HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe diesel locomotive in Norfolk Southern heritage schemes. Central RR of New Jersey; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; Erie; Illinois Terminal; New York Central; Norfolk Southern no. 1030 (1982 and 2012 number boards); Penn Central; Reading Co.; Savannah & Atlanta; Virginian Ry.; and Wabash. New m.u. receptacles, turbocharger compartment doors on […]
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HO scale locomotives General Electric U25B diesel locomotive. New road name: Southern Pacific (road no. 3100). Upgraded handrails, separately applied details, and RP-25 contour metal wheelsets. Bowser will donate $15 from each sale to Orange Empire Ry. Museum. Direct current, $199.95. With SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoder, $299.95. Late 2012. Ready-to-run. Executive Line. Bowser, […]
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Atlas HO scale Trinity 25,500-gallon-capacity tank car HO scale freight cars Trinity 25,500-gallon-capacity tank car. New paint schemes: ADM (leaf logo), Bunge, ConAgra Foods, and Chevron. New road numbers: Cargill Vegetable Oils and IBPX. Three car numbers each. See-through platform grating, prototype-specific details, and knuckle couplers. $31.95. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, […]
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HO scale locomotives General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. Fictional paint schemes: Burlington Northern; Delaware & Hudson; Erie Lackawanna; Gulf, Mobile & Ohio; Louisville & Nashville; and Southern Pacific. Two road numbers each. Etched-metal details, wire grab irons, and Kadee knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $179.95; with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoder, $259.95. November/December 2012. Ready-to-run. […]
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HO Scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F3A and B diesel locomotives. New paint scheme: Denver & Rio Grande (passenger scheme). Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, separately applied prototype-specific details, and magnetic knuckle couplers. A unit: Direct-current model, $169.98; with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoder, $269.98. A-B set: DC models, $309.98; with DCC and sound, […]
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Bachmann HO scale Alco S-4 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Alco S-4 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (zebra stripe paint scheme); Erie RR; New York Central (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie reporting marks); Southern Pacific; Union Pacific (“Dependable Transportation” slogan); Western Maryland (speed lettering). Directional headlights; die-cast metal chassis, fuel tank, gear tower, and […]
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Rail Yard Models, a manufacturer of HO scale resin model railroad freight car kits, ceased operations on March 1, 2012. In a statement on the company’s website, owner Gene Fusco wrote, “I have had a great deal of satisfaction designing, manufacturing, and selling my kits to some of the best modelers in the railroad hobby. […]
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Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes and road numbers: Southern Pacific; CP Rail; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Nickel Plate Road; Toledo, Peoria & Western; and Western Maryland. Three road numbers each. Directional headlights, prototype-specific details, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. […]
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Hillside, N.J., 1/26/2012 – Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. has agreed to purchase all O scale structure tooling, as well as existing O scale structure inventory, from Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. In the near future, these structures will be available from Atlas under the Atlas O product brand. “We are sure that modelers will be […]
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HO scale structures Canadian National sand house. Laser-cut wood kit with Mt. Albert siding and color-coded scale lumber, window castings, doors, and base. Footprint is 2” x 9”. $49.95. Kanamodel Products, www.kanamodel.com Monroe Models HO scale Hickson Depot kit The Hickson Depot. Laser-cut wood kit with peel-and-stick trim and shingles, cast chimney, train-order signal, station […]
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The merger of Atlas O, LLC and Atlas Model Railroad Co. Inc. was announced today by Thomas W. Haedrich, Atlas Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Atlas O, LLC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Model Railroad Co. Inc., effective January 1st, 2012. “The merger accomplishes family business planning and makes for a more […]
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HO scale locomotives General Electric Dash 8-40C and 8-40CW diesel locomotives. New road numbers and paint schemes. Dash 8-40C: Canadian National (15th anniversary or modern paint schemes), Ferrocarriles Nationales de Mexico (three road numbers). Dash 8-40CW: BNSF (three new numbers); Conrail (“Quality” lettering), CSX (patched Conrail), Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific (three new numbers). Two […]
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