News & Products for the week of August 4th 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 August 4th, 2025.
HO scale rolling stock
InterMountain Railway Trinity 19,600-gallon tank car
Price: $49.95
Manufacturer: InterMountain Railway Co., P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502; 800-472-2530; intermountain-railway.com
Trinity 19,600-gallon tank car features:
- Etched-metal walkway
- Separate, factory-applied grab irons
- Multiple road numbers per scheme
- Metal couplers
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, Corn Products, Domino Sugar, General American Transportation Corp., National Tank Car, Procor, Shippers Car Line, Trinity Leasing, Union Tank Car, and VTG North America.
WalthersProto Wabash streamlined caboose
Price: $75.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Wabash streamlined caboose features:
- Detailed interior with clear window glazing
- Factory-installed wire grab irons, handrails, smokejack, and running boards
- Detailed underbody with separately applied AB brake equipment with separate brake cylinders and rigging
- See-through running boards
- See-through end platforms where applicable
- Etched-metal step treads
- Murphy or diagonal-panel roof as appropriate
- Rounded- or square-window end doors per prototype
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Fall 2025
Road names: Ann Arbor; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; Norfolk & Western; and Wabash.
HO scale structures
WalthersCornerstone truss railroad bridge with roadway
Price: $68.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Truss railroad bridge with roadway features:
- Roadway includes deck, guardrails, and structural supports
- Matches National Model Railroad Association overhead clearance; clears double-stacks and other tall cars
- Simulated steel construction with detailed girders, lattice work, and rivets
Release date: Summer 2025
HO scale accessories
Osborn’s Models police officer figures
Price: $22.60 (price may vary based on exchange rate)
Manufacturer: Osborn’s Models, 7 Honestone Street, Bideford, North Devon, England EX39 2DL; 01237 423 453; osbornsmodels.com
Police officer figures features:
- Hand painted
- Suitable for contemporary American layouts
Release date: Available now
N scale locomotives
ScaleTrains Electro-Motive Division GP40 diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $154,99; with ESU LokSound 5 sound decoder, $259.99
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 4901 Old Tasso Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
Electro-Motive Division GP40 features:
- Detailed cab interior
- Prototype-specific details
- Minimum radius, 9-3/4″; recommended radius, 11″
- Separate, factory-applied wire grab irons, etched-metal windshield wipers, and train line hoses
Release date: July 2026
Road names: Milwaukee Road, Chicago & North Western, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Louisville & Nashville, Penn Central, and Western Pacific.
Z scale locomotives
American Z Line Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7B
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 7805 Dublin Rd., Dublin, OH 43017; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7B features:
- Prototype-specific details
- Metal stirrup steps
- Optional front truck with mounted coupler
- Blackened metal wheels
- Powered A and B units
Release date: To be announced
Road names: St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco).
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.
