News & Products for the week of August 28th 2023
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 August 28th 2023.
HO scale locomotives
Rapido Hobbytyme General Electric 44-tonner
Price: $299.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
General Electric 44-tonner features:
- Phase IV body style
- Die-cast chassis and fuel tank
- Separately applied door latches
- Full cab interior
- Photo-etched cab steps
Release date: 2024
Road names: Arcade & Attica; Hoboken Shore Railroad; and Sacramento Northern.
HO scale freight cars
WalthersMainline AAR 40-foot 1944 boxcar
Price: $31.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
AAR 40-foot 1944 boxcar features:
- 4-4 Improved Dreadnaught ends
- Murphy panel roof
- See-through Apex steel running board
- 6’ Youngstown doors
Release date: Fall 2023
Road names: Chicago & North Western; Erie; Gulf, Mobile & Ohio; Illinois Terminal; Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis; and Pacific Great Eastern.
WalthersMainline tri-level open auto racks
Price: $44.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Tri-level open auto racks features:
- Detailed flatcar with Paragon II style rack
- Die-cast metal underframe
- Modeler-applied bridge plates for early cars
Release date: Winter 2024
Road names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Great Northern; Pennsylvania Railroad; St. Louis & San Francisco; and Southern Pacific – St. Louis Southwestern.
N scale locomotives
Broadway Limited Electro-Motive Division F7
Price: Direct-current single unit, $209.99; single unit with DCC and sound, $259.99; A-unit with DCC and sound with unpowered B unit, $349.99.
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
Electro-Motive Division F7 features:
- Operating Mars light per prototype
- Prototypical water and sand fill hatch location
- Winterization hatch, ladder rest grab irons, eyebrow grab irons, roof antenna, front and rear lift lug, and trainphone antenna per prototype
Release date: To be announced.
Road names: ATSF; Baltimore & Ohio; Chicago and North Western; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Milwaukee Road; Northern Pacific; New York Central; Pennsylvania Railroad; Reading Blue Mountain & Northern; Southern Pacific; Texas & Pacific; Union Pacific; and Wabash.
Broadway Limited Electro-Motive Division NW2
Price: $279.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
Electro-Motive Division NW2 features:
- Die cast body and chassis
- Separately applied details include handrails, grab irons, smokestacks, horn, and bell
- Dual or single headlight, per prototype
- Also available undecorated
Release date: To be announced
Road names: ATSF; Baltimore & Ohio; Bangor & Aroostook; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Canadian National; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Lehigh Valley; New York Central; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific.
N scale structures
WalthersCornerstone modern concrete grocery warehouse kit
Price: $59.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Modern concrete grocery warehouse kit features:
- One-piece corrugated-style walls
- Pull-through rail car end walls
- Four roof-mounted air conditioners
- Separate doors, windows, entry ramp & stairways
- Molded in five colors with clear acetate
Release date: Winter 2024
Z scale passenger cars
American Z Line heavyweight combine coaches
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Heavyweight combine coaches features:
- New tooling
- Available with two- or three-axle trucks
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Union Pacific
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.
