Atlas
plans to release an N
scale 40’ PS-1 boxcar
during the 4th quar-
ter of 2014. Two
numbers each will be
available for Ann Arbor, Atlantic &West Point, Central of Georgia,
Louisville & Nashville, Rock Island, Virginian Railway, and Great
Northern. The N scale ready-to-run model will have an MSRP of
$27.95. An undecorated version will list at $21.95.
Also coming from
Atlas in the 4th quar-
ter of this year is a
90-ton open hopper
complete with a load
of coal. The Trainman
series model will
be available in three numbers each for Conrail, BNSF, Burlington
Northern, Clinchfield, Norfolk &Western, and Rio Grande. The
ready-to-run model will have an MSRP of $18.95. An undecorated
version of the N scale car will list at $13.95 each. All Atlas N scale
cars come with AccuMate operating couplers.
Bachmann
has
released an N scale
EMD NW2 diesel
switcher in five deco-
rating schemes. In
addition to the Great
Northern version shown above, the ready-to-run locomotive will
be available for Union Pacific, New York Central, and Pennsylvania
Railroad. It will also be available painted yellow and black but with-
out any lettering. The model has an MSRP of $149.00.
News column - 14
Fox Valley Models
has scheduled a new produc-
tion run of it ES44AC GEVO locomotive for release late this year.
New tooling will be used to produce three different bodies with
three different cabs. Road names will be Citirail, UP (ES44A with
new PTC antenna array) and General Electric Evolution Hybrid
scheme as illustrated here. The N scale ready-to-run models will
have an MSRP of $130.00. They will operate on standard DC and
will accept an after-market DCC decoder (not provided) such as a
Digitrax DZ125IN or TCS EVN651. InterMountain Railway is respon-
sible for marketing Fox Valley products. For additional information
visit
.
The Hobby Smith
)
is selling N scale
Spokane, Portland &
Seattle Alco RS-3 die-
sel locomotives in the
as-delivered maroon,
olive green and tiger
stripe scheme. Road numbers 95 and 98 are available as well as
a painted but unnumbered version. The ready-to-run locomotive
models are manufactured by Atlas for The Hobby Smith. They are
DCC-ready and come with body-mounted couplers and directional
lighting. The MSRP is $119.00 each or two for $218.00.
MRH-Jun 2014
