News & Reviews News New model trains for the week of May 7, 2020

New model trains for the week of May 7, 2020

By Angela Cotey | May 4, 2020

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


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HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (black and silver “zebra stripes” scheme; two GP7/GP7B sets, two single GP7s, and one GP7B); Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks, two road numbers each); Illinois Terminal (as-delivered 1953 “rubber band” scheme with dual cab controls in three numbers, early 1960s repaint with thin yellow stripes and nose-mounted bell in one number); New York Central (black with gray “lightning stripe,” two numbers); Peoria & Eastern (black with gray “lightning stripe,” two numbers); Sacramento Northern (dark green and orange, two numbers); and Western Pacific (dark green and orange, three numbers). Factory-installed wire grab irons and lift rings, etched-metal radiator intake and fan grills, and light-emitting-diode headlights. Direct-current models with 21-pin NEM connector for Digital Command Control decoder: Single unit, $209.98; two-unit sets, $399.98. With dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami sound decoder: single unit, $299.98; two-unit sets, $579.98. April 2021. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD90MAC-H diesel locomotive
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD90MAC-H diesel locomotive
Electro-Motive Division SD90MAC-H diesel locomotive. Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific, EMD demonstrator (one road number), and Fortescue Metals Group. Four numbers per scheme unless noted. Prototype-specific details, factory-painted and installed wire grab irons, and light-emitting-diode lighting. Direct-current models with 21-pin NEM plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $249.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder with EMD 265H diesel engine sounds, $339.98. Genesis 2.0. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Accurail HO scale assorted freight cars
Accurail HO scale assorted freight cars
HO scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Northern Pacific 50-foot riveted-side boxcar, $18.98. Archer Daniel Midland Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper (gray with modern logo), $20.98. Boston & Albany, New York Central, and New York Central & Hudson River 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar (single car, $18.98; three-pack, $55.98). Rock Island 36-foot Fowler boxcar, $18.98. Pennsylvania RR 40-foot riveted-side boxcar (circle keystone herald), $18.98. Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets, Accumate couplers, and steel weight. Accurail, 630-365-1173, accurail.com

Trinity 57-foot three-unit articulated spine car. BNSF Ry. (Oxide Red) and TTX (as-delivered scheme, faded as-delivered scheme with yellow conspicuity stripes, and as-delivered scheme with modern logo patch). Five road numbers per scheme. Etched metal walkways, die-cast metal spine, and McHenry scale couplers. $119.98. April 2021. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com

Depressed-center flatcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (red with “Super Shock Control” slogan); Bethlehem Steel (black); BNSF Ry. (Oxide Red with post-2005 herald); Great Northern (Glacier Green); Penn Central (Deepwater Green); Pennsylvania RR (Freight Car Color); and Trailer Train (yellow). One road number per scheme. Two removable reel loads, solid-bearing trucks with metal wheels, and metal couplers. $22.98. Fourth quarter 2020. Lionel LLC, 800-454-6635, lionel.com


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Rapido Trains HO scale General American Transportation Corp. 37-foot meat refrigerator car
General American Transportation Corp. 37-foot meat refrigerator car. Dubuque (large logo), American Stores, Armour, Cudahy (delivery scheme), General American Transportation Corp. (GARX reporting marks), Hormel, Kingan (large logo), Morris Rifkin, Oscar Mayer (larger logo), Union Refrigerator Transit (URTX marks), Swift (War Bonds scheme [two-pack only], red, and red block), and Wilson. Also available undecorated (assembled single car). Barber S-1 trucks with insulated, blackened turned-metal wheelsets; see-through brake platforms; separate, factory-applied grab irons and ladders; and Macdonald-Cartier couplers. Single car, $49.95; four-pack, $199.80; and Swift War Bonds two-pack, $99.90. Winter 2021. Rapido Trains, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com
Tangent Scale Models HO scale Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper
Tangent Scale Models HO scale Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hoppe
Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper. North American Car Co. (1-74 Benson-Quinn and 1-74 gray lease schemes, two road numbers each), Farm Grain Dealers Association of Iowa (1973 delivery scheme, four numbers), Illinois Terminal (original 12-73 scheme, six numbers), and United Co-op Webster City, Iowa (1973 scheme, two numbers). Road-specific details, 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with prototype-specific rotating bearing caps and separate brake beam part, 36” metal wheelsets, and Kadee scale couplers. $48.95. Tangent Scale Models, 828-279-6106, tangentscalemodels.com
HO scale details and accessories
Assorted structures. Detached garage (two-pack, $29.99), fire station ($69.99), Hitchcock House ($79.99), Hogan House ($49.99), schoolhouse ($69.99), service station ($69.99), and Yang House ($49.99). Factory-assembled and painted structures with peel-and-stick light-emitting-diode lighting. Fourth quarter 2020. Lionel LLC, 800-454-6635, lionel.com
Broadway Limited Imports N scale United States Railroad Administration heavy and light 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotives
Broadway Limited Imports N scale United States Railroad Administration heavy and light 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotives
N scale locomotives
United States Railroad Administration heavy and light 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotives. Heavy: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Central RR of New Jersey; Louisville & Nashville; Milwaukee Road; Missouri Pacific; Southern Ry.; and Western Pacific. Light: Canadian National; Maine Central; Nickel Plate Road; New York Central; Pennsylvania RR; Rock Island; Seaboard Air Line; and Union Pacific. Two road numbers per scheme; both versions available painted black but unlettered. Die-cast metal and chassis; separate, factory-applied handrails, ladders, whistle, and brass bell; traction tires; and dual-mode Paragon3 sound decoder with Rolling Thunder. $359.99. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
N scale freight cars
Pullman-Standard 50-foot PS-1 boxcar. Boston & Maine (two-tone blue McGinnis scheme); Central of Georgia (“The Right Way” slogan); Delaware & Hudson (blue and white with “I Love NY” slogan); Denver & Rio Grande Silver (orange, silver, and black); Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (dark green with “Cushioned For a Soft Ride…Inside” slogan), and Tidewater Southern (Boxcar Red with “Serving California’s Heartland” slogan). Three road numbers per scheme. See-through metal running board, screw-mounted trucks, and roller- or solid-bearing trucks as appropriate. $25.98. April 2021. AthearnN. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
N scale details and accessories
53-foot Jindo intermodal container. Canadian National (multimodal scheme and variety pack with one container in “Worldwide” scheme and two in “We Deliver” scheme), Canadian Pacific (red with white “CP”), Estes (white and yellow), Ferromex (gray and crimson), Florida East Coast (blue), Pacer Stacktrain (blue), Swift Intermodal (white), United Parcel Service (white), and Werner Enterprises (blue). One three-pack per scheme. Injection-molded plastic with separate, factory-applied door closure rods. Three-pack, $36.98 (UPS, $39.98). April 2021. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
LaBelle Lubricants non-medical masks
Workshop supplies
Non-medical masks. Dust and smog mask (10-pack, $19.99) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health KN95 face mask (three-pack, $13.99; 10-pack, $39.99). Labelle Lubricants, labelle-lubricants.com
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