Bombardier Transportation ALP-45DP dual-mode locomotive. NJ Transit. Four road numbers. Illuminated, directional light-emitting-diode headlights, ditch lights, and red marker lights; positionable non-functioning pantograph; factory-applied railings, air horn, and antenna; modeler-installed grab irons with drilling template; and Kadee couplers. Direct-current model with 8-pin socket and 21-pin plug for Digital Command Control decoder and space for a speaker, $169.95; with ESU LokSound Select sound decoder, $279.95. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Assorted freight cars. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 50-foot riveted-side boxcar with Youngstown doors, $17.98. Baltimore & Ohio 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar with fish-belly underframe, wood doors, and wood ends, $17.98. Columbus & Greenville; Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic; and Genesee & Wyoming 40-foot boxcars (single car, $17.98; three-pack, $52.98). Grand Trunk Western Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper, $19.98. Detroit, Toledo & Ironton American Car & Foundry three-bay Center Flow covered hopper, $18.98. Missouri Pacific 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar with fish-belly underframe, wood doors, and steel ends, $17.98. Norfolk & Western 40-foot single-sheathed boxcars (two-pack [one each with wood and metal ends], $34.98). Union Pacific 41-foot steel gondolas (single car, $17.98; three-pack, $52.98). Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets and Accumate couplers. Accurail, 630-365-6400, www.accurail.com
FMC 5,503-cubic-foot-capacity double-door boxcar. Amador Central; Longview, Portland & Northern; and Southern Pacific. Four road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Positionable doors, wire grab irons, and X-panel roof. $42.95 (undecorated, $33.95). Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
NJ Transit multi-level cab car, trailer coach, and trailer coach with toilet. Multi-level cab car and trailer coach with toilet in four road numbers each; multi-level trailer car in 16 numbers (12 in standard scheme, four with safety slogans). Cab car features illuminated, directional light-emitting-diode (LED) headlights, ditch lights, and red marker lights; 21-pin plug for Digital Command Control; and provisions for mounting a speaker. All cars have interior seat detail, LED interior lighting, separately applied end barriers and diaphragms, metal wheels, and Kadee couplers. Cab car, $99.95; trailer car, $84.95 ($89.95 with safety slogan); three-pack (cab car, trailer coach, and trailer coach with toilet), $269.85. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Modern commuter train set. Includes NJ Transit Bombardier Transportation ALP-45DP dual-mode locomotive (direct-current model with eight-pin socket and 21-pin plug and space for a speaker), cab car, and multi-level trailer. All models feature Kadee couplers. $354.85. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Custom lighted vehicle. River Point Station Ford F-350 hi-rail pickup. CSX, Norfolk Southern, and painted white but unlettered. Features 14 light-emitting diodes with four different light patterns, strobe-flashing headlights and taillights, four flashing grill lights, and slick top with six flashing lights. 9V to 12V DC. $85. East Coast Circuits, 201-506-1448, www.eastcoastcircuits.com
Beverage delivery truck. Mountain Dew, Budweiser, and Pepsi. Die-cast metal body, rolling vinyl tires, and cab interior with steering wheel. $19.99. Menards, www.menards.com
Alco C-628 and C-630 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. C-628: Delaware & Hudson, National Railways of Mexico, and Southern Pacific (demonstrator patchout). C-630: Canadian Pacific; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range; Family Lines (Louisville & Nashville reporting marks); Minnesota Commercial (one road number); and Western New York & Pennsylvania (one number). New numbers. C-630: Union Pacific. Two numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated (C-628 in Phase I, IIA, and IIB; C-630 in one version). Golden-white light-emitting-diode headlights, painted safety rails, and blackened metal wheels. Direct-current model, $129.95; with dual-mode Digital Command Control and sound decoder, $239.95. Third quarter 2017. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
American Car & Foundry 3,560-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper. New paint schemes: Canpotex, Delaware & Hudson, Illinois Central, Norfolk & Southern, and Southern Ry. New road numbers: CSX and Potash Corp. Two road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Five roof hatches, V-frame ends, and body-mounted brake gear. $20.95 (undecorated, $15.95). Third quarter 2017. Trainman line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Pullman-Standard 40-foot PS-1 boxcar. New paint schemes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (Super Chief and El Capitan lettering); Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern (brown and white); Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (brown, white, and yellow); New York Central (green, white, and black); Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (blue and white); Rock Island (centennial herald); and Susquehanna (brown, white, and black). Two road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated (with 10- and 12-stiffener roof). Barber S-2A 50-ton trucks with metal wheels, etched-metal running boards, and body-mounted Accumate couplers. $32.95 (undecorated, $24.95). Third quarter 2017. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
70-foot heavyweight baggage car. New paint scheme: New York, New Haven & Hartford. Balloon roof, clear window glazing, and body-mounted Magne-Matic couplers. $29.95. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com
Small freight house. Laser-cut wood kit with Tichy Train Group windows and paper corrugated roofing. Based on Canadian National design. Footprint is 2-1/4” x 2-5/8”. $24.99. RSLaserKits, www.rslaserkits.com
Pullman Bradley passenger cars. Boston & Maine (maroon and gold); Kansas City Southern (Southern Belle scheme); Long Island Rail Road (dark gray and white); New York, New Haven & Hartford (“401 Green” and white); and Southern Pacific (silver and red). Four road numbers per scheme; also available painted dark green and black but unlettered. Detailed interior with seating, separately applied metal grab irons, and positionable doors. $139.95. Third quarter 2017. Atlas O, 908-687-9590, www.atlaso.com
The Boston & Maine RR: Ayer, Mass., to Rotterdam Junction, N.Y. Hardcover book with more than 268 color and black-and-white photographs (including dozens of never-before-seen vintage images), antique color postcards, and a detailed history of the railroad. Hardcover. $65 plus $5 shipping. By Stan Trzoniec. Heritage Series. OutdoorPhotoGraphics, 562 South St., Shrewsbury, MA 01545; fotoclass@aol.com
I saw recently that BLI is bringing out an N Scale version of PRR’s T1 in multiple road numbers. I look forward to your review.
I sure wish somebody would bring out a Tier 4 diesel in N scale. How about you, Kato, Atlas, or ????