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News & Products for the week of January 22nd 2024

By Mitch Horner | January 22, 2024

Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and structure announcements for the week of January 22nd 2024

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News & Products for the week of January 22nd 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 22nd 2024.

 

HO scale locomotives

 

Rapido Electro-Motive Division FT diesel locomotives 

Price: A+B unit set: direct-current model, $439.95; with DCC and sound, $659.95

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

A model locomotive in a gray, red and yellow paint scheme

Electro-Motive Division FT diesel locomotives features:

  • Correct nose and windshield contours
  • Steam generator hatch installed per prototype
  • Three styles of dynamic brake hatch, per prototype
  • Etched side and fan screens
  • Separate B-units are available in Santa Fe paint scheme

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Santa Fe; Boston & Maine; Burlington; Milwaukee; Lackawanna; Great Northern; New York, Ontario & Western; Northern Pacific; and Reading.

 

HO scale freight cars

 

Funaro & Camerlengo X23 boxcar

Price: $59.99

Manufacturer: Funaro & Camerlengo; 10 Funaro Court, Honesdale, PA 18431; www.fandckits.com

A model boxcar in a red paint scheme

X23 boxcar features:

  • Horizontal siding
  • Booted ribs
  • Youngstown doors
  • Decals included

Release date: Available now

Road names: Pennsylvania Railroad

 

N scale freight cars

 

Athearn Food Machinery Corporation offset double door boxcar

Price: $29.99

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

A model boxcar in a light blue paint scheme

Food Machinery Corporation offset double door boxcar features:

  • Injection molded body
  • Machined metal wheels

Release date: May 2025

Road names: Union Railroad of Oregon; Camino Placerville and Lake Tahoe; East St-Louis Junction; Galveston Wharves; Lamoille Valley; and Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern.

 

Z scale freight cars

 

American Z Line Electro-Motive Division SD40-2

Price: Contact manufacturer

Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com

A model locomotive in a gray and navy blue paint scheme

Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 features:

  • Road-specific details include sunshades, high snowplow, corrugated radiators, exhaust silencer, prototypical antennas

Release date: To be announced

Road names: CSX

 

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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