January will see the arrival of an ALCo Century C628 diesel
locomotive from Bowser. The Executive line HO scale ready-
to-run model will be available for DC operation at an MSRP of
$199.95. DCC versions equipped with LokSound dual-mode
decoders will list at $299.95. Road names include Conrail
(two versions), Conrail (LV patch, two versions), Monon,
Pennsylvania Railroad, Delaware & Hudson, SCL/L&N Family
Lines, Southern Pacific, SP (ALCo demo patch), Norfolk &
Western (high hood, two schemes), and Chicago & North
Western (high hood, two schemes).
New Paragon2 mod-
els previewed by
Broadway Limited
at the National
Train Show included
an HO scale Baldwin
class RF-16 Shark
Nose diesel sched-
uled for release
in January 2014.
A units and paired A/B units will be available decorated for
Pennsylvania (Brunswick green with five stripes), Baltimore
& Ohio (blue, gray, and gold), New York Central (cigar band
scheme), Delaware & Hudson (blue warbonnet, above), and
unpainted. Powered A units will have an MSRP of $279.99.
Paired A/B units (with a dummy B) will list at $399.99.
Central Valley Model Works
is offering its 150'
truss bridge with two styles of girders. Available now is a kit
