Bowser
)
has released a
new produc-
tion run of its
Executive series
100-ton triple-bay open hopper car. In addition to the PPLX-
Pennsylvania Power & Light car with Ready Kilowatt slogan,
three road numbers each will be available for R&N-Reading
& Northern (black body, red end), R&N (black body, blue
end), PRR (yellow dot), Wheeling & Lake Erie, NS, NS (new
logo), C&O (Progress), Conrail, NW, and C&NW (green body,
yellow end). A PPLX car with yellow ends will be available in
five numbers. Six numbers will be offered for cars displaying
the Chessie Cat logo for C&O, B&O, and Western Maryland.
The MSRP will be $24.95. The plastic cars will be molded in
the US, then sent to China for assembly and packaging.
Broadway
Limited
is plan-
ning an October
release date
for its HO scale
Southern Pacific cab-forward steam locomotives. Several
class AC4 and AC5 models are in the mix, including AC4
number 4121 with a gray boiler (above). Although BLI has
released the cab-forwards in the past, this is the first pro-
duction run with factory-equipped Paragon2 sound and
control system. A complete list of specifications, including
pricing, is available at the above website.
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Also due from
BLI in October
is a series of
K7-type stock
cars equipped
with a motion-
activated system that creates the sound of cattle. It is adjust-
able for volume and motion sensitivity. The system functions
on both DC and DCC layouts. Road names include CB&Q, CN,
CP, GN, N&W, NYC, PRR, UP, and unlettered. The HO scale
ready-to-run models have an MSRP of $79.99. Selected road
names are offered without sound at $99.99 for a 4-pack.
Best known for
its diesel detail-
ing components,
Cannon and
Company
)
has expanded its
product line to
include freight
car parts and
craftsman-style kits. Cannon’s initial kit (item FC-4001) is for
a 50' 1'' 4644 cu. ft. boxcar. The prototype was built in the
early 1960s by Pacific Car & Foundry for Southern Pacific
and Cotton Belt. Special details include 10' Youngstown plug
doors, a Hydra-Cushion underframe, and Car Pac loaders.
The kit consists of laser-cut styrene sides and door detail,
plus an injection molded Youngstown door. The model is
appropriate for several SP & SSW classes that are described
in detail on the above website. The kits, priced at $18.00
each, are of limited production and are available direct only
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