year. The unlettered versions will be available in black, white, sil-
ver, and gray. Fully decorated road names will be BNSF (Heritage
II scheme), BNSF (new image scheme with black logo), CSX,
Canadian National, and Norfolk Southern. The ready-to-run mod-
els will have an MSRP of $199.95 or $289.95 with sound.
Kadee
is scheduled
to release an HO
scale ready-to-run
model of a
Northern Pacific
twin-bay covered
hopper car in August. The HO scale model replicates a PS-2
prototype built in 1957 with eight round hatches and deco-
rated with light gray alkali resistant paint.
Also coming from
Kadee in August is
a 40’ steel boxcar
with a 6’ five-
panel Superior
steel door. The
prototype was built in 1954. Kadee’s HO scale ready-to-run kit
will have an MSRP of $34.95.
This Nashville,
Chattanooga &
St Louis 50-ton
Standard AAR
twin-bay hopper
is scheduled for
release by Kadee
in August. It will have an MSRP of $41.95 including the coal load.
News column - 10
Maple Leaf Trains
is selling a
cast resin kit for a
GP9 slug. The
principal contents
of the kit are a
resin cast body
and frame, etched metal parts, cast resin details, and instruc-
tions. The HO scale model represents class GY00d and GY00e
slugs (CN# 215-241).
Trucks, side-
frames, MU hoses,
grab irons, and
an LED for the
headlight are not
included.
NJ International
has intro-
duced a Barrel Rack kit with sufficient material to
assemble a rack and 24 barrels. The HO scale kit
is composed of molded plastic parts. Kit #6110
has an MSRP of $19.99.
In conjunction with Canada’s Expo 67, a special train was
assembled to tour the nation and promote the Expo as well as
Canadian history. Named the Confederation Train, equipment
was provided by both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific
railroads. The consist included FP9As from both roads, a CN
steam heater car, and several smooth-side passenger cars. All
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