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News & Products for April 30, 2009
Published: Thursday, April 30, 2009
HO scale locomotives
Pacific Harbor Line Electro-Motive Division SD40 diesel locomotive. Three road numbers available; also available undecorated (with or without front brake ratchet). See-through fans, wire grab irons, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $109.98; undecorated, $99.98. November 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
Western Pacific Electro-Motive Division FP7 diesel locomotive. Orange and silver passenger scheme. Five-pole skew-wound motor with flywheels, prototype-specific details, and magnetic knuckle couplers. A unit only: Direct-current model, $169.98; with Digital Command Control and sound, $259.98. B unit only: DC model, $139.98; DCC and sound, $209.98. A-B set: DC model, $309.98; DCC and sound, $459.98. December 2009. Genesis series. Athearn Trains
HO scale freight cars
60-foot Pullman Standard auto parts boxcar. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Louisville & Nashville; Southern Pacific; St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt); Union Pacific; and Western Pacific. Two road numbers available. Separately applied door closure rods and wire grab irons, etched-metal running boards, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $27.98. October 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
American Car & Foundry 50-foot single-door boxcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canadian National; Florida East Coast; Montana Rail Link; and Railbox (early and modern schemes). Two car numbers available. Metal wheelsets and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $18.98. September 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
TTX 56-foot well car with 28-foot parcel containers. Four car numbers available. Will hold 40-, 45-, 48-, or 53-foot containers. Four 28-foot containers, metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $22.98. Also available, 28-foot container with chassis, white and gray (two numbers each), $19.98. October 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
Richmond Tank Car 20,900-gallon-capacity general service tank car. Dow Chemical (DOWX reporting marks), Owens Illinois Glass Co. (OWIX), Pemex, GE Rail Services Corp. (PTLX or TLDX), and Southern Pacific (fuel tender; one car number available). Two numbers unless noted; also available undecorated. Etched-metal platforms, wire grab irons, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $27.98. October 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
40-foot three-bay offset-side hopper. Canadian National, Erie RR, Grand Trunk Western, Missouri Pacific, Norfolk & Western, and Southern Pacific (Texas & New Orleans reporting marks). Two six-packs or one single car available per road name. Removable cast-resin coal loads, metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $17.89 per single car; $99.98 per six-pack. October 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
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 Blackstone Models-Denver & Rio Grande Western HOn3 1000-series high-side gondola
Blackstone Models
American Car & Foundry 4,650-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper. New paint scheme: Burlington Northern Santa Fe (2005 scheme). New car numbers: Soo Line and Western Pacific. Six numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, metal wheelsets, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. $29.98. Ready-to-run.
InterMountain Railway Co.
American Car & Foundry two-bay Center Flow hopper. Chessie System (with Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Norfolk & Western; Southern Ry.; and Winchester & Western. Six car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, metal wheelsets, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. $29.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
HO scale passenger cars
Overton 34-foot passenger cars. Canadian National, New York Central & Hudson River, Pennsylvania RR, and Sierra Ry. Available as single coach or four-car set (baggage, combine, coach, and observation). New window and clerestory glazing, metal truss rods, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $19.98 per single car; $79.98 per four-pack. Ready-to-run. Roundhouse
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 BLMA Models HO scale 150-foot steel warren truss bridge
150-foot steel Warren truss bridge. Assembled and painted black or silver. Brass construction. $325. BLMA Models
HO scale details and accessories
53-foot refrigerated trailer. Dick Simon Trucking, England Intermodal, Marten, and May Trucking. Two differently numbered two-packs each. Sliding bogie and rolling vinyl tires. $29.98 per two-pack. November 2009. Athearn Trains
92-foot steam railroad tugboat kit. Unpainted cast resin parts, white metal details, laser-cut plastic railings and window glazing, and glass bead running lights. $98.50. Frenchman River Model Works
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 Walthers HO scale assorted steel works kits
N scale locomotives
Class Y-3 2-8-8-2 articulated Mallet steam locomotive. New road numbers: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Norfolk & Western; and Union Pacific. Two road numbers each in direct current or QSI Quantum Digital Command Control. Railroad-specific details, factory-applied traction tires, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. DC model, $249.98; with DCC and sound, $349.98. Ready-to-run. Heritage Steam line. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
N scale freight cars
Southern Iron & Equipment Co. 50-foot boxcar. Burlington Northern Santa Fe (Heritage I scheme); Canadian Pacific; Chattahoochee Industrial RR; Chicago & North Western (ex-Rock Island patch scheme); Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; and Peninsula Terminal. Two car numbers each. Scale profile brake wheels, etched-metal stirrup steps, and McHenry magnetic knuckle couplers. $16.98. September 2009. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains
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 Trainworx Inc. N scale all-steel drop-bottom general service gondola
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 Electro-Motive Division SD35 and SDp35 diesel locomotives from Atlas O
Electro-Motive Division SD35 and SDP35 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes: Atlantic Coast Line (SDP35, only available powered), Electro-Motive Division Leasing, Louisville & Nashville, and Southern Pacific ("Kodachrome" paint scheme, one road number, powered only). New road numbers: Norfolk & Western and Union Pacific. Unless noted, two numbers available for powered units, one for unpowered. Digital Command Control with QSI Quantum sound, high or low nose as per prototype, and separately-applied metal details. $479.95 (unpowered, $229.95). September 2009. Ready-to-run. Atlas O
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 Chooch Enterprises O scale Southern Pacific type B50-15 single-sheathed boxcar kits
Southern Pacific type B50-15 single-sheathed boxcar kits. Wood or steel versions available (wood version pictured). Flat-packed resin kit. Trucks and couplers not included. Limited run of 50 of each type. $129 each; Southern Pacific decal set, $15. Chooch Enterprises
Z scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division Montana Rail Link GP35 diesel locomotive. With Washington Corp. herald. Two numbers available. Magnetic knuckle couplers. $195.95. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co.
Z scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Canadian National 50-foot standard boxcar with plug doors and "wet noodle" logo, $22.20. Norfolk Southern 50-foot fishbelly gondola with scrap loads, $22.60. Two car numbers each. Magnetic knuckle couplers. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co.
Z scale passenger cars
Alaska RR Pullman-Standard smoothside passenger cars. Yellow and blue. Baggage car, coach, dome car, and sleeper. Magnetic knuckle couplers. $30.20 each. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co.
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 Rail Scenics photo backdrops
Photo backdrops. New releases: Desert Mountains and Bellows Falls. Custom photography available. Lengths start at 3 feet and vary depending on scale (on average 5 feet in N scale, 8 feet in HO, 10 feet in O). $15 per foot. Rail Scenics
Books
Intermodal Transport History & Technology newsletters, vol. 1-5. Produced in cooperation with the Society of Freight Car Historians. Digital book with 2,044 pages of data, history, and 610 high-resolution photos. PDF format on CD-ROM. $14.95 plus shipping: $4.85 to U.S., $10.95 to Canada and Mexico; $12.95 for all other countries. Highlands Station, LLC
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 Accurail HO scale Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern two-bay hopper
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern two-bay hopper. Custom-decorated Accurail car offered by the Chicago & North Western Historical Society. Two car numbers available. Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $16 per car, $30 per two-pack, plus $5 shipping per order. Illinois residents add 9.25 percent sales tax on total. Send money order to C&NWHS, P.O. Box 1068, North Riverside, IL 60546 or order online at www.cnwhs.org.
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Manufacturers featured in this week's News & Products
Athearn Trains
1550 Glenn Curtiss St.
Carson, CA 90746
310-763-7140
www.athearn.com
Atlas O
378 Florence Ave.
Hillside, NJ 07205
908-687-9590
www.atlaso.com
Blackstone Models
210 Rock Point Dr.
Durango, CO 81301
970-259-0690
www.blackstonemodels.com
BLMA Models
16623 Pear Blossom Ct.
Whittier, CA 90603
562-712-7085
www.blmamodels.com
Chooch Enterprises
P.O. Box 1200
Maple Valley, WA 98039
425-273-4794
www.choochenterprises.com
Frenchman River Model Works
HC1 Box 185A
Stratton, NE 69043
308-276-2174
www.frenchmanriver.com
Highlands Station, LLC
600 Dudley St.
Lakewood, CO 80215
303-829-4449
www.HighlandsStationLLC.com
InterMountain Railway Co.
P.O. Box 839
Longmont, CO 80502
303-772-1901
intermountain-railway.com
Micro-Trains Line Co.
P.O. Box 1200
Talent, OR 97540
541-535-1755
www.micro-trains.com
Rail Scenics
P.O. Box 153
Lowell, VT 05847
(413) 455-7286
www.Railscenics.com
Roundhouse
1550 Glenn Curtiss St.
Carson, CA 90746
310-763-7140
www.roundhousetrains.com
Trainworx Inc.
P.O. Box 127
Delta, CO 81416
970-874-9747
www.train-worx.com
Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
P.O. Box 3039
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414-527-0770
www.walthers.com
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