snow shield (right). Visit the above website for an illustrated cat-
alog of available signals.
ExactRail
) has
introduced a
Norfolk Southern
Thrall 54’
Protector Coil
Car. The Protector name stands for PROtected TEmperature
Coil Transport On Rail. Although these cars have the same
body as the Conrail coil shield car, Thrall built the NS prototype
with a distinctive aluminum insulated hood. The model comes
equipped with Kadee #156 couplers and rides on ExactRail ASF
100-ton Ride-Control trucks with machined 36” wheels. The HO
scale ready-to-run Platinum series model is available in 12 num-
bers at $46.95 each.
Funaro &
Camerlengo
)
is selling a resin
kit for a Reading
class XAd 40’
auto boxcar.
Reading Railroad
Historical Society
member, Dick
Foley, introduced the kit during his presentation on Reading auto
cars at the recent Valley Forge RPMMeet. The HO scale kit fea-
tures a one-piece cast resin body; Allen Wood diamond-plate
running board, diagonals and brake step; Duryea underframe;
