News & Reviews News New model trains for the week of January 10, 2019

New model trains for the week of January 10, 2019

By Angela Cotey | January 8, 2019

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


See the latest HO and N scale model railroading products from Broadway Limited Imports, Jacksonville Terminal Co., Walthers, and more!

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HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Diesel SD70AH diesel locomotive. Union Pacific. Two road numbers. Models based on Tier 4 credit units built in 2016. Features Positive Train Control antenna array, light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch lights, and late handrails. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $239.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 sound decoder, $329.98. December 2019. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com

Electro-Motive Division GP39X and GP49 diesel locomotives. GP39X: Southern Ry. (six road numbers). GP49: Norfolk Southern (six numbers). Road-number-specific details, light-emitting-diode headlights, and factory-installed and painted wire grab irons. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $189.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 sound decoder, $279.98. December 2019. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com

Bachmann HO scale Pennsylvania RR class K4 streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive
Bachmann HO scale Pennsylvania RR class K4 streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive
Pennsylvania RR class K4 streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive. Four road numbers. TCS WOWSound dual-mode sound decoder with Audio Assist, Keep-Alive capacitor for uninterrupted operation, all-metal chassis, blackened metal wheels and side rods, die-cast metal trailing truck, separately applied parts (injectors, pump, and piping), and E-Z Mate mark II couplers. $469. Spectrum line. Bachmann, 215-533-1600, www.bachmanntrains.com
Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe diesel locomotive. Union Pacific (George Bush 41 Presidential Library and Museum). One road number. 2018 paint and lettering scheme with factory-installed and painted grab irons and light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch lights. Direct-current model, $149.98; with ESU sound decoder, $209.98. December 2019. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
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Accurail HO scale assorted freight cars
HO scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Kansas City Southern Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper, $20.98. Ann Arbor 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar with wood ends and fish-belly underframe, $18.98. Boston & Albany 70-ton offset-side triple hopper, $18.98. Buffalo & Susquehanna United States Railroad Administration twin hoppers (single car, $17.98; three-pack, $52.98). Georgia Ry. 36-foot Fowler boxcar, $18.98. Pacific Fruit Express 40-foot steel refrigerator car (single car, $19.98; three-pack, $58.98). Western Maryland 50-foot double-door riveted-side boxcar, $18.98. Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets and Accumate couplers. Accurail, 630-365-1173, www.accurail.com
Gunderson Husky Stack well car. Single car (three numbers per scheme): Burlington Northern, CSX Intermodal, Southern Pacific, and Trailer Train (1990+ black logo and 2006+ red logo). Three-unit drawbar-connected set: BNSF Ry. (Burlington Northern patchout in two numbers, with post-2005 herald in one number). Injection-molded plastic model with machined metal wheels and body-mounted McHenry scale couplers. Well capable of handling 20- to 48-foot intermodal containers; top position can handle up to 53-foot containers. Single car, $30.98; three-unit set, $89.98. December 2019. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy Model Railroader magazine 85th anniversary 50-foot plug-door boxcar
Kalmbach Hobby Store exclusive Athearn HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy Model Railroader magazine 85th anniversary 50-foot plug-door boxcar
Milwaukee, Racine & Troy Model Railroader magazine 85th anniversary 50-foot plug-door boxcar. Injection-molded plastic model with detailed cushion underframe, brake rigging, factory-installed and painted wire grab irons, etched-metal crossover platforms, 70-ton roller-bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps, metal wheels, and McHenry scale couplers. $39.98. Produced by Athearn (Genesis series), available exclusively from Kalmbach Hobby Store, www.KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale American Car & Foundry 50-foot exterior-post boxcar
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale American Car & Foundry 50-foot exterior-post boxcar
American Car & Foundry 50-foot exterior-post boxcar. Boston & Maine, Burlington Northern, CSX, National Railways of Mexico, and Railbox (small and large heralds). Four road numbers per scheme. Injection-molded plastic model with 33” turned-metal wheelsets and Proto-Max metal couplers. $27.98. August 2019. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Gunderson rebuilt 53-foot all-purpose well car
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Gunderson rebuilt 53-foot all-purpose well car
Gunderson rebuilt 53-foot all-purpose well car. Trailer Train (DTTX reporting marks with modern herald only or with modern and small Railbox heralds). Four road numbers per scheme. Die-cast metal body, factory-installed wire grab irons, and Proto-Max metal couplers. $39.98. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Union Pacific Heritage Fleet cars
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Union Pacific Heritage Fleet cars
HO scale passenger cars
Union Pacific Heritage Fleet cars. 48-seat diner UPP no. 302 (Overland), $84.98; baggage car UPP no. 5769 (American flag scheme with full-color Presidential Seal decal), $89.98; dome diner UPP no. 8008 (City of Portland), $94.98; and dome lounges UPP no. 9009 (City of San Francisco), UPP no. 9004 (Harriman), and UPP no. 9005 (Walter Dean), $94.98 each. All models based on 85-foot American Car & Foundry prototypes. Factory-installed grab irons and tinted window glazing as appropriate. October 2019. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale modern yard office
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale modern yard office
HO scale structures
Modern yard office. Injection-molded plastic kit with separate doors and windows, air conditioner, electric box, smokejack, and decorative panels. Measures 3” x 2-3/8” x 15/16”. $24.98. March 2019. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
HO scale details and accessories
40-foot low-cube intermodal container. China Shipping, CMA-CGM, Maersk, Matson, OOCL, and Xines. Injection-molded plastic with separate door rods. Select road names feature multiple logo or decoration variations. Three-pack, $32.98. December 2019. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale wrought iron fence kit
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale wrought iron fence kit
Wrought iron fence kit. Injection-molded plastic. Includes 10 fence sections, matching gate, and cut stone supports. Includes choice of small, medium, and large nonworking lamps (12 of each style included). Includes enough material to build 25-1/2” of fence. $11.98. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Broadway Limited Imports N scale Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive
Broadway Limited Imports N scale Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive
N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. CSX (dark blue and yellow); Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue-and-yellow warbonnet); Burlington Northern (as-delivered scheme); Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks); Canadian National (Illinois Central reporting marks); Conrail (as-delivered scheme); and Norfolk Southern (horsehead silhouette). Two road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Dual-mode Paragon3 sound decoder featuring Rolling Thunder, injection-molded plastic body, and die-cast metal chassis. $249.99. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, www.broadway-limited.com
N scale freight cars
Pullman-Standard 50-foot PS-1 plug-door boxcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“Rail-O-Gram” scheme, one road number); Chesapeake & Ohio (yellow with blue plug door and “Insulated Cushioned Underframe” slogan); Illinois Terminal (brown with black ends); Lehigh Valley (white); Milwaukee Road (brown-and-orange scheme with black ends); Penn Central (Jade Green); Texas & Pacific (Missouri Pacific and Norfolk & Western heralds with American Refrigerator Transit Co. lettering); and Western Pacific (brown with “Cushion Protection” lettering). Three numbers per scheme unless noted. See-through metal running boards, solid- or roller-bearing trucks as appropriate, and McHenry couplers. $22.98. December 2019. AthearnN. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com
Wm. K. Walthers N scale bridge abutments
Wm. K. Walthers N scale bridge abutments
N scale structures
Bridge abutments. Injection-molded plastic. Parts to build two single- or double-track abutments. Can be customized to three different heights using molded cut lines. Single-track assembly measures 2-3/16” x 5/8” x 3-3/16”, double-track assembly 3-3/16” x 5/8” x 3-3/16”. Two-pack, $19.98. February 2019. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers N scale bridge piers
Wm. K. Walthers N scale bridge piers
Bridge piers. Injection-molded plastic. Parts to build two single- or double-track piers. Separate cutwaters. Can be customized to three different heights using molded cut lines. Single-track assembly measures 7-3/8” x 5/8”; double-track assembly 8-9/16” x 5/8”. Height with short headwall, 3-1/2”; large headwall, 3-3/4”. Two-pack, $19.98. February 2019. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Jacksonville Terminal Co. N scale 40-foot high-cube corrugated-side intermodal container
Jacksonville Terminal Co. N scale 40-foot high-cube corrugated-side intermodal container
N scale details and accessories
40-foot high-cube corrugated-side intermodal container. Gateway Management Services, GE Seaco, Maersk, and Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. Injection-molded plastic with Inter-Box Connecting pins, prototype-specific door variations, and magnetic connecting system (three magnets on bottom and metal plate on top). Two-pack, $29.95. Jacksonville Terminal Co., 904-253-3430, www.jtcmodeltrains.com
Microscale Contemporary graffiti no. 2
Microscale Contemporary graffiti no. 2
Decals
Contemporary graffiti no. 2. HO scale, $10.75; N scale, $8.75. Microscale Industries, 714-593-1422, www.microscale.com
Wm. K. Walthers railroad ties
Wm. K. Walthers railroad ties
Scenery
Scenic detail kits. Trackside weeds (125 plants, including three overgrown grass mat sections, 20 dandelions, six leafy tendrils/creepers, 24 ivy plants, 40 cornstalks, and 32 broadleaf weeds), $21.98. Cattails (parts for 60 plants), $7.98. Garden fence (Includes gates and various lengths of straight sections. Enough material to build 31-1/4” of fence), $9.98. Metal fence (For modern stations, public buildings, and parks. Builds 48-7/8” of ½”-tall fencing), $9.98. Railroad ties (30-pack), $5.98. Sunflower field (parts to build 60 sunflowers), $11.98. Woodshop equipment (Plane, band saw, table saw, cutoff saw, and large table saw), $7.98. SceneMaster line. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
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