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14:1 ratio helical gears. Road specific details on this release (not
available on previous production runs) include individual wind
deflectors and sunshades. Standard DC models will have an
MSRP of $199.98. Locomotives equipped with Tsunami® Sound
and DCC decoders will list at $299.98 each.
Walthers plans to release a re-run of its Proto™ series 46’ 70-ton
USRA steel gondola this month. New road numbers will be avail-
able for Reading (black), New York Central (boxcar red), PRR
(Tuscan red with shadow keystone herald), and Pittsburgh &
Lake Erie with NYC football herald (above). The HO scale ready-
to-run model has an MSRP of $29.98.
Walthers has scheduled an April delivery date for a rerun of its
ALCo RS2 1500 hp locomotive. The ready-to-run model features
constant and directional lights, and helical cut gears at a ratio of
14:1. Road names will be Ontario Northland (green, white band,
and yellow stripes), Rock Island (red with gray stripes), Union
Pacific (Armour yellow), and Lehigh Valley (above). The HO scale
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Mainline™ series model operates on standard DC and has an
MSRP of $124.98.
Also due from Walthers in April are four versions of a Sperry
Rail Service car. Decorating schemes will include 1960s-1980s,
1980s-2003, circa 2005, and 2008-2011 (above). The self-pro-
pelled HO scale model operates on standard DC and has an
MSRP of $119.98.
Walthers is booking dealer reservations now for August
delivery of a Mainline™ series 40’ X-29 boxcar. Features
include a vertical brake shaft, 3-panel Superior doors,
2-panel flat steel ends, and 33” metal wheelsets. Road
names are New York Central, Chicago Great Western
(1950s Tuscan scheme), Nickel Plate Road (Tuscan red),
and Baltimore & Ohio (boxcar red with capitol herald). The
HO scale ready-to-run model will have an MSRP of $21.98.
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