News & Products for July 3, 2008

HO scale locomotives

Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. Mexican National Ry., Milwaukee Road, Missouri Pacific, Montana Rail Link (one road number), and Norfolk Southern. Three road numbers unless specified. Prototype-specific details, 8-pin Digital Command Control socket, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $99.98. November 2008. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Southern Pacific Electro-Motive Division F7 diesel locomotive. “Black Widow” paint scheme. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, separately applied grab irons, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. A unit only: Direct current model, $139.98; Digital Command Control with sound, $209.98. A-B set: DC, $279.98; DCC with sound, $419.98. December 2008. Genesis series. Athearn Trains

Alco HH600 and HH660 diesel locomotive. HH600: Elgin, Joliet & Eastern and Erie. HH660: New York, New Haven & Hartford; Maine Central; Milwaukee Road; and Southern Pacific. Two road numbers each; both models also available undecorated. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, separately applied wire grab irons and piping, and eight-pin Digital Command Control socket. $149.95. October 2008. Ready-to-run. Atlas Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

HO scale freight cars

American Car & Foundry 2,970-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper. Chessie System (Western Maryland reporting marks); Chicago & North Western; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Rock Island; and Union Pacific (three road numbers each). Etched-metal running boards, prototype-specific roof hatches, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $24.98. November 2008. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Pullman-Standard 5,344-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar. Alabama State Docks, Chicago & North Western (ex-Rock Island), Corinth & Counce, CSX, Kansas City Southern, and South Branch Valley (two road numbers each). Separately applied grab irons and brake details, RP-25 contour metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $19.98. November 2008. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

HO scale structures

Greyhound bus depot. Laser-cut wood kit. Engraved smooth-side wall material, Grandt Line windows and doors, and cast roof details. 6-5/8″ x 7-1/8″ footprint. $69.95. Sidetrack Laser

HO scale details and accessories

Jindo 53-foot 110-inch-inside-height container. CSX, Hub Group, Pacer, and STAX (two differently numbered three-packs each). Separately applied door bars and two roof variations. Three-pack, $32.95 (undecorated three-pack, 26.95). December 2008. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

Ford F-850 fire-rescue truck. Six fire department paint schemes. Detailed interior with steering wheel, clear window glazing, and rolling vinyl tires. $23.98. November 2008. Athearn Trains

N scale locomotives

Electro-Motive Division GP7 and GP9 diesel locomotives. GP7: Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Clinchfield, Great Northern (three road numbers available), New York Central (Pittsburg & Lake Erie reporting marks), Penn Central, and Rock Island. GP9: Florida East Coast, Montana Rail Link, Rio Grande, Southern Pacific (three numbers), and Union Pacific (three numbers). Two road numbers available unless specified. Also offered undecorated – GP7 without dynamic brakes, GP9 with or without dynamic brakes. Dual flywheels, blackened metal wheels, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $99.95; Digital Command Control decoder-equipped, $134.95. December 2008. Ready-to-run. Atlas Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

N scale freight cars

Ready-to-run freight cars. Two-bay offset hopper: Canadian Pacific, Central of New Jersey, Erie, Lehigh & New England, Louisville & Nashville, Milwaukee Road, and Monon. Two road numbers each, plus differently numbered three-pack; also available undecorated; includes coal load. Single car, $15.95 (undecorated $13.95); three-pack, $47.85. 50-foot single-door boxcar: Bangor & Aroostook; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Norfolk & Western; Pennsylvania; and Seaboard Air Line. Two road numbers each; also available undecorated. $10.95 (undecorated $8.95); Trainman line. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

Chesapeake & Ohio-style steel caboose. Chesapeake & Ohio, Chessie System, Conrail, Missouri Pacific, Union Pacific, and Virginian. Two road numbers each; also available undecorated. Detailed underframe, window glazing, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $13.95 (undecorated $10.95). December 2008. Trainman line. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

N scale passenger cars

Overland old-time passenger cars. Boston & Maine, Canadian National, Central Pacific, and Denver & Rio Grande Western. Detailed truss-rod underframes, full window glazing, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. Four-pack (baggage, sleeper, business car, and coach), $59.98; differently numbered single coach, $16.98. November 2008. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains

Lightweight passenger cars. Two body styles: coach and deluxe sleeper. Amtrak (phase 1), Baltimore & Ohio, Canadian National (“wet noodle” or 1954 scheme), Chicago & North Western, Erie Lackawanna, Great Northern, Milwaukee Road (1950 scheme), New York Central, Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, or VIA Rail Canada. Also available undecorated. Detailed interiors with window glazing, wire and etched-metal details, and Micro-Trains magnetic knuckle couplers. $47.95. Early 2009. Ready-to-run. Rapido Trains

O scale locomotives

Fairbanks-Morse Erie-built diesel locomotive. Pennsylvania RR, Milwaukee Road, and New York Central. Six differently numbered units available per road name: two A units and one B unit each, powered and unpowered. Digital Command Control with QSI sound, railroad-specific details, and operating smoke unit. Powered units $449.95, unpowered $219.95. December 2008. Ready-to-run. Master Gold Series. Atlas O

O scale freight cars

33,000-gallon-capacity “whale body” tank car. Single cars: Suburban Propane, Delta Gas, United, and Wanda Petroleum. Two-pack: Bottled Gas of Virginia/Virginian Petroleum Co. Also available undecorated. See-through running boards, separately applied grab irons, and magnetic knuckle couplers. Single car $64.95, two-pack $129.90. December 2008. Ready-to-run. Atlas O

American Car & Foundry auto parts boxcar. Chessie System (B&O reporting marks), Grand Trunk Western, Milwaukee Road, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, and Missouri Pacific (two numbers available each). Also available undecorated with single or double doors. Sliding doors, separately applied ladders and grab irons, and magnetic knuckle couplers. Single car $64.95, two-pack $129.90. December 2008. Ready-to-run. Atlas O

O scale details and accessories

Emergency Ford F-100 panel trucks. Fire rescue, police department, and Civil Defense (two paint schemes each). Detailed interior with steering wheel, window glazing, and rolling vinyl tires. $24.98. November 2008. Athearn

Brill “Bullet” interurban transit car body kit. Unpainted kit. One-piece cast-resin shell, cast-resin underbody and body details, and cast-metal truck sideframes. Power system, trolley pole, interior, and decals not included. $155. Imperial Hobby Productions

Multiple-scale freight cars

30,000-gallon-capacity ethanol tank car. United Tank Leasing Co. (UTLX) and Procor. Etched-metal running boards, RP-25 contour metal wheels, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. Single cars (three numbers available): HO scale $27.98, N scale $18.98. Three-pack (three differently numbered packs available): HO scale $74.98, N scale $49.98. November 2008. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains

Multiple-scale details and accessories

Wood-chip and coal hopper loads. Wood-chip loads are resin with real sawdust on top. HO scale load fits Walthers 36-foot wood-chip hopper; N scale load fits LBF/Huberts wood-chip hopper. HO two-pack or N three-pack, $6.95. N coal loads are resin with simulated coal glued on top and fit Fox Valley RD4 hoppers; HO coal loads are solid resin and fit Walthers or LBF/Huberts Bethgon. HO two-pack or N three-pack, $5.95. Direct orders add $5 shipping for up to three packages. Motrak Models

Electronics and controls

Digital Command Control decoder with sound. DCC decoder with built-in speaker fits Athearn’s HO scale Alco RS-3 locomotive. Brilliance sound, drop-in installation, and dual-mode operations for sounds in direct-current mode. $89.98. Model Rectifier Corp.

Miscellaneous

Big Book of Model Railroads book on disc. Computer DVD-ROM features more than 300 pages on 39 different model train layouts. Articles reprinted from Model Railroading magazine. Searchable text and zoomable, high-resolution photos are presented in Portable Document Format (PDF). Requires computer with Adobe Reader software and DVD drive. $19.95 plus shipping ($4.85 to United States, $9.95 to Canada and Mexico, $11.95 overseas). Highlands Station, LLC

Norfolk & Western 2009 wall calendars. All-color edition featuring 15 photos of N&W or Virginian Ry. prototypes, $11.95; or “Classic” black-and-white version with vintage photos, $9.95. Shipping is $4.85 for one, $1 for each additional calendar. Virginia residents add 5 percent sales tax. Norfolk & Western Historical Society

Locomotive art prints. Giclee prints of original paintings. “Waiting for Orders” (shown), featuring Union Pacific Big Boy no. 4012, 22″ x 36″; or “Taking on Water,” showing Norfolk & Western Wy6b no. 2173, 22″ x 46″. $495. Henry Egan

Manufacturers featured in this week’s News and Products

Athearn Trains
1550 Glenn Curtiss St.
Carson, CA 90746
310-763-7140
www.athearn.com

Atlas Model Railroad Co.
378 Florence Ave.
Hillside, NJ 07205
908-687-0880
www.atlasrr.com

Atlas O
378 Florence Ave.
Hillside, NJ 07205
908-687-9590
www.atlasO.com

Henry Egan
203-445-9409
http://www.henryegan.com/trainart.html

Highlands Station, LLC
4255 S. Buckley Rd., #137
Aurora, CO 80013
303-829-4449
http://www.highlandsstationllc.com/

Imperial Hobby Productions
P.O. Box 487
Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-896-8936
http://ihphobby.tripod.com/

Model Rectifier Corp.
80 Newfield Ave.
Edison, NJ 08837
732-225-2100
http://www.modelrectifier.com/

Motrak Models
5239 Braddock Dr.
Zephyrhills, FL 33541
813-476-4784
http://stores.ebay.com/Motrak-Models

Norfolk & Western Historical Society
P.O. Box 13908
Roanoke, VA 24038
540-342-0575
http://www.nwhs.org/

Rapido Trains
140 Applewood Crescent
Concord, ON, L4K 4E2
Canada
905-738-6445
http://www.rapidotrains.com/index.html

Sidetrack Laser
P.O. Box 447
Newberg, OR 97132
503-449-5361
http://sidetracklaser.com/