKPX reporting marks). Round hatch covers: Canadian National (gray with black “wet noodle” herald), Canadian Pacific (black with script lettering), and Procor (gray with blue lettering). Four road numbers per scheme. See-through plastic running boards, 36” turned-metal wheelsets, and Proto-Max metal couplers. $29.98. October 2020. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
HO scale passenger equipment
Amtrak Horizon Fleet cars. Coach (December 2020) and food-service car (January 2021). Both cars offered in Phase 3, 4, and 6 (Travelmark) schemes; also available painted silver but unlettered. New factory-installed diaphragms, drawbars for 22” or larger radius curves, and improved underbody details. Other features include GSI roller-bearing trucks with 36” turned-metal wheelsets, tinted window glazing, and Proto-Max metal couplers. $44.98 each. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers Inc. HO scale small wood coaling tower
Wm. K. Walthers Inc. HO scale small wood coaling tower
HO scale structures
Small wood coaling tower. Injection-molded plastic kit with detailed support timbers, machinery house, gate, coal chute, and counterweights. Based on 40-ton-capacity Chicago, Burlington & Quincy prototype. Measures 3” x 5-5/8” x 7-13/16”. $39.98. June 2020. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers Inc. HO scale Singamas 53-foot corrugated-side intermodal container
Wm. K. Walthers Inc. HO scale Singamas 53-foot corrugated-side intermodal container
HO scale details and accessories
Singamas 53-foot corrugated-side intermodal container. Canadian National (red-and-gray multimodal scheme), Canadian Pacific (red with white “CP” lettering), COFC Logistics (gray and green), Pacer (blue), Tote Maritime (white, blue, and gray), and TMX (green). Injection-molded plastic with door latch detail and corrugated sides, roof, and ends. $14.98. May 2020. SceneMaster line. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
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Trinity 64-foot mechanical refrigerator car
N scale freight cars
Trinity 64-foot mechanical refrigerator car. Union Pacific (white with “Building America” slogan and high ARMN reporting marks in 12 numbers, with ARNM marks in one number), CIT Group/Capital Finance (white and black, six numbers), Naked Juice (white and blue, one road number), and Tropicana (white, orange, and black in 12 numbers). Carrier reefer unit as appropriate, BLMA 100-ton trucks with 36” metal wheels, and brown couplers. $39.95. Third quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Large scale locomotives
Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-6-0 Mogul steam locomotive. Five-pole can-type ball-bearing motor; separate, factory-applied tank piping, handrails, and ladders; dual-mode SoundTraxx sound decoder; directional headlight; detailed cab interior with engineer figure; hard chrome ball-bearing drive wheels; and hook-and-loop couplers. $649.99. August 2020. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com
PIKO America large scale Texaco single-dome tank car
PIKO America large scale Texaco single-dome tank car
Large scale freight cars
Texaco single-dome tank car. Separate, factory-applied handrails, turnbuckles on top bands, ladder, brake wheel, brake cylinder, and stirrup steps; plastic wheelsets; and hook-and-loop couplers. $115.99. June 2020. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com
PIKO America large scale Deutsche Bahn second-class passenger coach
PIKO America large scale Deutsche Bahn second-class passenger coach
Large scale passenger cars
Deutsche Bahn second-class passenger coach. Molded interior seats, plastic wheelsets, and hook-and-loop couplers. Can be upgraded with PIKO no. 36132 lighting kit and nos. 36165 or 36168 metal wheels, all sold separately. $324.99. June 2020. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com
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