car. Orders are being accepted through the end of January for
delivery this fall. Except as noted, three road numbers will be
available for R&N-Reading & Northern (black body red end),
R&N (black body blue end), PPLX-Pennsylvania Power & Light
(yellow ends, one road number only), PPLX (single yellow end,
five road numbers), PRR (yellow dot), Wheeling & Lake Erie, NS
(new logo), PPLX (Ready Kilowatt), C&O (Progress), Conrail, NS,
NW, C&NW (green body, yellow end, see above), and six road
numbers each for C&O, B&O, and WM all with Chessie Cat
logo. The models have knuckle couplers and metal wheelsets.
They will be molded in USA then sent to China for assembly
and packaging. The MSRP will be $24.95.
Last month we reported on Bowser’s new Executive Line ALCo
Century series C430 diesel locomotive currently under devel-
opment. We can now confirm road names and provide some
samples of art work for the HO scale ready-to-run model that
will be available this fall.
