 
          January News column - 18
        
        
          N scale kit is scheduled for release in mid-June at an MSRP of
        
        
          $39.95. The structure has a footprint of 3.90” x 1.51”. The dock
        
        
          measures 3.05” x .60”.
        
        
          Reservations close January 15, 2013, for
        
        
          
            BLMA’s
          
        
        
        
        
        
        
           new variation on its popular Norfolk Southern class
        
        
          G-85R TopGon coal cars. Cars in this fourth production release
        
        
          will feature a smooth tub underframe without the ribbed
        
        
          braces. The car will be available in 24 numbers with each road
        
        
          number displaying specific light and loaded weight data. The
        
        
          injection molded plastic cars will have separately applied wire
        
        
          grab irons and uncoupling levers, etched-metal brake wheel
        
        
          platforms, accurate internal bracing, Accumate® rucks and
        
        
          couplers. The N scale ready-to-run cars will have an MSRP of
        
        
          $22.95 each. Delivery is planned for the fourth quarter of 2013.
        
        
          
            InterMountain
          
        
        
          
            Railway Company
          
        
        
        
        
        
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          plans to release
        
        
          the next run of N
        
        
          scale four-bay
        
        
          cylindrical covered
        
        
          hoppers in March. The ready-to-run models will come with
        
        
          Micro- Trains® trucks and couplers. Models with round roof
        
        
          
            Prototype photo courtesy of Joe Shaw
          
        
        
          MRH-Jan 2013