During the second quar-
ter of 2014
Atlas
will release an N
scale ALCo RS-1 diesel
locomotive decorated for
New York Central; Santa
Fe; Soo Line; Washington Terminal Railroad; Nacionales de
Mexico; and Gulf; Mobile & Ohio. The MSRP will be $114.95.
Atlas’ 2-Bay
open-top hop-
per with offset
sides and flat
ends is sched-
uled for release in the second quarter of 2014. Road names will
be Chicago North Western; Great Northern; Lackawanna;
Missouri Pacific; Unite States Army; and Kewaunee, Green Bay
& Western. The MSRP will be $18.95 or $53.85 for a 3-pack. An
undecorated model will list at $16.95.
N scale model-
ers can look for-
ward to a new
release of Atlas’
11,000-gallon
tank car during
the second
quarter of next
year. ACF built the high-pressure prototype cars in 1947 for LPG
service. In addition to the Hooker version shown above, the
ready-to-run model will be available for Canadian Liquid Gas
(CGTX), Dupont, MCVX Safety Train, PSPX, Union Texas
Petroleum, and United States Army (USAX). Models without
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the loading platform will be available for Warren Petroleum,
and Ryan Ruralgas (RRGX). The MSRP will be $26.95. An undec-
orated model will also be offered at a list price of $21.95.
ExactRail’s
N scale
Thrall 3564 gon-
dola has been
retooled with new
body-mounted draft boxes and released in seven new paint
schemes. Priced at $24.95 each, the ready-to-run model is avail-
able decorated for LW-Louisville & Wadley, COER-Crab Orchard &
Egyptian Railway, MHFX - Logistical Solutions, BNSF, DJJX-David J.
Joseph Company, TTX, and TTX Gold Crown.
Kato USA
reports that its
new N scale alumi-
num autoracks are
scheduled to arrive
in January 2014.
Decorating schemes will be Canadian Pacific, Canadian National,
and Amtrak as used on the Auto Train. Three more of Kato’s
SD70ACe's in Norfolk Southern's heritage paint have just been
released to dealers. The schemes are New York Central, Penn
Central, and Savannah & Atlanta. The final group of Heritage
SD70ACe's will be decorated for Reading Lines and Jersey Central
Lines. They are scheduled to arrive late this month.
Kato is taking reservations for three hand-decorated N scale
locomotives in its Kobo Custom Paint Line. The selection includes
a General Electric Genesis EP42 decorated as New Haven #230,
MRH-Oct 2013
