News & Products for the week of January 8th 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 8th 2024.
HO scale locomotives
Athearn Electro-Motive Division SD40-2
Price: Direct-current model, $174.99; with DCC and sound, $244.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 features:
- See-through cab windows
- See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes
- Separately applied air tanks
Release date: May 2025
Road names: Oneida & Western, Helm Leasing Group, Norfolk Southern, and Reading & Northern.
HO scale freight cars
Athearn Genesis GATX 23,000-galllon tank car
Price: Single car, $64.99; two-pack, $119.99; three-pack, $149.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Athearn Genesis GATX 23,000-galllon tank car features:
- Full underbody plumbing and rigging
- Injection-molded body
- Coupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware
- Correct walkways, manways, and load/unload plaques per series
Release date: May 2025
Road names: Quaker State, Canadian National, and GATX.
WalthersMainline 53-foot General Steel Casings bulkhead flatcar
Price: $37.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
53-foot General Steel Casings bulkhead flatcar features:
- Die-cast metal body
- Fully assembled with finely detailed body, deck & bulkheads
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Spring 2024
Road names: Penn Central, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Denver Rio Grande Western, Great Northern, Illinois Central Gulf, and Southern Railway.
HO scale details
Class One Model Works steel ladle
Price: $45.99
Manufacturer: ClassOneModelWorks.com, 8610 NW 107th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64153; 816-243-0044; ClassOneModelWorks.com
Steel ladle features:
- Includes ladle section, base cribbing, side braces, and gray tie down wire for flatcar mounting
Release date: Spring 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.
