HO scale locomotives
Alco S-4 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: CP Rail (red, white, and black with Multimark herald); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (pinstripe scheme); Baltimore & Ohio (blue and yellow); Grand Trunk Western (black and red with “wet noodle” herald); Pennsylvania RR (Dark Green Locomotive Enamel and yellow); and Southern Pacific (black and orange). New road numbers: Boston & Maine (black, red, and white with Minuteman herald). Two numbers per scheme; also available undecorated with vertical radiator shutters. Newly tooled with improved cab design, 5-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, die-cast metal main frame and gear case, and Accumate couplers. Direct-current model with factory-installed speaker for sound decoder (sold separately), $174.95 (undecorated, $164.95); with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder, $284.95 (undecorated, $274.95). Third quarter 2021. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Chesapeake & Ohio class L-1 4-6-4 steam locomotive. Original orange boiler (four road numbers), Baltimore & Ohio museum version (one number), and later yellow boiler (three numbers). Also available painted brass but unlettered. Locomotive and tender feature brass body with die-cast metal chassis. Other features include dual-mode Paragon3 sound decoder with Rolling Thunder, traction tires, and synchronized smoke unit. $749.99. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
HO scale streetcars
Cable car with grip man. North Pole & Southern (red and green), Powell & Hyde Streets (maroon and tan), Powell & Mason Streets (red and yellow), and Washington & Jackson Streets (green and gray). Self-propelled model with improved drivetrain, grip man figure, and metal wheels. $115. Bachmann Trains, 215-533-1600, bachmanntrains.com
HO scale freight cars
Thrall high-side gondola. Burlington Northern, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Kansas City Power & Light Co., Public Service Co. of Colorado, San Antonio Public Service Board, and Union Pacific. Ten car numbers per name (single car and 3 three-packs). Injection-molded plastic body, separately applied brake gear, and McHenry scale couplers. Single car, $30.98; three-pack, $86.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Assorted freight cars. Chicago & North Western American Car & Foundry 2,970-cubic-foot-capacity two-bay Center Flow covered hopper (single car, $20.98; three-pack, $61.98). Grand Trunk Western 40-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car, $20.98. Lehigh Valley 40-foot double-door automobile boxcar, $19.98. Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis United States Railroad Administration two-bay hopper, $18.98. Seaboard System American Car & Foundry 4,600-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper, $20.98. Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets, Accumate couplers, and steel weight(s). Accurail, 630-365-1173, accurail.com
American Car & Foundry 5,250-cubic-foot-capacity four-bay covered hopper. Archer Daniels Midland (blue with molecule logo), Arco Polymers (blue and white), Chemplex Plastics (white, blue, and red), General American (gray and black), Hercules Pro-Fax (red, blue, and gray), and Honeymead (beige and red). Three road numbers per scheme. Injection-molded plastic in three body styles with fine scale detail; separate, factory-applied wire grab irons and brake lines; prototype-specific hatch and outlet configurations; etched-metal running boards; 100-ton trucks; and metal couplers. $72.95. First through third quarter 2021. Master Line Plus series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
American Car & Foundry PD3500 Flexi-Flo covered hopper. Conrail (repaint, three schemes [1976 billboard scheme in single car and two-pack only]), United States Systems, New York Central (as delivered, two body styles), Merchants Despatch Transportation, FMC Chemicals (SHPX reporting marks, single car and three-pack), Lafarge Cement, Penn Central (billboard repaint and ex-NYC patchout/renumber), and scale test cars (Conrail and Penn Central, two-pack only). Also available undecorated (single car only). Unless noted, each scheme offered as single car and six-pack. Three body styles, two top hatch sizes, etched-metal running boards, and metal Macdonald-Cartier couplers. $59.95 each; two-pack, $119.90; three-pack, $179.85; six-pack, $359.95. Rapido Trains, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com
HO scale sets
Santa Fe Flyer. Set includes Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Electro-Motive Division FT diesel locomotive; Delaware & Hudson four-bay offset-side hopper; Wabash gondola; Santa Fe offset-cupola caboose; 36” circle of snap-fit E-Z Track, power pack, and speed controller. $165. Bachmann Trains, 215-533-1600, bachmanntrains.com
HO scale structures
Starbucks Coffee. Milled styrene and laser-cut acrylic kit with self-adhesive micro-plywood and signs. Parts may need light sanding in joints for cosmetic reasons. Measures 8” x 4-3/4” x 3-1/4”. $89.95. Summit USA, 337-436-8481, summit-customcuts.com
HO scale details and accessories
Amstead Rail low-deck swing-motion trucks. For Multi-Max auto rack. Plastic sideframes with brake beam detail and metal wheelsets. Two-pack, $13.95. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Assorted details. Horizontal-style spark arrestor four-pack, $6.26. Large 3-D printed tool cabinet six-pack, $8.48. Small 3-D printed tool cabinet six-pack, $7.96. Maple Leaf Trains, 972-52-621-6455, mapleleaftrains.com
N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue-and- yellow warbonnet); BNSF Ry. (Heritage III); Burlington Northern (as-delivered scheme); Soo Line (Candy Apple Red); Twin Cities & Western (maroon and gold); and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray). Two road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Based on Phase II prototype. Directional golden-white light-emitting-diode headlights, blackened metal wheels, and Scale Speed motor. Direct-current model with speaker, $139.95; with ESU LokSound Digital Command Control and sound decoder, $249.95. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
N scale freight cars
American Car & Foundry 4,600-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper. New paint schemes: Burlington Northern (single cars in 1991 scheme, three-pack in original scheme); BNSF Ry. (Mineral Red with circle-cross herald); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (gray with “Burlington” lettering and Burlington Route herald); Pennsylvania RR (gray with black keystone herald); and Union Pacific (gray with billboard lettering). Single car, $29.98; three-pack, $84.98. AthearnN. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
General American 50-foot insulated boxcar. New paint schemes: American Refrigerator Transit (yellow, brown, and black with Wabash and Missouri Pacific heralds), Erie Lackawanna (brown and white with diamond herald), New York Central (Century Green and black with “Cushion Underframe” lettering), Nickel Plate Road (brown, black, and white), Rock Island (brown and white), and St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco, yellow with herald and “Ship it on the Frisco” slogan). Three road numbers per scheme. Injection-molded plastic with wire uncoupling levers and etched-metal running boards and crossover platforms. $34.95. Third quarter 2021. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
N scale sets
Thunder Valley. Set includes Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Electro-Motive Division GP40 diesel locomotive; Lehigh Valley 50-foot insulated boxcar; Penn Salt three-dome tank car; Santa Fe wide-cupola caboose; 24” circle of nickel silver E-Z Track, power pack, and speed controller. $189. Bachmann Trains, 215-533-1600, bachmanntrains.com
N scale details and accessories
40-foot high-cube refrigerated intermodal container. Hamburg Süd, CP Ships, “K” Line, NYK Logistics & Megacarrier, and United Arab Shipping Co. Two three-packs per paint scheme. Injection-molded plastic with Daikin refrigeration unit and five hinge/four door with out-style handles. Three-pack, $44.95. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
O scale freight cars
40-foot rebuilt double-sheathed refrigerator cars. New paint schemes: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (yellow and black); Fruit Growers Express (yellow and brown); and Roberts & Oake Packers (yellow and brown). New road numbers: Lackawanna Refrigerator Line (orange and black), Pacific Fruit Express (yellow and black with Southern Pacific Lines herald), and Western Refrigerator Line (yellow and brown). Two numbers per paint scheme; also available undecorated. Plastic body; die-cast metal underframe; separate, factory-applied ladders, grab irons, stirrup steps, door hinges, handles, and latches; positionable doors and hatches; and 40-ton solid-bearing trucks. $94.95 (undecorated, $89.95). Third quarter 2021. Master Line. Atlas O, 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Z scale locomotives
Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive. Canadian National. Three road numbers. Phase III body; corner-stacked number boards; Alco Association of American Railroads trucks; three-chime airhorn; 1,400-gallon fuel tank; 7.5mm coreless motor with dual flywheels; traction tires, built-in pilot; directional light-emitting-diode headlights; and body-mounted couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
Decals
Louisville & Nashville Hummingbird/Georgian tavern-lounge and dining car decals. HO scale. Dulux gold with four pairs of L&N road names and train names, canned road numbers, and individual numerals. Car names include Aristocrat, Azalea Trail, Belle Meade, Boston Club, Bouquet Inn, Carnival Club, Churchill Downs, Cincinnati Club, Dixiana Inn, Duncan Hines, Fiesta Inn, and University Club. Artwork by Curt Fortenberry from his set SE-1 (reprinted with permission). $6.19. Virginia residents include sales tax. Bill Mosteller, Great Decals, 3306 Parkside Terrace, Fairfax, VA 22031; greatdecals.com
Electronics/controls
Accessory decoders. ADS-2sx two-way decoder, $35.53. ADS-4sx four-way decoder, $59.26. ADS-8sx eight-way decoder, $106.71. Features CDU solenoid drive, power-off memory, protective case, CDU discharge button, panel light-emitting diode or signal control, pushbutton option, and frog power switching. Prices may vary based on exchange rate. DCCconcepts Ltd., +44 (0)1729 821080, dccconcepts.com
