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irons, see-through etched metal walkways and end platforms,
full underbody details including steam inlet and outlet pip-
ing, brake lines and rods, Proto MAX™ metal knuckle couplers,
and machined 36" wheelsets. Road names are CGTX-General
America (above), GATX-General America (black), ITDX-Sulcom
(black), TILX-trinity Industries Leasing (yellow), TILX-Trinity
Industries Leasing (black), and TGOX-First Union Rail (black). The
Proto™ series model has an MSRP of $37.98.
Walthers 25' C&O wood caboose is based on the road's
90700 series cars built in the 1920s. Decorating schemes
include C&O (red), C&O (red with progress herald), C&O (yel-
low with progress herald, above), and Baltimore & Ohio
(yellow with capitol herald). The red cars are sold-out at
the factory, however, stocking dealers may still have some
available. The Proto™ series car has an MSRP of $39.98.
N SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
The next version of
Atlas’s
N scale ALCo S-2 loco-
motive will be equipped with a LokSound Select dual-mode
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decoder that allows operation on either standard DC or DCC
layouts. Tooling for the diesel switcher is currently being modi-
fied with the initial production release scheduled for the fourth
quarter of 2013.
Sound functions include engine start-up and shutdown, prime
mover sounds through all eight notches, bell, air horn, air com-
pressor, and dynamic brakes. The LokSound decoder supports
all DCC programming modes, and has six output functions.
Atlas cautions that on a DC-powered layout, a DCC- and sound-
equipped locomotive, such as the S-2, cannot be consisted
with another locomotive that does not also have both DCC and
sound. This limitation does not apply to DCC-equipped locomo-
tives operating on a DCC layout.
The ready-to-run model will have either horizontal or vertical
radiator shutters, depending on the practice of the prototype
road being modeled. Additional features include redesigned
truck frames, directional LED headlights, and separately-
applied grab irons, air hoses, and uncoupling levers.
Road names on the S-2 will include Boston & Maine (black with
red and white stripped nose), Canadian Pacific (maroon and
gray with script lettering), Erie Lackawanna (gray with maroon
stripe), PRR (Brunswick green with gold lettering), Santa Fe
(blue and yellow scheme), Susquehanna, and Great Northern
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