Briefly noted at press time...
. . .
Athearn’s
N scale 50’ PS1 boxcars and GATC 2600 Airslide
covered hoppers will be available in July in six new decorating
schemes. Athearn HO scale Ready-to-Roll (non-Genesis) mod-
els coming this summer include AMD-103 P40/P42 passenger
locomotives with new details and new decorating schemes.
New schemes for Airslide covered hoppers, Ortner 5-bay rapid-
discharge open-top hoppers, Eastern-style four–window ca-
booses, and AC4400CW locomotives are also due this summer.
Athearn Genesis series diesel locomotives due in July include
an NS GP49 and several variations of a Southern GP39X. Mod-
ernized SD70ACe and SD70M-2 locomotives for NS, UP, CN, and
two EMD paint schemes are also scheduled for July. FGE 57’
mechanical reefers in three new decorating schemes – both
with and without sound – will be arriving in late summer. We’ll
have full details on Athearn’s July and August delivery schedule
in our next report.
. . .
ExactRail
has released production versions of the HO scale
Bethlehem 3483 hopper the company previewed last July at
the National Train Show. Road names on the initial release are
Great Northern, Burlington Northern, Rio Grande (three varia-
tions), and Burlington (two variations). Hobbyists interested in
an undecorated version can drop a note to Blaine Hadfield at
. . .
KatoUSA
plans to release its HO GE P42 Genesis locomotive
decorated for Amtrak’s 40th Anniversary Heritage Phase II deco-
rating scheme the first week in December. Additional schemes
planned for the P42 Anniversary series will follow later this
month or in early January. Visit
for more details.
