News & Products for February 10, 2011

HO scale locomotives
 
Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive. Boston & Maine, Denver & Rio Grande Western, New York Central, Pennsylvania RR, Southern Ry., and Western Maryland. Dual-mode Digital Command Control motor decoder, all-wheel drive, and die-cast metal chassis. $99. Ready-to-run. Bachmann, 215-533-1600, www.bachmanntrains.com

HO scale freight cars
 
34-foot two-bay hopper with exterior posts. New paint schemes and road numbers: Baltimore & Ohio; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Norfolk & Western; and Pennsylvania RR. Removable cast-resin coal load, RP-25 metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale knuckle couplers. $17.98 each, six-pack $99.98. August 2011. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com

60-foot bulkhead flatcar. New paint schemes: BNSF, British Columbia Ry., CP Rail, and TTX. Three road numbers each. McHenry scale knuckle couplers and RP-25 contour metal wheelsets. August 2011. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com

Trinity 5,161-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper. New road numbers: CSX (Grain Express), Canadian Pacific, and Union Pacific with Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Omaha reporting marks. Five road numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, RP-25 contour metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale knuckle couplers. $34.98 each. August 2011. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com

United States Railroad Administration 40-foot steel rebuilt boxcar. New paint schemes: Burlington Northern; Chesapeake & Ohio; Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern; New York Central; Pittsburgh & Lake Erie; and Wabash. Two road numbers each. Separately applied ladders and wire grab irons and prototype-specific ends. $34.95 each. August 2011. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

HO scale maintenance-of-way
 
Crane and tender. New paint schemes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago & North Western; CSX; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; and Norfolk Southern. Positionable boom and McHenry scale knuckle couplers. $54.98 each. August 2011. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com

North American Bent Chair factory. Laser-cut wood kit with resin loading docks and stairs, cast-metal details, and eight bent chairs. Footprint is 2-1/2″ x 14″. Limited run of 100 kits. $75 plus $10 shipping. Full Steam Ahead, 519-376-2983, www.fullsteamahead.ca

Modern fire department. Laser-milled styrene kit with acrylic window glazing and Plastruct brick siding. Footprint is 6-3/4″ x 12″. $59.95. Summit USA, 337-436-8481, summit-customcuts.com

HO scale details and accessories
 
1941-1947 pickup truck kits. Chevy half-ton and GMC half-ton long box. Hollow-cast one-piece resin bodies with vinyl tires and driver figure. $12.95 each. Sylvan Scale Models, 519-294-6601, www.isp.ca/Sylvan

1946 Chevy car kits. Aerosedan two-door ($13.95), Fleetline four-door sedan ($13.95), Stylemaster coupe, and Stylemaster two-door sedan. $12.95 each unless noted. Hollow-cast one-piece resin bodies with vinyl tires. Each kit includes enough parts to build the car factory stock or customized. Sylvan Scale Models, 519-294-6601, www.isp.ca/Sylvan

N scale locomotives
 
Baldwin 4-6-0 steam locomotive. Chicago & North Western, New York Central, Southern Ry., Union Pacific, and painted black but unlettered (with and without white stripes and red window sash). With dual-mode Digital Command Control motor decoder, die-cast metal boiler and chassis, and E-Z Mate Mark II knuckle couplers. $165. Ready-to-run. Bachmann, 215-533-1600, www.bachmanntrains.com

N scale freight cars

86-foot double-door automobile parts boxcar. New paint schemes: Golden West Service and Seaboard System. $25.95 each; two-pack, $51.90. Injection-molded plastic body, etched-metal details, and operating knuckle couplers. Summer 2011. Ready-to-run. Bluford Shops, 618-822-6833 , www.bluford-shops.com

70-ton three-bay offset-side hopper. New paint schemes: Atlantic Coast Line, Canada Southern, Chicago & Illinois Midland, and Norfolk & Western. Accumate body-mount knuckle couplers, separately applied brake detail, and removable coal load. $18.95 each. Two- and three-packs also available. Summer 2011. Ready-to-run. Bluford Shops, 618-822-6833, www.bluford-shops.com

Z scale locomotives

Budd Rail Diesel Car. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canadian Pacific (RDC-2 also available); Southern Pacific (one road number); and Western Pacific. Rail Diesel Car-1 in two road numbers each unless noted. Can motor, directional lighting, detailed interiors, and AutoLatch couplers. $166. Ready-to-run. American Z Lines, 614-764-1703, www.ztrack.com

Z scale freight cars

3,564-cubic-foot-capacity 60-foot gondola. Canadian Pacific and CSX. Blacked metal wheelsets and AutoLatch knuckle couplers. $35 each, four-pack $117. Ready-to-run. American Z Lines, 614-764-1703, www.ztrack.com

33-foot two-bay hopper with exterior posts. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (Chinese red with CB&Q reporting marks and mineral red with Colorado & Southern reporting marks). Hay Bros. Garage coal loads, Bowser trucks with blackened metal wheelsets, and knuckle couplers. Two-pack, $42. Ready-to-run. Full Throttle, 352-589-0303, wdwfullthrottle.com

Club offerings

Northern Pacific General American 2,600-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper. Athearn N scale ready-to-run hopper decorated for the Northern Pacific Ry. Historical Association. Etched-metal running boards, separately applied brake details, and McHenry body-mounted knuckle couplers. One road number. $22.50. Orders may be placed through the NPRHA company store online at www.nprha.org.