expanded to include Erie, Illinois Terminal, Lackawanna, New
York Central, Reading, Jersey Central, Penn Central, Savannah &
Atlanta, Wabash, and Virginian. This group of Heritage road
names are expected to be released late this month or in early
October. The N scale ready-to-run models have a tentative MSRP
of $135.00.
Alaska Railroad
and Chicago &
North Western
have been
added to Kato’s
lineup of EMD EA diesels scheduled for arrival in December. The
N scale ready-to-run locomotives are tentatively priced at $95.00
each. Matching smooth-side passenger car sets for both Alaska
and C&NW will also be available. Pricing and other details are
available on the above website
.
Micro-Trains
plans to
begin delivery of
a new SW1500
diesel locomo-
tive next spring.
Road names will include Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern,
Burlington Northern (green), and Conrail. Additional details
including pricing for the ready-to-run N scale model are expected
to be announced soon.
A 3-pack of Burlington
Northern 56' general service
tank cars is scheduled for
release in January. The MSRP
will be $89.95.
News column - 16
Micro-Trains
is selling a
4-pack of
Union Pacific
40' steel
gondolas at
an MSRP of
$64.95. The N scale ready-to-run model is available now.
The N scale FT locomotive and caboose decorated in a
Smithsonian Civil War scheme has been cancelled. Micro-Trains
reported that the problem centered on continued delays in oper-
ating chassis components from an overseas supplier.
Organ Mountain Models
) is a new
supplier of cast resin struc-
ture models. The company’s
initial offering is Ghost Town
Building #1. The N scale build-
ing has a footprint of 2'' x
2.375''. It is available from
Fifer Hobby at $15.99.
Trainworx
owner Pat Sanders reports that the company’s Rock
Island 85' TOFC flat car is not on the correct body. It is supposed
to be the straight sill car but the production is on the fish-belly
car. Pat will replace the faulty car. He asks that consumers deal
directly with the factory rather than through a dealer or whole-
saler. For additional information visit train-worx.com or contact
Pat at
.
MRH-Sep 2013
