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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