News & Products for the week of October 27th 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 October 27th, 2025.
HO scale locomotives
Rapido Santa Fe CF7 diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $249.95; with DCC and sound, $359.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 382 High St., Buffalo, NY 14204; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Santa Fe CF7 features:
- Angled cab
- Cannon & Co. licensed 36” cap top radiator fans
- Underbody details include piping, draft gear, and sand lines
- Etched-metal grills and steps
- Die-cast metal chassis
- Separate metal grab irons and handrails
- Multi-color interior with illuminated gauges
Release date: 2026
Road name: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (fictional American Revolution Bicentennial scheme.)
HO scale rolling stock
Bachmann 52-foot center-beam flatcar with wrapped lumber load
Price: To be announced
Manufacturer: Bachmann Trains, 1400 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124; 215-533-1600; bachmanntrains.com
52-foot center-beam flatcar with wrapped lumber load features:
- Newly tooled, removable wrapped lumber loads
- New paint schemes and road numbers
- Magnetically operated E-Z Mate Mark II plastic knuckle couplers
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Union Pacific, Bennett Lumber Products, Canadian National, and Northern Pacific.
InterMountain Railway Maxi IV well car and container bundle
Price: Maxi IV three-unit articulated well car, $189.95; well car with six intermodal containers, $269.95
Manufacturer: InterMountain Railway Co., P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502; 800-472-2530; intermountain-railway.com
Maxi IV well car features:
- Etched-metal walkways
- Separately applied, photo-etched details
- Multiple road numbers per scheme
- Metal knuckle couplers
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Trailer Train (DTTX [ex-BRAN, as-delivered, faded and patched, and On Track for a Cure schemes]), Arkansas-Oklahoma RR, BNSF Ry., Iowa Interstate, Massachusetts Central, and Pacer Stacktrain. Three-unit articulated well cars offered in one to six road numbers per scheme. Three-unit articulated well car with six intermodal containers available in one number each.
Rapido Lehigh Valley Northeastern caboose
Price: $109.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 382 High St., Buffalo, NY 14204; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Lehigh Valley Northeastern caboose features:
- Duryea Cushion underframe
- Single square end window
- Two-tread steps
- Operating interior lights
- Optional parts include stacks, window blanks, etched-metal window frames and screens, and toolboxes
Release date: 2026
Road name: Lehigh Valley (American Bicentennial scheme.)
WalthersMainline AAR 70-ton three-bay hopper
Price: $39.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
AAR 70-ton three-bay hopper features:
- Available with or without end arches as appropriate
- Ajax hand brake
- Die-cast metal chassis
- 33″ turned-metal wheels with RP-25 contours
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Winter 2026
Road names: Alaska RR; Chesapeake & Ohio; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Norfolk & Western; Southern Ry.; and Western Maryland. Four road numbers per scheme.
HO scale structures
WalthersCornerstone vintage coal dealer
Price: $69.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Vintage coal dealer features:
- Brick office building
- Concrete coal bunker with between-the-rails unloading grate
- Two coal conveyors
- Vertical steel fuel tanks with pump house
- Detailed trestle with supports, abutment, railing, and walkway with optional bulkheads
- Molded approach ramp for coal trestle
- Printed interior sign sheet and decals
- Office (4-7/16″ x 3-9/16″ x 2-17/32″), coal bunker (8-7/8″ x 3-1/2″ x 7-3/8″), oil pump house (1-1/4″ x 1″ x 1-3/8″), oil tanks (1-5/16″ x 1-5/16″ x 4-3/16″), and coal trestle (24-1/2″ x 4-3/8″ x 1-3/4″). Also includes 30″ of simulated wood fencing.
Release date: Winter 2026
HO scale details
WalthersScenemaster windsock
Price: $16.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Windsock features:
- Set of six poles with paper windsocks
- Measures 5/8″ x 7/8″ x 3-1/4″
Release date: Winter 2026
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.
