News & Products for the week of March 13th 2023
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 13th 2023.
HO scale locomotives
Athearn Genesis Electro-Motive Division SD60M “Triclops”
Price: Direct-current, $269.99; with DCC and sound; $369.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division SD60M “Triclops” features:
- Windshield wipers
- Wire grab irons
- Light-emitting diode number boards, class lights, and signal lights where applicable
- Prototypically-accurate bell placement
- See-through cab windows and full cab interior
Release date: July 2024
Road names: Buffalo & Pittsburgh; Burlington Northern; Burlington Northern Santa Fe; Canadian Pacific; CSX; Hudson Bay Railway; Union Pacific; and Webb Asset Management.
Märklin General Electric ES44AC
Price: $500.00
Manufacturer: Märklin; www.marklin.com
General Electric ES44AC features:
- Four front headlights and two rear lamps
- Factory-installed smoke generator with dynamic smoke exhaust
Release date: Q3 2023
Road names: Union Pacific
HO scale freight cars
Accurail three-bay covered hopper
Price: $21.98
Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com
Three-bay covered hopper features:
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Plastic wheelsets and knuckle couplers
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Incobrasa Industries
Athearn North American Car Company 8,000 gallon tank car
Price: $44.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
North American Car Company 8,000 gallon tank car features:
- Separate manway and vent
- Separately-applied ladders with bracing
- Separately-applied brake gear, air reservoir, and brake wheel
- Full underside detail including outlet
Release date: July 2024
Road names: GATX; Hamm’s; Penguin Ginger Ale; Vulcan Chemicals; and Wyandotte Chemicals.
Funaro & Camerlengo modernized GS gondola
Price: $59.99
Manufacturer: Funaro & Camerlengo; 10 Funaro Court, Honesdale, PA 18431; fandckits@verizon.net; www.fandckits.com
Modernized GS gondola features:
- Five carbody configurations available
- Resin craftsman kit
- Includes decals
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Pennsylvania Railroad
Rapido Union Tank Car X3 10,000 gallon tank car
Price: Single car, $54.95; six-pack, $329.70
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Union Tank Car X3 10,000 gallon tank car features:
- Correct tank bolster pads
- UTLX-style warning placard holders
- End platforms, coupler cut bars, and hand brake mountings
- Full underbody detailing with two distinct brake system variations
- Semi-scale couplers and coupler boxes
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Atlantic Refining; Eastman Chemical; Northern Pacific; Procor Limited; Products Tank Car; Seaboard Air Line; and UTLX. Also available undecorated.
Tangent General American 4500 covered hopper
Price: $56.95
Manufacturer: Tangent Scale Models, P.O. Box 6514, Asheville, NC 28816; 828-412-3886; tangentscalemodels.com
General American 4500 covered hopper features:
- GATC ribbed roof with both upper and lower flange roof edge detail
- GATC roof hatch with separately applied metal hand grabs and locking knobs
- See through running boards and crossover platforms
- Metal corner stirrup steps
Release date: Available now
Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company; and Chicago Great Western.
N scale locomotives
Broadway Limited Norfolk & Western Y6B
Price: $599.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
Norfolk & Western Y6B features:
- Separately applied details include handrails, ladders, piping, whistle, and bell
- Controllable light-emitting diode headlight, rear light, and cab light
- Cast brass safety valves and boiler fittings
- Die-cast metal boiler shell
- Detailed crosshead and valve gear
Release date: Available now
Road names: Norfolk & Western
N scale freight cars
Atlas 4180 airslide covered hopper
Price: $36.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-678-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
4180 airslide covered hopper features:
- Injection molded plastic body
- Metal wheels
- Etched metal roofwalks
Release date: Available now
Road names: BNSF; Brach’s Candy; Burlington Northern; Chessie System; Cotton Belt; Golden West Service; and Western Maryland.
Books
General Motors Diesel Locomotives, Vol. 2 from SilverLake Images LLC
Publisher: SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, P.O. Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528; 914-967-7541; ronsbooks.com
Price: $35.00
General Motors Diesel Locomotives, Vol. 2 features:
- Softcover, 110 pages
- Reproduction of a number of General Motors publications, including General Motors Diesel Locomotives for Passenger, Freight & Switching Service; Complete Line of General Motors Diesel Locomotives for Passenger, Freight & Switching Service; Train of Tomorrow; SD-7 General Motors 1500 H.P. Six Motor Road Switcher; and The New GP 30.
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.
