Trainfest show report

HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP40X diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Southern Ry. (high nose); St. Lawrence & Atlantic; and undecorated (high and low nose). Upgraded Rail Power Products shell with see-through fans, Celcon handrails, railroad-specific fuel tanks, and Digital Command Control decoder Quick Plug. $89.98 to $94.98 each. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Electro-Motive Division F45 and FP45 diesel locomotives. Preproduction shells shown. Dual-mode Digital Command Control decoder and directional lighting. Road names and price to be announced. Estimated delivery summer 2007. Genesis line. Athearn Trains

Alco C-420 and Alco C-425 diesel locomotives. Preproduction models shown. C-420 road names include Arkansas & Missouri, Conrail, Delaware & Hudson, Lehigh & Hudson River, Lehigh Valley, Louisville & Nashville, Nickel Plate Road, and undecorated. C-425 paint schemes are Chicago & North Western; Conrail; Detroit & Mackinac; New York, New Haven & Hartford; Spokane, Portland & Seattle; and undecorated. C-420 with eight-pin plug for Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder $149.95, with DCC and QSI Quantum sound system $259.95. C-425 with eight-pin plug for DCC decoder $109.95. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

Southern Pacific class AC-12 Cab-Forward steam locomotive. Preproduction samples shown. Die-cast metal chassis, injection-molded plastic boiler, wire handrails, and electrical pickup on all drivers. Direct-current models November 2006, Digital Command Control models with SoundTraxx Tsunami sound system December 2006-January 2007. Price to be announced. InterMountain Railway Co.

Electro-Motive Division AB6 (E6 booster carbody with cab and baggage room). Rock Island. Brass model with Cannon EN22 motor and dual flywheels. $857. Ready-to-run. Overland Models

General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. Canadian Pacific. Pioneer Series (without Digital Command Control and sound) $259, Explorer Series (with Digitrax DCC decoder and SoundFx sound system) $299. Ready-to-run. Tower 55 Products

General Electric ES44AC. Milwaukee Road. Pioneer Series (without Digital Command Control and sound) $259, Explorer Series (with Digitrax DCC decoder and SoundFx sound system) $299. Classic Concept series. Tower 55 Products

HO scale freight cars
Caswell gondolas. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. Class GA-X and class GA-7 (not shown). Injection-molded plastic model with AB or K brakes and Andrews or Association of American Railroads trucks as appropriate, wire grab irons, metal wheelsets, and Kadee couplers. Ready-to-run. $29.95 (undecorated kit $17.95). InterMountain Railway Co.

Log car. HOn3. Die-cast metal body, resin log load, and archbar trucks. Price to be announced. January 2007. Micro-Trains Line Co.

47-foot 3,000-cubic-foot capacity carbon black cars. Charles Eneu Johnson & Co. and Continental Carbon Co. Injection-molded styrene flat kits. $35 each plus $7.50 shipping. Rail Shop, Inc.

50-foot bulkhead flatcar. Canadian National; Algoma Central; BC Rail; Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific; and undecorated. $19.98 each, two-pack $36.98. Ready-to-run. Gold Line. Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.

HO scale structures
Lake scene buildings and details. Boat house, 38-foot pleasure boat, and swimming platform. Laser-cut wood kits (sold separately). Price to be announced. GC Laser Innovations

Windmill. Laser-cut wood kit with movable parts. Price to be announced. GC Laser Innovations

Repairman’s Row. Laser-cut wood kit with factory-assembled roofs, detail castings, loading dock, and company sign. Measures 6″ x 12″. $169. Model Tech Studios

Central RR of New Jersey standard two-story depot. Laser-cut microplywood kit with roofing material, window glazing, and scale drawings. $149.95. The N Scale Architect

Trackside and yard buildings. Injection-molded plastic structures. Factory painted and weathered. $44.98. Cornerstone Series Built-Ups. Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.

Van Dyke farm windmills. Injection-molded plastic kits. Two-pack $24.98. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.

HO scale details and accessories
1955 Ford F-100 panel truck and F-100 pickup truck. Injection-molded plastic with detailed cab interior, rubber tires, window glazing, and factory-applied detail parts. Six colors per truck type. $9.98 each. March 2007. Ready-to-use. Athearn Trains

18″ through-truss bridge. Injection-molded plastic kit. Black or silver. Offered with code 83 and code 100 track. $23.95. January 2007. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

Peterbilt 379 tractor with Heil plated 1040 dry bulk trailer. Brass models. Tractor-trailer set $699, tractor only $329, trailer only $399. Classic Mint

Gearbox kits with ball bearings. Double idler gearbox for 3mm and 1/8″ axles, gearbox for 3mm, 3/32″, and 1/8″ axles, idler gearbox for 3mm, 3/32″, and 1/8″ axles, 28:1 gear ratio, 0.3″ gear teeth. NorthWest Short Line

Steel plate loads. 4 x 20 scale feet, two stacks per load; 5 x 20 scale feet, two stacks per load; 6 x 10 scale feet, three stacks per load; 6 x 12 scale feet, three stacks per load; 6 x 20 scale feet, two stacks per load; 6 x 24 scale feet, two stacks per load; 6 x 30 scale feet, one stack per load, and 6 x 40 feet, one stack per load. $16.95 each. Great Model Trains

N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP38-2. Preproduction shell shown. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay, Boston & Maine, Conrail, Norfolk Southern (high hood), Rock Island, Southern Ry. (high hood), Union Pacific, and undecorated. Separately applied roof details and uncoupling levers, directional lighting, blackened metal wheels, and Accumate knuckle couplers. Direct-current models $99.95, Digital Command Control models $129.95. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

Fairbanks-Morse H-16-44 diesel locomotive. Canadian Pacific (maroon and gray); Virginian (yellow and blue); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (zebra stripes); Baltimore & Ohio (blue and yellow); New York, New Haven & Hartford (orange and black); and Norfolk & Western (black). Direct-current models with dummy knuckle couplers. $55. Ready-to-run. Bachmann

General Electric B30-7 and B23-7 diesel locomotives. B23-7s decorated for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Conrail; CSX; and Missouri Pacific. B30-7s painted for Burlington Northern and Chessie System. Direct-current models with dummy knuckle couplers. $50. Ready-to-run. Bachmann

N scale freight cars
American Car & Foundry (ACF) 3,560-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper and ACF 50′-6″ exterior-post boxcar. Hopper paint schemes include Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range; Chesapeake & Ohio; Corn Products; Stauffer Chemical; and undecorated. Boxcar lettered for Railbox, Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay, CSX, St. Mary’s Railroad, and undecorated. $9.95 each (undecorated $7.95 each). Ready-to-run. Trainman line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

FMC 100-ton wood-chip hopper. Golden West Service with Ventura County Ry. Co. reporting marks and factory-printed graffiti. Single cars and three-packs. Price to be announced. Ready-to-run. DeLuxe Innovations

Trinity 5,161-cubic-foot capacity three-bay covered hoppers. CSX, Archer Daniels Midland, BNSF Ry. (2005 scheme), Cargill, Farmers Commodities Transportation, Illinois Central, Southern Illinois Railcar, and undecorated. Etched-metal running boards and Micro-Trains trucks and couplers. February-March 2007. $21.95 each. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

Difco dump car. Milwaukee Road; Amtrak; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington Northern Santa Fe; Canadian Pacific; CSX; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range; maintenance of way; Norfolk Southern; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. $14.98 each, three-pack $43.98. Ready-to-run. Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.

N scale passenger cars
Fourth car for Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Pioneer Zephyr. Injection-molded plastic. Painted silver but unlettered. $139.98. Con-Cor International

California Zephyr passenger cars. Re-release with new car names and numbers. Vista-Dome sleeper-observation-lounge; 10-roomette, 6 double-bedroom sleeper; 16-section sleeper; baggage car; Vista-Dome coach; Vista-Dome buffet-lounge-dormitory; and diner. Ready-to-run. Kato USA Inc.

N scale structures
Platforms. Bulk ice platform, cold storage platform, and dry transfer platform. Laser-cut wood kits designed for use with Classic Metal Works International Harvester R-190 and White delivery truck boxes. Price to be announced. GC Laser Innovations

Pennsylvania RR MG Tower. Laser-cut microplywood kit with peel-and-stick brick sheets, roofing material, window glazing, and scale drawings. Based on prototype in Altoona, Pa. $69.95. The N Scale Architect

N scale details and accessories
20-foot Tanktainer. Cronos. Injection-molded plastic model. Two-pack $19.35. Parts produced by American Limited. Painting, lettering, and assembly by DeLuxe Innovations

40-foot intermodal container chassis. TRAC Lease. Injection-molded plastic. Two-pack $16.45. Ready-to-use. DeLuxe Innovations

Truck boxes. Cattle box, grain box, flatbed for transporting cable reels, flatbed, and material bed. For use with Classic Metal Works International Harvester R-190 and White trucks. Price to be announced. GC Laser Innovations

O scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division F3 diesel locomotive. Preproduction model shown. F3A: Boston & Maine (B&M); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (DL&W); New York Central; Rock Island; Southern Ry. (SOU); and undecorated. F3B: B&M, DL&W, SOU, and undecorated. Models feature metal grab irons; die-cast metal chassis, fuel tank, and trucks; directional golden-white light-emitting-diode headlight; and railroad-specific details. Price to be announced. Ready-to-run. Atlas O

Z scale freight cars
50-foot plug-door exterior-post boxcar. Preproduction model shown. Road names and price to be announced. With Micro-Trains trucks and Magne-Matic couplers. Micro-Trains Line Co.

Z scale structures
Long Valley Lumber. Laser-cut microplywood kit with roofing material, window glazing, detail parts, and scale drawings. $139.95. Nansen Street Models, The N Scale Architect

Electronics/controls
Wabbit dual output Digital Command Control stationary decoder. Wabbit ($29.95) features dispatcher over-ride for locking out any or all switch commands, switch speed control for controlling stall motor speed, and auto throw for lining switch when train is approaching against the points. Wabbit FB ($34.95) has features above plus feedback, which reports turnout position to Digitrax LocoNet, Lenz ExpressNet, and NCE CabBus. DCC Specialties

Sound decoders. 2-6-0, 2-8-2, 2-10-0, 2-8-8-2, 4-6-0, and 4-8-2 steam locomotives;
Baldwin non-turbocharged 606 and 606NA with single- and two-chime air horn; and Baldwin non-turbocharged VO660 with single- and two-chime air horn. Price to be announced. ESU LLC

Advanced SUSI sound module. Based on 24 bit, 96kHz sound recordings. Numerous European and North American prototype sounds available. Price to be announced. Lenz Agency of North America

Gold Maxi battery adaptor. Allows attachment of modeler-supplied battery to provide on-board energy storage to Gold Maxi decoder. Price to be announced. Lenz Agency of North America

Multi-head signals. N scale. Three-head over two-head $34.99; three-head over three-head, $39.99; two-head over two-head, $32.99. Brass construction. Black or silver. N.J. International

Signal house and mast. Brass model with light-emitting-diode signal lights and opening doors on signal house. HO scale $45.99, O scale $89.99. January 2007. N.J. International

Tools
Copi foam-cutting attachment. Cuts foam 5″ long and 4″ deep. For firm’s Tippi hot-wire foam cutter. $22.95 plus $3.75 shipping. BCH International

Foam cutting blades. Four blades: terrain shaping, round detail, needle nose, and small square. 0.72″ diameter. For use with firm’s Tippi hot-wire foam cutter. $22. BCH International

Manufacturers featured in the Trainfest show report
Athearn Trains, 1550 Glenn Curtiss St., Carson, CA 90746; www.athearn.com

Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; www.atlasrr.com

Atlas O, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; www.atlaso.com

Bachmann, 1400 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124; www.bachmanntrains.com

BCH International, 336 Columbia St., Johnstown, PA 15905; www.bigcityhobbies.com

Classic Mint, 5108 W. Shoreline Terrace, Muncie, IN 47304; www.classicmint.com

Con-Cor International, 8101 E. Research Ct., Tucson, AZ 85710; www.all-railroads.com

DCC Specialties, 57 River Rd., Ste. 1023, Essex Junction, VT 05452; www.dccspecialties.com

DeLuxe Innovations, 9 Whippany Rd., Unit 9, Whippany, NJ 07981; www.deluxeinnovations.com

ESU, P.O. Box 77, Upsala, MN 56384; www.loksound.com

GC Laser Innovations, P.O. Box 621, Genoa City, WI 53128; www.gclaser.com

Great Model Trains, P.O. Box 432, Tiffin, IA 52340; www.greatmodeltrains.com

InterMountain Railway Co., P.O.Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502; www.intermountain-railway.com

Kato USA, Inc., 100 Remington Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173; www.katousa.com

Lenz Agency of North America, P.O. Box 143, Chelmsford, MA 01824; www.lenz.com

Micro-Trains Line Co., P.O. Box 1200, Talent, OR 97540; www.micro-trains.com

Model Tech Studios, P.O. Box 1497, North Hampton, NH 03862; www.modeltechstudios.com

N.J. International, P.O. Box 1029, Higley, AZ 85238; www.njinternational.com

NorthWest Short Line, P.O. Box 423, Seattle, WA 98111; www.nwsl.com

The N Scale Architect, 4063 County Hwy. 2, Delancey, NY 13752; www.the-n-arch.com

Overland Models, 311 S. Walnut St., Muncie, IN 47305; www.overlandmodels.com

Rail Shop, Inc., P.O. Box 7400, Libertyville, IL 60048; www.railshop.net

Tower 55 Products, 311 S. Walnut St., Muncie, IN 47305; www.tower55products.com

Wm. K. Walthers, Inc., P.O. Box 3039, Milwaukee, WI 53201; www.walthers.com