HO scale locomotives

• 2-6-0 Mogul steam locomotive.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Boston & Maine; Canadian National; Denver & Rio Grande Western; New York Central; and Southern Pacific. Two road numbers per scheme. Upgraded Model Die Casting (Roundhouse) tooling with railroad-specific smokestack, dome, headlight, lead truck, and tender; upgraded drive mechanism; lightemitting-diode lighting; and McHenry scale couplers. Direct-current model with 21-pin plug, $209.99; with dualmode SoundTraxx Econami sound decoder, $269.99. August 2022. Ready-toRoll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com

• General Electric U25B diesel locomotive.

Low short hood: Erie Lackawanna (early scheme); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (pinstripe scheme); Great Northern (simplified Omaha Orange and Pullman Green scheme); Penn Central (black and white); and New York, New Haven & Hartford (black, Trains.com

white, and orange). High short hood: GE Demonstrator (red with white stripe in three road numbers, white-over-red scheme in one number), St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco, Mandarin Orange and white), and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray with “Dependable Transportation” slogan on cab). Four numbers per scheme unless noted. Prototype-specific air tanks, exhaust stack, and fuel tanks; illuminated control stand; working step lights on low short hood models; and working inspection lights on all models. Direct-current model with 21-pin plug, $239.95; with dual-mode ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder, $349.95. Mid 2022. Rapido Trains Inc., 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com

• Canadian National GP9RM diesel locomotive kit.

With 36" and 48" fans (both styles offered in three versions: with louvers on cab’s left side, without louvers, and raised utility box on right side). Kit includes 3-D printed locomotive shell and detail parts; etched-metal steps, fan grills and blades, stanchions, windshield wipers, and door handles; formed wire grab irons, handrails, and

lift rings; and two types of class light assemblies. Designed to fit WalthersMainline GP9 chassis. $109.92. Maple Leaf Trains, +972-52-621-6455, mapleleaftrains.com

HO scale freight cars

• Assorted freight car kits. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy single-sheathed twin hopper, $18.98. Burlington Northern American Car & Foundry 2,970-cubic-foot-capacity two-bay Center Flow covered hopper, $20.98. Canadian Pacific 40-foot riveted-side boxcar (step gothic lettering and “Newsprint Service Only” shield), $19.98. Illinois Central 40-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car (yellow and brown with “Central Despatch” lettering), $20.98. Nickel Plate Road 36-foot wood boxcars (Fowler, double-sheathed with fish-belly underframe, and double-sheathed with straight underframe: single car, $19.98; three-pack, $58.98). Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets, trucks, and Accumate couplers. Accurail, 630365-1173, accurail.com • Sun Belt System 70-ton wood-chip hopper. Solid-bearing trucks, metal wheelsets, and body-mounted couplers. Four road numbers (only 50 of each number will be produced). $29.95.

Bowser Trains, 800-327-5126, bowser-trains.com

• Evans 4,780-cubic-foot-capacity

three-bay covered hopper. ArcherDaniels-Midland (blue, yellow, and gray paint schemes); Boston & Maine (blue); Farmer’s Cooperative Association, St. Edwards, Neb.; Missouri-Kansas-Texas (green and yellow billboard lettering); and Union Pacific (gray with shield herald and Missouri-Kansas-Texas reporting marks). Four road numbers per scheme. Factory-installed grab irons, see-through etched-metal walkways and crossover platforms, and separate vibrator brackets on hopper bays. $39.98. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com

HO scale structures

• Country butcher. Laser-cut cardboard low-relief kit. Includes customizable display case and detailed instructions. Measures 2.36" x 1.57" x 4.52". $33.05. Price may vary based on exchange rate. Minifer, minifer.fr/en

N scale locomotives

• Electro-Motive Division F59PHI diesel locomotive. Metra (Chicago & North Western, Milwaukee Road, and Rock Island heritage schemes, one number each), Amtrak (“Be Track Smart” in one road number and as-delivered and Amtrak California schemes), North Carolina Department of Transportation, and Metrolink. Two numbers per scheme unless noted. All-wheel electrical pickup; die-cast metal frame; separate, factory-applied air horn, handrails on rear pilot, wire grab irons, and snow plow; light-emitting-diode lighting; and McHenry scale couplers. Directcurrent model, $149.99; with dualmode SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 sound decoder, $249.99. September 2022. Athearn N. Athearn Trains, 800-3384639, athearn.com

N scale freight cars

• Pacific Car & Foundry 5,195-cubicfoot-capacity boxcar. Amtrak (phase 4 and green schemes, three road numbers each), Columbus & Greenville (Southern Pacific patchout, six numbers), Golden West Service (with Ventura County reporting marks in 12 numbers and SP marks in six numbers), Southern Pacific (as-delivered scheme, 12 numbers), and Union Pacific (repainted with shield herald and SP marks, six numbers). Also

available undecorated. Hydra-Cushion underframe; separate, factory-applied uncoupling levers, door latch mechanism, and end ladders; road-number specific paint patches as appropriate, and full underbody brake rigging. Single car, $36.95; Amtrak three-pack, $149.95; and six-pack, $221.70. Rapido Trains Inc., 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com

N scale structures

• Sherwood’s Bridge. Base kit ($39.95) includes 9" span with two end abutments and one pier set. Expansion kit ($19.95) contains 5" span with one pier set. Base and expansion box set ($49.95) includes one of each kit. Kits feature lattice truss design, interlocking spans, wood deck and guardrails, 21 ⁄2" pier sets, concrete abutments, and illustrated instructions. Base kit is 10" long x 31 ⁄4" high. Expansion kit is 5" long x 31 ⁄4" high. Track and rolling stock shown not included. The N Scale Architect, 607-746-8416, thenarch.com

O scale freight cars • Gunderson Multi-Max auto rack.

BNSF Ry. (orange), Canadian Pacific (white with red “CP” lettering and SOO reporting marks), Kansas City Southern (yellow with Kansas City Southern Lines and Kansas City Southern de Mexico heralds), Norfolk Southern (yellow with Thoroughbred herald), and Union Pacific (yellow with shield herald and “Building America” slogan). Four road numbers per scheme. New superstructure, flatcar, and truck tooling; positionable end doors; and removable interior deck (additional deck available separately to convert from bi-level to tri-level).

N scale

Pullman-Standard lightweight coach. RailSmith Models recently released this ready-to-run car decorated in Northern Pacific’s 1947 North Coast Limited Pine Tree scheme. The N scale injection-molded plastic model has painted molded grab irons on the sides, sprung diaphragms, metal wheels, a plastic interior, and truck-mounted couplers. Single cars sell for $49; two-packs are priced at $89. RailSmith Models, lowellsmith.net/railsmith

$144.95. Master Line. Atlas O, 908-6878857, shop.atlasrr.com

Large scale freight cars • Christmas 2021 40-foot boxcar.

Hook-and-loop couplers; separate, factory-applied brake wheel, running boards, and stirrup steps; and plastic wheelsets. Model will only be offered once. $119.99. PIKO America, 619-2802800, piko-america.com

Scenery

• Artificial snow. Includes 25g of artificial snow material and 30g of binder. UV resistant. Compatible with all scales. $8.90. Price may vary based on exchange rate. Signifer, signifer.chez-alice.fr