News & Products for the week of August 11th 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 11th, 2025.
HO scale locomotives
Atlas Master Line Santa Fe-rebuilt CF7 diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $219.95; with DCC and sound, $339.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Santa Fe-rebuilt CF7 diesel locomotive features:
- Road-specific details — roof-mounted antenna plane, horn type and placement, air-conditioner units, trucks, cab and handrail variations, and long hood grill variations
- Separate, factory-applied grab irons and antennas
- Etched-metal windshield wipers
- Body-mounted metal couplers
Release date: Third quarter 2026
Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Allegheny RR; Amtrak; Ashley, Drew & Northern; Black River & Western; and Blue Mountain & Reading.
Atlas Master Line Motive Power Industries MP36PH-3C diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $249.95; with DCC and sound, $369.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Motive Power Industries MP36PH-3C features:
- Die-cast metal underframe
- Metal knuckle couplers
- Detailed cab interior
- Factory-installed windshield wipers, metal grab irons, and fine scale handrails
- Golden-white light-emitting diodes
Release date: Third quarter 2026
Road names: Metra, Metrolink, and Utah FrontRunner.
N scale locomotives
Atlas Master Line Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $177.95; with DCC and sound, $292.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 features:
- Painted safety rails
- Directional lighting
- Blackened metal wheels
- Factory-installed Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers
- Separately applied uncoupling levers
Release date: Third quarter 2026
Road names: New paint schemes — Canadian National, Alton Southern, Amtrak, Norfolk Southern (high short hood), Union Pacific, Vermont Ry., and Wheeling & Lake Erie (high short hood). New road numbers — CSX.
Atlas Master Line General Electric U23B diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $167.95 to $182.95; with DCC and sound, $282.95 to $297.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
General Electric U23B features:
- Cab with two or four side windows as appropriate
- Painted safety rails
- Blackened metal wheels
- Factory-installed Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers
Release date: Third quarter 2026
Road names: New paint schemes — Louisville & Nashville (Family Lines), Conrail Express (Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern), Naugatuck RR, and Western Pacific. New road numbers — Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Conrail, Milwaukee Road, and Providence & Worcester.
ScaleTrains Rivet Counter General Electric AC44C6M diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $159.99; with DCC and sound, $264.99
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 4901 Old Tasso Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
General Electric AC44C6M features:
- Tall snowplow with m.u. hose openings and two grab irons
- Walkway with front and rear anticlimbers
- Detailed cab interior
- Tinted cab side windows
- Factory-applied wire grab irons, train line hoses with silver glad hands, three-hose m.u. clusters with silver glad hands, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, mirrors, and sunshades
Release date: January 2026
Road names: Norfolk Southern (multiple paint schemes).
N scale rolling stock
InterMountain 4750 covered hopper
Price: $44.95
Manufacturer: InterMountain Railway Co., P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502; 800-472-2530; intermountain-railway.com
4750 covered hopper features:
- Etched-metal running boards
- Multiple road numbers per scheme
- Metal knuckle couplers
- Metal wheelsets
Release date: Available now
Road names: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington Northern; Burlington Northern Santa Fe; CSX; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Farmland Industries; Illinois Central; Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern; and Union Pacific.
O scale accessories
Osborn’s Models police officer figures
Price: $26.80 (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 figure features:
- Hand painted
- Suitable for contemporary American layouts
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.
