A kit for a single-
sheathed 40’
boxcar decorated
for New Haven
has also been
announced. The model features six-panel outside bracing and
wood ends. All of the individual Accurail HO scale kits men-
tioned have an MSRP of $16.98 each.
Alpine Division Scale
Models
is selling a kit for a
small rural freight station.
Although based on a freight
house on the New Haven
Railroad, the fundamental
design of the structure
makes it suitable for any model setting. The kit includes plastic
windows and doors, laser-cut wood sides, wood bracing, and
trim. Also included are a coal bin, large drums, and feedbags for
the loading dock. The assembled model has a footprint of 9” x
3”. Kit number 5805 is available direct at $39.99.
Athearn
has released
10 decorating
schemes of Norfolk
Southern Heritage
series SD70ACe
locomotives includ-
ing the Illinois
Terminal version shown here. Complete details are available at
the above website.
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Athearn has also
released GP35 loco-
motives in its eco-
nomically priced
Ready To Roll®
series. Road names
include Soo Line,
Seaboard Air Line,
Chessie/C&O, and the BNSF Heritage I scheme shown here.
F59PHI commuter locomotives are also available now. Check the
above website for full details including pricing.
Scheduled for arrival in July is a new group of Southern GP39X/
Norfolk Southern GP49 locomotives. The Genesis series mod-
els are based on a group of six GP39 (above left) 2600 hp loco-
motives EMD built in the late 1980s as test beds (note the X
designation) for future medium-horsepower locomotives. In
accordance with Southern Railway practice, locomotives 4600-
4605 were built with 81” high short hoods with control stands
positioned for operation with the long-hood forward. EMD
upgrades in 1982, including rebuilding the prime movers to 2800
hp, made the six units true GP49s. After ownership switched
to Norfolk Southern, they retained their original road numbers
while receiving a black “Thoroughbred” paint job (above right).
The Genesis series models will be available without sound at an
MSRP of $169.98 and with Tsunami® sound at $269.98.
MRH-Jan 2014
