News & Reviews News New model trains for the week of January 18, 2018

New model trains for the week of January 18, 2018

By Angela Cotey | January 18, 2018

| Last updated on November 3, 2020

Check out the latest model railroad products from Bowser, Showcase Miniatures, Wm. K. Walthers, and more

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HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Algoma Central (maroon, gray, and yellow), Amtrak (silver and black), Central California Traction (red), Great Northern (Empire Builder scheme), and Missouri-Kansas-Texas (green and yellow). New road numbers: Bangor & Aroostook (gray, red, and black), Belt Ry. of Chicago (gray, black, and yellow, two numbers), and Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo (maroon and cream, two numbers). Three numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated (with and without dynamic brakes). Direct-current model, $169.95; with dual-mode ESU LokSound Select sound decoder, $279.95. Second quarter 2018. Atlas Classic line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern steam locomotive
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern steam locomotive
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern steam locomotive. Five road numbers; also available painted black but unlettered. Plastic and die-cast metal construction, factory-installed engineer and fireman figures, synchronized smoke unit, and Paragon 3 sound decoder featuring Rolling Thunder. $399.99. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, www.broadway-limited.com
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Union Pacific class MT 4-8-2
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Union Pacific class MT 4-8-2
Union Pacific class MT 4-8-2. Black and gray with coal or oil tender, two numbers each; two-tone gray and aluminum with coal or oil tender, one number each; and two-tone gray with coal or oil tender, one number each. Also available painted but unlettered (black with coal tender, two-tone gray and yellow coal tender, or two-tone gray and aluminum with oil tender). Plastic and die-cast metal construction, factory-installed engineer and fireman figures, synchronized smoke unit, and Paragon 3 sound decoder featuring Rolling Thunder. $399.99. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, www.broadway-limited.com
HO scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Bangor & Aroostook 50-foot boxcar with exterior posts, $17.98. Colorado & Southern, Northern Pacific, and Pacific Fruit Express 40-foot double-sheathed refrigerator cars (single car, $18.98; three-pack, $55.98). Milwaukee Road 70-ton offset-side three-bay hopper, $17.98. New York, New Haven & Hartford 41-foot steel gondola (single car, $17.98; three-pack, $52.98). New York, Susquehanna & Western 36-foot Fowler boxcar, $17.98. Norfolk & Western 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar with wood ends and straight underframe, $17.98. Penn Central American Car & Foundry three-bay Center Flow covered hopper, $18.98. Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets and Accumate couplers. Accurail, 630-365-6400, www.accurail.com

3,560-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper. New paint schemes: Canpotex (CGLX reporting marks), Agrium (SHQX marks), David J. Joseph (Oxide Red), and Potash Corp. New road numbers: Corn Products (yellow). Two road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated ($24.95). Metal wheels and Accumate couplers. $31.95. Trainman line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

 

Bowser Trains HO scale assorted freight cars
Bowser Trains HO scale assorted freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Class GLa two-bay hopper: Chicago, Indiana & Southern (New York Central); Jamison Coal & Coke Co.; Keystone Coal & Coke; Pennsylvania Lines; Reading Co. (Anthracite Blue Coal); and Western Maryland. Class H21 four-bay hopper: Pennsylvania RR (circle keystone). Three road numbers per scheme. Injection-molded plastic kits with one-piece body; separate brake wheel, air tank, brake cylinder, and triple valve; and metal wheels. $17.95 each. Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 800-327-5126, www.bowser-trains.com

1,958-cubic-foot-capacity two-bay covered hopper. New paint schemes: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (with “Everywhere West” slogan or “Burlington” lettering with Colorado & Southern reporting marks); Chicago & North Western (gray); Great Northern (black); Missouri Pacific (buzzsaw herald); Missouri-Kansas-Texas (red); and Northern Pacific (black). New road numbers: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (circle-cross herald in square); Denver & Rio Grande Western (gray with black “Flying Grande” lettering); and St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco, black). Six road numbers per scheme; also available as undecorated kits (closed and open sides, $19.95 each). Etched-metal running boards, wire grab irons and brake rigging, and Kadee scale couplers. $42.95. August/September 2018. InterMountain Railway Co., 800-472-2530, www.intermountain-railway.com

Pacific Fruit Express class R-70-20 mechanical refrigerator car. New road numbers: Milwaukee Road, Pacific Fruit Express (early roof and Keystone cushion underframe or late roof and Hydra-Cushion underframe), Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch (large circle-cross herald and “Ship and Travel Santa Fe – All the Way” slogan), Southern Pacific Fruit Express (orange with “Perishable Fruit Express” slogan, Pacific Fruit Express patchout, and white with blue herald), Union Pacific (ARMN marks and Carrier air conditioner panel, two versions), and Union Pacific Fruit Express (class R-70-25). Six road numbers per scheme; also available as undecorated kit ($19.95). Etched-metal details, metal wheelsets, and Kadee scale couplers. $39.95. August/September 2018. InterMountain Railway Co., 800-472-2530, www.intermountain-railway.com

Showcase Miniatures HO scale Fort Davis, Ala., post office
Showcase Miniatures HO scale Fort Davis, Ala., post office
HO scale structures
Fort Davis, Ala., post office. Laser-cut kit with tab-and-slot construction; peel-and-stick windows; cast pewter mailboxes, window air conditioner, and power meter; and high-resolution graphics. Measures 7” x 2-3/4”. $39.95. Showcase Miniatures, 334-750-3276, www.showcaseminiatures.net
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale American flags and mailboxes
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale American flags and mailboxes
HO scale details and accessories
American flags and mailboxes. Includes 10 small and one large 50-star American flag with pole and eight mailboxes (open and closed doors, four each) with pole. $11.98. March 2018. SceneMaster line. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Assorted figure sets
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale assorted figure sets
Assorted figure sets. Railroad track crew (set one features six figures in high-visibility vests and tools; set two includes six figures with high-visibility vests, hardhats, and tools), railroad yard crew (six figures with high-visibility vest), and warehouse workers (five figures with accessories), $14.98. Sets are $12.98 each unless noted. March 2018. SceneMaster line. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Garage detail set
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Garage detail set
Garage detail set. Set features 45 pieces, including four bumpers, 12 auto tires, small portable air compressor, two bucket seats, and tire changing machine. $21.98. March 2018. SceneMaster line. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SD50 and SD60 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. SD50: Lehigh Gorge (one number). SD60: CSX (dark blue and yellow). New road numbers. SD50: Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks, two numbers each), Conrail (“Quality” scheme), and Reading & Northern. SD60: Canadian Pacific, Oakway, and Union Pacific. Three numbers per scheme unless noted; both body styles available undecorated. Directional golden white light-emitting-diode headlights, blackened metal wheels, and Accumate couplers. Direct-current model with speaker only, $139.95; with ESU Digital Command Control sound decoder, $249.95. Second quarter 2018. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Norfolk Southern SD60E diesel locomotive. Horsehead silhouette in two road numbers; GoRail, Honoring Our First Responders, and Honoring Our Veterans in one number each. Also available undecorated. Golden white light-emitting-diode headlights, blackened metal wheels, and operating front and rear ditch lights. Direct-current model with speaker only, $149.95; with ESU Digital Command Control sound decoder, $259.95. Second quarter 2018. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

N scale freight cars
Pullman-Standard 40-foot PS-1 boxcar. New paint schemes: Central RR Co. of New Jersey (red with Statue of Liberty herald), Chesapeake & Ohio (“C&O for Progress” herald), Norfolk & Western (black), Seaboard Air Line (“The Route of Courteous Service” slogan), and Soo Line (billboard lettering). New road numbers: Rutland (yellow and green), St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt, “Blue Streak Fast Freight Service” lettering), and Union Pacific (“Be Specific – Ship Union Pacific” slogan). Two road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated ($24.95). Prototype-specific details, Barber S-2A 50-ton trucks with metal wheels, etched-metal running boards, and body-mounted Accumate couplers. $32.95. Second quarter 2018. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Pacific Fruit Express class R-70-20 mechanical refrigerator car. New paint schemes: Pacific Fruit Express (late roof and Hydra-Cushion underframe), Southern Pacific Fruit Express (white with blue herald), Union Pacific Fruit Express (class R-70-25), and Union Pacific (class R-70-24, modernized with Carrier air conditioner panel). New road numbers: Milwaukee Road, Pacific Fruit Express (early roof and Keystone cushion underframe), Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch (large circle-cross herald and “Ship and Travel Santa Fe – All the Way” slogan), Southern Pacific Fruit Express (orange with “Perishable Fruit Express” slogan and Pacific Fruit Express patchout), and Union Pacific (ARMN marks and Carrier air conditioner panel). Six road numbers per scheme; also available as undecorated kit ($11.50). Etched-metal details and metal wheelsets. $24.95. August/September 2018. InterMountain Railway Co., 800-472-2530, www.intermountain-railway.com

Minifer N scale Silo in Luçon
Minifer N scale Silo in Luçon
N scale structures
Silo in Luҫon. Laser-cut cardboard kit. Footprint is 4.33” x 2.75”. $83.14 (price may vary based on exchange rate). Minifer, www.minifer.fr/en
N scale details and accessories
1997 Ford F-150 pickup truck. Atlas Model Railroad Co., black, black and silver, dark red, green and tan, Greenlawn Landscape Experts, Maintenance of Way Yellow, Moonlight Blue, Pacific Green, police, red and tan, tan, white, and white and tan. Also available undecorated ($15.95). Plastic head and brake lamp covers and bumpers painted silver. Two-pack, $22.95 (two-tone schemes, $28.95). Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
O scale freight cars
Pullman-Standard 4,427-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay low-side covered hopper. New paint schemes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (billboard lettering and circle-cross herald in square); BNSF Ry. (post-2005 herald); Conrail (Oxide Red); CSX; Missouri Pacific (“screaming eagle” herald); and Rock Island (blue). Two road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated ($84.95). See-through running boards; wire grab irons; and sprung, die-cast metal 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps. $89.95. Second quarter 2018. Atlas O, 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
American Z Line Z scale Budd Rail Diesel Car
American Z Line Z scale Budd Rail Diesel Car
Z scale locomotives
Budd Rail Diesel Car. Canadian Pacific. Three road numbers. Directional light-emitting-diode headlights and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
American Z Line Z scale Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 diesel-hydraulic locomotive
American Z Line Z scale Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 diesel-hydraulic locomotive
Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 diesel-hydraulic locomotive. Denver & Rio Grande Western and Southern Pacific. Three road numbers per scheme. Limited-edition brass model. Spare front truck with plow and coupler, directional light-emitting-diode headlights, and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
American Z Line Z scale General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive
American Z Line Z scale General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive
General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. New paint scheme: Norfolk Southern (Norfolk & Western heritage unit, one road number). Prototype-specific details, directional light-emitting-diode headlights, working ditch lights, traction tires, and can motor with dual flywheels. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
American Z Line Z scale 40-foot single-sheathed boxcar
American Z Line Z scale 40-foot single-sheathed boxcar
Z scale freight cars
40-foot single-sheathed boxcar. New paint scheme: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Eleven road numbers (single car, two-pack, and two four-packs). Etched-metal running boards, positionable doors, blackened metal wheels, and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
Illinois Central Gulf Decals Fruit Growers Express 50-foot insulated (RBL) boxcars
Illinois Central Gulf Decals Fruit Growers Express 50-foot insulated (RBL) boxcars
Decals
Fruit Growers Express 50-foot insulated (RBL) boxcars. Set 1 (completes three cars, 1963-65+): Atlantic Coast Line; Baltimore & Ohio; Chicago & Eastern Illinois; Fruit Growers Express (RBNX); Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac; and Seaboard Air Line. Set 2 (completes three cars, 1963-65+): Baltimore & Ohio, Central of Georgia, Louisville & Nashville, Norfolk & Western, Penn Central, and Southern Ry. Set 3 (completes six cars, 1970s): Chicago & North Western, Clinchfield, Milwaukee Road, Norfolk Southern, Southern Ry., Seaboard Coast Line, and Western Pacific. HO scale. $14 each. Illinois Central Gulf Decals, paducah.home.mindspring.com
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