system map and “Santa Fe all the Way” slogan. The list price
for the 3-pack of kits is $47.98.
Accurail is also selling a
kit for a 41’ AAR steel
gondola decorated for
Great Northern for
$15.98.
An HO scale kit for a
Florida Tile ACF 3-Bay
covered hopper is avail-
able from Accurail at
$16.98.
Accurail is also selling
a kit for a Nickel Plate
Road 40’ USRA double-
sheathed wood box-
car at $15.98. A 40’
AAR steel boxcar with
double doors is also
available at $15.98. The car body is painted mineral red and is
lettered with data only (no road name).
Just in time for the holiday season,
Athearn
will deliver starter train sets with standard ready-to-roll equip-
ment decorated with contemporary logos and paint schemes.
Intended for modelers and first-timers who may not be con-
cerned about prototypical accuracy, the selection will include
GP38-2 or C44-9W locomotives and four basic freight cars
including a 50’ boxcar, 50’ gondola, a tank car, and a wide-vision
caboose. Decorating schemes will be BNSF, Canadian National,
CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific. Additional details are
on the above website.
