be New York Central, Central of New Jersey, Canadian National,
Reading, and Gulf Mobile & Ohio.
Also due in November is
an Athearn Ready-to-Roll
40’ steel boxcar with an
MSRP under $20.00.
Road names with
Youngstown doors will
be Western Pacific (feather scheme), and Denver & Rio Grande
Western (cookie box slogan). Road names with Superior steel
doors will be New York Central (jade), Norfolk & Western (ham-
burger herald), Ferrocarril Méxicano, and Akron Canton &
Youngstown.
During the
Canadian
Supertrain
event last
month in
Calgary,
Alberta, Athearn announced plans to release a new group of
Genesis series locomotives in late December. They include two
Canadian Pacific GP9s: one in the red, white and black Pac Man
scheme, and a passenger version in maroon and gray with
script lettering.
A Canadian
National
GP9 Phase
I with road
number
specific
details including a muffler-type spark arrester will also be in the
December release, along with a yellow and blue Santa Fe GP7u
with a Topeka cab.
News column - 6
MRH-May 2014
