News & Products for the week of June 2nd 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 June 2nd, 2025.
HO scale locomotives
Broadway Limited Imports Electro-Motive Division SD45 diesel locomotive
Price: Direct-current model, $249.99; with dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder featuring Rolling Thunder, $374.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; 386-673-8900; broadway-limited.com
Electro-Motive Division SD45 features:
- Separately applied details include handrails, grab irons, horn, bell, wipers, and etched-metal grills
- ABS body with die-cast metal chassis
- Individually controllable lights
- Metal Kadee-compatible couplers
- Road-specific details
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Helm Financial Corp., Erie Lackawanna, Great Northern, Louisville & Indiana, Motive Power International, Montana Rail Link, Southern Pacific, and Wisconsin Central.
HO scale rolling stock
InterMountain Railway Pullman-Standard 60-foot flatcar
Price: $46.95
Manufacturer: InterMountain Railway Co., P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502; 800-472-2530; intermountain-railway.com
Pullman-Standard 60-foot flatcar features:
- Multiple road numbers per scheme
- Metal knuckle couplers
- InterMountain metal wheelsets
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Alaska RR; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; BNSF Ry.; Trailer Train; Southern Ry.; TTX; and Union Pacific.
WalthersProto Trinity 30,145-gallon tank car
Price: $44.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Trinity 30,145-gallon tank car features:
- See-through, etched-metal walkways and end platforms
- Factory-installed grab irons
- Modern end rails
- Detailed underbody with separate brake cylinder, brake pipe, and rigging
- 36″ metal wheelsets
- Proto-Max metal couplers
Release date: Winter 2026
Road names: Shell Oil, CIT Group, Conoco Philips, Dow Chemicals, Jefferson, and Trinity Industries Leasing Co.
N scale rolling stock
InterMountain Railway American Car & Foundry two-bay Center Flow covered hopper
Price: $38.95
Manufacturer: InterMountain Railway Co., P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502; 800-472-2530; intermountain-railway.com
American Car & Foundry two-bay Center Flow covered hopper features:
- Etched-metal running boards
- Multiple road numbers per scheme
- Metal knuckle couplers
- InterMountain metal wheelsets
Release date: To be announced
Road names: BNSF Ry., Chicago & North Western, DuPont, GATX Leasing, Montana Rail Link, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific (Denver & Rio Grande Western reporting marks), and Winchester & Western.
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.
