WrightTRAK
          
        
        
        
        
        
        
           introduced a
        
        
          resin kit for a Seaboard
        
        
          class V10 ventilated
        
        
          boxcar at the National
        
        
          Train Show. Decals in
        
        
          the HO scale crafts-
        
        
          man–style kit include
        
        
          heralds for both
        
        
          Seaboard Railway and
        
        
          Seaboard Railroad, mul-
        
        
          tiple reweigh repack
        
        
          data, and air reservoir dates. Also included are preformed
        
        
          grab irons, Grandt Line ladders, Tichy brake gear, and correct
        
        
          trucks. The kit is priced at $49.95 with discounts available
        
        
          for multiple purchases. Visit the website for additional infor-
        
        
          mation and to order.
        
        
          
            Walthers
          
        
        
        
        
          ) has released its Trainline™ series
        
        
          EMD GP9M diesel locomotive in four new paint schemes
        
        
          including Chessie System/C&O, Conrail, Chicago North
        
        
          Western, and Denver & Rio Grande. The HO scale model
        
        
          comes with a factory-installed Digitrax DCC decoder. The
        
        
          economically priced ready-to-run locomotive has an MSRP
        
        
          of $74.98.
        
        
          News column - 14
        
        
          Due for release later this
        
        
          month from Walthers is
        
        
          a Cornerstone® struc-
        
        
          ture kit for a 2-story
        
        
          four-unit apartment
        
        
          building. Assembly
        
        
          options include either a
        
        
          peaked or hip roof. The
        
        
          HO scale kit has an MSRP of $34.98.
        
        
          Also scheduled for
        
        
          release later this
        
        
          month is a
        
        
          Walthers
        
        
          Mainline® series
        
        
          40' ARA steel box-
        
        
          car with
        
        
          Dreadnaught ends. In addition to the Northern Pacific
        
        
          scheme shown here, the car will also be available decorated
        
        
          for Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Great Northern; and Toledo,
        
        
          Peoria & Western. The HO scale ready-to-run model will
        
        
          have an MSRP of $24.98.
        
        
          Walthers’
        
        
          September
        
        
          releases will
        
        
          include this 30'
        
        
          caboose featuring
        
        
          an offset cupola,
        
        
          separately applied
        
        
          grab irons, and full interior details. In addition to the Grand
        
        
          Trunk Western scheme shown here, the HO caboose will be
        
        
          available for Canadian National, Great Northern, and Denver
        
        
          & Rio Grande Western. The ready-to-run model will have an
        
        
          MSRP of $41.98.
        
        
        
        
          MRH-Aug 2013