News & Products for the week of September 8th 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 September 8th, 2025.
HO scale locomotives
ScaleTrains Rivet Counter Electro-Motive Division GP40
Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin connector, $199.99; with ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder, two cube-type speakers, and ESU designed “Power Pack” with two super capacitors, $309.99
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 4901 Old Tasso Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
Electro-Motive Division GP40 features:
- Underbody frame rails with separately applied plumbing and traction motor cable bundle details
- Separately applied radiator core detail mounted inside of long hood, visible under radiator fans
- Diamond-mesh radiator intake screening
- Factory-applied wire grab irons and lift rings, etched-metal windshield wipers, train line hoses, and sand hatch covers
- Wheelsets painted rust color
- Minimum radius, 18″; recommended radius, 22″
Release date: February 2026
Road names: Rock Island (multiple paint schemes), Burlington Northern, Chessie System with Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks, Norfolk & Western (high short hood), and St. Louis Southwestern.
HO scale passenger equipment
Broadway Limited heavyweight combine car
Price: $89.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; 386-673-8900; broadway-limited.com
heavyweight combine car features:
- Detailed, illuminated interior with touch-control lighting
- ABS body and chassis
- Sprung diaphragms
- Minimum radius, 18″
- Also available in fictional holiday paint scheme.
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Baltimore & Ohio; 1947 Freedom Train; Boston & Maine; Chessie Steam Special; Louisville & Nashville; maintenance of way; New York Central; Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern; and Wabash.
Broadway Limited heavyweight passenger coaches
Price: $89.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; 386-673-8900; broadway-limited.com
Heavyweight passenger coaches features:
- Detailed, illuminated interior with finger-touch control
- ABS body and chassis
- Sprung diaphragms
- Also available in fictional holiday paint scheme
- Minimum radius, 18″
Release date: To be announced
Road names: New York Central; 1947 Freedom Train (with and without eagle); Baltimore & Ohio; Chessie Steam Special; and Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern.
HO scale rolling stock
WalthersMainline International bay-window caboose
Price: $54.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
International bay-window caboose features:
- Molded weld seams, corrugations, and other details on the body, ends, and roof
- Clear window glazing
- Factory-applied end railings, smokejack, vent, and brakewheel
- Detailed underbody
- Caboose-style trucks
- Also available undecorated
Release date: Winter 2026
Road names: Chessie System with Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks, Conrail, Erie Lackawanna, Rock Island, Southern Ry., and Union Pacific.
WalthersMainline National Steel Car 5150 three-bay covered hopper
Price: $44.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
National Steel Car 5150 three-bay covered hopper features:
- Detailed plastic body with raised panel weld seams
- Thin profile running boards, stirrup steps, end ladders, and platforms
- Trough style roof hatches with handle details
- Modeled brake gear and discharge outlets
- Also available undecorated and painted gray with data only
Release date: Winter 2026
Road names: Richardson; Archer-Daniels-Midland; BNSF Ry.; Canadian National; Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; and Union Pacific.
HO scale structures
WalthersTrainline Victorian houses five-structure kit
Price: Five-pack, $75.98; individual houses, $24.98 each
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Victorian houses five-structure kit features:
- Detailed walls, window frames, and porches with period-accurate architectural details
- Houses measure 3-9/16″ x 7-11/16″ x 5″
- Molded in multiple colors
- Five-pack includes one each of the following kits: Kavanaugh, Queen Anne, Steiner, Painted Lady, and Gingerbread
Release date: Fall 2025
N scale structures
Conowingo Models Grey street company house
Price: $34
Manufacturer: Conowingo Models; conowingomodels.com
Grey street company house features:
- 3D printed base
- Laser-cut wood components
- Tichy Train Group details
Release date: Available now
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.
