Product news
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. Here are the model railroad announcements on products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of March 31, 2022.
HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division E1A and E1B diesel locomotives. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (1940 orange-red warbonnet [A-B set and single A and B units], pre-1946 Signal Red warbonnet [A-B set, two single A units, and single B unit], and postwar Signal Red warbonnet [two A-B sets, two single A units, and single B unit]); Baltimore & Ohio (late blue, black, and gray scheme [A-B set and single A and B units]); and Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (late maroon-and-red scheme, single A unit). A-B sets feature powered A unit and unpowered B unit. ABS body with die-cast metal chassis, Kadee-compatible metal couplers, and dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder with Rolling Thunder. A unit, $299.99; B unit, $289.99; and A-B set, $419.99. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
Electro-Motive Division SDL39 diesel locomotive. Milwaukee Road, Pacific RR South America, Soo Line (Milwaukee Road patchout), and Wisconsin Central (maroon with Creme or Dulux Yellow, both with and without ditch lights). Railroad, road number, and era-specific details; directional light-emitting-diode (LED) headlights; illuminated number boxes; tri-color LED flush-mounted class lights with raised gaskets; LED ground lights on both sides of locomotive; LED walkway lights; and illuminated cab interior with control stand lights. Direct-current model, $259.99; with ESU LokSound 5 sound decoder featuring Full Throttle, dual cube-type speakers, wheel squeal sounds when going through curves, “frog thump” sounds when passing over frogs in turnouts, and two PowerPack super capacitors, $349.99. Museum Quality line. ScaleTrains.com, 423-299-3689, scaletrains.com
HO scale freight cars
89-foot flatcar with bi-level auto rack. Baltimore & Ohio; Erie Lackawanna; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Norfolk & Western; Penn Central; Pennsylvania RR; and Union Pacific. Four road numbers per scheme. New die-cast metal underframe and swinging drawbar for operation on 24” radius curves, retooled underbody details, 70-ton roller-bearing trucks with 33” RP-25 contour turned-metal wheelsets, and Proto-Max metal couplers. $39.98. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
HO scale passenger cars
Amtrak 85-foot Horizon fleet passenger cars. Coach and food-service car. Both cars offered in Phase 3, 4, and 6 (Travelmark) schemes; also available painted silver but unlettered. New factory-installed diaphragms, drawbars for 22” or larger radius curves, and improved underbody details. Other features include GSI roller-bearing trucks with 36” turned-metal wheelsets, tinted window glazing, and Proto-Max metal couplers. $44.98 each. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
HO scale details and accessories
40-foot refrigerated intermodal container. Ocean Network Express (white and Cherry Blossom Magenta); Crowley (white and black); CSAV (white, blue, and red); Evergreen (white and green); and ZIMonitor (white and blue). Six numbers (two three-packs) per scheme. Five hinge/four bar doors, composite materials sandwich-side design, and picture window refrigeration unit with separate parts. Three-pack, $44.95. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
N scale locomotives
2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive. Heavy Mikado: Great Northern; Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; New York, New Haven & Hartford; Northern Pacific; and Southern Pacific. Light Mikado: Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Pennsylvania RR, Southern Ry. (one road number), Texas & Pacific, and Union Pacific. Two numbers per scheme unless noted; also available painted black but unlettered. Separate, factory-applied handrails, grab irons, piping, whistle, and bell; die-cast metal body and chassis; and dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder with Rolling Thunder. $369.99. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
Pennsylvania RR P5a electric locomotive. Passenger type: 1930s painted Dark Green Locomotive Enamel (DGLE) with brown roof and gold leaf Roman lettering in three road numbers. Freight type: Dark Green Locomotive Enamel with brown roof and buff yellow Roman lettering, DGLE with buff yellow Futura lettering, DGLE with coved buff yellow Roman lettering, and DGLE with round buff yellow Roman lettering in four numbers. Two numbers per scheme unless noted; also available painted DGLE but unlettered (passenger and freight types). Separate, factory-applied handrails, grab irons, smokestacks, class lights, horn, and bell; die-cast metal body and chassis; and dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder with Rolling Thunder. $369.99. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, broadway-limited.com
N scale details and accessories
40-foot refrigerated intermodal container. ZIMonitor (white and blue); CSAV (white, blue, and red); Crowley (white and black); Evergreen (white and green); and Ocean Network Express (white and magenta). Two three-packs per scheme. Picture window refrigeration unit with separate parts, composite materials sandwich-side design, and five hinge/four bar door style without handles. Three-pack, $44.95. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Books
1950s Freight Car Color Guide, Vol. 1: Boxcars. By James Kinkaid and Ken Donnelly. Features photos and prototype information on boxcars operated by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Maine Central; Milwaukee Road; and New York, New Haven & Hartford, among others. Hardcover, 128 pages. $69.95. Morning Sun Books, 908-806-6216, morningsunbooks.com
