News & Products for the week of April 8th 2024
Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of April 8th 2024.
HO scale caboose
Rapido Hawker Siddeley van
Price: $129.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Hawker Siddeley van features:
- Full interior lighting
- Detailed interior includes handrails
- Factory installed separate grab irons
- See-through etched metal end platforms and steps
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Canadian National and DEVCO Ry.
HO scale freight cars
Athearn Genesis Union Tank Car 33k LPG tank car
Price: Single car, $64.99; three-pack, $169.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Union Tank Car 33k LPG tank car features:
- Early, flat panel, and late body styles available
- Photo etched metal walkways and end platforms
- Wire safety rails and end handrails
- Detailed underframe
Release date: July 2025
Road names: Capital Finance, Exxon Mobil Corporation, North American Tank Line, PLMX, Rocky Mountain Transportation, and Transportation Equipment Inc.
Funaro & Camerlengo Illinois Central rebuilt 40-foot boxcar
Price: $59.99
Manufacturer: Funaro & Camerlengo; 10 Funaro Court, Honesdale, PA 18431; www.fandckits.com
Illinois Central rebuilt 40-foot boxcar features:
- Decals included
Release date: Available now
Road names: Illinois Central
Tangent Greenville Steel Car Co. 60-foot double plug door box car
Price: $58.95
Manufacturer: Tangent Scale Models, P.O. Box 6514, Asheville, NC 28816; 828-412-3886; tangentscalemodels.com
Greenville Steel Car Co. 60-foot double plug door box car features:
- Prototypically accurate sill and plug door changes
- Diagonal panel roof
- Stanray ends
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Available now
Road names: Canadian Pacific, Conrail, Erie Lackawanna, Wabash, and Milwaukee Road.
WalthersMainline American Car & Foundry 50-foot boxcar
Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
American Car Foundry 50-foot boxcar features:
- Stanray diagonal panel roof
- Accurate Plate B dimensions
- Also available undecorated
- Dreadnaught ends
Release date: Summer 2024
Road names: Illinois Terminal; Burlington Northern; Canadian National; Chicago & North Western; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Penn Central; St. Louis – San Francisco; and Southern Ry.
N scale freight cars
Athearn 52-foot mill gondola
Price: Single car, $31.99; three-pack, $79.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
52-foot mill gondola features:
- Fully assembled
- Additional nut and bolt details
Release date: July 2025
Road names: Denver & Rio Grande Western, Burlington Northern, Canadian Pacific, Delaware & Hudson, Grand Trunk Western, and Nacionales de Mexico.
Z scale locomotives
American Z Line General Electric ES44AC
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
General Electric ES44AC features:
- Directionally controlled lighting
- Blackened metal wheels
- DCC ready
Release date: To be announced
Road names: BNSF
News & Products is a regular feature of Trains.com for model railroad operators and builders to get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more. Model railroad product news may include HO, N, O, S, and Z scales. Product release dates and prices will vary according to each manufacturer.
If you are a manufacturer and have new product releases, please email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cgrivno@kalmbach.com and Associate Editor Bryson Sleppy at bsleppy@kalmbach.com for more information.
