News & Products for the week of August 25th 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 August 25th, 2025.
HO scale rolling stock
Atlas Master Line American Car & Foundry Pressureaide covered hopper
Price: $52.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
American Car & Foundry Pressureaide covered hopper features:
- Etched-metal running boards
- Detailed brake gear with scale piping
- Blackened metal wheels
- 100-ton roller-bearing trucks
Release date: Third quarter 2026
Road names: New paint schemes — Katalistiks, Akzo Nobel, Amaizo, The Andersons, Cyprus, and Montana Talc Co. New road numbers — Cerestar.
Atlas Trainman bulkhead flatcars
Price: $41.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Bulkhead flatcars features:
- Side stake pockets
- Simulated tie-loops
- Fish-belly center sill
- Pull-plates and lift rings
Release date: Third quarter 2026
Road names: New paint schemes — Bulkhead flatcar: Procor; Ashley Drew & Northern; Columbia & Silver Creek RR; and Hollis & Eastern. Short bulkhead flatcar: Southern Parts & Equipment. New road numbers — Bulkhead flatcar: TTX (TTPX reporting marks) and Union Pacific. Short bulkhead flatcar — TTX (TTJX marks).
WalthersMainline Pullman-Standard 60-foot double-door auto parts boxcar
Price: $37.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Pullman-Standard 60-foot double-door auto parts boxcar features:
- Two molded (non-opening) 8-foot Youngstown doors on each side
- Factory-applied ladders and brake wheel
- Detailed underbody with simulated end-of-car cushioning and extended draft-gear box
- 70-ton trucks with 33″ metal wheels
- Proto-Max metal knuckle couplers
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Winter 2026
Road names: Rock Island; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago & North Western; Conrail; Grand Trunk Western; Norfolk & Western; Penn Central; and Union Pacific.
HO scale structures
WalthersCornerstone Tudor house
Price: $41.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Tudor house features:
- Front entry features molded awning
- Separate rear entrance with stoop and basement windows
- Utility meter and downspouts
- Printed interior sheet included
- Molded in four colors with clear acetate windows
- Measures 5-15/16″ x 5-7/8″ x 4-1/16″
Release date: Available now
HO scale vehicles
Atlas Ford F-350 hi-rail trucks
Price: $34.95 to $37.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Ford F-350 hi-rail truck features:
- Assorted trim packages (XL, XLT, and 4×4)
- Optional lightbars, caps, etc.
- Also available painted white but unlettered
Release date: Third quarter 2026
Road names: Canadian National, BNSF Ry., Conrail, Canadian Pacific, CSX, Metra, Norfolk Southern, Reading & Northern, and Union Pacific.
N scale rolling stock
Atlas Trainman 50-foot double-door boxcar
Price: $28.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
50-foot double-door boxcar features:
- Fish-belly design side sills
- Diagonal-panel roof
- Improved Dreadnaught ends
- Solid-bearing trucks
- Accumate couplers
- Weighted and detailed underframes
- Two road numbers per scheme
Release date: Third quarter 2026
Road names: New road numbers — Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic; Erie; Great Northern; Illinois Central Gulf; Missouri-Kansas-Texas; and Louisville & Nashville. New paint scheme — Toledo, Peoria & Western.
Atlas Master standard and wide-cupola cabooses
Price: $51.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Standard and wide-cupola caboose features:
- Thin end railings
- Window glazing
- Separate brake cylinder and smoke stack
- Triple valve and air reservoir
- Roller-bearing caboose trucks
- Running boards where appropriate
Release date: Third quarter 2026
Road names: New road numbers (wide-cupola caboose) — Burlington Northern, BC Rail, and Chessie System. New paint schemes (wide-cupola caboose unless noted) — Belvidere & Delaware (standard cupola), Conrail, Department of Defense, DuPont, Family Lines (Seaboard System), Mass Coastal, Norfolk Southern (standard cupola), and Union Pacific (Denver & Rio Grande Western shoving platform scheme). One to two road numbers per paint scheme.
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.
