40-foot Pfaudler milk car Scale: N (1:160) Price: $29.99 Era: 1920s to 1950s Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com Features: Screw-mounted trucks Machined metal wheels with RP-25 contours Body-mounted McHenry couplers Injection-molded plastic body Minimum radius: 11” Available July 2023 Road names: Pfaudler, Alderney Dairy Co., Chicago & North Western, Merkle […]
General Electric U50 diesel locomotive Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $369.99; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $469.99 Era: late 1960s to 1970s+ (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com Features: Illuminated truck lights, number boxes, and classification lights All-wheel drive and […]
Electro-Motive Division SD24 diesel locomotive Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct-current model with factory-installed speaker, $189.95 to $199.95 (undecorated, $179.95); with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder, $299.95 to $309.95 (undecorated, $289.95). Era: 1958 to 2000 (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com Electro-Motive Division SD24 […]
General Electric B23-7 diesel locomotive Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct-current model with factory-installed speaker, $179.95 (undecorated, $169.95); with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder, $289.95 (undecorated, $279.95) Era: 1977 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co. Inc., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com General Electric B23-7 diesel locomotive features: Pilots […]
General Motors Diesel Division F59PH diesel locomotive Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct-current model, $225; with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder, $335 Era: 1988 to present (varies depending on scheme) Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com General Motors Diesel Division F59PH diesel locomotive features: American units […]
Department of Defense intermodal containers Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Combo pack (one each 20-foot conex, tricon, and quadcon), $49.95; 20-foot container three-pack (one each brown, Marine Gray, and patched brown), $24.95 Era: present Manufacturer: Spring Mills Depot, P.O. Box 1616, Spring Mills, MD 21158, springmillsdepot.com Department of Defense intermodal container features: Injection-molded plastic construction Separate, […]
Department of Defense 68-foot heavy-duty flatcars Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $64.95 Era: 1981 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Spring Mills Depot, P.O. Box 1616, Spring Mills, MD 21158, springmillsdepot.com Department of Defense (DODX) 68-foot heavy-duty flatcar features: Die-cast metal underframe Factory-painted metal wheelsets Wire grab irons Metal wheels Kadee couplers Road-number-specific lettering […]
Chevrolet vehicles Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $24.95 Era: 1980 to 1985 model years through 2000s Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com HO scale Chevrolet vehicle features: Assorted front grill designs Multiple rim designs (wire spoke, dog dish, and more) Chrome finish on bumpers, rims, and […]
American Car & Foundry 5,701-cubic-foot-capacity Pressureaide Center Flow covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $47.95 (undecorated, $37.95) Era: 1985 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com Features: Etched-metal running boards Detailed brake gear with piping 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with blackened metal wheels […]
New Look Bus Scale: N (1:160) Price: $34.95 (GO Transit, $39.95) Era: 1960s to 1990s (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com New Look Bus features: Full underbody detail including fuel tank, cabling, and engine detail Early (5303) rear engine door […]
American Car & Foundry 3,560-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $33.95 (undecorated, $26.95) Era: 1967 to present (era varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com Features: Weighted, detailed underframe Accumate couplers Roller-bearing trucks with metal wheels Available now Road names: […]
Southern Pacific passenger cars Scale: Z (1:220) Price: Contact manufacturer Era: 1941 to mid-1950s Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com Southern Pacific passenger cars features: Injection-molded plastic Metal wheels AutoLatch couplers Window glazing Limited quantities available Car types: Cascade 4-compartment, 4-bedroom, 2-drawing-room sleeper with Pullman sublettering (two road numbers); […]
