News & Products for the week of December 27, 2007

HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division F7A diesel locomotives. Western Pacific. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, screw-mounted chassis, and operating headlights and Mars lights. A-A set without sound $279.98, with dual-mode sound decoder $419.98. April 2008. Ready-to-run. Genesis. Athearn Trains

HO scale freight cars
Evans 50-foot double-plug-door boxcar. Wisconsin & Southern Strides Against Cancer. RP-25 contour metal wheelsets, McHenry magnetic knuckle couplers, and separately applied grab irons and underbody details. $15.98 (for every car sold, Athearn will donate to the breast cancer fund of the American Cancer Society). February 2008. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Factory-weathered General American Transportation Corp. 50-foot ice refrigerator car. Santa Fe Refrigerator Dept. (class RR-30 cars) with assorted slogans. $24.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Gunderson Maxi I five-unit articulated well car. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ex-Maersk); Trailer Train; and TTX/Burlington Northern. Wire grab irons, 33″ and 38″ metal wheelsets, and separately applied brake piping and train line hoses. $129.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Plywood panel 40-foot boxcar. Great Northern (orange and black and mineral red versions), $29.95; and undecorated kit, $19.95. Metal wheelsets and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. Six road numbers per scheme. June-July 2008. InterMountain Railway Co.

Greenville 1,321-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper. Kits feature polycarbonate resin castings; Tichy Train Group grab irons, detail parts, and cast brake parts; and Thinfilm decals. $34.99. Pennsylvania residents add 6 percent sales tax. Funaro & Camerlengo

Assorted freight cars. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & North Western; Missouri Pacific; New York Central; and Northern Pacific modified Association of American Railroads 40-foot boxcars ($28.95 each) and BNSF Ry., Burlington Northern, Chicago & North Western, CSX, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Grand Trunk Western, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Rock Island, and Union Pacific American Car & Foundry two-bay Center Flow covered hopper ($29.95 each). Metal wheelsets and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

Union Pacific class B-50-38 and B-50-39 40-foot boxcars. Eight versions with various detail and lettering combinations. Kits feature one-piece cast-resin bodies with alternate center rivet sides, proprietary welded underframe, and decals. Trucks and couplers not included. $42 each plus $4 shipping for one, $6 for two, and $8 for three or more. Speedwitch Media

HO scale passenger cars
34-foot “Overton” passenger cars. Baggage car, combination car, coach, and business car. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Pennsylvania RR; Southern; and Virginia & Truckee. Metal RP-25 contour wheelsets, McHenry magnetic knuckle couplers, and metal truss rods. Four-pack $66.98, single coach $17.98. April 2008. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains

Bombardier bi-level commuter cars. New Mexico Rail Runner and Sounder. RP-25 contour metal wheelsets, detailed interiors, McHenry magnetic knuckle couplers, and window glazing. Cab car or coach $29.98; and three-car set (two coaches, one cab) $89.98. April 2008. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

HO scale snowplows
Rotary snowplow. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington Northern; Canadian National; and Union Pacific. With operating rotary blades (powered by 12V DC motor), ex-Roundhouse oil tender, metal wheelsets, McHenry magnetic knuckle coupler, and window glazing. $54.98. April 2008. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

HO scale details and accessories
Intermodal containers. APL/APC, Evergreen, Genstar, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, NOL, and TransAmerica. Individually numbered. Four-pack (two 20-foot and two 40-foot containers). $29.98. April 2008. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

1955 Ford F-100 panel trucks. Police (black and white and solid black), Fire (red and red with black fenders), Civil Defense (blue and white), and Civil Defense (white). Rubber tires, detailed interior with separate steering wheel, and clear window glazing. $10.98. April 2008. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Vertical lift bridge. Non-operating kit with laser-cut acrylic parts. Lift span 115 scale feet, towers 75 scale feet. Overall bridge measures 13-1/2″ x 28-3/4″ plus two 9″ approach bridges. Single-track kit $210, double-track kit $250. Custom Model Railroads

Modern concrete segmental bridge kit. USG Ultracal-30 high-strength gypsum cement castings, Evergreen styrene H-column pilings, basswood trackbed sections, and nut-bolt-washer castings. One-span $8, two-spans $16, three-spans $24, and four-spans $32. Measures 11-foot x 48.5-foot. Scale Segmental Bridge Co.

N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SD45-2 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (as-delivered scheme); Clinchfield; and CSX (blue, gray, and yellow). Split-frame mechanism with separately applied details, etched-metal fan grills, and Micro-Trains magnetic knuckle couplers. $119.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

N scale freight cars
Factory weathered General American Transportation Corp. 50-foot ice refrigerator car. Santa Fe Refrigerator Dept. (class RR-30 cars) with assorted slogans. With separate brake rigging and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $17.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Assorted freight cars. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canadian Wheat Board; and Procor cylindrical covered hoppers ($21.95) and Coors Brewing Co., Granulite Fertilizer, and Minnesota Soy Trinity 5,161-cubic-foot hopper, $21.95. Etched-metal running boards and Micro-Trains trucks and couplers. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

N scale passenger cars
“Overton” passenger cars. Baggage car, combination car, coach, and business car. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Pennsylvania RR; Southern; and Virginia & Truckee. Truck-mounted magnetic knuckle couplers, molded plastic underframes with brake cylinder, and screw-mounted trucks. Four-pack $58.95, single coach $15.98. April 2008. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains

O scale details and accessories
1931 Ford Model A. Sport coupe available in black, cream, and tan; pickup painted blue, burgundy, and dark green; and sedan decorated burgundy, cream, and tan. 1:50-proportion die-cast metal vehicles with clear window glazing, vinyl tires, simulated wire wheels, and detailed interior with separate steering wheel. $24.98. March 2008. Ready-to-use. Athearn Trains

1955 Ford F-100 hot rods. Black, blue and gray, and red pickup trucks with flames and black, red and white, and yellow panel trucks with flames. 1:50-proportion die-cast metal vehicles with clear window glazing, vinyl tires, and detailed interior with separate steering wheel. $29.98. April 2008. Ready-to-use. Athearn Trains

Caterpillar 793D off-highway truck with Mine Specific Design body. 1:50-proportion die-cast metal vehicle with positionable front wheels, tandem rear wheels, tilting dump bed with two-stage lift cylinders, metal railings, and window glazing. $119.95. Norscot Scale Models

O scale structures
Barrel factory. Laser-cut wood kit with clapboard siding, cast resin stone wall, wood shake shingles and roof panels, and Tichy Train Group windows and doors. $120 plus $12 shipping. Full Steam Ahead

Multiple-scale freight cars
1937 Association of American Railroads modified 40-foot boxcars. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Florida East Coast; Northern Pacific; and Western Maryland. Six road numbers per road name. HO scale with metal wheelsets and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers, $28.95. N scale with Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers, $18.95. June-July 2008. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

Cylindrical covered hopper. Canadian National (gray with North American continent and mineral red with CNIS and CNLX reporting marks and Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico. Six road numbers per scheme. HO scale with metal wheelsets and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers $29.95. N scale with Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers $21.95. June-July 2008. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

Controls/electrical
Wired surface-mount light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Size 603 LEDs with 6-inch no. 36 wires. Fits in no. 56 (.046″) holes. Amber, aqua, blue, golden white, green, red, and sunny white. Special assemblies available. $3 each (blue and green $4.50 each). Richmond Controls Co.

Software
RailModeller 3.0.5. For designing track plans in any scale using drag-and-drop techniques, viewing layouts three-dimensionally, and maintaining parts lists and track inventory. Includes more than 180 digital libraries of track and accessories from various manufacturers. Requires Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X 10.2 or newer. $39. MacRailSoft

Books
Can’t you hear the whistle blowin’. By Bill Lansing. Covers the history and development of the logging industry in Coos County, Ore. Includes 28 different logging railroads that operated in the county. Hardcover 140-page book. $45.50 plus $6 shipping.

2007 addendum to The N Scale Steam Locomotive Information Book. Reviews of new locomotives, construction articles, and more. 44 pages. Addendum, $6. Book and addendum set, $22. NTRAK, Inc.

Manufacturers featured in this week’s News & Products
Athearn Trains, 1550 Glenn Curtiss St., Carson, CA 90746; www.athearn.com

Bill Lansing, 93962 Bridge View Ln., North Bend, OR 97459; blansing@hughes.net

Custom Model Railroads, 3937 Keswick Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211; www.cmrtrain.com

Full Steam Ahead, 499 5th Ave. E., Owen Sound, ON, Canada N4K 2R4; www.fullsteamahead.ca

Funaro & Camerlengo, 10 Funaro Ct., Honesdale, PA 18431; www.fandckits.com

InterMountain Railway Co., P.O. Box 839, Longmont ,CO 80502; www.intermountain-railway.com

MacRailSoft, Zaubzerstrasse 37, D-81677 Munchen, Germany; www.railmodeller.com

Norscot Scale Models, 1000 W. Donges Bay Rd., Mequon, WI 53092; www.norscot.com/models.html

NTRAK, Inc., 3316 Windsor Ct., Chattanooga, TN 37411; www.ntrak.org

Richmond Controls Co., P.O. Box 1467, Richmond, TX 77406; www.richmondcontrols.com

Scale Segmental Bridge Co., P.O. Box 34433, North Kansas City, MO 64116; www.scalebridge.com

Speedwitch Media, 645 Tanner Marsh Rd., Guilford, CT 06437; www.speedwitch.com