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O SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
Atlas O
) has scheduled the next release of its
Trinity 5161 covered hopper for the third quarter of this year.
The Masters® series model is based on a center-sill covered
hopper initially built by Trinity Industries in 1995. New paint
schemes with four road each include Kyle, Union Pacific, and
Grupo Vitro as seen here. The release will also include the pop-
ular BNSF scheme with eight new road numbers. The O scale
ready-to-run model will be available for 3-rail operation at
$89.95 each. A 2-rail version will list at $94.95.
Also due in the third quarter is the sixth release of Atlas-O’s
Trainman® series 40' boxcar. The O scale ready-to-run model
will be decorated for Ann Arbor Railroad System as shown
here with a modern logo. Also SL-SF Frisco (“Ship it on the
Frisco” slogan); Maine Central (blue body with yellow doors
and lettering); Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (“Linking
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North & South” slogan); and Santa Fe (large herald and “Ship
and Travel Santa Fe – all the way” slogan). The model will be
available for 3-rail operation at $51.95 and 2-rail at $54.95.
Bachmann
has released
an On30
scale model
of a 14-ton
Stearns-
Heisler
steam
locomotive. Features of the two-truck geared locomotive
include diecast construction, all-gear drive, an enclosed
gearbox, metal drive shafts, constant soft-white LED light-
ing, blackened brass railings, and three stacks. Decorating
schemes include Greenbrier & Big Run #5, and Midwest
Quarry & Mining #4 (above). It is also available unlettered
in black; unlettered in black with white stripes and run-
ning board edges; and unlettered black with red windows,
white tires, and white running board edges. Bachmann’s
Stearns-Heisler model has an MSRP of $419.00 each.
3rd Rail Division of Sunset Models
) is selling an
exceptionally well-detailed O scale model of a Chicago & North
Western class H1 4-8-4 Northern steam locomotive. Built in
1929 by Baldwin Locomotive Works, the prototypes were deliv-
ered with 76" drivers and were some of the largest 4-8-4s ever
built. They were rebuilt in 1940 and again after World War
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