News and products for the week of January 18, 2007

HO scale locomotives
Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern, Chicago & North Western, Lehigh Valley, Penn Central, and Pittsburgh & Lake Erie. Upgraded Roundhouse model with five-pole skew-wound motor, Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder Quick Plug, and see-through cab. $89.98. April 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive. Union Pacific (four road numbers) and undecorated. Dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder, factory-installed sound unit with dual speakers, five-pole skew-wound armature motor with two flywheels, blackened metal RP-25 wheels, and see-through running boards. $449.98. February 2007. Genesis series. Athearn Trains

General Electric AC4400 diesel locomotive. Chicago & North Western and Union Pacific. Digital Command Control decoder Quick Plug, railroad-specific horns, and McHenry knuckle couplers. $99.98. May 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

General Electric C44-9W diesel locomotive. Norfolk Southern (gray and black), Burlington Northern Santa Fe (Heritage I), and Union Pacific (Building America). Digital Command Control decoder Quick Plug and railroad-specific horns. $99.98. May 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Alco RS-36 and RS-32 diesel locomotives. RS-36 lettered for Delaware & Hudson. RS-32 decorated for Chicago & North Western, New York Central, and Southern Pacific. Both models available undecorated. National Model Railroad Association eight-pin Digital Command Control decoder plug, die-cast metal underframe, and locating dimples for grab irons. $79.95 (undecorated $69.95). Ready-to-run. Trainman series. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

HO scale freight cars
Wide-cupola caboose. Burlington Northern; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Gulf, Mobile & Ohio; and Union Pacific. $16.98. May 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

HO scale details and accessories
40-foot chassis with intermodal container. MOL, “K” Line, Cosco, Hapag Lloyd, Hyundai, Maersk, Matson, P&O, and Yang Ming. $19.98. February 2007. Ready-to-use. Athearn Trains

Mack “R” and 40-foot exterior-post trailer. Eazor Express, Fredrickson, Holmes Transportation, Mushroom, and Overnite Transportation Co. $25.98. May 2007. Ready-to-use. Athearn Trains

Freightliner cab-over-engine tractor and 40-foot exterior-post trailer. Denver Chicago, ICX, IML, Leeway, and Navajo. $25.98. May 2007. Ready-to-use. Athearn Trains

Diesel locomotive details. Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 platform steps for Canadian National, Illinois Central, Norfolk Southern, and Southern Ry. GP38-2 and GP39-2 platform steps for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Etched-brass kits. $18.99. Railflyer Model Prototypes, Inc.

General Motors Diesel cab kits. Injection-molded plastic spartan and North American cab kits for Canadian National diesel locomotives. $46.49. April 2007. Railflyer Model Prototypes, Inc.

N scale details and accessories
Mack “B” tractor. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Roadway; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Factory-applied detail parts and window glazing. $19.98. April 2007. Ready-to-use. Athearn Trains

Mack “R” tractor with two 28-foot trailers. Advance, Roadway, Murphy, and Smith. Factory-applied detail parts and clear window glazing. $25.98. May 2007. Athearn Trains

Mack “R” cement truck. A&A, Berkeley Ready Mix, Cleveland Builders, Conrock, Edmier, Erie Builders, PreMix, Ready Mix Concrete, Tews Cement, and USA. Factory-applied details, window glazing, and rubber tires. $19.98. Athearn Trains

Oil storage tank. Kit includes a one-piece cast-resin tank, etched-brass railings, and safety cage ladder. Kit measures 3.25″ x 3.625″. $17.95. TrainCat Model Sales

O scale details and accessories
Bucyrus steam shovel. Die-cast metal model with functional outriggers, sliding doors, and operational windows. Functional winches use chains and rope to operate the steam shovel. Price to come. June 2007. Produced by TWH Collectibles, distributed by Toy Trucker & Contractor

Multiple-scale freight cars
65′-6″ mill gondola. Central of Georgia, Louisville & Nashville, SSW Cotton Belt, Union Pacific, Wabash, and Western Pacific. Side-mounted brake wheel, interior detailing, and wire grab irons. HO scale $19.98, N 14.98. April 2007. Ready to Roll. Athearn Trains

Multiple-scale details and accessories
80-foot double-track open-floor straight through-girder bridge. Etched-brass kit based on 1903 American Bridge plans. Detailed stringers and floorbeams. N scale ($64.95), HO scale ($139.95), and O scale (TBA). February 2007. TrainCat Model Sales

80-foot double-track open-floor skewed through-girder bridge. Etched-brass kits based on 1902 American Bridge plans. Skewed floor system with extra cross bracing and detailed stringers and floorbeams. N scale ($64.95), HO scale ($139.95), and O scale (TBA). February 2007. TrainCat Model Sales

Cantilevered signal tower. Etched-brass kit based on towers used by Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio, and Southern Ry. Kit includes resin base, components for cantilevered bridge, and signal heads that will accommodate light-emitting diodes (LEDs not included). N scale ($18.95), HO scale ($25.95), and O scale (TBA). February 2007. TrainCat Model Sales

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

Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Hillside Ave., Florence, NJ 07205; www.atlasrr.com

Railflyer Model Prototypes, Inc., 2694 Rte. 124, Kars, N.B., Canada E5T 2W6; www.railflyermodelprototypes.com

Toy Trucker & Contractor, 7496 106 Ave. S.E., LaMoure, N.D., 58458; www.toytrucker.com

TrainCat Model Sales, 3709 Heron Ridge Lane, Weston, FL 33331; www.traincat2.com