News & Products for the week of November 27th 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 November 27th 2023.
HO scale locomotives
Bowser Alco RS-3
Price: Direct-current model, $219.95; with DCC and sound, $319.95
Manufacturer: Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 1302 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754; 570-368-2379; bowser-trains.com
Alco RS-3 features:
- Added details include air hoses, windshield wipers, grab irons, coupler lift bars, operating headlight, window glass, and fuel tank
Release date: December 2024
Road names: New Haven; Boston & Maine; Delaware & Hudson; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; Great Northern; Interstate; Louisville & Nashville; Maine Central; New York Central; Penn Central; Pennsylvania; Reading; Rock Island; and Southern.
Rapido Electro-Motive Division SD7/9/10
Price: Direct-current model, $239.95; with DCC and sound, $349.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Electro-Motive Division SD7/9/10 features:
- Road and variant specific details
- Separate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory
- Operating headlights, rear lights, white class lights and beacons where appropriate
- Detailed cab interior
- Road specific fuel and water tanks
Release date: To be announced
Road names: SD7: Bessemer & Lake Erie, General Electric Demonstrator, Rio Grande, and Southern Pacific. SD9: Baltimore & Ohio; Burlington Northern; Chicago & North Western; and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. SD10: Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, and Dakota Minnesota & Eastern.
HO scale freight cars
Tangent Sacramento Shops 40-foot boxcar
Price: $54.95
Manufacturer: Tangent Scale Models, P.O. Box 6514, Asheville, NC 28816; 828-412-3886; tangentscalemodels.com
Sacramento Shops 40-foot boxcar features:
- Apex style running board and brake step
- Equipco handbrake housing and brake wheel
Release date: Available now
Road names: Southern Pacific
HO scale caboose
WalthersProto Santa Fe 1300-series caboose
Price: $54.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Santa Fe 1300-series caboose features:
- Details include factory-installed grab irons and separate ladders
- Underbody toolbox & prototypical window arrangement
Release date: Winter 2024
Road names: ATSF
Z scale freight car
American Z Line R-70-20 reefers
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
R-70-20 reefers features:
- Available in packs of two or four
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Burlington Northern Fruit Express; Tropicana
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.
