News & Products for the week of July 28th 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 July 28th, 2025.
HO scale transit
Rapido Toronto Transit Commission CLRV streetcar
Price: Direct-current model, $249.95; with DCC and sound, $359.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 382 High St., Buffalo, NY 14204; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Toronto Transit Commission CLRV streetcar features:
- Road-number-specific details
- Detailed interior includes seats and operator controls
- Functioning “Short Turn” flag sign on the front where appropriate
- Factory-applied destination signs
- Power collection via track power or combined trolley pole and track power
- Also available in fictional schemes for Boston, Buffalo, Philadelphia, and San Francisco
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Boston Urban Transportation Development Corp., Toronto Transit Commission, and Urban Transportation Development Corp..
HO scale rolling stock
InterMountain Railway Trinity 5161 covered hopper
Price: $59.95
Manufacturer: InterMountain Railway Company, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502; 800-472-2530; intermountain-railway.com
Trinity 5161 covered hopper features:
- Etched-metal running boards (12 or 17 supports as appropriate)
- Three to six road numbers per scheme
- InterMountain metal wheelsets
- Kadee operating knuckle couplers
Release date: To be announced
Road names: AGP; BNSF Ry. (Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Colorado & Southern; and Northern Pacific heritage schemes); Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; Imperial Sugar; Kansas City Southern; Potash Corp.; and Union Pacific.
O scale vehicles
Atlas O Master Line 45-foot Pines trailer
Price: $39.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
45-foot Pines trailer features:
- Adjustable hitch pin
- Raised and lowered landing gear
- Working doors, bars, and latches
- Movable wheel assembly
Release date: Spring 2025
Road names: Montgomery Ward Electric Avenue, GLKX (ex-Redon), National Piggyback Service, Neshanic Trailer Co., Norfolk & Western, and Southern Pacific.
N scale rolling stock
Athearn Bethlehem Steel BethGon Coalporter
Price: $249.99 (Primed for Grime, $264.99)
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Bethlehem Steel BethGon Coalporter features:
- 36″ machined metal wheelsets
- Separately applied brake wheel
- Multiple road numbers per scheme
- Minimum radius, 9-3/4″
- Removable coal load
- Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
- Injection-molded plastic body
Release date: December 2026
Road names: CIT Group (CITX and CEFX reporting marks), Conrail, Entergy Corp., and Minneapolis & St. Lous.
Z scale accessories
American Z Line 53-foot container
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 7805 Dublin Rd., Dublin, OH 43017; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
53-foot container features:
- Stackable
- Injection-molded plastic body
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Canadian National.
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.
