News & Products for the week of June 12th 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 June 12th 2023.
HO scale locomotives
AthearnGenesis Electro-Motive Division FP45
Price: Direct-current model, $219.99; with DCC and sound, $319.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division FP45 features:
- Full cab interior
- Flush mounted port hole window glass
- Flexicoil-C sideframes with high brake cylinders
- Flexible rubber trainline hose
Release date: October 2024
Road names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Milwaukee Road; and Santa Fe.
HO scale freight cars
Accurail Wellsville, Addison & Galeton freight car
Price: Single car, $20.98; three-car set, $61.98
Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com
Wellsville, Addison & Galeton freight cars features:
- 40-foot wood boxcar, 41-foot steel gondola, 40-foot steel boxcar
- Injection-molded plastic construction
- Plastic wheelsets
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Wellsville, Addison & Galeton
Rapido Pennsylvania Railroad X23 40-foot boxcar
Price: $54.95; three pack, $164.85; $329.70, six pack
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Pennsylvania Railroad X23 40-foot boxcar features:
- Warren truss single-sheathed body
- Youngstown or Creco panel doors, as appropriate
- Flat panel or lap seam roofs, as appropriate
- Split K or AB Brakes, as appropriate
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Cumberland Valley; and Pennsylvania Railroad.
HO scale passenger cars
Lambert Locomotive Works Osgood Bradley 70-foot suburban coach
Price: $143.50; with wheels and couplers, $150.00
Manufacturer: Lambert Locomotive Works, https://lambertlocomotiveworks.com/
Osgood Bradley 70-foot suburban coach features:
- 3D printed
- Includes seating, frame, body shell, platform gate, chain posts, vestibule doors where applicable, and underframe detail
Release date: Available now
Road names: Boston & Albany; Boston & Maine; Chicago & Northwestern; Delaware & Hudson; Long Island Railroad; New York Central; and New York, Susquehanna & Western.
WalthersProto Union Pacific Heritage Fleet cars
Price: $89.98; with illuminated interior, $104.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Union Pacific Heritage Fleet cars features:
- 85-foot cars
- Car varieties include sleeper, coach, diner, and baggage coach
- Prototypically accurate window tinting & gaskets as appropriate
- Factory-installed grab irons
Release date: Summer 2023
Road names: Union Pacific
N scale locomotives
Athearn Electro-Motive Division F45
Price: $169.99; with sound, $269.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division F45 features
- Snow plow or plate welded pilot
- Flush mounted port hole window glass
- Flexicoil-C sideframes with high brake cylinders
- 4,000 gallon fuel tank
Release date: October 2024
Road names: Great Northern; Montana Rail Link; Santa Fe; and Wisconsin & Southern.
Decoders
Rail Conductor AniLight DCC decoder
Price: $44.95
Manufacturer: Rail Conductor, LLC, www.railconductor.com
AniLight DC decoder features:
- Provides 16 terminals each with any of 16 lighting effects
- Each terminal controls one to three light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
Release date: June 2023
Books
SilverLake Images’ Milwaukee Gasoline Locomotives & Brookville Locomotives
Price: $35.00
Manufacturer: SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, P.O. Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528; 914-967-7541; ronsbooks.com
Milwaukee Gasoline Locomotives & Brookville Locomotives features:
- Softcover
- 112 pages
Release date: Available now
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.
