this summer. Also available for close inspection were samples
of Walthers recently announced HO Proto series SD7 and SD9
diesel locomotives.
Athearn
continues to focus on EMD products with the
announcement of a long hood SD70M with flared radiators.
Developing the project involved some new tooling combined
with existing SD70 components. Additional new HO scale items
coming from Athearn this fall are SD40-2 diesels decorated
for Conrail, Florida East Coast, and BNSF’s Heritage I scheme.
Athearn also showed off its handsome FEF 4-8-4 steam loco-
motive decorated in four different Union Pacific paint schemes,
along with a Genesis edition of a Canadian GP9.
Rapido
displayed samples of seven new road names for the
second run of their hot-selling General American 37’ wood-
side meat reefer. The run is scheduled for late this year and will
include another Swift car – this time in a yellow body. Other
road names will be Abraham Bros, Armour, Cudahy, Decker,
Wilson, and WIMP.
Watch for more details on these and other new products in the
next edition of MRH.
