Alsodue fromAtlas in the thirdquarter isaTrainmaster®alumi-
numcoal gondolawitha load. Roadnameswill beBNSF, CIT
Corp., PennCentral, PennsylvaniaRailroad, andSomerset
Railroad. TheHO scale ready-to-rungondolawill list at$24.95.
Anundecoratedversionwill beavailable for$11.95.
Atlaswill release its
Master Line®GP38
andGP40diesel
locomotives innew
paint schemesduring
the fourthquarterof 2014. Three rooftop radiator fansat the
rearof the longhooddifferentiateaGP40 from its lowerhorse-
powerGP38whichhas just two fansat this location. Roadnames
applied to theGP38will beConnDot (NewHaven), Louisville&
Nashville, CentralOregon&Pacific, TRRA, Rail America, and
VermontRailway (Rail Americapatch-above).
Inaddition to the
W&LE scheme
shownhere, Atlas
plans to release its
HO scaleGP40deco-
rated forMilwaukeeRoad (Hiawatha scheme), Rock Island,
SeaboardCoast Line, andBelt Railwayof Chicago. AbasicDC
versionof themodelwill haveanMSRPof $149.95. Sound
equippedmodelswithaDCCdecoderwill list at $259.95.
The fourthquarterof 2014hasbeen set as the releasedate for
AtlasMaster® seriesof 36’ truss rod reefers. Theearlywood
carswill beavailabledecorated forNorthAmericanDespatch
–Frigicar,NorthAmericanDespatch–NorfolkPoultry, Klinck
PackingCo.,MichiganAlkali, C.F. Vissman&Co., andSchott