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News & Products for May 14, 2009
Published: Thursday, May 14, 2009
HO scale locomotives
Factory weathered Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive. Three road numbers available. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, see-through running boards, and directional lighting with lighted number boards. With Digital Command Control and sound, $464.98; direct-current model without sound, $364.98. February 2010. Ready-to-run. Genesis series. Athearn Trains
Electro-Motive Division F3 and F7 diesel locomotives. F3A: Bangor & Aroostook (two road numbers available). F7A: Western Pacific (one number). Bühler can motor, etched- and cast-brass details, and magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $149.95; with Digital Command Control and sound, $259.95. Executive Line. Ready-to-run. Bowser
HO scale freight cars
Assorted hopper cars. 70-ton covered hopper: Central RR of New Jersey, Monon, Spokane International, and Western Marlyand. Three car numbers each. $22.95. 100-ton hopper: Chicago & North Western (with yellow end), Norfolk Southern, Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. (with yellow end, five numbers), and Reading & Northern (with orange end). Three numbers unless noted. $23.95. Metal wheelsets and magnetic knuckle couplers. Ready-to-run. Bowser
50-foot FMC plug-door boxcar. East Camden & Highland, Golden Triangle, Green Bay & Western, New Orleans Public Belt, St. Marys, and Stockton Terminal & Eastern. Two car numbers available. Ex-MDC tooling, metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $19.98 September 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
Heavy-duty flatcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; U.S. Department of Defense (DODX reporting marks); Missouri Pacific; Norfolk & Western; Pennsylvania RR; and Trailer Train. Removable heavy machinery load, metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $27.98. September 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
Great Northern plywood-panel boxcars. Vermilion Red, Mineral Red, or original Scotchlite Yellow (with "See America First" herald). Six numbers per paint scheme. Metal wheelsets and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. $29.95. Winter 2009. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
Wood refrigerator car. Carnation Milk, Onalaska Pickle & Canning Co. (three car numbers available), Otoe Food Products, P.H. Schneider Brewing Co. (four numbers), and Rocky Mountain Produce Co. Six numbers unless noted. Laser-cut wood running board, metal wheelsets, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. $29.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
United States Railroad Administration single-sheathed boxcar. Georgia RR (silver). Four car numbers available. Tichy Train Group tooling, wire details, metal wheelsets, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. $32.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
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 Walthers HO scale Amtrak Budd dome cars
Amtrak Budd dome cars. Smooth-side Great Dome lounge car (phase 1 [pictured], 3, 4, and 4b paint schemes) and 46-seat Vista dome coach (phase 1, 2, and 3). Sprung diaphragms, magnetic knuckle couplers, and factory-installed electrical pickups for interior lighting kit (sold separately). $49.98. Ready-to-run. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
HO scale details and accessories
40-foot container three-packs. Evergreen, Hapag Lloyd, K-Line, Linea Mexicana, NYK Line, and Senator. Individually numbered, easily stackable, and separate end-door closure rods. Designed for Athearn Maxi I five-unit well cars. $29.98. September 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
Alco RS-3 Phase III diesel locomotive body shell. Undecorated shell only. Designed for Stewart Hobbies mechanism using die-cast frame and Athearn parts. $12.95 per kit. Bowser
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 Howard's Hobby HO scale Adirondack Pub and Brewery BT3 beer truck
N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division FP7 diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern (one road number), National Railways of Mexico (four numbers), Ontario Northland (yellow paint scheme, six numbers) Rock Island (maroon and yellow paint scheme, three numbers), and Seaboard Coast Line (three numbers). Wire handrails, etched-metal grills, and Micro-Trains magnetic knuckle couplers. $119.95. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
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 Atlas N scale 17,600-gallon-capacity Trinity corn syrup tank car
17,600-gallon-capacity Trinity corn syrup tank car. ADM Transportation Co. (Leaf logo, with or without stripes), Cargill, Corn Products, General American Transportation Corp. (GATX reporting marks), Liquid Sugars, Minnesota Corn Processors, and Tru-Sweet/Amaizo. Two car numbers; also available undecorated (in ADM/MCP, Cargill, or Corn Products body style). Separately-applied stand-alone brake system details, prototype-specific details, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $21.95; undecorated, $14.95. September 2009. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co.
Modified Association of American Railroads 40-foot boxcar. Chicago & North Western ("Overland Route" slogan), Fort Worth & Denver ("Way of the Zephyrs" slogan), Maine Central, and Rock Island. Six car numbers each. Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers. $19.95. InterMountain Railway Co.
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 True Line Trains N scale 50-foot newsprint cars
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 Silvergate Distributors 1:50 proportion Volvo l60e loader with accessories
1:50-proportion Volvo L60E loader with accessories. Die-cast metal construction; positionable, interchangeable accessories; rolling vinyl tires; and detailed cab interior with clear window glazing. $99.99. Made by MotorArt, distributed by Silvergate Distributors Inc.
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 N.J. International SA type target signals
SA type target signals. Brass construction, with two-color LEDs. Single target, $22.99; double target (pictured), $25.99; ground target with opening cabinet door, $25.99. N.J. International Inc.
Multiple-scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division F3 diesel locomotives. Bangor & Aroostook (A unit only, four road numbers available), Chicago & North Western (three numbers per A unit, two numbers per B unit), Erie Lackawanna (three numbers per A unit, two per B unit), Illinois Central Gulf (A unit only, two numbers), Grand Trunk Western (A unit only, four numbers), and Seaboard (A unit only, four numbers). Wire grab irons and etched-metal details. HO scale equipped with Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers; N scale equipped with Micro-Trains magnetic knuckle couplers. HO scale A units: Direct-current, $99.95; with Digital Command Control and sound, $169.95. HO scale B units: DC, $94.95; DCC and sound, $164.95. N scale: A units, $89.95. B units, $84.95. Winter 2009. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
Multiple-scale freight cars
American Car & Foundry 4,650-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay hoppers. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (with "Q" logo); Missouri Pacific; New York Central; St. Louis Southwestern ("Cotton Belt Route" herald), Union Pacific, and Western Pacific. Six car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards. HO scale equipped with metal wheelsets and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. N scale equipped with Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers. $31.95 per HO scale; $21.95 per N scale. Winter 2009. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
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 Noch GmbH & Co. small boats with crew figures
Small boats with crew figures. Rowboat (HO only, pictured), $15.99. Inflatable dinghy (N scale only), $15.99. Motorboat (HO scale only), $18.99. Canoe (HO and N scale), $15.99. Sailboat (HO scale only), $18.99. Noch GmbH & Co.
Scratchbuilding supplies
Stone-patterened styrene sheet. Random stone, random cut stone, and textured block. Available in Z, N, HO, S, and O scales. Two 11 x 14" sheets, $19.95. Sample packs including 5 x 5" piece of all available styles in each scale also available. HO/N scale, O/S scale, and G/large scale sample packs, $19.95. The N Scale Architect
Multiple-scale structure drawings. By Tom Yorke. Corner store in Saint Augustine, Fla.; gas station in Sonora, Calif.; open-air railroad repair shed; wood storefront; wood church in Amite, La. (O or 1/8" scale); brick storefront in Texas or St. Louis, Mo. (O or 1/8" scale). Plans available in HO or O scale unless noted. $4 each plan, plus $2.50 shipping and handling per order. Underground Railway Press
Decals
Assorted HO and N scale decals. Boise Cascade; Minnesota, Dakota & Western; and International Bridge and Terminal Co. boxcars, Kansas City Southern "Southern Belle" Trinity hoppers, Seaboard Coast Line late boxcars, Kansas City Southern SD40-2 and GP-7 diesel white locomotives (revised), and Denver & Rio Western cabooses (revised). $6.50 per HO scale sheet; $5.25 per N scale sheet. Microscale Industries
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 Angelo Hobbies Tools rail joiner installation tool
Rail joiner installation tool. Available in N, HOn3 code 83, and HO code 100 sizes. Aids in installing rail joiners without the need of pliers. $14.95 each; $39.95 for set off all three sizes. Angelo Hobbies Tools
Books
GP20: The First Turbo Geep. By George Melvin. Digital book on CD-ROM (requires computer with CD drive to read). Includes 57 high-resolution photos, of which 30 are in color of GP20s in use by all of its American buyers. 32 pages in Portable Document Format (PDF). $12.95 plus $4.85 shipping and handling ($4.85 in United States, $10.95 to Canada and Mexico, $12.95 all other countries). Highlands Station LLC
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 Accurail HO scale Pittsburgh & Ohio-RR United States Railroad Administration 55-ton hopper kit
Pittsburgh & Ohio RR United States Railroad Administration 55-ton hopper kit. Custom-decorated Accurail two-bay hopper kit offered by the Pittsburgh & Ohio RR. Magnetic knuckle couplers. $14 each plus $7 shipping. To order: Scott Eric Catalano, P.O. Box 308, Koppel, PA 16136. For more information, go to www.pnorr.com.
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 Atlas HO scale Chessie system locomotive offered by the Chessie Historical Society
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Manufacturers featured in this week's News & Products
Accurail
P.O. Box 278
Elburn, IL 60119
630-365-6400
www.accurail.com
Angelo Hobbies Tools
5515B Bonner
Fort Worth, TX 76148
817-925-2355
Athearn Trains
1550 Glenn Curtiss St.
Carson, CA 90746
310-763-7140
www.athearn.com
Atlas Model Railroad Co.
378 Florence Ave.
Hillside, NJ 07205
908-687-0880
www.atlasrr.com
Bowser
P.O. Box 322
Montoursville, PA 17754
570-368-2379
www.bowser-trains.com
Highlands Station LLC
600 Dudley St.
Lakewood, CO 80215
303-829-4449
www.HighlandsStationLLC.com
Howard's Hobby
116 Silver Hill Rd.
Ansonia, CT 06401
www.howardshobby.com
InterMountain Railway Co.
P.O. Box 839
Longmont, CO 80502
303-772-1901
intermountain-railway.com
Island Modelworks LLC
P.O. Box 450
Farmingdale, NY 11735
www.islandmodelworks.com
Microscale Industries
18435 Bandilier Cir.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
714-593-1422
www.microscale.com
N.J. International Inc.
P.O. Box 1029
Higley, AZ 85238
480-219-4135
www.njinternational.com
Noch GmbH & Co.
Postfach 1454
D-88230 Wangen im Allgäu
Germany
www.noch.com
The N Scale Architect
4063 County Hwy. 2
Delancey, NY 13752
607-746-8416
www.thenarch.com
Silvergate Distributors Inc.
9755 Birch Canyon Place unit 200
San Diego, CA 92126
858-444-8200
silvergatedistributors.com
True Line Trains
140 Applewood Crescent
Concord, ON L4K 4E2
Canada
905-738-6556
www.hobbycraft.com/tlt/
Underground Railway Press
P.O. Box 814-MR
Brevard, NC 28712
Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
P.O. Box 3039
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414-527-0770
www.walthers.com
WrightTrak Railroad Models
P.O. Box 158
Clarkesville, GA 30523
www.wrighttrak.com
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