each.All Accurail pricesmentionedaremanufacturer's sug-
gested retail price.
AmesvilleShops
)
hasanHO scalecrafts-
mankit foranearly
PennsylvaniaRailroad
woodboxcar. The
laser-cutwoodbody
componentsanddetail partsofmetal and styrene, give themod-
eler theoptionofbuildingeitheraclassXBorXCcar.Authentic
decalsprepared fromprototypecars, andverifiedagainst
theOfficial RailwayEquipmentRegisterof 1892are included.
Additional details includeA-Line stirrup stepsand scalechain,
andTichyqueenposts, turnbuckles, andNBW sets. Photosand
diagramsare includedwith theassembly instructions. Couplers
and trucksarenot included.However, CraigBisgeier, ownerof
AmersvilleShops, recommendsTahoearchbar trucks for this car.
Thekit isavailableat$34.00plus shipping.
TheOctoberproduction runof
Athearn’s
)Genesis
seriesF45modelswill include four roadnumberseach for Santa
Fe, BurlingtonNorthern,MontanaRail Link (above), andBNSF
(patchonSantaFe’soldyellowbonnet scheme).
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AnFP45passenger versionwill beavailable for SantaFe (redand
silverwarbonnet) andMilwaukeeRoad (above)whichwas last
produced inearly2009. StandardDCnon-soundunits, pricedat
$169.98each,will beDCC-readyusingQuickPlug™ technology.
Sound-equippedmodelshaveSoundtraxx®Tsunami®DCC
decoders, andwill bepricedat$269.98.
Also scheduled forOctober isanother releaseof SD45T-2 tunnel
motordiesel locomotives. Roadnameswill beCanadianNational
(exSP)withmodifiedSPL-windowcab, SouthernPacific
(Kodachrome scheme, above), CottonBelt (SSW/SP scheme),
andCottonBelt#9389 incolorful bi-centennial scheme (below).
Athearn’sHO scaleReadyToRoll®SD45T-2modelswill have
anMSRPof $129.98each. Theywill beDCC-readyusingQuick
Plug™ technology.
Athearnwill release itsWideVisionCaboose inOctoberdeco-
rated for SooLine, anew roadname for thismodel. The
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