command station/throttle works with DCC-equipped locomo-
tives with the address range of 1-99. It can automate running
back and forth operation for demos, breaking in locomotives,
or just for fun. The price of the DCC Train Shuttle, including
power supply, is $79.95. Visit the above website for full details
including the names of participating dealers.
The Underground Railway Press
has released its 2014 Catalog
of Scale Plans. This 39th edition includes plans (motive power,
rolling stock, and railroad structures) for logging, mainline,
narrow gauge, traction, and shortline railroads. To obtain the
catalog send $2.00 to Underground Railway Press, PO Box
814OMH, Brevard NC 28712-0814.
Morning Sun Books
) has released three
new color volumes at $59.95 each. The titles are “Amtrak Power
In Color, Volume 1,” by Stephen Timko, “Penn Central Power
In Color, Volume 2,” by Robert Yanosey, and “Prairie Depots In
Color, Volume 1,” by David Hickcox and Robert Yanosey. More
information is available at the above website.
LARGE SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
Accucraft Trains
displayed several large
scale models at the 2013 National Narrow Gauge Convention
including their latest version of a D&RGW K-37 class
2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive. The big boiler on the
K-37 allows the 1:20.3 scale model to operate for over an
hour without the need for additional water. The butane-
fired model operates on 45mm gauge track and requires
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a 48” minimum radius. Visit the above website to see the
wide selection of large scale models offered by Accucraft.
O SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
Atlas O’s
delivery
schedule for the
second quarter of
next year includes
this 40’ 1937
single-door box-
car. In addition to the Soo Line car shown, cars decorated for
Canadian Pacific, Lancaster & Chester, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie,
and Santa Fe are also on the schedule. Models equipped with
3-rail trucks will have an MSRP of $69.95. Two-rail versions
will list at $74.95. Other scale models due in the second quar-
ter include an 11,000-gallon tank car, Coca-Cola vehicles, and
rebuilt USRA steel boxcars. Visit the above website for com-
plete details.
B.T.S.
) is selling a craftsman-type structure kit for
Godfrey Lighting Supply. Features include tabbed construction
of laser-cut basswood, cardstock and plywood; brass and white
metal detail castings; positionable window sash and doors;
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