News & Reviews News New model trains for the week of April 9, 2020

New model trains for the week of April 9, 2020

By Angela Cotey | April 6, 2020

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


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HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP18 diesel locomotive. Baltimore & Ohio (blue and yellow, one road number), Illinois Central (black and white), Norfolk & Western (black and white), Burlington Northern (Cascade Green and black in three numbers, Northern Pacific patchout in one number), Nickel Plate Road (black and yellow), and Northern Pacific (black and yellow). Four numbers per scheme unless noted. Factory-installed and painted wire grab irons, etched-metal radiator intake and fan grills, and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $209.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $299.98. March 2021. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
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Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7B diesel locomotives
Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7B diesel locomotives. Railroad executive schemes: Burlington Northern (Grinstein Green and cream), Chicago & North Western (Stagecoach Yellow and green), CSX (gray, blue, and yellow [YN2] scheme), Kansas City Southern (Southern Belle scheme), and Norfolk Southern (Tuxedo scheme). Factory-installed handrails, RP-25 contour metal wheels, and Proto-Max metal couplers. Direct-current models with 21-pin plug for Digital Command Control decoder: A unit, $139.98; A-B set, $279.98. With dual-mode ESU sound decoder: A unit, $199.98; A-B set, $399.98. June 2020. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
HO scale freight cars
62-foot tank car. Alaska RR (black with “Fire Suppression Water” stencil); BNSF Ry. (black with post-2005 herald); Burlington Northern (black with large herald); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (black with billboard lettering and Burlington Route herald); Gulf Oil (black with orange lettering); Kansas City Southern Hazardous Materials Training Car (Southern Belle scheme, one number); Massachusetts Call/Volunteer Firefighters Association Safety Training Car (blue-and-yellow scheme, one number); NA-CHURS Liquid Fertilizer (black-and-white scheme); and Norfolk Southern Safety Training Car (red-and-black scheme, one number). Injection-molded plastic with separate, factory-applied top fittings, handrails, ladders, and brake wheel; RP-25 contour metal wheelsets; and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. $36.98. March 2021. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale FMC 5,077-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale FMC 5,077-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar
FMC 5,077-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar. New paint schemes: Railbox (pink “On Track for a Cure” car no. 40188 with and without hand prints), Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay (orange and black), BNSF Ry. (Mineral Red with circle-cross herald), CSX (dark blue with and without conspicuity stripes, two road numbers each), General American (Mineral Red with WRWK reporting marks), and Vermont Ry. (yellow and green). New road numbers: Railbox (yellow-and-black as-delivered scheme). Also available undecorated (early and late body styles). Injection-molded plastic model with X-panel roof and metal couplers. $42.95 (undecorated, $34.95). Atlas will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Railbox “On Track for a Cure” cars to the Susan G. Komen foundation for breast cancer research. Third quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 60-foot flatcar
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 60-foot flatcar
Pullman-Standard 60-foot flatcar. Trailer Train (HTTX [yellow with black-and-white TTX herald] heavy-duty loading with two center and two outside tie-down channels, MTTX [yellow with TT herald and Trailer Train lettering] general loading with two center tie-down channels, OTTX farm machinery service [brown with two tie-down channels and yellow with TT herald, Trailer Train lettering, and two each center and outside tie-down channels], and VTTX [yellow with black-and-white TTX herald] with open deck, container bolsters for three 20-foot or one each 20- and 40-foot containers, and side-mount lever-style handbrake in six road numbers). Three numbers per scheme unless noted. Prototype-specific deck, 70-ton roller-bearing trucks with 33” turned-metal wheelsets, and Proto-Max metal couplers. $27.98. November 2020. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Amtrak Material Handling Car-2
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Amtrak Material Handling Car-2
HO scale passenger equipment
Amtrak Material Handling Car-2. Phase 3 and 4 paint schemes. One number per scheme. Diagonal-panel roof, factory-applied ladders and door wheel, and General Steel Castings trucks with 36” turned-metal wheelsets. $34.98. August 2020. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale vintage Ford automobile dealership
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale vintage Ford automobile dealership
HO scale structures
Vintage Ford automobile dealership. Injection-molded plastic kit with Art Deco trim on front, plain brick service bay in back, large showroom windows, and full-color printed Ford signs. Measures 7-7/8” x 6-7/8” x 3”. $39.98. June 2020. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale Electro-Motive Division GP60 diesel locomotive
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale Electro-Motive Division GP60 diesel locomotive
N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP60 diesel locomotive. Southern Pacific (scarlet and gray with speed lettering), BNSF Ry. (Vermont Ry. patchout and Heritage III scheme, one number each), Denver & Rio Grande Western (black and orange in two numbers, with white stripe in one number), Green Mountain RR (green and orange, one number), Norfolk Southern (black and white), Texas Mexican Ry. (green and orange without ditch lights, two numbers), Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray with yellow sill in two numbers and red sill in one number), and Vermont Ry. (red and white, one number).Three numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated. Ditch lights unless specified, Scale Speed motor, blackened metal wheels, and Accumate couplers. Direct-current model with factory-installed speaker, $144.95 (undecorated, $134.95); with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder featuring Full Throttle, $254.95 (undecorated, $244.95). Third quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale wide- and standard-cupola cabooses
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale wide- and standard-cupola cabooses
N scale freight cars
Wide- and standard-cupola cabooses. New road numbers. Wide cupola: Chesapeake & Ohio (dark blue and yellow) and Denver & Rio Grande Western (orange and black). Standard cupola: Great Northern (Vermillion Red). New paint schemes. Wide cupola: Air Products & Chemicals (green and yellow, one number), BNSF Ry. (orange and black, one number), and National Railways of Mexico (yellow and green). Standard cupola: Illinois Central Gulf (orange and black), Maine Central (Harvest Gold and green), Norfolk Southern (red and white, one number), and Specialized Rail Transport (blue and white, one number). Two numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated (extended-vision caboose with and without running boards). Open smokestack; separate, factory-applied triple valve, brake cylinder, and air reservoir; and roller-bearing caboose trucks. $32.95 (undecorated, $19.95). Third quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
N scale details and accessories
China International Marine Containers 53-foot intermodal containers. Hub Group (factory-weathered green), J.B. Hunt (as-delivered white scheme and variety pack with gray, intermodal, and white schemes), Marten Intermodal (white and blue), Twin Logistics (green and yellow), and YRC Freight (blue, orange, and white). Injection-molded plastic with separate, factory-applied door closure rods. Three-pack, $36.98. March 2021. AthearnN. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
PIKO American large scale Deutsche Reichsbahn BR-218 diesel locomotive
PIKO American large scale Deutsche Reichsbahn BR-218 diesel locomotive
Large scale locomotives
Deutsche Reichsbahn BR-218 diesel locomotive. Two five-pole can-type motors; ball bearing wheels; molded and separate, factory-applied details; directional lighting; detailed cab interior with engineer figure; metal wheels; and hook-and-loop couplers. Can be upgraded with PIKO no. 36120 decoder and no. 36191 sound kit, both sold separately. $459.99. June 2020. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com
PIKO America large scale Union Pacific flatcar with Chevy Nomad station wagon load
PIKO America large scale Union Pacific flatcar with Chevy Nomad station wagon load
Large scale freight cars
Union Pacific flatcar with Chevy Nomad station wagon load. Separate, factory-applied brake wheel, wheel chocks, brake cylinder, grab irons, and stirrup steps; plastic wheelsets; hook-and-loop couplers; and die-cast metal Chevy Nomad station wagon. $139.99. June 2020. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com
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