News & Products for the week of March 11th 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 March 11th 2024.
HO scale locomotives
Broadway Limited Imports Electro-Motive Division GP30
Price: $374.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
Electro-Motive Division GP30 features:
- ABS body with die-cast chassis
- Prototype accurate lighting operations
- Separately applied details include handrails, grab irons, horn, bell, wipers, and etched metal grills
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Chesapeake & Ohio; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington; Milwaukee Road; Reading; Southern Pacific; U.S. Air Force; and U.S. Army.
HO scale freight cars
Rapido Pennsylvania Railroad G22 gondola
Price: Single car, $54.95; three-pack, $194.85; six-pack, $389.70
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Pennsylvania Railroad G22 gondola features:
- Die-cast chassis
- Sub-class accurate interior details
- Separate wire grab irons
- Container load where appropriate
- Also available undecorated
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Penn Central and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Fox Valley Models USRA 55-ton two-bay open hopper
Price: $31.99
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 4901 Old Tasso Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
USRA 55-ton two-bay open hopper features:
- Fully assembled
- Separately applied handbrake wheel
- Cast stirrup steps, end ladders, and brake system
- Separately applied handbrake wheel
Release date: Available now
Road names: Baltimore & Ohio, Canadian National, Clinchfield, Colorado & Southern, Northern Pacific, and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tangent Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4427 high side covered hopper
Price: $52.95
Manufacturer: Tangent Scale Models, P.O. Box 6514, Asheville, NC 28816; 828-412-3886; tangentscalemodels.com
Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4427 high side covered hopper features:
- Etched metal crossover platforms
- Details include wire ladder rungs, wire grab irons, and wire coupler lift bars
- “See through” running boards
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Available now
Road names: Milwaukee Road, Burlington Northern, Canadian Pacific, Pullman Leasing Company, Texas & Pacific, and Wisconsin Central.
HO scale structures
Conowingo Panther Company House
Price: $32.00
Manufacturer: Conowingo Models; conowingomodels.com
Panther Company House features:
- Modeled after a structure in Panther, West Virginia
- Structure size is 3 inches wide by 4 inches long and 5 inches tall
- Tichy doors and windows included in kit
Release date: Available now
HO scale details
ClassOneModelWorks transformer load
Price: $59.99
Manufacturer: ClassOneModelWorks.com, 8610 NW 107th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64153; 816-243-0044; ClassOneModelWorks.com
Transformer load features:
- Cast resin model
- Multiple decal sets also available (sold separately)
Release date: Available now
Z scale locomotives
American Z Line Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 features:
- Cab and nose headlights
- Road specific details
- High snowplow
- 4400 gallon fuel tank
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Denver & Rio Grande 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 email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cgrivno@kalmbach.com and Associate Editor Bryson Sleppy at bsleppy@kalmbach.com for more information.
