53000-seriesdouble-deck, truss-
rod stockcar.
Thecraftsman-stylekit includes
resincastings,wireandplastic
details, andassembly instruction.
Thekit ispricedat$47.00 less
trucksandcouplers.
SpringMills
Depot
is selling several
HO scaleversions
ofNorth
AmericanCar
Corporation’sPD-3000coveredhopper car.Variationsof thepres-
sure-dischargecar include22differentpaint schemeson three
differentbody styles in fourdifferentphases (1a, 1b, 2, and3).
Additional options include threedif-
ferentends, two stylesof etched
metal roofwalksand threedifferent
gaugehousings. TheHO scale ready-
to-runmodel featureswiregrabs,
andKadee®couplerswith screw-in
couplerpocket covers. TheMSRP is
$54.95. Visit theabovewebsite for
acomplete listingof variationsavail-
able foreach roadname.
News column - 11
TrueLineTrains
isdeveloping
anHO scale
Canadian
National Pointe
St. Charles
caboosewitha
tentative release
dateofOctober.
ThePointeSt. Charles (PSC) caboose isnamed for theCanadian
National shops inMontrealwhere theywerebuiltduring the
1970s.A total of 548wereproduced–many from40’ CN steel
boxcars. CanadianNational built them for theirownuse, aswell
as forother railroadsacrossCanada. Someof theunique fea-
turesof theprototype thatwill be replicated in theplasticmodel
includeendwindows inboth thecupolaandbody that aretilted
inward to limit glare, and two largefixedpicture-windowson
each sideof thecaboose.Additional features includehand-
appliedgrab irons, silverwindow frames, detailed interior, track-
powereddirectional lighting,workingmarker lights, Kadee®
#158couplers, andvariations in stackandgeneratordetails. The
HO scale ready-to-runmodelwill haveanMSRPof $84.99CAD.
Themodel isexpected tobeavailable inkit format a laterdate.
Inaddition to the
familiarCanadian
National red
andblackpaint
scheme, the
injectionmolded
plastic ready-to-
runmodelwill
alsobeavailabledecorated for several other roads, including
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