News & Reviews News News & Products for November 25, 2009

News & Products for November 25, 2009

By Angela Cotey | November 25, 2009

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


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HO scale locomotives

Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 diesel locomotive. Denver & Rio Grande Western (with 88″ nose), Ohio Central (88″ nose), R.J. Corman RR (81″ nose), and Southern Pacific (123″ nose). Three road numbers available. Upgraded tooling, prototype-specific details, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $109.98. March 2010. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

General Electric U23B diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Central Michigan (new paint scheme); Guilford (Maine Central reporting marks); Louisville & Nashville; Monon; Norfolk Southern (high nose); Penn Central; and Southern Ry. (high nose). Also available undecorated in three combinations of nose height and truck type. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, directional lighting (with working low-nose headlight where prototypically appropriate), and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $149.95; with QSI Digital Command Control and Quantum sound, $259.95. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

Electro-Motive Division Canadian National SD40-2W diesel locomotive. New paint schemes/body styles: Zebra-stripe scheme without dynamic brakes (four road numbers) or with “WWW.CN.CA” Web site (two numbers). Etched-metal and wire details, working ditch lights, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $139.95; with SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control and sound, $219.98. June/July 2010. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

Walthers HO scale GP15-1 diesel locomotive
Walthers HO scale GP15-1 diesel locomotive
GP15-1 diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern Santa Fe (with internal air filters), Chicago & North Western (internal air filters), Conrail, CSX, Missouri Pacific, and Union Pacific. Also available undecorated in both air filter variations. Five-pole skew-wound motor with flywheels, nine-pin Digital Command Control decoder socket, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $99.98. Ready-to-run. Proto 1000 line. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
American Model Builders Inc. HO scale modernized Southern Pacific C-30-1 class wood caboose kit
American Model Builders Inc. HO scale modernized Southern Pacific C-30-1 class wood caboose kit
HO scale freight cars

Modernized Southern Pacific C-30-1 class wood caboose kit. Laser-cut wood components, cast resin and white metal details, and peel-and-stick parts. Trucks, couplers, and decals not included. $49.95. LaserKit line. American Model Builders Inc.

Pullman-Standard 5,277-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar. Burlington Northern; Burlington Northern Santa Fe; Canadian National; CSX; Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac; and St. Mary’s RR. Two car numbers each. Separately applied parts, metal wheelsets, and McHenry magnetic knuckle couplers. $17.98. February 2010. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

65′-6″ mill gondola. Burlington Northern, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania RR., Rock Island, Seaboard Air Line, and St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco). Two car numbers each, one with cast-resin pole load. Side-mounted brake wheel, interior detailing, and McHenry magnetic knuckle couplers. $20.98 (with load, $25.98). February 2010. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

70-ton Hart selective service ballast car. British Columbia, Burlington (“Everywhere West” slogan), Great Northern (large lettering, new numbers), Milwaukee Road, Pacific Great Eastern, and Rio Grande. Six numbers each; also available with data only (black and brown). Separately applied details, interior rivet detail, and positionable side-dump doors. $24.95 (undecorated, $18.95). May 2010. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

Exactrail LLC. Gunderson 2,420-cubic-foot-capacity gondola
Exactrail LLC. Gunderson 2,420-cubic-foot-capacity gondola
Gunderson 2,420-cubic-foot-capacity gondola. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Conrail; Great Northern; Illinois Central Gulf; Seaboard Coast Line; and Southern Pacific. Three car numbers each. Metal wheelsets and magnetic knuckle couplers. $19.95. Ready-to-run. Express series. ExactRail LLC
Exactrail LLC Trinity 50-foot Hi-cube boxcar
Exactrail LLC Trinity 50-foot Hi-cube boxcar
Trinity 50-foot Hi-cube boxcar. Trailer Train (FBOX reporting marks). 12 car numbers available. Metal wheelsets and magnetic knuckle couplers. $24.95. Ready-to-run. Evolution series. ExactRail LLC

Cylindrical covered hopper. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canada (red, CNWX or CPWX reporting marks); Canadian National; General American Marks Co.; Logimex (AAMX reporting marks); and Pillsbury. Six car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, metal wheelsets, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers $31.95. June/July 2010. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe-built early steel caboose. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (1979-2000 series with post-1943 lettering, 1650-1749 series with wig-wag, or with black roof); St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco); and Grand Trunk Western. Six car numbers each. Etched-metal details, metal wheelsets, and Kadee no. 78 magnetic knuckle couplers. $49.95. June/July 2010. Ready-to-run. Made by Centralia Car Shops, distributed by InterMountain Railway Co.

Tangent Scale Models HO scale American Car & foundry 52’-6” welded 70-ton drop-end gondola
Tangent Scale Models HO scale American Car & foundry 52’-6” welded 70-ton drop-end gondola
American Car & Foundry 52′-6″ welded 70-ton drop-end gondola. Pennsylvania RR G31B (original 1951 scheme, 24 car numbers available), Southern Pacific G-70-12 (original 1953 scheme, 12 numbers available), and Wabash (original 1951 scheme, six numbers available). Kits and ready-to-run models also available undecorated. Interior detail, prototype-specific details, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. $28.98. Ready-to-run. Tangent Scale Models
HO scale passenger cars

American Car & Foundry streamlined lightweight Railway Post Office-baggage car. Amtrak; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chesapeake & Ohio; Denver & Rio Grande; New York Central; Northern Pacific; Pennsylvania RR; Rock Island; and Southern Pacific. Sprung diaphragms, full interior, separately applied grab irons, and prototype-appropriate trucks. $69.98. December 2009. Ready-to-run. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.

American Model Builders Inc. HO scale Garner’s market
American Model Builders Inc. HO scale Garner’s market
HO scale structures

Garner’s Market. Laser-cut wood kit. Tab-and-slot construction, peel-and-stick parts, and resin and white metal details. Footprint (without sidewalks) is 3.75″ x 7.25″. $62.95. LaserKit line. American Model Builders Inc.

Chooch Enterprises HO scale Branson Building facades
Chooch Enterprises HO scale Branson Building facades
Branson Building facade. Unpainted, detailed resin casting; laser-cut three-ply Bristol board windows and doors; and acrylic window glazing. Limited run of 500 units. $29.99. Chooch Enterprises

HO scale details and accessories

20- and 40-foot containers. American President Lines, CMA-CGM, Evergreen, K-Line, Uniglory, and Wan Hai. Two 40-foot and two 20-foot containers per pack. Designed for use with Athearn Maxi-Stack five-unit well cars. $29.98. February 2010. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Atlas Model Railroad Co. 53-foot Jindo 110” interior-height containers
Atlas Model Railroad Co. 53-foot Jindo 110” interior-height containers
53-foot Jindo 110″ interior-height containers. CSX (“How tomorrow moves” slogan or blue patch-out scheme), NACS, Pacer (new road numbers) and Union Pacific. Two differently numbered three-packs each; also available undecorated (in two roof variations). Separately applied door bars. $34.95 per three-pack ($27.95 undecorated). April 2010. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.
Miniatronics Corp. HO scale mobile highway signs
Miniatronics Corp. HO scale mobile highway signs
Mobile highway signs. “Caution Constriction Ahead,” “No Passing Zone,” “Men Working 15MPH,” “Detour Ahead,” “Road Narrows Merge Right,” and ” Road Narrows Merge Left.” Each unit includes one mobile transport, sign, and power pack. $29.95. December 2009. Miniatronics Corp.

N scale locomotives

Alco RS-3, RSD-4, and RSD-5 diesel locomotives. RS-3 (new paint schemes): Central of Georgia; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (three road numbers); Lehigh Valley; New York, New Haven & Hartford; Rock Island (“Route of the Rockets” slogan, new road numbers); and Southern Ry. RSD-4 and RSD-5 (new road numbers): Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago & North Western; Pennsylvania RR; and St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt). Directional light-emitting diode lighting, blackened metal wheelsets, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. Two road numbers each unless noted. $119.95. June 2010. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

Electro-Motive Division Canadian National SD40-2W diesel locomotive. New paint schemes/body styles: Zebra-stripe scheme without dynamic brake (four road numbers) or with “WWW.CN.CA” Web site (two numbers). Etched-metal and wire details, working ditch lights, and Micro-Trains magnetic knuckle couplers. $119.95. June/July 2010. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

N scale freight cars

General American Transportation Co. 2,600-cubic-foot-capacity Airslide covered hopper. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington Northern; Chicago & North Western; Multi Foods (GACX reporting marks); Norfolk & Western; and Southern Pacific. Three car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, wire grab irons and brake piping, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $22.98. March 2010. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

53-foot Evans double-plug-door boxcar. BC Rail (new car numbers); Boise Cascade; Boston & Maine; BNSF Ry. (new car numbers); Modesto & Empire Traction; and Toledo, Peoria & Western. Three car numbers each; also available undecorated. Roof overspray and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $16.95 ($11.95 undecorated). May 2010. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

Gunderson 2,420-cubic-foot-capacity gondola. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Conrail; Great Northern; Illinois Central Gulf; Seaboard Coast Line; and Southern Pacific. Three car numbers each. Metal wheelsets and magnetic knuckle couplers. $19.95. Ready-to-run. Express series. ExactRail LLC

Cylindrical covered hopper. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canada (red, with CNWX or CPWX reporting marks); Canadian National; General American Marks Co.; Logimex (AAMX reporting marks); and Pillsbury. Six car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, metal wheelsets and Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers. $21.95. June/July 2010. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

Walthers N scale Pullman-Standard 72-foot lightweight baggage car
Walthers N scale Pullman-Standard 72-foot lightweight baggage car
N scale passenger cars

Pullman-Standard 72-foot lightweight baggage car. Great Northern (pictured); Amtrak; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chesapeake & Ohio (with Pere Marquette letterboard); Chicago & North Western; Chicago Great Western, Denver & Rio Grande Western; Illinois Central; New York Central; Northern Pacific; Pennsylvania RR; Pere Marquette; Rock Island; Soo Line; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Also available undecorated. Smooth or fluted sides as appropriate, sprung diaphragms, metal wheelsets, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $39.98. December 2009. Ready-to-run. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.

Atlas O General Electric U23B diesel locomotive in O scale
Atlas O General Electric U23B diesel locomotive in O scale
O scale locomotives

General Electric U23B diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Conrail, Delaware & Hudson (“Spirit of Freedom” 1776 paint scheme, one number), Delaware & Hudson limited edition (one number), Missouri-Kansas-Texas, and Missouri Pacific. Two road numbers unless noted. Separately applied grab irons, directional lighting, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $249.95. December 2009. Ready-to-run. Trainman series. Atlas O

O scale freight cars

Trailer Train Front Runner flatcar with 45-foot Pines trailer. Burlington Northern; Canadian National; and Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern trailers. Two flatcar road numbers per trailer name; also available undecorated. Flatcar features full brake line detail, single-axle trucks, and see-through decking. Trailer features moveable landing gear (extended or retracted), working doors, and sliding rear bogie. $84.95. March 2010. Ready-to-run. Atlas O

O scale details and accessories

Mobile highway signs. “Caution Constriction Ahead,” “No Passing Zone,” “Men Working 15MPH,” “Detour Ahead,” “Road Narrows Merge Right,” and ” Road Narrows Merge Left.” Each unit includes one mobile transport, sign, and power pack. $31.95. December 2009. Miniatronics Corp.

Z scale locomotives

Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. New paint scheme: Kansas City Southern (two road numbers). Directional lighting, plastic handrails, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $185.95. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co.

Z scale freight cars

40-foot 70-ton-capacity offset-side hopper. Canadian Pacific (with Multimark herald). Three differently numbered two-packs available. Hay Bros. Garage coal loads, Bowser trucks with blackened metal wheelsets, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $44 per two-pack. Ready-to-run. Full Throttle

Assorted freight cars. Great Northern 40-foot boxcar, $29.15; Trailer Train 60-foot flatcars with covered mechanical loads, $21.70. Two road numbers each. Magnetic knuckle couplers. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co.

Z scale passenger cars

Smooth-side lightweight baggage car. New paint scheme: Southern Pacific. Clear window glazing and magnetic knuckle couplers. $26.60. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co.

SiSt Trees multiple-scale palm trees
SiSt Trees multiple-scale palm trees
Scenery

Palm trees. Ten varieties. 1:100 proportion shown. Etched-metal fronds, wire or cast-resin trunks, and factory-installed mounting pins. Proportions from 1:1500 to 1:75 (not all varieties available in all sizes). Prices from 70p to £26.20 depending on size. SiSt Trees

Accurail HO scale Association of American Railroads 50-foot welded steel boxcar. Custom-decorated for the Marion Model Railroad Club’s Ohio & Western Ry.
Accurail HO scale Association of American Railroads 50-foot welded steel boxcar. Custom-decorated for the Marion Model Railroad Club’s Ohio & Western Ry.
Club cars

HO scale Association of American Railroads 50-foot welded steel boxcar. Accurail kit custom-decorated for the Marion Model Railroad Club’s Ohio & Western Ry. Three car numbers available. Kits include trucks, metal wheelsets, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $15 each plus $5 shipping for one car ($9 shipping for two/three cars). Additional 12 road number decal set, $3. Order online from www.marionmodelrailroadclub.org or send check to: MMRRC Club Car, 448 Park Blvd., Marion, OH 43302.

Manufacturers featured in this week’s News & Products

Accurail
P.O. Box 278
Elburn, IL 60119
630-365-6400
www.accurail.com

American Model Builders Inc.
8229 Brentwood Industrial Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63144
314-646-8588
www.laserkit.com

Athearn Trains
2883 E. Spring St., Suite 100
Long Beach, CA 90806
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

Chooch Enterprises
P.O. Box 1200
Maple Valley, WA 98039
425-273-4794
www.choochenterprises.com

ExactRail LLC
1053 South 1675 West
Orem, UT 84058
www.exactrail.com

Full Throttle
128 Burma Island Rd.
Leesburg, FL 34788
352-589-0303

InterMountain Railway Co.
P.O. Box 839
Longmont, CO 80502
303-772-1901
intermountain-railway.com

Micro-Trains Line Co.
P.O. Box 1200
Talent, OR 97540
541-535-1755
www.micro-trains.com

Miniatronics Corp.
561-K Acorn St.
Deer Park, NY 11729
631-242-6464
www.miniatronics.com

SiSt Trees
4 David Hume View
Chirnside, Berwickshire
TD11 3SX
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 5600-254-918
www.themodeltreeshop.co.uk

Tangent Scale Models
P.O. Box 25005
Asheville, NC 28813
828-279-6106
www.tangentscalemodels.com

Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
P.O. Box 3039
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414-527-0770
www.walthers.com

One thought on “News & Products for November 25, 2009

  1. I'm a Good Old Boy who likes trains 75 years young and started back building my ho and n gage train veryone keep trainingand have a good day……..Robert PS keep up the good news.

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