News & Products for the week of December 11th 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 December 11th 2023.
HO scale locomotives
Athearn Genesis Electro-Motive Division GP7R
Price: Direct-current model, $219.99; with DCC and sound, $319.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division GP7R features:
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
- Prototype accurate bell placement and type
- See-through cab windows and full cab interior
- Etched metal radiator intake grilles and fan grilles
- Also available undecorated
Release date: April 2025
Road names: Amtrak, Burlington Northern, Chicago & North Western, Erie Lackawanna, and Precision National.
HO scale freight cars
Rapido AAR 40-foot boxcar
Price: $54.95; six-pack, $329.70
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
AAR 40-foot boxcar features:
- Correct running boards, brake wheels, and housings
- Multiple end, roof, and door variations
- Full underbody detail
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Chesapeake & Ohio, Erie, Lackawanna, Minneapolis & St. Louis, Monon, New Haven, New York Central, Nickel Plate, Seaboard Air Line, Soo Line, Southern, Southern Pacific, and Western Pacific.
WalthersMainline Trinity 25,000 gallon tank car
Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Trinity 25,000 gallon tank car features:
- Separately applied manway, protective top filling housing with hatch, pressure relief valve
- Underbody features include separately applied wire safety rails, skid protected bottom outlet valve, steam inlet and outlet, brake equipment with cylinder & rods, and train line
Release date: Spring 2024
Road names: Archer-Daniels-Midland, BNSF, Bunge Corporation, Cargill, GATX Corporation, Santa Fe, and Transportation Equipment.
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.
