News & Reviews News New model trains for the week of December 20, 2018

New model trains for the week of December 20, 2018

By Angela Cotey | December 17, 2018

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


Check out the latest HO, N, O, and Z scale model railroading products from Athearn, Atlas, American Z Line, and more!

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HO scale locomotives
General Electric Dash 9-44CW. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (red-and-silver warbonnet, three road numbers); BC Rail (red, white, and blue and solid blue schemes, two numbers each); BNSF Ry. (Heritage II scheme, three numbers); CSX (yellow, blue, and gray scheme, three numbers); Norfolk Southern (red-and-gray scheme, one number); and Union Pacific (as-delivered scheme in three numbers, with wings on nose herald and Future Network logo in one number each). Light-emitting-diode headlights, prototype-specific trucks, and Quick Plug with 8- and 9-pin connectors for Digital Command Control decoder. $129.98. November 2019. Roundhouse line. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Trinity 3,230-cubic-foot-capcity pressure differential covered hopper
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Trinity 3,230-cubic-foot-capcity pressure differential covered hopper
HO scale freight cars
Trinity 3,230-cubic-foot-capcity pressure differential covered hopper. Roanoke Cement, Chicago Freight Car, CIT Group, General Electric Rail Services, TXI (Greenbrier Leasing Corp. reporting marks), and Trinity Industries Leasing. Six road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Injection-molded plastic model with factory-applied wire grab irons and uncoupling levers, etched-metal running boards, and metal wheels. $59.95 (undecorated, $49.95). Third quarter 2019. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Tangent Scale Models HO scale General Steel Castings 60-foot flatcar
Tangent Scale Models HO scale General Steel Castings 60-foot flatcar
General Steel Castings 60-foot flatcar. Wabash (1956 original brown, four new road numbers); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (1956 original brown, four new numbers); Northern Pacific (1962 original black, three numbers); Burlington Northern (1989 crooked lettering, one number); Missouri Pacific (maintenance-of-way post-2005 eagle in three numbers, MOW pre-2005 in four new numbers, and MOW post-2005 in four new numbers); and Norfolk & Western (1971 stacked lettering, two numbers). Prototype-specific details, wire grab irons and uncoupling levers, and Kadee scale couplers. $38.95. Tangent Scale Models, 828-279-6106, www.tangentscalemodels.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale 45-foot intermodal containers
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale 45-foot intermodal containers
HO scale details and accessories
45-foot intermodal containers. Maersk, Matson, Sea Castle, and Triton. Two three-packs per name. $42.95. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale Alco FA-1 and FB-1 diesel locomotives
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale Alco FA-1 and FB-1 diesel locomotives
N scale locomotives
Alco FA-1 and FB-1 diesel locomotives. Erie-Lackawanna (black-and-yellow scheme); Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (maroon, red, and silver scheme); Lehigh & New England (black-and-white scheme); Lehigh Valley (maroon-and-black scheme); New York Central (black-and-gray lightning stripe scheme); and Pennsylvania RR (Brunswick Green and Dulux Gold). Three road numbers per paint scheme; both body styles also available undecorated. Injection-molded plastic body, die-cast metal chassis, and light-emitting-diode headlight in FA-1. Direct-current model with speaker, $109.95; with ESU LokSound, $219.95. Second quarter 2019. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
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Kato USA N scale Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe diesel locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe diesel locomotives. Union Pacific re-issues: George Bush 41 Presidential Library and Museum and “The Spirit of the Union Pacific.” One number each. Prototype-specific body style; five-pole motor with dual brass flywheels; and illuminated ditch lights, headlights, and number boxes. Direct-current model, $138; with pre-installed Train Control Systems Digital Command Control (DCC) motor decoder, $188; and with ESU LokSound DCC, $330. July 2019. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com
N scale freight cars
65’-6” mill gondola. Burlington Northern (Cascade Green); Delaware & Hudson (red); Elgin, Joliet & Eastern (black); Northern Pacific (black); Western Maryland (speed lettering); and Western Pacific (black). Three road numbers per scheme. Screw-mounted Bettendorf trucks, die-cast metal body and underframe, and body-mounted McHenry couplers. $24.98. November 2019. AthearnN. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale Greenville 100-ton two-bay hopper
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale Greenville 100-ton two-bay hopper
Greenville 100-ton two-bay hopper. Golden West Service (blue, yellow, and red scheme), Norfolk Southern (brown-and-white scheme); Southern Pacific (brown-and-white scheme); Southern Ry. (black-and-white scheme); Union Pacific (brown-and-white scheme); and Wisconsin Central (gray). Three road numbers per scheme. $29.95. Second quarter 2019. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co. O scale American Car & Foundry 50’-6” boxcar
Atlas Model Railroad Co. O scale American Car & Foundry 50’-6” boxcar
O scale freight cars
American Car & Foundry 50’-6” boxcar. New paint schemes: Railbox (yellow with TTX and Railbox logos), BNSF Ry. (mineral red with green door and circle-cross herald), and Montana Rail Link (dark blue with Washington Companies herald). New road numbers: CSX (dark blue) and Pan Am (two-tone blue with Maine Central reporting marks). Re-issues: Norfolk Southern (first responders training car) and Railbox (pink with “On track for a cure” slogan, one number). Two numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated. $59.95 (undecorated, $57.95). Second quarter 2019. Trainman line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
American Z Line Z scale 1937 Association of American Railroads 40-foot boxcar
American Z Line Z scale 1937 Association of American Railroads 40-foot boxcar
Z scale freight cars
1937 Association of American Railroads 40-foot boxcar. New paint scheme: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. Seven road numbers (single car, two-pack, and four-pack). Murphy raised-panel roof, prototype-specific doors, metal wheels, AutoLatch couplers, and 4-5 Dreadnaught ends. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
Illinois Central 50-foot double-door boxcar
Illinois Central 50-foot double-door boxcar
Club offerings
Illinois Central 50-foot double-door boxcar. Accurail HO scale kit custom decorated for the South Central Wisconsin Division of the National Model Railroad Association. Two road numbers. Single car, $30; two-pack, $58 (Priority Mail shipping included). Checks payable to SCWD Car. Ken Hojnacki, SCWD Car Project, 4213 Brown Ln., Madison, WI 53704-1181
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