Four different road numbers will be available for each road.
Non-sound units will be DCC-ready using Quick Plug™ technol-
ogy. They will have an MSRP of $189.98 each. Sound-equipped
models will list at $289.98 and come with Soundtrax®
Tsunami® DCC decoders.
Athearn has
released a 52'
mill gondola
decorated in
four new road
names includ-
ing CP Rail (black
with PacMan scheme), Canadian National, Burlington Northern
(black), and GONX Railgon (above). The HO scale ready-to-run
model has an MSRP of $24.98.
Also new from
Athearn is a 40'
double-door box-
car decorated
for Santa Fe with
“Ship and Travel
Santa Fe – all the
way” slogan);
Great Northern; Ashley, Drew & Northern; and CP Rail (next
column).
News column - 7
MRH-Apr 2013