News & Products for the week of November 2, 2006

HO scale locomotives
Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam locomotive. Union Pacific no. 3985 (fan trip locomotive) with oil tender, no. 3958 with coal tender, and no. 3983 (two-tone gray) with oil tender. Ready-to-run locomotive with dual-mode Digital Command Control and Vibranta sound system. $399.98. Ready-to-run. Genesis series. Athearn Trains

General Electric AC4400 diesel locomotive. Canadian Pacific, CSX (dark blue), Kansas City Southern, and Southern Pacific. Digital Command Control Quick Plug, railroad- specific horns, and McHenry knuckle couplers. $99.98 to $104.98 each. February 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Electro-Motive Division F7A diesel locomotive. Alaska RR; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (1953 paint scheme); Burlington Northern (Cascade Green freight scheme); Boston & Maine; Canadian Pacific (maroon and gray); and Great Northern (Big Sky Blue). $39.98 each. February 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

HO scale freight cars
Pennsylvania RR 28-foot stockcar. Laser-cut wood kit with wood-frame swing-bolster trucks (without wheelsets) and link-and-pin coupler boxes (links and pins not included). Kit also includes parts for upgrading car to class KA standards. $25.99. Alkem Scale Models

60-foot flatcar with two Ford “C” delivery vans. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington Northern; Burlington Northern Santa Fe; Great Northern; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Flatcar features RP-25 contour metal wheelsets and weathered decks. $23.98 to $24.98 each. February 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Cabooses. Bay-window caboose lettered for CSX, Erie Lackawanna, Pennsylvania RR, and Union Pacific. Offset-cupola caboose decorated for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (holiday scheme). Wide-cupola caboose painted for Chessie System (safety scheme), Chicago & North Western, Rock Island, and Seaboard Air Line. $15.98 to $16.98 each. February 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Five-bay rapid-discharge hopper. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. Upgraded Roundhouse car with internal bracing, underbody detail, RP-25 contour metal wheelsets, and removable coal load. Five-pack $89.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

FMC 54-foot exterior-post covered hopper. Burlington Northern. Ex-Roundhouse cars with RP-25 contour metal wheelsets and magnetic knuckle couplers. Five-pack $75.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

70-ton covered hopper. Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; Great Northern; Milwaukee Road; Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis; Norfolk & Western; and Western Maryland, Injection-molded plastic kit. $12.95. Bowser

40-foot double-sheathed boxcar. Lehigh Valley. Magnetic knuckle couplers and 33″ RP-25 contour metal wheelsets. $16.98. Ready-to-run. Roundhouse

HO scale passenger cars
Add-on coach for Pioneer Zephyr. Painted silver but unlettered. Injection-molded plastic. Also available in N scale. $139.98. Ready-to-run. Con-Cor International

HO scale structures
200,000-gallon water tower. All American City; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Pennsylvania RR; silver; and white with red roof. Cold-cast resin with etched-metal parts. $89.98 each. Ready-to-use. Athearn Trains

Skid Row Part Two. Cast-Hydrocal kit with injection-molded plastic doors and windows, signs, and painting and weathering instructions. $69.95. Downtown Deco

Skid Row Part Three. Cast-Hydrocal kit with injection-molded plastic doors and windows. Measures 3-½” x 6″. $49.95. Downtown Deco

Barrel Factory. Laser-cut wood kit with clapboard siding, laser-cut tarpaper and cedar-shake shingles, metal detail castings, billboard, and signs. Measures 3-¾” x 4″ x 5″. United States orders $55 (includes shipping); Canadian orders $55.55 plus $7 shipping (Ontario residents add 8 percent sales tax). Full Steam Ahead

Repairman’s Row. Laser-cut wood kit with factory-assembled roofs, detail castings, loading dock, and company sign. Measures 6″ x 12″. $169. Model Tech Studios

Strip mall. Low-relief styrene kit with peel-and-stick decals and window glazing. Measures 1- ½” x 3-½” x 14-½”. $39.95. Summit USA

HO scale details and accessories
40-foot intermodal container with chassis. Cosco, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, “K” Line, MOL, and OOCL. Chassis includes raised and lowered landing gears. $19.98 each. Ready-to-use. Athearn Trains

18″ drop grab irons. Made from .008″ wire. 20-pack $5.75, 60-pack $15.50. BLMA Models

Grove RT700E crane. Die-cast metal with positionable parts. $69.95. Ready-to-use. Images Replicas

Figure sets. Female commuters on way to train (left) six-pack $8.99, and railfan five-pack $17.99. Factory painted. Paul M. Preiser GmbH

N scale freight cars
52-foot gondola with load. Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Chicago & North Western, CSX, Delaware & Hudson, Gondola Connection, and Wisconsin & Southern. Model includes scrap or coil-steel load. $17.98 to $18.98 each. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains

N scale details and accessories
Electrical boxes. Etched-metal kit. Two-pack $8.75. BLMA Models

Figure set. Walking passengers. Factory painted. $12.99. Paul M. Preiser GmbH

O scale freight cars
55-ton fishbelly hopper. New road numbers on models decorated for Central RR of New Jersey and Western Maryland. New paint schemes are Akron, Canton & Youngstown; Delaware & Hudson; Norfolk Southern; and Reading. $54.95 each. Ready-to-run. Atlas O

S scale structures
Hogan’s Hardware. Laser-cut wood kit with peel-and-stick shingles, windows, signs, and chimney castings. Measures 4-½” x 11-¼”. $119.95. Scenery Unlimited

Large scale structures
Freight station. 1:32-proportion resin structure with movable doors, metal door tracks, and loading ramp. Measures 9-½” x 15-3/8″. $173.60. Lokführer-Lukas Modellbau e.K.

Large scale details and accessories
Figures. 1:22.5 proportion American railway workers. Factory painted. Two-pack $29.99. Paul M. Preiser GmbH

Large scale train set
LGB Frontgate starter train set. Includes 2-4-0 steam locomotive, low-side gondola, caboose, track, and power pack. Item no. 23807. $595. Produced by LGB, distributed by Frontgate

Z scale details and accessories
Locomotive uncoupling levers. Six pair (three styles) with eye bolts. Etched metal. $6.75. BLMA Models

Multiple-scale details and accessories
Super Traction Tires. For N, HO, and O scale diesel locomotives and N and HO scale steam locomotives. Formerly produced by Stewart Products/Virnex Industries. Calumet Trains

Tools
Grab iron drill template. For 15″, 18″, 20″, and 24″ HO scale drop grab irons. For locomotives and freight cars. $4. BLMA Models

Video/DVD
A Railroader Remembers. DVD of interview with retired Chicago & North Western employee Jim Ladwig. Features stories about Jim’s 35-year career with C&NW, including time spent as a conductor on the Ashland (WI) Division. 75 minutes. $22.75 postpaid. Wisconsin residents add $1.25 sales tax. Video Art Productions

Services
Clear acrylic layout fences. 2″ x 24″ (clear $3; rail, picket, and split-iron fence $9.80; and chain link and iron fence $14.50), 6″ x 24″ (clear $4.30; rail, picket, and split-iron fence $11.50; and chain link and iron fence $16.20), and 10″ x 24″ (clear $5.70; rail, picket, and split-iron fence $13.40; and chain link and iron fence $18). Height doesn’t include 2″ drop down for mounting. Transition panels also available. Train Table Guard Rail

Club cars
Western Fruit Express 50-foot exterior-post mechanical refrigerator car. Athearn HO scale ready-to-run model. Two road numbers. $14 each or two for $25 plus $5 shipping. Check or money order to GNRHS. GNRHS Commemorative Box Cars, P.O. Box 3016, Burnsville, MN 55337; www.gnrhs.org

Manufacturers featured in this week’s News & Products
Alkem Scale Models, 415 E. Alexandria Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301; www.alkemscalemodels.com

Athearn Trains, 1550 Glenn Curtiss St., Carson, CA 90746; www.athearn.com

Atlas O, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; www.atlasO.com

BLMA Models, 16623 Pear Blossom Ct., Whittier, CA 90603; www.nscaleblma.com

Bowser, P.O. Box 322, Montoursville, PA 17754; www.bowser-trains.com

Brewer Railroad Plans, 1825 Evergreen Dr., Agassiz BC, Canada V0M 1A2; www.brewerplans.com

Calumet Trains, P.O. Box 2021, Powell, OH 43065

Con-Cor International, 8101 E. Research Ct., Tucson, AZ 85710; www.all-railroads.com

Downtown Deco, 5323 Fiddler Ct., Florence, MT 59833; www.downtowndeco.com

Frontgate, 5566 West Chester Rd., West Chester, OH 45069; www.frontgate.com

Full Steam Ahead; www.fullsteamahead.ca

Images Replicas, P.O. Box 99, East Norwich, NY 11732; www.imagesreplicas.com

Lokführer-Lukas Modellbau e.K., Rannhäuserstr 26, 9545 Bayreuth, Germany; www.lokfuehrer-lukas.de

Model Tech Studios, P.O. Box 1497, North Hampton, NH 03862; www.modeltechstudios.com

Paul M. Preiser GmbH, Postfach 1233, 91534 Rothenburg o.d.T, Germany; www.figuren.de

Roundhouse, 1550 Glenn Curtiss St., Carson, CA 90746; www.roundhousetrains.com

Scenery Unlimited, 7236 W. Madison St., Forest Park, IL 60130; www.heimburgerhouse.com

Summit USA, 512 Ford St., Lake Charles, LA 70601; www.summit-customcuts.com

Train Table Guard Rail; www.traintableguardrail.com

Video Art Productions, P.O. Box 44, Dept. M, McFarland, WI 53558