October, along with a 72' heavyweight coach decorated for
the same road names plus Erie Lackawanna, and Santa Fe.
Final pricing is pending.
Also scheduled for release in October is an EMD GP7 deco-
rated for GM Demo, Rock Island, Atlantic Coast Line, Boston &
Maine, PRR, Santa Fe, Midwest Quarry & Mining, Bethlehem
Steel, and Midvale Steel. The model will come with a DCC
SoundTraxx® 16-bit polyphonic sound decoder that replicates
the prime mover, three air horns, and a locomotive bell.
Complete details on all of Bachmann’s new items can be
viewed at bachmanntrains.com.
We also
saw a pre-
view sample
of an EMD
SD70ACe
diesel loco-
motive at
the National
Train Show. The SoundTraxx® equipped model is expected
to be available this fall at a list price of $275.00 each. The
HO scale ready-to-run model will be available in five Norfolk
Southern Heritage schemes including Erie Railroad, Jersey
Central Lines, New York Central, Wabash, and Virginian.
News column - 7
MRH-Aug 2013
