General Motors Diesel Division F59PH diesel locomotive Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct-current model, $225; with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder, $335 Era: 1988 to present (varies depending on scheme) Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com General Motors Diesel Division F59PH diesel locomotive features: American units […]
Department of Defense intermodal containers Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Combo pack (one each 20-foot conex, tricon, and quadcon), $49.95; 20-foot container three-pack (one each brown, Marine Gray, and patched brown), $24.95 Era: present Manufacturer: Spring Mills Depot, P.O. Box 1616, Spring Mills, MD 21158, springmillsdepot.com Department of Defense intermodal container features: Injection-molded plastic construction Separate, […]
Department of Defense 68-foot heavy-duty flatcars Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $64.95 Era: 1981 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Spring Mills Depot, P.O. Box 1616, Spring Mills, MD 21158, springmillsdepot.com Department of Defense (DODX) 68-foot heavy-duty flatcar features: Die-cast metal underframe Factory-painted metal wheelsets Wire grab irons Metal wheels Kadee couplers Road-number-specific lettering […]
Chevrolet vehicles Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $24.95 Era: 1980 to 1985 model years through 2000s Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com HO scale Chevrolet vehicle features: Assorted front grill designs Multiple rim designs (wire spoke, dog dish, and more) Chrome finish on bumpers, rims, and […]
American Car & Foundry 5,701-cubic-foot-capacity Pressureaide Center Flow covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $47.95 (undecorated, $37.95) Era: 1985 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com Features: Etched-metal running boards Detailed brake gear with piping 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with blackened metal wheels […]
New Look Bus Scale: N (1:160) Price: $34.95 (GO Transit, $39.95) Era: 1960s to 1990s (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com New Look Bus features: Full underbody detail including fuel tank, cabling, and engine detail Early (5303) rear engine door […]
American Car & Foundry 3,560-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $33.95 (undecorated, $26.95) Era: 1967 to present (era varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com Features: Weighted, detailed underframe Accumate couplers Roller-bearing trucks with metal wheels Available now Road names: […]
Southern Pacific passenger cars Scale: Z (1:220) Price: Contact manufacturer Era: 1941 to mid-1950s Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com Southern Pacific passenger cars features: Injection-molded plastic Metal wheels AutoLatch couplers Window glazing Limited quantities available Car types: Cascade 4-compartment, 4-bedroom, 2-drawing-room sleeper with Pullman sublettering (two road numbers); […]
53-foot plate wall highway trailers Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $29.95 Era: Mid-1990s to present Manufacturer: Bowser Manufacturing Co., Inc., 1302 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754, 570-368-2379, bowser-trains.com HO scale highway trailers features: Injection-molded plastic Plastic wheels and mudflaps Landing gear Pre-orders due June 30, 2022 Scheduled for release in summer 2023 Road names: Crete, Dart, […]
Pennsylvania RR class H-43 100-ton three-bay hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $29.95 Era: 1971 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Bowser Manufacturing Co., Inc., 1302 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754, 570-368-2379, bowser-trains.com HO scale 100-ton three-bay hopper features: 36” metal wheelsets Roller-bearing trucks Interior and slope sheet braces Knuckle couplers Pre-orders due May […]
Pennsylvania RR class X-31 round roof boxcars Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $29.95 Era: 1943 to 1962+ (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Bowser Manufacturing Co., Inc., 1302 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754, 570-368-2379, bowser-trains.com HO scale Pennsylvania RR class X-31 round roof boxcar features: Injection-molded plastic body Metal wheels Knuckle couplers Pre-order deadline June 30, […]
Book: Fairmont Railway Motors MOW & Work Equipment Price: $35 Publisher: SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, P.O. Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528, 914-967-7541, ronsbooks.com Fairmont Railway Motors MOW & Work Equipment contents: Reproductions of two catalogs from Fairmont Railway Motors: Fairmont railway motor cars and work equipment (1944) Fairmont railway maintenance-of-way equipment (1977) […]
