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News & Products for the week of December 18th 2023

By Mitch Horner | December 18, 2023

Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and structure announcements for the week of December 18th 2023

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News & Products for the week of December 18th 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 18th 2023.

 

HO scale locomotives

 

Bachmann Siemens SCV-42

Price: $495.00

Manufacturer: Bachmann Trains, 1400 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124; 215-533-1600; bachmanntrains.com 

A model locomotive on model rail track

Siemens SCV-42 features:

  • DCC and sound equipped
  • Interior corridor work lights
  • English/French station announcements

Release date: To be announced 

Road names: VIA Rail Canada

 

HO scale freight cars

 

Athearn 26-foot ore car

Price: $31.99; four-pack, $109.99

Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com

Scale: HO

A model freight car in a black paint scheme

26-foot ore car features:

  • Removable ore load
  • Based on PC&F “tight-bottom” prototype

Release date: April 2025

Road names: Canadian Pacific, Cyprus Sierrita Corporation, Data Only, Nacionales de Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rio Grande, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific.

 

Rapido Enterprise covered hoppers

Price: $54.95; three-pack, $164.85; six-pack, $329.70

Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com

A set of three model freight cars

Enterprise covered hoppers features:

  • Fully detailed body and underframe
  • Rapido semi-scale metal couplers
  • Multiple road numbers per scheme

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Canadian National and New York Central.

 

HO scale structures

 

WalthersCornerstone Mid-century modern freight station kit

Price: List if available or put contact manufacturer

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com

A model structure

Mid-century modern freight station kit features:

  • Detailed station office area
  • Freight annex with road & rail loading docks and ramp
  • Separate doors, windows and other details
  • Molded in gray, dark gray, brick red, and tan

Release date: Winter 2024

 

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.

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