45-foot logging flatcar Scale: N (1:160) Price: $29.95 Era: 1942 to 1978+ (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com 45-foot logging flatcar features: Separate, factory-applied brake wheel Solid-bearing trucks Release date: Scheduled for release in second quarter 2023 New road numbers: Burlington Northern (black and yellow), British Columbia […]
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Atlas American Car & Foundry 50-foot Precision Design boxcar
American Car & Foundry 50-foot Precision Design boxcar Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $42.95 (undecorated, $34.95) Era: 1972 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com American Car & Foundry 50-foot Precision Design boxcar features: 70-ton roller-bearing trucks Accumate couplers Die-cast metal underframe Positionable doors Separate brake system […]
Atlas O American Car & Foundry three- and six-bay cylindrical covered hoppers
American Car & Foundry three- and six-bay cylindrical covered hoppers Scale: O (1:48) Price: $82.95 (undecorated, $77.95) Era: 1961 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas O, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com American Car & Foundry three- and six-bay cylindrical covered hoppers features: Sprung, die-cast metal 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with rotating […]
Atlas International Car Co. NE-6 center-cupola caboose
International Car Co. NE-6 center-cupola caboose Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $39.95 (undecorated, $34.95) Era: 1940s to 1980s+ (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com International Car Co. NE-6 center-cupola caboose features: Accumate couplers Brake line detail End rails, smokestack, and ladders Friction- or roller-bearing caboose trucks New York, […]
60-foot Pullman-Standard flatcar from Walthers
60-foot Pullman-Standard flatcar Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $34.98 Era: mid-1960s to present Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com 60-foot Pullman-Standard flatcar features: Decks match different prototype configurations Board pattern with wood grain and bolt details Brake wheel cutout as appropriate 70-ton roller bearing trucks 33” turned-metal wheelsets […]
National Steel Car 73-foot center-beam bulkhead flatcars from Rapido Trains
National Steel Car 73-foot center-beam bulkhead flatcars Scales: HO (1:87.1) and N (1:160) Price: HO scale – single car, $59.95; six-pack, $359.70. N scale – single car, $44.95; six-pack, $269.70 Era: 1987 to present Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com NSC HO scale 73-foot center-beam bulkhead […]
Moloco HO scale Fruit Growers Express 50-foot insulated boxcars
Fruit Growers Express 50-foot insulated boxcars Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: In line with current ready-to-run freight car prices Era: March 1967 to 1990s (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Moloco, 302-5025 Harvard Rd., Mississauga, ON, L5W 0W6 Canada, molocotrains.com Fruit Growers Express 50-foot insulated boxcars features: Differing lettering placements for individual car numbers for repainted […]
Athearn Pullman-Standard PS-2 2,893-cubic-foot capacity three-bay covered hopper
Pullman-Standard PS-2 2,893-cubic-foot capacity three-bay covered hopper Scale: N (1:160) Price: $34.99 Era: Mid-1950s through late 1980s+ (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com Pullman-Standard PS-2 2,893-cubic-foot capacity three-bay covered hopper features: Body-mounted McHenry scale couplers Machined metal wheels with RP-25 contours Minimum radius: 11” Separate, factory-applied round roof hatches, […]
Atlas N scale General American 3,500-cubic-foot capacity Dry-Flo covered hopper
General American 3,500-cubic-foot capacity Dry-Flo covered hopper Scale: N (1:160) Price: $46.95 (undecorated, $39.95) Era: 1960 to 1980s+ (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com General American 3,500-cubic-foot capacity Dry-Flo covered hopper features: 33” metal wheels American Steel Foundries 70-ton Ride Control trucks Body-mounted scale couplers Etched-metal brake […]
ClassOneModelWorks.com announces first HO scale models
Thrall Corp. TTX class TWF10 single-unit double-stack well car ClassOneModelWorks.com recently announced its first HO scale models. Leading things off is a Thrall Corp. TTX class TWF10 single-unit double-stack well car. The model will be offered in the as-delivered, intermediate, and late schemes in two to four numbers each. The ready-to-run car will feature formed, […]
Athearn American Car & Foundry 2,970-cubic-foot capacity two-bay Center Flow covered hopper
American Car & Foundry 2,970-cubic-foot capacity two-bay Center Flow covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Single car, $49.99; three-pack, $124.99 Era: 1966+ through 1989+ (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com American Car & Foundry 2,970-cubic-foot capacity two-bay Center Flow covered hopper features: Body-mounted McHenry scale couplers Injection-molded plastic body […]
Atlas General American Transportation Corp. 20,700-gallon tank car
General American Transportation Corp. 20,700-gallon tank car Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $54.95 (undecorated, $42.95) Era: 1965 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com General American Transportation Corp. 20,700-gallon tank car features: A end pipe stubs where applicable Bottom outlet, safety vent, and see-through end walkways Brake […]