News & Products for the week of March 6th 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 6th 2023.
HO scale locomotives
Athearn Genesis Electro-Motive Division GP39-2
Price: Direct-current, $229.99; with DCC and sound, $329.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 features:
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes
- Prototypically-accurate bell placement and type
- Light-emitting diode illuminated number boards and classification lights
- See-through cab windows and full cab interior
- Etched metal fan grills
Release date: March 2024
Road names: Burlington Northern Santa Fe; CSX; Delaware & Hudson; Portland & Western; and Santa Fe.
Atlas Electro-Motive Division MP15DC
Price: Direct-current, $179.95; with DCC and sound, $289.95. Add $15 for ditchlight-equipped models
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-678-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Electro-Motive Division MP15DC features:
- Three different hood styles
- Separately-applied details, including windshield wipers, metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, multiple-unit hoses, snow plow, and handrails
- See through step detail on sill
- Etched metal radiator grilles
- Directional light-emitting diode lighting
Release date: Available now
Road names: First Union Rail Company; Larry’s Truck & Electric; Missouri Pacific; Norfolk Southern; Reading; Southern; Southern Pacific; and The Prairie Lines. Also available undecorated.
HO scale freight cars
Accurail double sheath wood boxcar
Price: $20.98
Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com
Double sheath wood boxcar features:
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Plastic wheelsets and knuckle couplers
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Western Maryland
Athearn Genesis Freightcar America Versacoil
Price: $44.99; three-car set, $124.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Freightcar America Versacoil features:
- Coupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware
- Separately applied wire grab irons and etched metal coupler platforms
- Two body styles with or without removable hoods
- 100-ton roller bearing trucks with animated rotating bearing caps
- RP-25 contoured metal wheels
Release date: March 2024
Road names: Canadian Pacific; Mitsui Rail Corporation; Norfolk Southern; and Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad.
Carolina Piedmont Division triple hopper car
Price: $28 plus shipping
Manufacturer: Carolina Piedmont Division, railroad@nc.rr.com, https://www.cpd13.org/
Triple hopper car features:
- Two road numbers available
- Manufactured by Accurail
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Norfolk Southern
HO scale structures
Walthers coal conveyor with transfer house
Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Coal conveyor with transfer house features:
- Includes parts for four detailed conveyors
- Molded in one color with acetate windows
Release date: Spring 2023
Walther’s Merchant’s Row VII
Price: $44.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Merchant’s Row VII features:
- Left-corner block with 3 different stores
- Modernized facades and entrances
- Separate back porch, downspouts and stairway
- Full color vintage signs
- Molded in four colors and clear plastic
Release date: Spring 2023
N scale locomotives
Broadway Limited Electro-Motive Division NW2
Price: $279.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
Electro-Motive Division NW2 features:
- Die-cast metal body
- Separately-applied details include handrails, grab irons, smokestacks, horn, and bell
- Dual-mode decoder with back EMF
- Light-emitting diode lighting
- Dual and single headlights as appropriate
Release date: April 2023
Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Bangor & Aroostook; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Canadian National; Denver, Rio Grande & Western; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Lehigh Valley; New York Central; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Also available undecorated.
N scale freight cars
Athearn Food Machine Corporation 50-foot 5347 boxcar
Price: $29.99; three-pack, $84.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Food Machine Corporation 50-foot 5347 boxcar features:
- Scale profile brake wheel
- Machined metal wheels
- Roller bearing screw-mounted trucks
- McHenry knuckle couplers
Release date: March 2024
Road names: Cadiz Railroad; Central Vermont; CSX; Green Mountain Railroad; Maine Central; Pan Am Railways; and Railbox.
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.
