Western (two number in 1989 zito yellow paint scheme),
Chesapeake & Ohio (three road numbers in the original 1962
gray paint with a C&O for Progress logo), CSX (three road
numbers in tan paint); Kansas City Southern (two numbers
in brown repaint with large KCS initials), and Wisconsin &
Southern (two numbers in original gray paint with the distinc-
tive Canada Goose logo).
Re-issues of ear-
lier paint schemes
include three
new road num-
bers each for a
Chicago, Burlington,
& Quincy (origi-
nal gray paint with
red lettering, and Burlington Route herald in black and red),
Chicago & North Western (distinctive Clinton Green paint), and
Milwaukee Road (original gray).
Selected features
include painted,
scale-sized wire
grab irons and
uncoupling levers;
etched-metal run-
ning boards and
brake platforms;
air hoses; and thin-profile brake piping. The model comes
with KadeeĀ® couplers and 100-ton type N-11 trucks with 36"
metal wheels. The HO scale PS-2CD 4000 covered hoppers
have an MSRP of $42.95 each. Tangent encourages mixing
for multiple car discounts on quantity purchases in incre-
ments of 6, 12, 36 and 48. Visit the above website for details.
News column - 12
MRH-Apr 2013