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News & Products for the week of January 16th 2023
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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and structure announcements for the week of January 16th 2023.
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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. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of January 16th 2023.
Price: Direct current, $169.99; with DCC and sound; $239.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division SD45T-2 features:
Release date: January 2024
Road names: Bessemer & Lake Erie; Canadian National; Cotton Belt; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Also available undecorated.
Price: Direct current, $209.99; DCC and sound equipped, $299.99
Manufacturer: Aurora Miniatures North America Inc., 1122 Brimley Rd, Scarborough, ON, M1P 3G3, Canada, https://na.auroraminiatures.com/
General Motors Diesel SD60F features:
Release date: January 2023
Road names: Canadian National
Price: Direct current, $269.99; with DCC and sound, $389.99
Manufacturer: PIKO America LLC, 4610 Alvarado Canyon Rd., Ste. 5, San Diego, CA 92120; piko-america.com
Kraus-Maffei ML4000 features:
Release date: November 2023
Road names: Southern Pacific
Price: Direct current, $239.95; with DCC and sound, $349.95
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, ON, L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
General Electric Dash-8 features:
Release date: To be announced
Road names: BC Rail; Canadian National; and Quebec North Shore & Labrador.
Price: Direct current, $169.98; with DCC and sound, $219.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Electro-Motive Division SD60M features:
Release date: Summer 2023
Road names: Burlington Northern; BNSF Ry.; Canadian National; Norfolk Southern; Soo Line; and Union Pacific.
Price: Direct current, $219.99; with DCC and sound, $319.99
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Electro-Motive Division SD9 features:
Release date: Fall 2023
Road names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & Illinois Midland; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range; Great Northern; and Southern Pacific. Also available undecorated.
Price: Single, $25; three-pack, $70. Shipping for one car, $9.45; two to three cars, $17.10. Ohio residents add 7.8% sales tax.
Manufacturer: Cincinnati Division 7 Car Projects, c/o Paul Maciulewicz, 9151 Congress Court, West Chester, OH 45069.
American Car & Foundry HC-46 2-bay covered hopper features:
Release Date: Available now
Road Names: Norfolk & Western
Price: Single, $39.99; four-pack, $149.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com
Association of American Railroads 70-ton hopper features:
Release date: To be announced
Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Canadian National; Missouri Pacific; Nickel Plate Road; New York Central; and Southern Pacific.
Price: $39.99
Manufacturer: ExactRail, 525 E. 1860 S., Provo, UT 84606; 866-945-1701, exactrail.com
Trinity 6275 plug door boxcar features:
Release date: Available now
Road names: TTX
Price: $54.95 or $56.95 (varies depending on scheme); undecorated kit, $48.95
Manufacturer: Tangent Scale Models, P.O. Box 6514, Asheville, NC 28816; 828-412-3886; tangentscalemodels.com
Greenville 86-foot boxcar features:
Release date: Available now
Road names: Ann Arbor; Baltimore & Ohio; Canadian National; Chesapeake & Ohio; Conrail; CSX; Erie-Lackawanna; General Electric Rail Services; Illinois Central Gulf; Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation; Mississippi Delta Railroad; Norfolk & Western; Norfolk Southern; Penn Central; and Pennsylvania Railroad. Also available as undecorated kit.
Price: Single, $31.98; undecorated, $29.98.
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Association of American Railroads modified 40-foot boxcar features:
Release date: Spring 2023
Road names: Boston & Maine; Central of Georgia; Denver & Rio Grande Western; New York Central – Pittsburg & Lake Erie; Seaboard Airline; and Southern Pacific.
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: Rail Scale Models, 514 Angel's Way Lane, Horse Shoe, NC 28742; 248-421-6276; rail-scale-models.com
The Front Street Series features:
Release date: Two structures available now, two to be released
Price: Single, $44.99; two-pack, $79.99
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
National Steel Car 6000 features:
Release date: February 2024
Road names: American Iron & Metal; IMRX; and Texas-Louisiana Producing & Carbon Co.
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
ALCO Company PA1 features:
Road names: Pennsylvania Railroad
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Iowa Interstate Maxi-IV sets features:
Road names: Iowa Interstate
Price: Contact manufacturer
Manufacturer: ZTrack Distribution, 6142 Northcliff Blvd Dublin OH 43016, 614-764-1703, [email protected], http://ztrackdistribution.com
Ztrack and Archistories barns features:
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 email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at [email protected] and Associate Editor Bryson Sleppy at [email protected] for more information.
Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and structure announcements for the week of January 16th 2023. HO scale locomotives Price: Manufacturer: Electro-Motive Division SD45T-2 features: Release date: January 2024 Road names: Price: Manufacturer: General Motors Diesel SD60F features: Release date: January 2023 Road names: Price: Manufacturer: Kraus-Maffei ML4000 features: Release date: Road names: Price: Manufacturer: General Electric Dash-8 features: Release date: Road names: Price: Manufacturer: Electro-Motive Division SD60M features: Release date: Road names: Pric Manufacturer: Electro-Motive Division SD9 features: Release date: Road names: HO scale freight cars Price: Manufacturer: American Car & Foundry HC-46 2-bay covered hopper features: Release Date: Road Names: Price: Manufacturer: Association of American Railroads 70-ton hopper features: Release date: Road names: Price: Manufacturer: Trinity 6275 plug door boxcar features: Release date: Road names: Price: Manufacturer: Greenville 86-foot boxcar features: Release date: Road names: Price: Manufacturer: Association of American Railroads modified 40-foot boxcar features: Release date: Road names: HO scale structures Price: Manufacturer: The Front Street Series features: Release date: N scale freight cars Price: Manufacturer: National Steel Car 6000 features: Release date: February 2024 Road names: Z scale locomotives Price: Manufacturer: ALCO Company PA1 features: Road names: Z scale freight cars Price: Manufacturer: Iowa Interstate Maxi-IV sets features: Road names: Z scale structures Price: Manufacturer Ztrack and Archistories barns features: Release date: News & Products