News & Products for the week of June 23rd 2025
Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of June 23rd, 2025.
HO scale locomotives
Athearn Genesis Electro-Motive Division F45 diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $264.99; with DCC and sound, $369.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division F45 features:
- Detailed cab interior and see-through cab windows
- Flush mounted porthole window glazing
- Flexicoil-C sideframes with high brake cylinders
- Detailed fuel tank with fillers, gauges, and breather pipes
- Flexible rubber train line and m.u. hoses
Release date: December 2026
Road names: Burlington Northern; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canadian Pacific; Copper State Ry.; New York, Susquehanna & Western; and Utah Ry.
HO scale rolling stock
Athearn Maxi-I well car
Price: Five-pack, $254.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Maxi-I well car features:
- Fine ladder detail
- Separately applied details include brake piping, train line hoses, wire grab irons, and etched-metal walkways
- Cross-bracing on floor
- Body-mounted McHenry lower-shelf scale couplers
Release date: December 2026
Road names: TTX, Evergreen, K-Line, Ocean Network Express, and SeaLand.
WalthersMainline Greenville 7,000 cubic foot wood chip hopper
Price: $47.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Greenville 7,000 cubic foot wood chip hopper features:
- Interior bracing
- Door latch details
- Detailed brake gear
- Die-cast metal underframe
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Fall 2025
Road names: Southern Ry., CSX, Kansas City Southern, Meridian & Bigbee, Missouri Pacific, Norfolk Southern, and Seaboard System.
WalthersProto Evans 4,780-cubic-foot capacity three-bay covered hopper
Price: $57.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Evans 4,780-cubic-foot capacity three-bay covered hopper features:
- Factory-installed grab irons
- See-through, etched-metal running boards and end platforms
- Proto-Max metal couplers
- 36″ metal wheelsets
Release date: Spring 2026
Road names: Greenwood (Neb.) Farmers Co-op, ADM Milling Co., Armstrong, Aurora (Neb.) Co-op Elevator Co., FMC Chemicals, Hampton (Neb.) Co-op Elevator Co., and Louis Dreyfus Corp.
HO scale accessories
Preiser sail boats
Price: $38.99
Manufacturer: Paul M. Preiser GmbH, Am Ruhbach 2, 91628, Steinsfeld, Germany, 09861/94800; info@preiserfiguren.de; preiserfiguren.de
Sail boats features:
- Set includes boat and injection-molded styrene figures
- Available in various hull colors
Release date: Available now
Books
SilverLake Images Pressed Steel Car Company Volume 2: Tank Cars and Flatcars
Price: $35
Manufacturer: SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, P.O. Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528; 914-967-7541; ronsbooks.com
Pressed Steel Car Company Volume 2: Tank Cars and Flatcars features:
- 64-page softcover book
- Reproduction of catalogs from Pressed Steel Car Co.
Release date: Available now
News & Products is a regular feature of Trains.com for model railroad operators and builders to get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more. Model railroad product news may include HO, N, O, S, and Z scales. Product release dates and prices will vary according to each manufacturer. If you are a manufacturer and have new product releases, please e-mail Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cody.grivno@firecrown.com.
