Illustrated here is the SD45-2 in Santa Fe’s Bicentennial
scheme, and below, the short-lived Kodachrome livery.
Also scheduled for release next January is Athearn’s Genesis FP7
diesel. In addition to the Rock Island version shown, the F unit
will be offered for Penn Central and Atlantic Coast Line.
The third Athearn locomotive scheduled for release in January
is a General Electric Dash 9-44CW. In addition to the NS
Operation Lifesaver scheme illustrated here, the HO scale
Ready-to-Roll® series model will be available decorated for
Santa Fe (red and silver warbonnet), British Columbia Railway,
Chicago & North Western, BNSF, and Union Pacific.
New freight cars coming from Athearn in January include a 50’
Pullman-Standard 5344 cu. ft. boxcar. Road names will be
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Green Mountain, CSX, Hartford & Slocomb (ex New Orleans
Public Belt Railroad), Milwaukee Road, Union Pacific, and
Guilford/Boston & Maine as illustrated.
Also due in
January is
another produc-
tion run of Trinity
5161 triple-bay
covered hoppers. Athearn will offer the HO scale model deco-
rated for AGP, BNSF, Cargill, Borax, Consolidated Grain & Barge,
and CHSX as illustrated above.
HO scale Husky
Stack cars are
the final models
on Athearn’s January delivery schedule. In addition to the CSX
Intermodal scheme illustrated here, other road names will be
BNSF, Trailer Train, TTX, and TTX with a new logo. Features of
the Ready-to-Roll model include separately applied brake rig-
ging and brake wheels, and machined metal wheels. The MSRP
will be $24.98 each.
Atlas Model
Railroad
Company
is
working on a
pair of HO scale ready-to-run models for release in the first
quarter of 2015. The models include a Trainman series Thrall
4750 covered hopper decorated for Minneapolis, Northfield
& Southern; Reading Blue Mountain & Northern, Crystal Car
Line, and Canadian National. An undecorated version will also
be available.
MRH-Jul 2014
