News & Products for the week of February 26th 2024
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 26th 2024.
HO scale locomotives
Bowser Alco C415
Price: Direct-current model, $239.95; with DCC and sound, $399.95
Manufacturer: Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 1302 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754; 570-368-2379; bowser-trains.com
Alco C415 features:
- Locomotive and roadname specific details
- Roadname specific fuel tanks
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Spring 2025
Road names: Burlington Junction; Alco Demonstrator; Burlington Northern; Chehalis Western; Columbia & Cowlitz; Hammersley; Rock Island; Southern Pacific; and Spokane, Portland & Seattle.
HO scale freight cars
Rapido Pacific Car & Foundry 5241 cubic foot boxcar
Price: Single car, $54.95; three-pack, $164.85; six-pack, $329.70
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Pacific Car & Foundry 5241 cubic foot boxcar features:
- Three door styles
- Full underbody detail
- Separate wire grab irons
- Also available undecorated
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Berlin Mills, BKTY, Boston & Maine, EEC Patch, Guilford, Olympic Railroad, Saratoga & North Creek, and St. Lawrence & Atlantic.
N scale freight cars
Athearn Genesis 13k acid tank car
Price: $44.99; three-pack, $124.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
13k acid tank car features:
- Full underbody detail
- Rubber trainline hoses
- Separately applied metal grab irons and handrails
- Etched stainless steel crossover platforms and top platforms
- Top platforms and end sills per prototype
Release date: June 2025
Road names: Union Tank Car; Asarco, Inc.; Ferromex; Procor; and Rhodia, Inc.
ScaleTrains Trinity 82-foot reefers
Price: $39.99; with sound, $69.99
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 4901 Old Tasso Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
Trinity 82-foot reefers features:
- Fully assembled
- Late Thermo King refrigeration unit
- Cylindrical refrigeration unit fuel tank
- Factory-applied ladders, metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses
Release date: October 2024
Road names: BNSF
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.
