Bachmann Trains HO scale ACS-64 locomotive
News & Products for the week of September 20, 2018
HO scale locomotives
Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotive. Amtrak (large Travelmark herald in two road numbers; “America’s Railroad Salutes our Veterans” and demonstrator with American flag in one number each) and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (one number). Injection-molded plastic body with die-cast metal frame, selector switch for rail or pantograph operation, and dual-mode TCS WOWSound with Keep-Alive. $359. Bachmann, 215-533-1600, www.bachmanntrains.com
HO scale freight cars
Assorted 50-foot boxcar kits. American Car & Foundry exterior-post car: Chessie System (Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks, double door), Chicago & North Western (yellow single-door car), Conrail (single-door car), Kansas City Southern (blue single-door car), Montana Rail Link (single-door car), and Western Pacific (double-door car). Gunderson welded-side double-door car: BNSF Ry. (Oxide Red with circle-cross herald). Pullman-Standard PS-1 welded-side single-door car: Burlington Northern (sliding door), Jewel (plug door), Norfolk Southern (Southern Ry. reporting marks, plug door), Wisconsin Central (sliding door), and Union Pacific (Missouri Pacific marks, sliding door). Hubert’s Model Railroad Manufacturing Corp. injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets and InterMountain bolsters and trucks. Couplers and weights not included. $16.95 each. InterMountain Railway Co., 800-472-2530, www.intermountain-railway.com
Assorted 50-foot boxcar kits. American Car & Foundry exterior-post car: Chessie System (Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks, double door), Chicago & North Western (yellow single-door car), Conrail (single-door car), Kansas City Southern (blue single-door car), Montana Rail Link (single-door car), and Western Pacific (double-door car). Gunderson welded-side double-door car: BNSF Ry. (Oxide Red with circle-cross herald). Pullman-Standard PS-1 welded-side single-door car: Burlington Northern (sliding door), Jewel (plug door), Norfolk Southern (Southern Ry. reporting marks, plug door), Wisconsin Central (sliding door), and Union Pacific (Missouri Pacific marks, sliding door). Hubert’s Model Railroad Manufacturing Corp. injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets and InterMountain bolsters and trucks. Couplers and weights not included. $16.95 each. InterMountain Railway Co., 800-472-2530, www.intermountain-railway.com
InterMountain Railway Co. Value Line HO scale Johnstown America AeroFlo gondolas
Johnstown America AeroFlo coal gondola. New road numbers. Burlington Northern (single car features double rotary ends), BNSF Ry. (brown with multi-color circle-cross herald), Canadian National (single car features double rotary ends), and Procor (yellow rotary end). Thirteen road numbers per scheme (single car and two six-packs); also available with data only (red, blue, or yellow rotary end). Injection-molded plastic car with interior bracing, metal wheels, and metal couplers. Single car, $26.95; six-pack, $159.95. Value Line. InterMountain Railway Co., 800-472-2530, www.intermountain-railway.com
Kato USA HO scale Pullman-Standard cab-coach
HO scale passenger cars
Pullman-Standard cab-coach and coach gallery bi-level cars. New road numbers. Four-window cab-coach: Chicago & North Western ($90) and Chicago Metra ($95). Four-window coach: C&NW ($80) and Metra ($85). Six-window coach: C&NW ($80). One number each. Green-tinted window glazing, interior detailing, and Kinematic couplers. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com
Pullman-Standard cab-coach and coach gallery bi-level cars. New road numbers. Four-window cab-coach: Chicago & North Western ($90) and Chicago Metra ($95). Four-window coach: C&NW ($80) and Metra ($85). Six-window coach: C&NW ($80). One number each. Green-tinted window glazing, interior detailing, and Kinematic couplers. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com
Minifer HO scale Montil’s House
HO scale structures
The Montil’s House. Laser-cut cardboard kit with covered staircase landing, roofing material, and chimney. Measures 5.70” x 4.13” x 4.33”. $73.20 (price may vary based on exchange rate). Minifer, www.minifer.fr/en
The Montil’s House. Laser-cut cardboard kit with covered staircase landing, roofing material, and chimney. Measures 5.70” x 4.13” x 4.33”. $73.20 (price may vary based on exchange rate). Minifer, www.minifer.fr/en
HO scale Huntley Iron Works from Jason Jensen Trains and Showcase Miniatures
Huntley Iron Works. Laser-cut wood parts, peel-and-stick windows, high-resolution graphics, and pewter detail castings. Measures approximately 6” x 6”. $159.75. Jason Jensen Trains and Showcase Miniatures, 334-750-3276, www.showcaseminiatures.net
Kato USA N scale EMD F7A
N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7B diesel locomotives. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (passenger warbonnet). Three road numbers. A unit features directional light-emitting-diode and illuminated number boxes. Both models have five-pole motor, all-wheel electrical pickup, and blackened metal wheels. With Digital Command Control (DCC) motor decoder: F7A, $150; F7B $145. With ESU LokSound DCC sound decoder: F7A, $260; F7B, $255. February-March 2019. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com
Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7B diesel locomotives. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (passenger warbonnet). Three road numbers. A unit features directional light-emitting-diode and illuminated number boxes. Both models have five-pole motor, all-wheel electrical pickup, and blackened metal wheels. With Digital Command Control (DCC) motor decoder: F7A, $150; F7B $145. With ESU LokSound DCC sound decoder: F7A, $260; F7B, $255. February-March 2019. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com
Kato USA N scale EMD SD70M
Electro-Motive Division SD70M diesel locomotive with flared radiators. Norfolk Southern (one road number) and Union Pacific (two numbers). Five-pole motor with dual brass flywheels, directional headlights, illuminated number boxes, and TCS K1D4 Digital Command Control decoder. $190. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com
Bachmann Trains N scale 2-8-0 Consolidation locomotive
2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive. New York Central, Norfolk & Western, Union Pacific, Western Maryland, and Western Pacific. One road number each. Separately applied bell, whistle, pop valves, handrails, and sand lines; operating headlight; and dual-mode SoundTraxx Econami sound decoder. $399. Bachmann, 215-533-1600, www.bachmanntrains.com
N scale passenger equipment
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 1951-1953 Super Chief. Eight-car set ($225) includes baggage-express no. 3456; diner no. 603; dormitory lounge no. 1341; Pleasure Dome no. 501; Railway Post Office no. 87; American Car & Foundry (ACF) 4-bedroom, 4-compartment, 2-drawing room sleeper Regal Crest; ACF 10-roomette, 6-bedroom sleeper Palm Stream; and sleeper-lounge-observation Vista Canyon. Four-car set ($110) includes ACF 10-6 sleepers Palm Haven and Palm Top and 4-4-2 sleepers Regal Gate and Regal Hunt. Cars feature low-flange wheels, Kato couplers, and detailed interior. Re-release of original 2005 set. February 2019. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 1951-1953 Super Chief. Eight-car set ($225) includes baggage-express no. 3456; diner no. 603; dormitory lounge no. 1341; Pleasure Dome no. 501; Railway Post Office no. 87; American Car & Foundry (ACF) 4-bedroom, 4-compartment, 2-drawing room sleeper Regal Crest; ACF 10-roomette, 6-bedroom sleeper Palm Stream; and sleeper-lounge-observation Vista Canyon. Four-car set ($110) includes ACF 10-6 sleepers Palm Haven and Palm Top and 4-4-2 sleepers Regal Gate and Regal Hunt. Cars feature low-flange wheels, Kato couplers, and detailed interior. Re-release of original 2005 set. February 2019. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com
Southern Pacific classes 77-C-2 and 77-C-3 1937 Pullman-Standard 77-foot chair car. City of San Francisco or Golden State, Cascade, and general service body styles. Unpainted SLA acrylic resin plastic kit with detailed one-piece underframe featuring Waukesha air-conditioning system and interior chair coach seats with arm rests, left and right carbody sides, and A and B ends with Southern Pacific-modified diaphragms. City of San Francisco body designed to fit Kato’s outside swing-hanger truck-coupler assemblies; Golden State, Cascade, and general service body designed to fit Kato’s SP Daylight truck-coupler assemblies (not included). $36.99. Wheels of Time, www.wheelsotime.com
Jacksonville Terminal Co. N scale H.T. Gaudynski Transport 40-foot high-cube intermodal containers
N scale details and accessories
H.T. Gaudynski Transport 40-foot high-cube intermodal container. Freelanced fundraising container for Harrison Gaudynski, two-year old son of Fox Valley Models owner Matt Gaudynski, who was born with a congenital heart defect. Injection-molded plastic containers with Inter-Box Connecting pins and magnetic connecting system (three magnets on bottom and metal top plate). Two-pack, $35 ($25 from each set will go to the Gaudynski family to help with medical expenses). Jacksonville Terminal Co., 904-253-3430, www.jtcmodeltrains.com
H.T. Gaudynski Transport 40-foot high-cube intermodal container. Freelanced fundraising container for Harrison Gaudynski, two-year old son of Fox Valley Models owner Matt Gaudynski, who was born with a congenital heart defect. Injection-molded plastic containers with Inter-Box Connecting pins and magnetic connecting system (three magnets on bottom and metal top plate). Two-pack, $35 ($25 from each set will go to the Gaudynski family to help with medical expenses). Jacksonville Terminal Co., 904-253-3430, www.jtcmodeltrains.com
Jacksonville Terminal Co. N scale Ocean Network Express 40-foot high-cube intermodal containers
Ocean Network Express 40-foot high-cube intermodal container. Injection-molded plastic containers with Inter-Box Connecting pins and magnetic connecting system (three magnets on bottom and metal top plate). Two-pack, $29.95. Jacksonville Terminal Co., 904-253-3430, www.jtcmodeltrains.com
Software
Atlas Track Planning Software version 1.4.0a. Added and improved functionality includes new translocation tool for precise moving of the selection with dx and dy offsets and new option in the Flex-tracks modeling tool that automatically adds the required number of flexes to accomplish given length or radius/angle. Library updated to include Atlas O three-rail double-slip switch. Bug fixes include AV error message that may sometimes appear when quitting Simple Computer Aided Railway Modeler. Available as free demo or licensed version ($32.95). Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Atlas Track Planning Software version 1.4.0a. Added and improved functionality includes new translocation tool for precise moving of the selection with dx and dy offsets and new option in the Flex-tracks modeling tool that automatically adds the required number of flexes to accomplish given length or radius/angle. Library updated to include Atlas O three-rail double-slip switch. Bug fixes include AV error message that may sometimes appear when quitting Simple Computer Aided Railway Modeler. Available as free demo or licensed version ($32.95). Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
