4197 shown here is a class AC-8 with “Southern Pacific” lettering
on the tender. The locomotives are powered with a Northwest
Short Line motor. Models with ESU LokSound® have an MSRP of
$479.95. Non-sound models list at $369.95.
InterMountain reports that the second run of Norfolk Southern
ES44AC Heritage series diesels will be released in May. In addi-
tion to the Monongahela and Pennsylvania schemes shown
here, the HO scale ready-to-run model will be available deco-
rated for Conrail, Nickel Plate Road, Interstate, Norfolk &
Western, Central of Georgia, Southern, Norfolk Southern, and
Lehigh Valley. Additional details, including pricing, is available at
the above website.
News column - 7
Kadee’s
April production
schedule lists two new
HO scale ready-to-run
cars. They will be a
50-ton AAR standard
twin-bay open-top hopper decorated for the Reading Railroad,
and a 50’ PS-1 steel boxcar with 10’ sliding doors. The boxcar is
lettered for Louisville & Nashville and is decorated in the original
(1962) blue and silver scheme featuring “The Dixie Line” slogan.
The MSRP for the
new Kadee models
will be $43.95 for the
hopper and $36.95
for the boxcar.
Kato USA
) has added a baggage car to its lineup
of Amtrak Superliner models. Features of the HO scale ready-to-
run model include prototypical exterior fluting and appropriate
trucks with working bearing caps and shock absorber. Optional
Kinematic tight-lock couplers are included. The late additions
to the Superliner group will be available in two road numbers
in Amtrak’s phase IVb scheme. The final MSRP is estimated at
$85.00 to $90.00 each.
MRH-Feb 2014
