ExactRail
(
)
showed a pre-
production sam-
ple of its new
Bethlehem 3737
cu. ft. open-top hopper car at the recent St. Louis RPM
meet. Although similar to the 3483 cu. ft. car ExactRail
unveiled at the National Train Show in mid-July, the most
obvious difference between the two Bethlehem-built cars is
the noticeably taller end-sheet on the 3737 (above). Some
of the fine details on the 3737 include Wine single door
locks, the slack adjuster and guard between the hopper
bays, vertically mounted brake cylinder lever, floor-mounted
air reservoir, and details on the special corner gussets. Road
names will be Rio Grande, Great Northern, Burlington,
Burlington Northern, Chicago & North Western, Missouri
Pacific, and C&EI. Pricing and a release date on the HO scale
ready-to-run model are pending.
ExactRail’s
up-graded
Johnstown
America
AutoFlood II
Open Hopper
is now avail-
able in six new paint schemes. Multiple road numbers are
available for CSXT, BNSF (green end), BNSF (brown end),
NRLX, CEFX, and MAXX. In addition to a newly contoured
coal load, ExactRail has re-tooled the vertical support on the
A-end and the U-channel reinforcement on the underside of
the slope sheet. The ready-to-run HO scale cars are priced at
$32.95 each or $29.66 each for 12 or more.
News column - 10
Fine Scale
Miniatures
will release its
newest kit, The
Jamestown Water
Stop, during the
first week of October. The craftsman-type kit includes a hand-
car shed, a pump house for the water tank, and an abandoned
freight car that has been turned into a supply shed. The kit,
priced at $235.00, will include nearly 100 metal detail castings.
FSM plans to produce only 600 of the limited-edition kit. Visit
the above website for more photos and ordering information.
Fos Scale Models
has
released the
Engine House at
Caldwell Junction.
The HO scale
structure has a
footprint of 3''
x 16'' and will
accommodate an engine up to 8.5'' in length. The kit features
plastic and laser-cut doors and windows, laser-cut clapboard
and scribed walls, mat board walls, corrugated panels, and col-
orful signage. Workshop tools including a metal cast drill press,
band saw, and table saw are included. The Engine House at
Caldwell Junction is priced at $175.00 each. Additional photos
MRH-Sep 2013
