News & Products for the week of January 29th 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 29th 2024.
HO scale freight cars
Athearn Roundhouse 30-foot flatcar
Price: $29.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
30-foot flatcar features:
- Separate brake wheel
- Injection-molded body
Release date: May 2025
Road names: Baltimore & Ohio, Canadian Pacific, Chesapeake & Ohio, Colorado & Southern, Pennsylvania, and Santa Fe.
Z scale freight cars
American Z Line Ortner hopper
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Ortner hopper features:
- Available in two-packs and four-packs
Release date: To be announced
Road names: CSX
Z scale caboose
American Z Line wide vision caboose
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Wide vision caboose features:
- Roller bearing trucks
- AutoLatch couplers
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Seaboard Coast Line
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.
