InterMountain
Railway
(
inter-
mountain-rail-
way.com
) is
scheduled to
releaseN scaleEMDFP7andF7Bpassengerdiesels todealers
thismonth. Inaddition to theFrisco scheme shownhere, road
nameswill beCanadianPacific (script), Chicago&North
Western, SooLine, ChicagoGreatWestern,OntarioNorthland,
MilwaukeeRoad,Alaska (black scheme), andAlaska (Aunitonly
inbicentennial scheme). Visit theabovewebsite forpricing.
InterMountain
expects to
releaseanother
production run
of its4750cu.ft.
triple-bay rib-
sidecoveredhopper car thismonth. Roadnames for theN scale
ready-to-runmodelwill be IllinoisTerminal, BN, IllinoisCentral
Gulf, Southern,GTW,UnionPacific, SantaFe, Ralston Jefferson,
MilwaukeeRoad,Ashton-Iowa, Rock Island, ConAgra,MFA,
ADM, Landmark, andSuperiorCo-op. Check theabovewebsite,
aspricingwhichvariesdependingon thecomplexityof thedeco-
rating scheme.
Thenext release
of single-
sheathedWWII
war emergency
boxcarshas
been scheduled
forAugust. TheN scale ready-to-runmodelswill bedecorated
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forGulf,Mobile&Ohio; ATSF; C&NW;Nickel PlateRoad;
Wabash; andCanadianPacific. TheMSRPwill be$21.95each.
InterMountain
plans to release
anotherpro-
duction runof
ModifiedAAR
40’ boxcars in
August. TheN
scale ready-to-runmodelwill beavailable in16 roadnames,
including theCanadianNational version shownhere in the
maple leaf scheme. Check theabovewebsite, aspricingwill vary
dependingon thecomplexityof thedecorating scheme.
Amtrak’sfirsthi-level train setswere fromSantaFe’s famousall-
coachEl Capitan.
KatoUSA
(
katousa.com
) isofferinga10-car
setof thecarspainted in theAmtrakphase I decorating scheme.
The set includesabaggage, baggage-dormitory, four coaches,
twocoacheswith step-downvestibules, adiner, anda lounge
car.All arehi-level carsexcept thebaggage-dorm (above)which
isa standard-height carwitha transition roof. Kato’s10-car set
hasanMSRPof $285.00.Anoptional interior light kit isavail-
able separately. Topull theAmtrak train, KatooffersEMDF7A
andF7Bdiesel units correctlypainted inSantaFe’syellow
MRH-Apr2014
