opposite side). The HO scale ready-to-run model will have an
MSRP of $15.95. An undecorated version will list at $11.95.
Atlas has retooled the die-cast chassis of its Master® series
ALCo RS-1 diesel locomotive and plans to release the HO
scale model with new paint schemes in the third quar-
ter of this year. Road names with two locomotive numbers
each include Milwaukee Road; National Railway of Mexico;
New York, New Haven and Hartford; Soo Line; Spokane
International; Tidewater Southern; and New York Central
(above). Atlas Classic Silver models for standard DC opera-
tion will have an MSRP of $149.95. Classic Gold models
with an ESU LokSound dual-model DCC decoder will list at
$259.95. A complete data sheet on the LokSound system
can be accessed at
Bachmann
) is
selling a 52’ 6”
flat car with
a 30’ truck
trailer. The HO
scale ready-to-run flat car features a positionable ramp and
appropriate trucks with metal wheels. Road names include
Santa Fe with a Navajo Freight Lines trailer, Baltimore & Ohio
with a REA trailer, New York Central flat with an NYC trailer,
Reading flat with a Reading trailer, Atlantic Coast Line flat
with a Yale trailer, and a Western Maryland flat with a WM
trailer. Bachmann’s combination flat car with trailer has an
MSRP of $39.00.
Blackstone Models
) has scheduled
a second release of its 2-8-0 class C-19 Consolidation loco-
motive for delivery this spring. The HOn3 models represent
the narrow gauge locomotives as they appeared from the
mid-1910s through the 1950s with variations in cabs, pilots,
tenders, and domes.
Blackstone’s C-19 will be available decorated as D&RGW No.
342 with Royal Gorge Route herald, D&RGW No. 345 with
Flying Grande herald, D&RGW No. 346 post-wreck version
with Flying Grande herald, D&RG class 70 No. 401, and RGS
numbers 40 and 41 with Rising Sun heralds. Painted but
unlettered versions are also be in the mix including a model
fitted with a diamond stack and painted to simulate Russia
Iron (above). All of the locomotives will be equipped with
golden-white LEDs, Kadee® No. 714 couplers, and a custom
SoundTraxx® Tsunami® sound system. The MSRP is $499.95
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