News & Reviews News New model trains for the week of March 24, 2016

New model trains for the week of March 24, 2016

By Angela Cotey | March 24, 2016

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


See the latest N, Z, and HO scale model railroading products announced this week

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Rivarossi HO scale Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive from Hornby America
Rivarossi Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive from Hornby Hobbies
HO scale locomotives
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive. Road numbers 4014 and 4018. Five-pole can motor with brass flywheels and improved electrical pickup on all eight drivers. Direct-current model with 21-pin socket for Digital Command Control decoder, $389.99; with LokSound Select sound decoder with updated sound file, $459.99. Rivarossi line. Hornby Hobbies, 877-358-6405, www.hornbyamerica.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Electro-Motive Division E9A and E8Bm diesel locomotives
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Electro-Motive Division E9A and E8Bm diesel locomotives
Electro-Motive Division E9A and E8Bm diesel locomotives. Baltimore & Ohio (Capitol Limited). Five-pole skew-wound can motor, prototype-specific details, raised B&O capitol dome herald, stainless-steel grills, and Proto-Max couplers. Direct-current models: A unit, $199.98 each; A-B sets, $369.98 each. With dual-mode SoundTraxx sound decoder: A unit, $299.98 each; A-B set, $569.98. (A unit offered in two road numbers; two differently numbered A-B sets available). WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
HO scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe offset twin hopper (single car, $16.98; three-pack, $49.98). Chicago & North Western United States Railroad Administration two-bay hopper (single car, $15.98; three-pack, $46.98). Detroit, Toledo & Ironton 40-foot insulated boxcar, $16.98. Great Northern and Northern Pacific 40-foot wood stockcar, $16.98 each. Milwaukee Road 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper, $18.98. Missouri-Kansas-Texas 50-foot welded-side plug-door boxcar, $16.98. New York Central (Early Bird Fast Freight Service herald) 40-foot steel refrigerator car, $17.98. Norfolk & Western and St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) 40-foot double-sheathed boxcar, $16.98 each. Norfolk Southern American Car & Foundry 4,600-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper, $17.98. Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets and Accumate couplers. Accurail, 630-365-6400, www.accurail.com

40-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car. New paint schemes: Crisco, Grand Trunk Western, Marhoefer Packing Co. Inc., Morrell Refrigerator Line (bacon and canned meats, one road number each), Pacific Cooperative, T.M. Sinclair & Co. Ltd., and White Rock Water. Two road numbers per scheme. Separate door bars, grab irons, ladders, and uncoupling levers; two styles of roof hatch (where appropriate); and Accumate couplers. $39.95. Second quarter 2016. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Wm. K. Walthers HO scale 263-foot, five-unit all-purpose articulated spine car
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale 263-foot, five-unit all-purpose articulated spine car
263-foot, five-unit all-purpose articulated spine car. Trailer Train; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington Northern; Conrail; and Union Pacific. Two road numbers per scheme. Die-cast metal body, collapsible container pedestals, and brake gear detail on end cars. Each unit can handle 28- to 45-foot trailers and 20- to 48-foot containers. $119.98. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Gunderson rebuilt 40-foot all-purpose well car
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Gunderson rebuilt 40-foot all-purpose well car
Gunderson rebuilt 40-foot all-purpose well car. TTX (DTTX reporting marks with maroon plain logo and “Forward Thinking” logo) and Northwestern Oklahoma RR (two road numbers). Three numbers per scheme unless noted. Etched-metal see-through running boards, weld line detail on body, and Proto-Max couplers. $39.98. Well can hold 20- to 40-foot intermodal containers. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 40-foot PS-1 boxcar
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 40-foot PS-1 boxcar
Pullman-Standard 40-foot PS-1 boxcar. Green Bay & Western; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (large circle-cross herald and “Ship and Travel Santa Fe – All the Way” slogan); Boston & Maine (McGinnis scheme); Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (“The Route of Phoebe Snow” slogan); Lehigh Valley (white); and Rock Island (100 Years of Progress herald). Two road numbers per scheme. New tooling, 33” turned-metal wheelsets, and Proto-Max couplers. $24.98. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale American Car & Foundry 85-foot 4-bedroom, 4-compartment, 2-drawing-room sleeper
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale American Car & Foundry 85-foot 4-bedroom, 4-compartment, 2-drawing-room sleeper
HO scale passenger cars
American Car & Foundry 85-foot 4-bedroom, 4-compartment, 2-drawing-room sleeper. Pennsylvania RR (1960s Broadway Limited). Factory-installed and painted grab irons, detailed interior, and car name and number decals. $69.98. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 85-foot 5-bedroom buffet-lounge-observation car
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 85-foot 5-bedroom buffet-lounge-observation car
Pullman-Standard 85-foot 5-bedroom buffet-lounge-observation car. Baltimore & Ohio (Capitol Limited). Factory-installed steel grab irons, detailed interior, and separately applied B&O heralds on end. $79.98. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 85-foot City-series 56-seat coach
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 85-foot City-series 56-seat coach
Pullman-Standard 85-foot City-series 56-seat coach. Baltimore & Ohio (Capitol Limited). Factory-installed steel grab irons, detailed interior, and car name and number decals. $69.98. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 85-foot bedroom-buffet-lounge-observation car
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 85-foot bedroom-buffet-lounge-observation car
Pullman-Standard 85-foot bedroom-buffet-lounge-observation car. Pennsylvania RR (1960s Broadway Limited). Factory-installed and painted grab irons, detailed interior, and car name and number decals. $79.98. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 85-foot baggage-dorm-coffee shop-lounge
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 85-foot baggage-dorm-coffee shop-lounge
Pullman-Standard 85-foot baggage-dorm-coffee shop-lounge. Baltimore & Ohio (Capitol Limited). Factory-installed steel grab irons, detailed interior, and car name and number decals. $69.98. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 85-foot Strata-Dome coach
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Pullman-Standard 85-foot Strata-Dome coach
Pullman-Standard 85-foot Strata-Dome coach. Baltimore & Ohio (Capitol Limited). Factory-installed steel grab irons, four non-working rooftop floodlights and icicle breaker bar, and car name and number decals. $79.98. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
N scale freight cars
Norfolk Southern class G-86R TopGon. With yellow reflective stripes, test roller bearings stencil, MW scrap tie loading stencil, and 1993 263K GRL scheme in three road numbers each; Roanoke Car Shop 25,000th Rebody Car in one number. Three numbers per scheme unless noted; three- and six-packs with yellow reflective stripes and 1993 263K GRL scheme also available. Former BLMA tooling. Injection-molded plastic body, wire grab irons and uncoupling levers, and 100-ton trucks with metal wheelsets. Single car, $25.95; three-pack, $77.85; and six-pack, $155.70. Third quarter 2016. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Micro-Trains Line Co. N scale assorted freight cars
Micro-Trains Line Co. N scale assorted freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 89-foot TOFC flatcar (two road numbers), $29.95 each. Pennsylvania RR 33-foot panel-side two-bay hopper, $24.95. Injection-molded plastic models with plastic wheelsets and Magne-Matic couplers. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trainsline.com
Micro-Trains Line Co. N scale 70-foot heavyweight baggage car
Micro-Trains Line Co. N scale 70-foot heavyweight baggage car
N scale passenger cars
70-foot heavyweight baggage car. New paint scheme: New York Central. Injection-molded plastic model with separately applied brake wheels, body-mounted Magne-Matic couplers, and plastic wheelsets. $29.95. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trainsline.com
Micro-Trains Line Co. N scale 10-section, 1-drawing-room, 2-compartment heavyweight sleeper
Micro-Trains Line Co. N scale 10-section, 1-drawing-room, 2-compartment heavyweight sleeper
10-section, 1-drawing-room, 2-compartment heavyweight sleeper. New paint scheme: Southern Pacific (Pullman Lake Scott). Injection-molded plastic model with detailed interior, body-mounted Magne-Matic couplers, and plastic wheelsets. $29.95. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trainsline.com
The N Scale Architect Caboose Motel
The N Scale Architect Caboose Motel
N scale structures
Caboose Motel. Repurposed offset-cupola caboose with trucks and couplers; two sets of picnic tables, umbrellas, dishes, books, and sign board; two concrete table platforms; laser-cut billboard; and color sign sheet. Footprint of display shown is 2-3/4” x 2”. $37.95. Photo-etched picnic tables and umbrellas kit available separately for $10.95. The N Scale Architect, 607-746-8416, www.thenarch.com
American Z Line Z scale Electro-Motive Division SD45 diesel locomotive
American Z Line Z scale Electro-Motive Division SD45 diesel locomotive
Z scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SD45 diesel locomotive. New paint scheme: Pennsylvania RR. Four road numbers. Injection-molded plastic model with can motor, dual flywheels, traction tires, directional light-emitting-diode headlights, AutoLatch couplers, and optional pilot and plow. Price to be announced. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
American Z Line Z scale Trinity 17,600-gallon corn syrup tank car
American Z Line Z scale Trinity 17,600-gallon corn syrup tank car
Z scale freight cars
Trinity 17,600-gallon corn syrup tank car. New paint scheme: Cargill Foods (“Corn Sweeteners” lettering). Injection-molded plastic model with metal wheelsets and AutoLatch couplers. Two single cars and one four-pack. Price to be announced. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
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