News column - 8
Grande Western. The KCS and DRGW locomotives have an
81” nose.
Athearn has
scheduled
an August
release
date for the
next run of
Genesis®
series F3
units. In addition to the D&RGW model shown here, road
names will include DL&W (maroon and gray Lackawanna
scheme), and Santa Fe (red and silver warbonnet). F3A
units for analog DC operation will list at $169.99 or $269.98
with Soundtraxx® Tsunami® DCC decoders. Matched A/A
or A/B units with sound and DCC decoders will have MSRPs
of $489.98. Matched A/B units for DC operation will list at
$309.98.
Atlas Model
Railroad
Company
has scheduled
a second pro-
duction run of 40’ insulated plug-door boxcars for delivery
during the fourth quarter of 2013. In addition to the RBWX
Western Fruit Express car shown here with a Great Northern
herald, the ready-to-run model will be available decorated
for PC-Fruit Growers Express, RBNX-Fruit Growers Express,
MRH-May 2013