News & Products for the week of January 15th 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 January 15th 2024.
HO scale freight cars
Athearn Food Machinery Corporation offset double door box car
Price: $39.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Food Machinery Corporation offset double door box car features:
- Separately applied grab irons, end ladders and brake wheel
- Photo etched cross-over platform
Release date: May 2025
Road names: Galveston Wharves; Camino Placerville & Lake Tahoe; East St-Louis Junction; Lamoille Valley; and Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern.
N scale freight cars
Athearn GATX 23,000-gallon tank car
Price: Single car, $39.99; two-pack, $74.99; three-pack, $104.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
GATX 23,000-gallon tank car features:
- Detailed walkways
- Underbody plumbing and rigging
- Separate wireform grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms
Release date: May 2025
Road names: GATX, Canadian National, and Quaker State.
N scale vehicles
ScaleTrains reefer container
Price: $13.99; three-pack, $41.99
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 4901 Old Tasso Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
Reefer container features:
- Fully assembled
Release date: July 2024
Road names: CR England, Alliance Shippers, Go 2 Logistics, Hub Group, JB Hunt, KLLM Transporters, Maritime-Ontario, Marten, Quicktrax, and Tiger Cool.
Z scale freight cars
American Z Line R-70-20 reefers
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
R-70-20 reefers features:
- Available in packs of two or four
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Burlington Northern
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.
