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New products for August 30, 2012
Including model railroad products from Athearn Trains, Atlas, InterMountain Railway, and more!
Published:
August 30, 2012
HO scale locomotives
Union Pacific Electro-Motive Division DDA40X diesel locomotive. New road numbers: Separately applied wire grab irons, prototype-specific details, and McHenry knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $369.98; with SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control sound decoder, $499.98. July 2013. Genesis series. Athearn Trains , 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe diesel locomotive. Norfolk Southern heritage schemes: Central of New Jersey; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; Erie RR; Illinois Terminal; New York Central; Penn Central; Reading Co.; Savannah & Atlanta; Virginian Ry.; and Wabash. Prototype-specific details and McHenry knuckle couplers. Direct-current models, $199.98. With SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoder, $299.98. Summer/Fall 2013. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com
General Electric AC4400 diesel locomotive. Norfolk Southern heritage schemes: Central of Georgia, Conrail, Interstate, Lehigh Valley, Monongahela, Nickel Plate Road, Norfolk & Western, Norfolk Southern (original paint scheme), Pennsylvania RR, and Southern Ry. Flush-fitting windows, prototypically accurate horns, and McHenry scale knuckle couplers. $139.98. December 2012. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com
Electro-Motive Corp. FT A-B diesel locomotives. New paint schemes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Atlantic Coast line (postwar scheme); Baltimore & Ohio; Boston & Maine (maroon-and-gold “wing” scheme); Chicago & North Western; Electro-Motive Corp. demonstrator (two road numbers). New road numbers on models decorated for Erie RR. Four road numbers each unless noted above. Etched-metal roof, fan and dynamic brake screens and Kadee knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $219.95; with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoder, $359.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. Allegheny Midland and Virginian & Ohio (with or without American flag). Two road numbers per scheme. Direct-current model, $179.95. First quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Produced in conjunction with InterMountain Railway Co. Fox Valley Models, 847-768-2344, www.foxvalleymodels.com
General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. Norfolk Southern heritage schemes: Central of Georgia, Conrail, Interstate, Lehigh Valley, Monongahela, Nickel Plate Road, Nickel Plate Road, Norfolk & Western, Norfolk Southern, and Pennsylvania RR. Etched-metal details, wire grab irons, and Kadee knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $179.95; with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoder, $259.95. March/April 2013. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
HO scale freight cars
Fruit Growers Express 57-foot mechanical refrigerator car. Burlington Northern (BNSF reporting marks, four road numbers), BNSF Ry., Fruit Growers Express (FGCX or FGMR marks, four numbers each), and Union Pacific (ARMN marks). Six road numbers per scheme unless noted. Riveted with fish-belly sill, welded with fish-belly sill, or riveted with straight sill; body- or truck-mounted brakes; Gensets visible through etched-metal screens on early version; and tractor-trailer refrigerator unit on modernized version. Sound unit cycles on and off. Standard model, $44.98; with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoder, $79.98. April 2013. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com
Trinity three-bay covered hopper. BNSF Ry. (post-2005 scheme); Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; and Ferromex. Six car numbers each. Etched-metal and wire details, metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale knuckle couplers. $39.98. April 2013. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com
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 Atlas HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio-style cupola caboose
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 Atlas HO scale American Car & Foundry 4,650-cubic-foot-capacity Center Flow hopper
Soo Line Fond du Lac-built seven-post boxcar. New paint schemes: Allegheny Midland and Virginian & Ohio. Two car numbers each. $30.95. First quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Fox Valley Models, 847-768-2344, www.foxvalleymodels.com
1,958-cubic-foot-capacity two-bay covered hopper. New paint schemes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chessie System (Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks); Gulf, Mobile & Ohio; Halliburton (HWCX marks); Polybor-Chlornate (NAHX marks); and Norfolk & Western. New road numbers: Louisville & Nashville, Northern Pacific, Rock Island, St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco), and Soo Line. Six car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, wire grab irons, and Kadee scale knuckle couplers. $34.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
4,750-cubic-foot three-bay rib-sided hopper. New road numbers: Arkansas-Oklahoma RR (ex-Chicago & North Western); BNSF Ry. (post-2005 scheme); CSX; Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; Norfolk Southern; Pittsburgh and Lake Erie; St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco); and Soo Line. Six car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, metal wheelsets, and Kadee knuckle couplers. $32.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
Association of American Railroads two-bay hopper. New paint schemes: Baltimore & Ohio, Cambira & Indiana, Chesapeake & Ohio, Litchfield & Madison, Minneapolis & St. Louis, Nickel Plate Road, Pittsburgh & Shawmut, and Pittsburgh & West Virginia. Six car numbers each. Wire grab irons, metal wheelsets, and Kadee knuckle couplers. $38.95. March/April 2013. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
Milwaukee Road ribbed-side boxcar. New road numbers: late scheme, modern (no running boards), and “Route of the Hiawathas” (with and without original door). Six car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, metal wheelsets, and Kadee knuckle couplers. $31.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co. , 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
5,277-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar. Undecorated kit. Includes wire and etched-metal details, trucks, and plastic wheelsets but no couplers. $19.95. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
Assorted resin freight car kits. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class SK-L, SK-N/P, SK-L/N/P (rebuilt), and SK-L/N/P (modernized with AB brakes) Caswell stockcars, $37 each. Norfolk & Western class HR hopper (trucks not included), $34. Westerfield, 931-484-7233, www.westerfieldmodels.com
HO scale details and accessories
45-foot container three-packs. Crowley, Maersk, MOL, and NYK Logisitics. Individually numbered containers. Three-pack, $32.98. April 2013. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com
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 Atlas HO scale 45-foot Pines trailer
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 Howard's Hobby yard limit signs
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 Showcase Miniatures HO scale dock plates
N scale locomotives
General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. Norfolk Southern heritage schemes: Interstate, Monongahela, and Norfolk Southern (pre-1982 company). Directional headlights and illuminated ditch lights, separate uncoupling levers and m.u. hoses, and optional metal grab irons. $130. First quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Fox Valley Models, 847-768-2344, www.foxvalleymodels.com
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 Atlas N scale Chesapeake & Ohio-style cupola caboose
Chesapeake & Ohio-style cupola caboose. New paint schemes: Florida East Coast, Amtrak, Apalachicola Northern, Belt Ry. of Chicago, CP Rail, Erie Lackawanna, Illinois Terminal (one car number), Long Island RR, National Ry. of Mexico, Penn Central, and Western Maryland. Two car numbers each except as noted. Weighted and detailed underframe, window glazing, and Accumate knuckle couplers. $16.95. Ready-to-run. Trainman series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
85-foot trash flatcar with four 20-foot municipal solid waste containers. Allied Waste, East Carbon, General American, and USA Waste. Weighted and detailed underframes, open-deck design, and metal wheelsets. $44.90. Fourth quarter 2012. Ready-to-run. Trainman Plus series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Pacific Fruit Express class R-70-20 refrigerator car. New paint schemes: Burlington Northern (white), BNSF Ry. (mineral red), Fruit Grower’s Express (“Real Cold” lettering), and Milwaukee Road. New road numbers: BNSF Ry. (mineral red with modern refrigeration unit), Southern Pacific Fruit Express, Union Pacific (ARMN reporting marks, 12 road numbers), and Union Pacific Fruit Express. Six car numbers each unless noted. Etched-metal details, Micro-Trains trucks, and Magne-Matic knuckle couplers. $22.95. March/April 2013. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
Pennsylvania RR class X58 boxcar. Second release: Conrail (three versions available), Penn Central (two versions), and Pennsylvania (three versions). Etched-metal brakewheel platform, prototypical height, and Magne-Matic no. 1015 brown knuckle couplers. $34.95. Limited-edition PRR car with 1950s-era American Cancer Society logos, $35.95 (proceeds from sale of this model donated to the American Cancer Society). Ready-to-run. Eastern Seaboard Models Corp., www.esmc.com
60-foot wood-deck flatcar. New road numbers: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (Super Shock Control lettering); Burlington Northern; BNSF Ry.; Great Northern; Trailer Train (yellow or boxcar red paint schemes); TTX; and Union Pacific. Six numbers each. Separately applied details, Micro-Trains trucks, and Magne-Matic knuckle couplers. $21.95. Ready-to-Run. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
4,750-cubic-foot three-bay rib-sided hopper. New road numbers: Arkansas-Oklahoma RR (ex-Chicago & North Western), BNSF Ry. (post-2005 scheme); CSX; Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; Norfolk Southern; Pittsburgh and Lake Erie; St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco); and Soo Line. Six car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, Micro-Trains trucks, and Magne-Matic knuckle couplers. $22.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
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 Micro-Trains N scale assorted freight cars
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 Micro-Trains N scale assorted heavyweight passenger cars
Assorted heavyweight passenger cars. Southern Pacific 83-foot 12-section, 1-drawing room sleeper, $22.70; Canadian Pacific Railway Post Office, $21.40; and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 3-compartment, 2-drawing-room lounge observation car, $22.70. Cars feature clear window glazing, plastic wheelsets, and body-mounted knuckle couplers. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com
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 Woodland Scenics N scale fly fishermen
Fly fishermen. Six factory-painted injection-molded plastic figures. $15.99. Scenic Accents. Woodland Scenics, 573-346-5555, www.woodlandscenics.com
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 1:50 proportion Mercedes-Benz Actros FH25 GigaSpace 6x2
Assorted vehicles. 1:50 proportion. Mercedes-Benz Actros FH25 GigaSpace 6x2 (red), $84; Mercedes-Benz Actros FH23 GigaSpace 4x2 (red), $84; and Mercedes-Benz Actros FH23 BigSpace 6 x 2 with curtainside container, $94. All models have die-cast metal construction, detailed cab interior, and rolling tires. Fourth quarter 2012. Produced by NZG Models, available from b2bReplicas.com, 417-206-9700, www.b2breplicas.com
Electronics/controls
Trolley sounds system decoder. Bell, horn, operating doors, and traveling sounds (jointed rail or welded rail). Direct-current, Digital Command Control, radio, or stationary, $119.95; auto horn operated via reed switch and magnet (commonly used with G scale), $119.95; alternating current with conventional whistle/bell activation, $129.95. An 8 ohm speaker is required. Dallee Electronics Inc., 717-661-7041, www.dallee.com
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 HO scale Union Pacific side-entrance section toolhouse. Banta Modelworks laser-cut wood kit produced for the Union Pacific Historical Society.
Union Pacific side-entrance section toolhouse. Banta Modelworks laser-cut wood kit produced for the Union Pacific Historical Society. $25 plus $3 shipping for first kit, $1.50 for each additional kit. UPHS, P.O. Box 4006, Cheyenne, WY 82003; www.uphs.org
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