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News & Products for the week of March 6th 2023

By Mitch Horner | March 6, 2023

Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and structure announcements for the week of March 6th 2023

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News & Products for the week of March 6th 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 March 6th 2023.

 

HO scale locomotives

 

Athearn Genesis Electro-Motive Division GP39-2

Price: Direct-current, $229.99; with DCC and sound, $329.99

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

News & Products for the week of March 6th 2023: An image of a model locomotive

Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 features:

  • Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes
  • Prototypically-accurate bell placement and type
  • Light-emitting diode illuminated number boards and classification lights
  • See-through cab windows and full cab interior
  • Etched metal fan grills

Release date: March 2024

Road names: Burlington Northern Santa Fe; CSX; Delaware & Hudson; Portland & Western; and Santa Fe.

 

Atlas Electro-Motive Division MP15DC

Price: Direct-current, $179.95; with DCC and sound, $289.95. Add $15 for ditchlight-equipped models

Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-678-0880; shop.atlasrr.com

News & Products for the week of March 6th 2023: An image of a model locomotive

Electro-Motive Division MP15DC features:

  • Three different hood styles
  • Separately-applied details, including windshield wipers, metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, multiple-unit hoses, snow plow, and handrails
  • See through step detail on sill
  • Etched metal radiator grilles
  • Directional light-emitting diode lighting

Release date: Available now 

Road names: First Union Rail Company; Larry’s Truck & Electric; Missouri Pacific; Norfolk Southern; Reading; Southern; Southern Pacific; and The Prairie Lines. Also available undecorated.

 

HO scale freight cars

 

Accurail double sheath wood boxcar

Price: $20.98

Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com

An image of a model boxcar

Double sheath wood boxcar features:

  • Injection-molded plastic body
  • Plastic wheelsets and knuckle couplers

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Western Maryland

 

Athearn Genesis Freightcar America Versacoil

Price: $44.99; three-car set, $124.99

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

News & Products for the week of February 27th 2023: an image of a model steel coil car

Freightcar America Versacoil features:

  • Coupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware
  • Separately applied wire grab irons and etched metal coupler platforms
  • Two body styles with or without removable hoods
  • 100-ton roller bearing trucks with animated rotating bearing caps
  • RP-25 contoured metal wheels

Release date: March 2024

Road names: Canadian Pacific; Mitsui Rail Corporation; Norfolk Southern; and Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad.

 

Carolina Piedmont Division triple hopper car

Price: $28 plus shipping

Manufacturer: Carolina Piedmont Division, railroad@nc.rr.com, https://www.cpd13.org/

Model of gray hopper

Triple hopper car features:

  • Two road numbers available
  • Manufactured by Accurail

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Norfolk Southern

 

HO scale structures

 

Walthers coal conveyor with transfer house 

Price: $34.98

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com 

An image of a model structure

Coal conveyor with transfer house features:

  • Includes parts for four detailed conveyors
  • Molded in one color with acetate windows

Release date: Spring 2023

 

Walther’s Merchant’s Row VII

Price: $44.98

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com

An image of a model structure

Merchant’s Row VII features:

  • Left-corner block with 3 different stores
  • Modernized facades and entrances
  • Separate back porch, downspouts and stairway
  • Full color vintage signs
  • Molded in four colors and clear plastic

Release date: Spring 2023

 

N scale locomotives

 

Broadway Limited Electro-Motive Division NW2

Price: $279.99

Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com

News & Products for the week of March 6th 2023: An image of a model locomotive

Electro-Motive Division NW2 features:

  • Die-cast metal body
  • Separately-applied details include handrails, grab irons, smokestacks, horn, and bell
  • Dual-mode decoder with back EMF
  • Light-emitting diode lighting
  • Dual and single headlights as appropriate

Release date: April 2023

Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Bangor & Aroostook; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Canadian National; Denver, Rio Grande & Western; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Lehigh Valley; New York Central; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Also available undecorated.

 

N scale freight cars

 

Athearn Food Machine Corporation 50-foot 5347 boxcar

Price: $29.99; three-pack, $84.99

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

An image of a model freight car

Food Machine Corporation 50-foot 5347 boxcar features:

  • Scale profile brake wheel
  • Machined metal wheels
  • Roller bearing screw-mounted trucks
  • McHenry knuckle couplers

Release date: March 2024

Road names: Cadiz Railroad; Central Vermont; CSX; Green Mountain Railroad; Maine Central; Pan Am Railways; and Railbox.

 

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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