News & Products for the week of February 20th 2023
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 February 20th 2023.
Editor’s Pick
Micro-Trains DODX flat car with mystery balloon
Price: $49.95
Manufacturer: Micro-Trains Line Co., 351 Rogue River Parkway, Talent, OR 97540; 541-535-1755; https://micro-trains.com/
Scale: N
DODX flat car with mystery balloon features:
- Pre-order available now
- Inspired by the mystery balloon recently shot down off the coast of South Carolina
- Department of Defense (DODX) flat car with instrument array, solar panels, and deflated balloon load
- Unassembled, undecorated multi-media kit
Release date: April 2023
Road names: Department of Defense
HO scale locomotives
Atlas Alco S4 diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current, $174.95; with DCC and sound, $284.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-678-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Alco S4 diesel locomotive features:
- Die-cast metal frame and gear cases
- New tooling with improved cab design
- Equipped with AccuMate knuckle couplers
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Baltimore & Ohio; Boston & Maine; CP Rail; Grand Trunk Western; Pennsylvania Railroad; Santa Fe; and Southern Pacific. Also available undecorated.
HO scale freight cars
Broadway Limited cryogenic tank car
Price: $54.99; two-car pack, $104.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; broadway-limited.com
Cryogenic tank car features:
- Two roof walkway options
- Two truck options – friction bearing and roller-bearing
- Separately-applied details including handrails, grab irons, ladders, brake housing, and brake wheel, and more
- RP-25 contoured metal wheels
- Factory-equipped with metal knuckle couplers
Release date: To be announced
Road names: AirCo; Air Products; Air Reduction; Big Three Industries; Canadian Liquid Air; Linde; and UTLX. Also available unlettered.
Moloco Omaha 50-foot combo door boxcar
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: Moloco Trains; info@molocotrains.com; www.molocotrains.com
Omaha 50-foot combo door boxcar features:
- Road-number specific handbrakes
- Stanray R3-4 ends with ladders
- Omaha designed frame along with nailable steel floor
- 50-ton trucks with metal wheels and axles, type matched to prototype
- Prototypically-accurate door stops and grab irons
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Union Pacific. Also available undecorated.
WalthersMainline American Car Foundry 40-foot welded boxcar
Price: $31.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
American Car Foundry 40-foot welded boxcar features:
- 8′ Youngstown doors
- Late Stanray diagonal panel roof and 4/4 improved Dreadnaught ends
- Detailed 10-panel body
- 33″ RP-25 metal wheelsets
- Proto-Max metal couplers
Release date: Winter 2023
Road names: Atlantic Coast Line; Detroit & Mackinac; Erie; and Rock Island.
WalthersMainline Trinity 57-foot 4750 three-bay covered hopper
Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Trinity 57-foot 4750 three-bay covered hopper features:
- Clerestory-style roof
- Late Trinity-style jacking pads and pulling tabs
- Detailed hopper gates with vibrator brackets and outlets
- 100-ton trucks with 36″ RP-25 contoured metal wheels
- Proto-Max metal couplers
Release date: Summer 2023
Road names: Burlington Northern; BNSF Ry.; CSX; Illinois Central Gulf; Kansas City Southern; Louisville & Nashville; and Missouri-Kansas-Texas. Also available undecorated.
HO scale structures
Walthers Cornerstone Lakefront energy power plant
Price: $89.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Lakefront energy power plant features:
- Includes main building, plus “bag house” dust collector and high-efficiency exhaust stack
- Molded in three colors & clear
Release date: Spring 2023
HO scale figures
Preiser various figures
Price: Varies
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Various figures features:
- Home from a busy workday – two figures and a chair: $10.99
- Ice cream vendor – one figure with cart: $10.99
- Tropez policeman – one figure: $5.99
Release date: Available now
N scale locomotives
Broadway Limited United States Railroad Administration light and heavy Mikado
Price: $369.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
United States Railroad Administration light and heavy Mikado features:
- Prototypically-accurate paint schemes
- Prototypical headlight
- Separately-applied details including handrails, grab irons, piping, whistle, and bell
- Die-cast metal chassis
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Atlantic Coast Line; ATSF; Chicago & Illinois Midland; Chicago & North Western; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range; Great Northern; Kansas City Southern; Milwaukee Road; New York Central; Pennsylvania Railroad; Southern Railroad; Spokane, Portland & Seattle; Union Pacific; Virginian; War Bonds billboard scheme. Also available unlettered.
Z scale locomotives
American Z Line Electro-Motive Division F7
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
American Z Line Electro-Motive Division F7 features:
- Directional light-emitting-diode lighting
- Optional front truck with mounted coupler
- Blackened metal wheels
- Prototype-specific details
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Southern 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 email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cgrivno@kalmbach.com and Associate Editor Bryson Sleppy at bsleppy@kalmbach.com for more information.
