News & Products for the week of February 9th 2026
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 9th 2026.
HO scale locomotives
Bowser Electro-Motive Division SW1 diesel-electric locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $239.95; with DCC and sound, $339.95
Manufacturer: Bowser Manufacturing Co. Inc., 1302 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754; 570-368-2379; bowser-trains.com
- Light-emitting-diode headlights, ground lights, cab lights, and marker lights (where applicable)
- Available in Phase II and Phase III configurations
- Phase III models also available painted (orange and cream, yellow and black, and solid black) but unlettered
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Boston & Maine, Burlington Northern, Chicago & North Western, Conrail, Great Northern, Lehigh Valley, Luzerne Susquehanna, New York Central, Nickel Plate Road, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, and Portland Traction Co.
Broadway Limited New Haven R3a 4-8-2 steam locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $799.99; with DCC and sound, $899.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; 386-673-8900; broadway-limited.com
New Haven R3a 4-8-2 features include:
- Brass boiler, cab, and tender with die-cast metal chassis
- Factory-installed engineer and fireman figures
- Separately applied detail parts
- Five-pole can motor with skew-wound armature
- Rubber traction tires
- Also available painted but unlettered
Release date: To be announced
Road names: New York, New Haven & Hartford (1928-1939, 1940-1945, and 1945-1950 appearances).
HO scale rolling stock
Athearn Pacific Car & Foundry 26-foot ore car
Price: Four-pack, $129.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Pacific Car & Foundry 26-foot ore car features include:
- Removable ore load
- High or low side body per prototype
- Separately applied wire grab irons, ladders, and brake wheel
- Machined metal wheels with RP-25 contour
- Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
Release date: June 2027
Road names: Cartier Ry., Bessemer & Lake Erie, Conrail, Kaiser Steel, Southern Pacific, and Vale Inco Ltd.
Tangent Scale Models Pullman-Standard 3400 quad coal hopper
Price: $58.95
Manufacturer: Tangent Scale Models, P.O. Box 6514, Asheville, NC 28816; 828-412-3886; tangentscalemodels.com
Pullman-Standard 3400 quad coal hopper features include:
- Kadee scale couplers
- Multiple road numbers per scheme
- See-through brake step platform
- Factory-applied wire grab irons and uncoupling levers
- Separate flexible rubber air hoses
- Also available in black unlettered scheme
Release date: Available now
Road names: Bessemer & Lake Erie (Delivery Cor-Ten Black [1975], Delivery Orange T8 Auto-Flo [2-1976], Delivery Orange T16 Auto-Flo [2-1976], and conspicuity repaint [2005+]).
WalthersMainline 37-foot 2980 two-bay covered hopper
Price: $39.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
37-foot 2980 two-bay covered hopper features include:
- Factory-applied hopper gates
- RP-25 contour metal wheelsets
- Proto-Max metal knuckle couplers
- Also available in undecorated and painted gray with data only.
Release date: Fall 2026
Road names: Wisconsin Central, Chicago & North Western, CSX, Excel Railcar, GATX Capital, and Midwest Railcar Capital Equipment.
O scale locomotives
Atlas Premier O Electro-Motive Division SD70M-2 and SD70ACE diesel locomotives
Price: $749.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Electro-Motive Division SD70M-2 and SD70ACE features include:
- ABS body
- Die-cast metal truck sides, pilots, and fuel tank
- Metal chassis
- Metal handrails and horn
- Metal grills
- Detachable snow plow
- Illuminated cab interior
- Two engineer cab figures
Release date: Fourth quarter 2026
Road names: SD70ACe — Norfolk Southern (Delaware & Hudson heritage scheme and Office Car Special [Birmingham and Atlanta]), CSX (Yn3), Kansas City Southern (Southern Belle scheme), Montana Rail Link (blue and black), and Union Pacific (modern scheme). SD70M-2 — CIT Group (blue and white) and New York, Susquehanna & Western (yellow and black).
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.
