News column - 8
The cars include a
passenger-baggage
combine, chair
car, two-car articu-
lated chair car, tav-
ern car, three-car
articulated café-
kitchen-diner, and the parlor-observation illustrated here. Visit
the above website for pricing and detailed specifications. BLI has
created a video about the models viewable at
Bowser
) has
scheduled a
December deliv-
ery date for the
next production run of Alco C-430 diesel locomotives. The HO
scale Executive Line models will be available for Western New
York & Pennsylvania (both black and red versions), New York
Central, Susquehanna, Penn Central, Conrail (both blue and
black versions), GBW, Lehigh Valley, Rock Island, and Alco
Century demo scheme.
Bowser is accept-
ing reservations
for its GMD
SD40-2 diesel
locomotives until
July 18. Delivery is
planned for spring
2015. Road
names for the HO scale version of the Canadian-built prototype
will be Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; Ontario Northland (as
delivered in green with yellow and red stripes); ON (yellow
scheme with chevrons); British Columbia Railway (two-tone
green); BC Rail (red, white and blue hockey stick scheme); and
CP Rail (six different schemes). Visit the above website for pric-
ing and reservation details.
Bowser has a
selection of origi-
nal Stewart F unit
diesels equipped
with LokSound
Select Dual-Mode
decoders and lighted number boards. Decorating schemes avail-
able for F3 units include New York Central, MKT, Maine Central,
CGW, CB&Q, Milwaukee Road, and Soo Line. F7 diesel road
names include Canadian National, Amtrak, Baltimore & Ohio,
Lehigh Valley, Reading, Western Pacific, Rock Island, Missouri
Pacific, L&N, Western Maryland, and Cotton Belt. F9 road names
currently available include Santa Fe (blue and yellow freight
scheme), Burlington Northern, D&RGW, and Milwaukee Road. A
units are available for the F3, F7, and F9 locomotives mentioned
above. For availability of matching B units as well as pricing for
the Stewart F series locomotives visit their website.
Con-Cor
is sell-
ing Pennsylvania
Railroad class
mP54 MU elec-
tric cars as refurbished in the 1950s. Upgrading the cars was
accomplished at PRR’s Wilmington Shops. The overhaul included
replacing the old wooden window sashes with new, highly visible
aluminum frames.
MRH-Jun 2014
