Bowser is now selling an HO scale version of an ALCo Century
C-630 diesel locomotive. The Executive series ready-to-run
model has brass MU and air hoses, etched windshield wipers,
steel grab irons, steel uncoupling lever, operating headlight,
and window glass.
Depending on the prototype being modeled, Bowser’s C-630
will come with either General Electric HiAd™ or GSC Tri-Mount
trucks (see sidebar). Bowser is offering the HO scale ready-to-
run model in sixteen different decorating schemes including
Reading (Bee Line scheme with GE Hi-Ad™ trucks), Reading
(Rocket II version with Tri-Mount trucks), Penn Central (large,
small, or red PC logo, all with Tri-Mount trucks), Conrail Patch
(ex-PRR and ex-Reading with Tri-Mount trucks, also ex-Reading
with HiAd™ trucks), Conrail (blue with a choice of Tri-Mount
or HiAd™ trucks), C&O (HiAd™ trucks), Southern Pacific,
Pennsylvania, and Union Pacific (all with Tri-Mount trucks). The
DC model will be $189.95, with the SoundTraxx Tsunami DCC
digital decoder version priced at $299.95.
February News column - 12
MRH-Feb 2013
