For many years Hobbyshop Window was a popular department in the pages of Model Railroader magazine. We’re excited to bring it back as an occasional feature on Trains.com. Here’s a recap of some of the items that arrived at our offices for the week ending February 13th 2026. Keep up to date on the latest hobby news by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates.
Hobbyshop Window for February 13th 2026
HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Conrail; Kansas City Southern; Louisville & Nashville; Missouri Pacific; Reading & Northern; Soo Line; and Union Pacific are the paint schemes offered on Athearn’s latest run of this six-axle road locomotive. The HO scale model has prototype-specific details, wire grab irons, and light-emitting-diode lighting. Direct-current models with a 21-pin NEM connector are priced at $169.99. Visions with a SoundTraxx Econami sound decoder sell for $239.99. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
HO scale lightweight coach. Rapido Trains offers this model, part of its Super Continental Line, decorated for Erie-Lackawanna, Amtrak, British Columbia Ry., Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Central of New Jersey, Delaware & Hudson, Grand Trunk Western, Long Island Rail Road, Missouri Pacific, and VIA Rail Canada. The HO scale lightweight coach features improved design and assembly to prevent warping, tighter connections between the body and roof, redesigned trucks, new couplers, track-powered interior lighting with capacitor controlled by Rapido Lighter, and a detailed interior and underbody. The model is priced at $119.95. Rapido Trains, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com
N scale 52-foot mill gondolas. Athearn offers these cars decorated for Herzog, Gondola Connection, Boston & Maine, CSX, SMBC Rail Services, and Trinity Industries Leasing. The N scale mill gondolas, offered in five road numbers per scheme (two single cars and one three-pack), have an injection-molded plastic body, die-cast metal underframe, screw-mounted roller-bearing trucks, metal wheelset, and body-mounted McHenry plastic couplers. Single cars retail for $31.99 and five-packs are priced at $79.99. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
N scale General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. Paint schemes on this modern six-axle road unit from Broadway Limited Imports include BNSF Ry. (25th anniversary), CSX (Atlantic Coast Line, Chesapeake & Ohio, and Chessie System heritage schemes), Florida East Coast (Grupo Mexico scheme), Iowa Interstate (30th anniversary “Rock Island” scheme), and Union Pacific (5,000th GEVO scheme). The N scale model, offered in one to two road numbers per scheme, has an ABS body, die-cast metal chassis, and factory-applied details. The ES44AC has a minimum operating radius of 9” and will run on code 55, 70, and 80 rail. Stealth series models (no sound) are priced at $199.99. Versions with a dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder retail for $279.99. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
Fairbanks-Morse Locomotives Volume 2. Inside this 86-page softcover book you’ll find six reproduction FM publications covering diesel locomotives built by the Beloit, Wisconsin-based manufacturer. The title, which sells for $35, is part of the Manufacturers’ Archive Series and has information on H10-44 switchers, H16-44 and H20-44 road switchers, C-Liners, and more. Published by SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, 914-967-7541, ronsbooks.com
Hobbyshop Window is an occasional feature on Trains.com for model railroad operators and builders to see the latest arrivals from the industry’s leading companies. If you’re a manufacturer and would like to have your items featured in Hobbyshop Window, please email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cody.grivno@firecrown.com.
