January News column - 8
roof walks, detailed brake gear, and 100-ton trucks with black-
ened metal wheels. The next production run is scheduled for
release during the third quarter of this year. Introduced in
1961 by American Car & foundry, Atlas’s HO scale version will
be available with three discharge bays decorated for Agrico
(SHPX), Amerthene (NAHX), Dresser Minerals (NAHX), and
Huntsman Chemical (JHPX). The same cylindrical hopper car
with six bays will be available for Southern Pacific and Wabash,
as seen here. The ready-to-run cars have an MSRP of $31.95.
Undecorated versions will also be available at $24.95 each.
Atlas will release its HO scale AAR 50’ single-door boxcar
decorated for Canadian National, N de M, Penn Central, and
Santa Fe during the second quarter of this year. The pro-
duction run will include cars with new road numbers for
Bangor & Aroostook and Maine Central. Prototype spe-
cific details include 8’ and 9’ Superior or Youngstown doors,
and three types of side sills -- straight, tabbed and fish-
belly. The HO scale ready-to-run cars have an MSRP of
$29.95. An undecorated model will be offered at $24.95.
Bachmann
) has added sound to its HO
scale DCC-equipped ALCo RS-3 diesel locomotive. The
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