News & Products for the week of November 3rd 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 November 3rd, 2025.
HO scale locomotives
WalthersMainline Electro-Motive Division SD50 diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $199.98; with ESU Sound & DCC, $254.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Electro-Motive Division SD50 features:
- Phase II body shell includes molded drill starter points for grab irons
- Detailed HT-C truck sideframes
- See-through step treads
- Proto-Max metal knuckle couplers
- Multiple road numbers per scheme
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Fall 2026
Road names: Conrail, CSX, Lake State Railway, Missouri Pacific, Seaboard System, Reading & Northern, and Utah Railway.
HO scale train sets
Rapido New York, New Haven & Hartford Roger Williams
Price: Direct current without sound — Three-car set (two powered cab cars, one unpowered intermediate car), $699.95; two-cab set (both cab cars powered), $519.90; and single cab (powered), $259.95. With DCC and sound — Three-car set (two powered cab cars, one unpowered intermediate car), $899.95; two-cab set (both cab cars powered), $729.90; and single cab (powered), $369.95. Single unpowered intermediate car, $189.95.
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 382 High St., Buffalo, NY 14204; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
New York, New Haven & Hartford Roger Williams features:
- Cab units feature in-floor RDC drive system
- Detailed interior and underbody
- Separate, factory-installed grab irons and handrails
- Unpowered intermediate cars feature illuminated interior
- Suggested minimum radius, 22″
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Powered cab cars — New York, New Haven & Hartford three-car set (two powered cab cars, one unpowered intermediate car); Penn Central (two powered cabs; powered/unnumbered cab also available); and Amtrak two powered cab car sets (early version, phase 1, and phase 3). Unpowered intermediate cars — Amtrak, New Haven, and Penn Central.
HO scale structures
Summit Customcuts modern liquor store
Price: Full building, $125; backdrop model, $95
Manufacturer: Summit Customcuts, 512A Ford Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601; 337-436-8481; summit-customcuts.com
Summit modern liquor store features:
- Laser-cut kit in white and clear acrylic with self-adhesive micro-plywood and molded styrene parts
- Includes all building parts and signs
- Parking lot base not included
- Full building measures 11-3/4″ x 10″ x 3″; backdrop model measures 11-3/4″ x 3-3/8″ x 3″
Release date: Available now
HO scale details and accessories
InterMountain 53-foot intermodal containers
Price: Two-container set, $37.95
Manufacturer: InterMountain Railway Co., P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502; 800-472-2530; intermountain-railway.com
53-foot intermodal containers features:
- Injection-molded plastic construction
- Factory-applied photo-etched metal details
- Multiple container numbers per scheme
Release date: To be announced
Road names: EMP (white and green schemes), J.B. Hunt, and HUB Group Inc.
O scale locomotives
Atlas O Premier Electro-Motive Division SD70M diesel locomotive
Price: $749.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Electro-Motive Division SD70M features:
- ABS body
- Die-cast metal truck sideframes, pilots, and fuel tank
- Metal chassis
- Metal handrails and air horn
- Illuminated cab interior
- Two crew figures in cab
- Spinning radiator fans
- Proto-Sound 3
- Operating smoke unit and ditch lights
Release date: 3rd quarter 2026
Road names: Canadian National; Florida Gulf & Atlantic; Lake State Railway; New York, Susquehanna & Western; Norfolk Southern; and Union Pacific.
O scale rolling stock
Atlas O Master Evans 53-foot double plug door boxcar
Price: $94.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
- Die-cast metal floor with underbody detail
- Factory-applied ladders, brake wheel, door bars, and door handles
- Scale wheels and Kadee-compatible scale couplers
Release date: 3rd quarter 2026
Road names: Illinois Central Gulf, Evans Railcar Leasing Co. (USLX reporting marks — Cyprus, Plywood Marketing Associates, Quinault Pacific, Tropicana, and Wickes Agriculture), and Virginia Central.
N scale locomotives
Broadway Limited 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $319.99; with Paragon4 DCC sound decoder, $419.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; 386-673-8900; broadway-limited.com
2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive features:
- Die-cast metal locomotive with die-cast metal chassis
- Rubber traction tires
- Factory-applied handrails, grab irons, piping, tender ladder, whistle, and bell
- Micro-Trains-compatible couplers
Release date: 2026
Road names: Northern Pacific; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canadian Pacific; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Great Northern; Southern Pacific; Southern Ry.; and Union Pacific.
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.
